Chapter2 Notes
Chapter2 Notes
Chapter 2
Dalton’s Atomic Theory (1808)
1. Elements are composed of extremely small
particles called atoms. All atoms of a given
element are identical, having the same size,
mass and chemical properties. The atoms of one
element are different from the atoms of all other
elements.
2. Compounds are composed of atoms of more
than one element. The relative number of atoms
of each element in a given compound is always
the same.
3. Chemical reactions only involve the rearrangement
of atoms. Atoms are not created or destroyed in
chemical reactions.
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16 X + 8Y 8 X2Y
J.J. Thomson, measured charge/mass of e-
(1906 Nobel Prize in Physics)
Measured mass of e-
(1923 Nobel Prize in Physics)
(Uranium compound)
Shown to be incorrect by Rutherford’s experiments
(1908 Nobel Prize in Chemistry)
+ 9Be 1
n + 12C + energy
neutron (n) is neutral (charge = 0)
n mass ~ p mass = 1.67 x 10-24 g
Subatomic Particles (Table 2.1)
Mass Number A
ZX
Element Symbol
Atomic Number
1 2 3
1H 1H (D) 1H (T)
235 238
92 U 92 U
Do You Understand Isotopes?
11 protons 11 protons
Na 11 electrons Na +
10 electrons
27 3+
How many protons and electrons are in 13 Al ?
molecular empirical
H2O H2O
C6H12O6 CH2O
O3 O
N2H4 NH2
ionic compounds consist of a combination of cations
and an anions
• the formula is always the same as the empirical formula
• the sum of the charges on the cation(s) and anion(s) in each
formula unit must equal zero
The ionic compound NaCl
Formula of Ionic Compounds
2 x +3 = +6 3 x -2 = -6
Al2O3
Al3+ O2-
1 x +2 = +2 2 x -1 = -2
CaBr2
Ca2+ Br-
1 x +2 = +2 1 x -2 = -2
Na2CO3
Na+ CO32-
Some Polyatomic Ions (Table 2.3)
HI hydrogen iodide