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RAD 354 Chapt 2 Structure of Matter. The atom is the smallest part of an element that has all the properties of the element 112 elements have been identified 92 are natural 20 were artificially produced. Interesting dates - info.
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RAD 354 Chapt 2 Structure of Matter • The atom is the smallest part of an element that has all the properties of the element • 112 elements have been identified 92 are natural 20 were artificially produced
Interesting dates - info • 1808 John Dalton classified elements according to atomic mass values • Mendeleev first suggested the periodic table with 8 groupings • Atomic number (Z#)= NUMBER OF PROTONS • Atomic MASS # = elemental mass (A) AND neutrons
Nuclear model of the atom • 1911 Ernest Rutherford introduced the nuclear model of the atom • 1913 Niels Bohr improved on Rutherford’s • The “mini solar system” model is now know as the Rutherford – Bohr model of the atom
Molecules • Atoms of various elements may combine to forms moledules • Sodium (Na) + chlorine (CL) = sodium chloride (NaCL) = table salt
Chemical Compound • Is a NEW substance that is formed when two or more atoms of different elements combine • Covalent bond – sharing electrons in outer orbital shells • Ionic bonding – atoms attracted to each other because of opposite charges • Smallest particle of an element is an atom • Smallest particle of a compound is a molecule
Atoms • Three main parts: • Electrons • Protons • Neutrons • Mass of an atom is expressed in atomic mass units (AMU’s) {1/2 mass of a carbon 12 atom} -AMU’s are always rounded numbers!
Electron “shells” /Orbitrons • Shells are lettered K,L,M,N – etc from the nucleus outward (also numbered 1,2,3,4,5 from the nucleus outward). • Max POTENTIAL number of electrons in any shell 2n2 • The number of electrons in the outer most shell tells which GROUP and PERIOD it exists in the periodic table
Varied #’s of mass# & atomic# • Isotope = same # of protons but different # of neutrons • Isobar = different # of protons and neutrons BUT same TOTAL number of nucleons • Isotones = same # of neutrons BUT different # of protons • Isomer = same atomic number and same atomic mass number- BUT exist at different energy states (varied nuclear arrangements)
Radioactivity • Can be emission of alpha, beta or gamma • Radioactive HALF LIFE = time required for a quantity of radioactivity to be reduced (decay) to ½ of it’s original value. NOTE: it will have the same specific energy constant – BUT only half the number of decays
Particulate vs electromagnetic • Which of alpha, beta and gamma are particulate? • Which is/are electromagnetic?