Applied Chemistry CH-112 Chapter # 2
Applied Chemistry CH-112 Chapter # 2
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Chapter 2
Atomic Structure
What is Atom?
The smallest particle of an element that may or may not exist
alone and take part in a chemical reaction.
The idea of atom was given by John Dalton in 1808
Architecture of atom
Extra-nuclear part Nuclear part
This part of atom is located This part of atom is located in
outside the nucleus the nucleus of an atom.
Nucleus is the central part of
an atom
It consist of only electrons It consist of protons and
revolving in fixed paths called neutrons
shells or orbits
Architecture of atom
Description Nuclear part Extra-Nuclear part
Proton Neutron Electron
Discoverer Goldstein in 1886 Chadwick in 1932 J.J Thomson in 1897
Charge Positive No charge Negative
Charge value +1.6022 x 10-19 C 0 -1.6022 x 10-19 C
Symbol p n e-
Mass 1.6726 x 10-27 kg 1.67492 x 10-27 kg 9.11 x 10-31 kg
Isotopes and Isobars
Isotopes Isobars
Atoms of the same element having Atoms of the different element
same atomic number but different having same mass number but
atomic mass different atomic number
It is the characteristic of one It is the characteristic of different
element element
Most isotopes are unstable All isobars are stable
For example hydrogen has three For example calcium and argon are
isotpes 1H1, 1H2, 1H3 and chlorine has isobars with mass number of 40 and
two isotopes 17Cl35, 17Cl37 6C14
, and 7N14
are isobars
Atomic number and Mass number
Atomic number Mass number
The number of protons present in The sum of number of protons and
the nucleus of an atom neutrons present in the nucleus of
an atom
It is also known as proton number It is also known as atomic mass
It is represented by “Z” It is represented by “A”
It has no unit Its unit is a.m.u.
For example atomic number of For example atomic mass of
carbon is 6 carbon is 12
Shells and Sub-shells
Shells Sub-Shells
The three-dimensional region within which Each energy level is sub-divided into sub-
there is higher probability that an electron energy level known as sub-shell or orbital
having a certain energy will be found, is
called an orbit or shell.
The energy of electron in an atomic orbital the order of increasing energy for different
is always the same. subshells is s < p < d < f
The letters K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are used These sublevels are also symbolized by
to designate the energy levels or shells of letters s, p, d, f
electrons with a n value of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
respectively