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Atom
ATOM – is the smallest part of an
element
3 Subatomic Particles
a. proton – positively charge (+)
electron
neutron nucleus
History:
Conclusions:
a. atom is 99.9% empty space
b. nucleus is positively charge
Neil Bohr – Danish physicist
- describe the
electron that it moves in a
circular path
depend on light
spectrum
- if the photon energy
is just right, the electron will
jump to the next orbit.
BOHR MODEL
Planet orbit model
Erwin Schrodinger – explain the
movement of an electron of an
atom in a wave.
Cloud model
-It implies that if the electron
moves it leaves a trace.
- neutron has a
mass equal to proton
Subatomic Particles of an
Atom
1. Electron – first to be discovered.
- A negatively charged particles that
circles around the nucleus.
- It has a mass 9.110x 10-11 kg or
0.000549 amu.
Electron cloud – it is a space where
electrons are likely to be found.
Electrons are arranged in
energy levels. The lowest
energy level can hold 2
electrons.
2. Nucleus – center of the atom and
incredibly small and dense.
- Inside the nucleus lies the protons
and neutrons jointly called as
nucleons.
2.1. Protons – positively charged with
a mass of 1.673 x 10-27 kg or 1.007316
amu.
2.2. Neutron – electrically neutral and
same size with proton or 1.008701 amu.
3. Quarks – smaller particle where
neutrons and protons are made up.
- Building blocks of protons and
neutrons.
- Discovered in 1975 and in 2002, they
are thought to be fundamental
particles of matter.
There are actually six quarks but in
every day life we are only concerned
with three types: the up quark, the
down quark and the strange quark.
And the other quark is charm, top and
bottom.
Quark Structure
Referrences:
http://www.schoolphysics.co.uk/age16-
19/Nuclear%20physics/Nuclear%20structur
e/text/Quarks_/index.html
http://youtu.be/R1RMV5qhwyE
Thank you……