Atoms and the Periodic Table 14. nm Chapter 17 Atoms and the Periodic Table
14.3 nm Chapter 17 Fe adsorbed on Cu Section 17.1-17.4
Elements The simplest form of matter that has a unique set of properties Cannot be broken down into simpler substances chemical means
Elements Pick elements # of protons, electrons Neutrons
The Periodic Table
29 Cu 63.55
Why can’t you see individual atoms? Smaller than the wavelengths of visible light Use Scanning Tunneling Microscopy 400 nm
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy http://www.chembio.uoguelph.ca/educmat/chm729/stmpage/stmconc.htm http://researcher.watson.ibm.com/researcher/view_project.php?id=4245 STM Image Gallery
First Direct Evidence of Atoms Robert Brown 1827 Grains of pollen in water under microscope Brownian Motion http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&safe=active&sa=X&tbo=d&biw=1280&bih=642&tbm=isch&tbnid=CyEbJ7jbSJ3hQM:&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownian_motion&docid=bxJ0Tjr3_ePdSM&imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Brownian_motion_large.gif/220px-Brownian_motion_large.gif&w=220&h=220&ei=nb_pUJuKL6W_2QWo64GgCQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=12&vpy=148&dur=591&hovh=154&hovw=154&tx=46&ty=61&sig=111471320448460737906&page=1&tbnh=147&tbnw=147&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:90
Parts of an Atom 1999 Science Joy Wagon www.regentsprep.org
Atoms are mostly empty space Electrostatic repulsion
Can you ever really touch the cat? Not really! Always a small gap between the atoms
Atomic Nucleus Particle Charge Mass compared to e- Mass (kg) Proton +1 1836 1.673 X 10-27 Neutron 1841 1.675 X 10-27 Electron -1 1 9.11 x 10-31
Nucleons Particles in the nucleus Protons Neutrons
Mass Number Mass Number= # protons + # neutrons
Isotopes Atoms of an element that have different numbers of neutrons 1 2 𝐻
Nuclear Symbol 2 3 𝐻𝑒
Hyphen Notation Name of Element – Mass Number 2 3 𝐻𝑒
Ions Protons – electrons = charge on ion Lithium 3 protons 4 neutrons
Ions Chlorine 17 protons 18 neutrons 19 electrons
Isotope Activity