Discovered the electron using
the cathode ray tube
Rutherford
Gold Foil Experiment
He shot alpha particles at a thin
sheet of gold where he
expected the particles to just
pass through but the results
were that most particles
passed through some were
deflected and some bounced
back.
Based on the electrons
passing through, he
concluded that the
atom is mostly empty
space.
Based on the
electrons bouncing
back, he concluded
that the atom
contains a small
dense center and
called it the nucleus.
Based on the electrons
deflecting, he concluded that
the nucleus contains a poitively
charged particle which he
called a proton.
Maxwell
Proposed that
light is an
electromagnetic
wave.
The
electromagnetic
spectrum:
Planck
Studied Black Bodies
Found that energy is found in
packets, he called quantum of
energy
First indicaton of light
acting as a particle
instead of a wave.
Einstein
Explained photoelectric
effect, stating that
"photons" (quanta)
existed with descrete
energy levels
Only frequency affects current not brightness.
Bohr
Studied spectral lines
to determine electrons
exsist in descrete
energy levels.
principal quantum
number "n"
Bohr Diagram:
deBroglie
He found that electrons
are waves.
Shrodinger
Discovered that electrons exist in
probability clouds which are where
electrons probably are.
Wave Equation
Heisenberg
Heisenberg Law of Uncertainty
You can never tell
exactly what an
electron is doing
because by
measuring it, we are
changing it.
QUANTUM NUMBERS
Principal Quantum Number "n"
describes which orbital or
engery level
Secondary Quantum Number "l"
Describes the shape
Electron Configurations
There are different
values that have
names : 0=sharp "s"
1=principal "p"
2=diffuse "d"
3=fundamental "f"
subshells are written in
order according to the
Aufbau principle
Trends in the Periodic Table
Magnetic Quantum Number "ml"
describes the orientation
Fourth Quantum Number "ms"
describes the spin
ELECTRON ORBITALS
Shape and Structure
There is a large energy difference
between individual energy levels
There are smaller
energy differences
within energy
levels
Orbitals
Electron position is described using probabilities
Orbital is the area within
where the electron is most
likely to be found.
Within all orbitals there
are different
probabilities of where
the electron will be.
Filling Orbital Diagrams
Pauli's Exclusion
Principle
states that no two
electrons may have the
same set of quantum
numbers
Hund's Rule
One electron must occupy
each orbital of the same
enrgy level before a second
electron occupies an orbital
Aufbau Principle
"Building up" start at
the lowest energy
level and build up
Exceptions: cronium, copper promote
an electron from a lower orbital to fill
all levels of a higher orbital
CHEMICAL BONDING
Lewis Theory
Octet Rule
Elements gain or lose
electrons to attain an
electron configuration
of the nearest noble gas.
Electron Pairing
electrons are most
stable when paired
Sharing of Electrons
Electrons can be shared
between 2 non-metals in
a covalent bond
place electrons around
atoms singly before
pairing them
Valence Bond Theory
Atomic orbitals or hybrid
orbitals overlap to form new
orbitals containing a pair of
electrons of opposite spin.
proposed by Linus
Pauling
Overlap arrangement results in
a decrease in the energy of the
atoms forming the bond
VSEPR THEORY
Way of visualizing
molecular structure -
around a central atom
Atoms in a molecule are bonded
together by electron pairs called
bonding pairs. Electrons not
involved in bonding are called
lone pairs.
Electron pairs are
negatively charged and
will get as far apart from
each other as possible.
Lone pairs occupy
more space than
bonding electron pairs.
POLARITY OF MOLECULES
Depends on 2 Things:
Polar Bonds
Depends on electronegativity,
which is the ability of an atom to
attract electrons. It has polar
bonds if the electronegativity
difference is between 0.2 -1.7.
Shape
Needs to have a net dipole (if net
dipole=0, it is non-polar). Assymetrical
To be a molecule it must
have polar bonds and a
net dipole .
Bond dipole: the electronegativity
difference of two bonded atoms
represented by an arrow pointing
from the lower electronegativity to
the higher electronegativity. The
length of the arrow indicates the
magnitude of the En difference.