Section 4.2—Atomic Structure
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Section 4.2—Atomic Structure
What are atoms?
Atom - smallest piece of matter that has the chemical properties of the element.
What’s in an atom?
An atom is made of three sub-atomic particles
Particle Location
Nucleus
Nucleus
Outside the nucleus
Mass
1 amu = 1.6710-27 kg
1 amu = 1.6710-27 kg
0.00055 amu
9.1010-31 kg
Charge
+1
0
-1
Proton
Neutron
Electron
1 amu (“atomic mass unit”) = 1.66 10-27 kg
What gives an atom its identity?
What makes an atom “carbon” as opposed to “oxygen”?
Every atom has a different number of protons.
The number of protons determines the identity of the atom
The atomic number shows the number of protons.
Atomic number = protons
The Nucleus & Mass
Since the nucleus has protons & neutrons, and the mass of each one is 1 amu…
The mass of the nucleus (in amu’s) is the number of protons + neutrons
Since electrons have relatively no mass (0.054% of one proton or neutron), we don’t need to worry about them when determining mass of an atom
Mass # = protons + neutrons
Charges
Protons have a positive chargeElectrons have a negative chargeNeutrons have no chargeOverall charge = protons + (-1)×electrons
Charge = protons - electrons
How do we show information about an element?
XA C
Z #
Element symbols
Charge# protons - # electrons(assumed to be “0” if blank)
Element Symbol1 or 2 letters, found on
the periodic table
Mass number# protons + # neutrons
Atomic number # of protons Number
How many atoms do you have?
Example: Element symbols
O16 -2
8
Charge-2
Element SymbolO = Oxygen
Mass number16
Atomic number 8 Number
Assumed to be “1” if blank
Let’s Practice
Example:Fill in the missing values
Symbol Name Atomic #
Mass #
Charge Proton Neutron Electron
Magnesium-25 +2
82 126 82
Let’s Practice
Example:Fill in the missing values
Symbol Name Atomic #
Mass #
Charge Proton Neutron Electron
Magnesium-25 +2
82 126 82
Remember: Atomic number is the identityAtomic number = protonsCharge = proton - electronsMass # = protons + neutrons
12 25 12 13 10
Lead-208 208 0 82
22512
Mg
Pb20882
Isotopes
What are isotopes?
Isotopes - n. Atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons
Some isotopes are radioactive—but not all…many are quite stable!
Isotopes Example
If they have different number of neutrons, and neutrons have a mass of 1 amu…
Then isotopes of the same element will have different masses!
But because their protons are the same, they are the same element!
Hydrogen-2Hydrogen-1
Mass # = 1 amu Mass # = 2 amu
Identifying Isotopes
12C 13C
Carbon-12 Carbon-13
Isotopes can be differentiated by their different mass numbers in the element symbol
Or by the mass number following their name.
Mass Number versus Atomic Mass
Mass Number Average Atomic Mass
# of protons + # of neutrons Average of actual masses
For one specific isotope only
Is not found on the periodic table
Weighted average of all isotopes
Is found on the periodic table
Always a whole number Not a whole number
Calculating Average Atomic Mass
Average atomic mass
= Abundance of isotope
Mass of isotope
( )
Average atomic mass is a weighted average (it takes into account how often each isotope occurs).
“Sum of”
What fraction of the time is that isotope present?
Actual mass (not mass number)
Example of Finding Avg Atomic Mass
966.362422.0969.347578.0 amuMassAvg
Example:Find the atomic mass of
chlorine if Chlorine-35 has a mass of
34.969 amu and Chlorine-37 has a
mass of 36.966 amu and is present 24.22% of the time.
Remember that percents add up to 100.
So they said the second isotope is present 24.22% of the time.
This means that the first isotope is present 100-24.22 = 75.78% of the time
Isotope Mass Percent Decimal
1 34.969 amu 75.78 0.7578
2 36.966 amu 24.22 0.2422
This chart summarizes the information in the problem:
= 35.45 amu (this is what’s on the periodic table for Cl!)