The Nucleus Topic 16.1
Outcomes There are no outcomes that correspond with this lesson…just some periodic table review.
Rutherford Rutherford’s gold foil experiment demonstrated that atoms contained a densely packed, positive charged core He called the tightly packed, positive particles protons
Discovering the Neutron Protons could not account for all the mass contained within the nucleus, in fact, the charge-to-mass ratio of a proton was twice that of a helium nuclei Rutherford suggested that the nucleus may also contain neutrons, neutral particles with about the same mass as a proton
Nuclear Definitions Proton- Positively charged particle in the nucleus (p+) Atomic number- Number of protons in the nucleus (equal to the number of electrons surrounding the nucleus in a neutral atom) Neutrons- Particle with no charge in the nucleus (n0) Nucleons- Number of protons and neutrons collectively Mass number- Sum of the number of protons and neutrons in a nucleus Electron- Particle with a negative charge surrounding the nucleus (e-)
Nuclear Terms and Notations Atomic Mass (A): number of nucleons (protons & neutrons) Atomic Number (Z): number of protons Element Symbol (X) Neutron Number (N): number of neutrons (A – Z)
Sample Problem How many protons and neutrons does a carbon atom have?
Isotopes Many elements have two or more isotopes Isotopes: same number of protons, but differing number of neutrons Their chemical properties are almost identical, however, their physical properties can differ dramatically. Some isotopes are very stable, while others are highly radioactive
Atomic Mass Units Atoms and nuclei, are incredibly small and therefore using kilograms is illogical For calculations involving subatomic particles the atomic mass unit (u) is used – which is 1/12 the mass of a carbon12 isotope 1 atomic mass unit () = 1.6605x10-27kg
(DON’T THINK OF ‘C’ AS A UNIT – WE MUST APPLY c2) Converting Mass The data sheet lists masses in units of MeV/c2. How do we convert this to kilograms? Example: An electron is listed as 0.511 MeV/c2 (DON’T THINK OF ‘C’ AS A UNIT – WE MUST APPLY c2)
Homework p. 167 #1-3