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Models of the Atom
The scale model shown is a physical model. However, not all models are physical. In fact, several theoretical models of the atom have been developed over the last few hundred
years. You will learn about the currently accepted model of
how electrons behave in atoms.
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The Development of Atomic Models
The Development of Atomic Models
What was inadequate about Rutherford’s atomic model?
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Models of the Atom > The Development of Atomic Models
Rutherford’s atomic model could not explain the chemical properties of elements.
Rutherford’s atomic model could not explain why objects change color when heated.
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Models of the Atom > The Development of Atomic Models
The timeline shoes the development of atomic models from 1803 to 1911.
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Models of the Atom > The Development of Atomic Models
The timeline shows the development of atomic models from 1913 to 1932.
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The Bohr Model
The Bohr Model
What was the new proposal in the Bohr model of the atom?
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Models of the Atom > The Bohr Model
Bohr proposed that an electron is found only in specific circular paths, or orbits, around the nucleus.
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Models of the Atom > The Bohr Model
Each possible electron orbit in Bohr’s model has a fixed energy.
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Models of the Atom > The Bohr Model
Like the rungs of the strange ladder, the
energy levels in an atom are not equally spaced.
The higher the energy level occupied by an
electron, the less energy it takes to move from
that energy level to the next higher energy level.
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The Quantum Mechanical Model
The Quantum Mechanical Model
What does the quantum mechanical
model determine about the electrons in an atom?
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Models of the Atom > The Quantum Mechanical Model
The quantum mechanical model
determines the allowed energies an
electron can have and how likely it is to find the electron in various locations
around the nucleus.
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Models of the Atom > The Quantum Mechanical Model
Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger (1887– 1961) used new theoretical calculations and results to devise and solve a mathematical equation describing the behavior of the
electron in a hydrogen atom.
The modern description of the electrons in atoms, the quantum mechanical model,
comes from the mathematical solutions to the Schrödinger equation.
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Models of the Atom > The Quantum Mechanical Model
The propeller blade has the same probability of being anywhere in the blurry region, but you cannot tell its location at any instant. The
electron cloud of an atom can be compared to a spinning airplane propeller.
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Models of the Atom > The Quantum Mechanical Model
In the quantum mechanical model, the probability of finding an electron within a certain volume of space surrounding the nucleus can be represented as a fuzzy
cloud. The cloud is more dense where the probability of finding the electron is high.
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Atomic Orbitals
Atomic Orbitals
How do sublevels of principal energy levels differ?
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Models of the Atom > Atomic Orbitals
An atomic orbital is often thought of as a region of space in which there is a high
probability of finding an electron.
Each energy sublevel
corresponds to an orbital of a different shape, which
describes where the electron is likely to be found.
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Models of the Atom > Atomic Orbitals
Different atomic orbitals are denoted by letters. The s orbitals are spherical, and p
orbitals are dumbbell-shaped.
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Models of the Atom > Atomic Orbitals
Four of the five d orbitals have the same shape but different orientations in space.
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Models of the Atom > Atomic Orbitals
The numbers and kinds of atomic orbitals depend on the energy sublevel.
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Models of the Atom > Atomic Orbitals
The number of electrons allowed in each of the first four energy levels are shown here.
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Models of the Atom >
Animation 5
Observe the characteristics of atomic orbitals.
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Section Quiz
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Assess students’ understanding of the concepts in Section
5.1 Section Quiz.
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1. Rutherford's planetary model of the atom could not explain
a. any properties of elements.
b. the chemical properties of elements.
c. the distribution of mass in an atom.
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2. Bohr's model of the atom proposed that electrons are found
a. embedded in a sphere of positive charge.
b. in fixed positions surrounding the nucleus.
c. in circular orbits at fixed distances from the nucleus.
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3. What is the lowest-numbered principal energy level in which p orbitals are found?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3