Chapter 13Electrons in Atoms

Milbank High School

Section 13.1Models of the Atom

OBJECTIVES: Summarize the development of

atomic theory.

Section 13.1Models of the Atom

OBJECTIVES: Explain the significance of

quantized energies of electrons as they relate to the quantum mechanical model of the atom.

J. J. Thomson’s Model

Discovered electrons Negative electron

floating around “Plum-Pudding”

model

Ernest Rutherford’s Model Discovered dense

positive piece at the center of the atom- nucleus

“Nuclear model”

Niels Bohr’s Model Move like planets around the sun. In circular orbits at different levels. Amounts of energy separate one

level from another. “Planetary model”

Bohr’s planetary model electron cannot exist between energy

levels, just like you can’t stand between rungs on ladder

Quantum of energy required to move to the next highest level

The Quantum Mechanical Model

Since the energy of an atom is never “in between” there must be a quantum leap in energy.

Erwin Schrodinger Mathematical solution

Has energy levels for electrons.

Orbits are not circular. It can only tell us the

probability of finding an electron a certain distance from the nucleus.

The Quantum Mechanical Model

The atom is found inside a blurry “electron cloud”

An area where there is a chance of finding an electron.

Think of fan blades

The Quantum Mechanical Model

Atomic Orbitals Principal Quantum Number (n) = the

energy level of the electron. Within each energy level, the complex

math of Schrodinger’s equation describes several shapes.

Atomic orbitals - regions where there is a high probability of finding an electron.

Sublevels

Summary

s

p

d

f

# of shapes

Max electrons

Starts at energy level

1 2 1

3 6 2

5 10 3

7 14 4

By Energy Level First Energy Level only s orbital only 2 electrons 1s2

Second Energy Level

s and p orbitals are available

2 in s, 6 in p 2s22p6

8 total electrons

By Energy Level Third energy level s, p, and d

orbitals 2 in s, 6 in p, and

10 in d 3s23p63d10

18 total electrons

Fourth energy level

s,p,d, and f orbitals

2 in s, 6 in p, 10 in d, ahd 14 in f

4s24p64d104f14

32 total electrons

Section 13.2Electron Arrangement in Atoms

OBJECTIVES: Apply the aufbau principle, the

Pauli exclusion principle, and Hund’s rule in writing the electron configurations of elements.

Section 13.2Electron Arrangement in Atoms

OBJECTIVES: Explain why the electron

configurations for some elements differ from those assigned using the aufbau principle.

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Aufbau diagram - page 367

Electron Configurations Aufbau principle- electrons enter the

lowest energy first. This causes difficulties because of the

overlap of orbitals of different energies. Pauli Exclusion Principle- at most 2

electrons per orbital - different spins

Electron Configuration Hund’s Rule- When electrons

occupy orbitals of equal energy they don’t pair up until they have to.

Phosphorus (15 electrons)

The first two electrons go into the 1s orbital

Notice the opposite spins

only 13 more to go...

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• The last three electrons go into the 3p orbitals.

• They each go into separate shapes

• 3 unpaired electrons

• = 1s22s22p63s23p3

The easy way to remember

1s2s 2p3s 3p 3d4s 4p 4d 4f

5s 5p 5d 5f6s 6p 6d 6f7s 7p 7d 7f

• 1s2

• 2 electrons

Fill from the bottom up following the arrows

1s2s 2p3s 3p 3d4s 4p 4d 4f

5s 5p 5d 5f6s 6p 6d 6f7s 7p 7d 7f

• 1s2 2s2

• 4 electrons

Fill from the bottom up following the arrows

1s2s 2p3s 3p 3d4s 4p 4d 4f

5s 5p 5d 5f6s 6p 6d 6f7s 7p 7d 7f

• 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2

• 12 electrons

Fill from the bottom up following the arrows

1s2s 2p3s 3p 3d4s 4p 4d 4f

5s 5p 5d 5f6s 6p 6d 6f7s 7p 7d 7f

• 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2

3p6 4s2

• 20 electrons

Fill from the bottom up following the arrows

1s2s 2p3s 3p 3d4s 4p 4d 4f

5s 5p 5d 5f6s 6p 6d 6f7s 7p 7d 7f

• 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2

3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6

5s2

• 38 electrons

Fill from the bottom up following the arrows

1s2s 2p3s 3p 3d4s 4p 4d 4f

5s 5p 5d 5f6s 6p 6d 6f7s 7p 7d 7f

• 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2

3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6

5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2

• 56 electrons

Fill from the bottom up following the arrows

1s2s 2p3s 3p 3d4s 4p 4d 4f

5s 5p 5d 5f6s 6p 6d 6f7s 7p 7d 7f

• 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2

3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6

5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2

4f14 5d10 6p6 7s2

• 88 electrons

Fill from the bottom up following the arrows

1s2s 2p3s 3p 3d4s 4p 4d 4f

5s 5p 5d 5f6s 6p 6d 6f7s 7p 7d 7f

• 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2

3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6

5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2

4f14 5d10 6p6 7s2

5f14 6d10 7p6 • 108 electrons

Exceptional Electron Configurations

Orbitals fill in order Lowest energy to higher energy. Adding electrons can change the

energy of the orbital. Half filled orbitals have a lower

energy. Makes them more stable. Changes the filling order

Write these electron configurations

Titanium - 22 electrons 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d2

Vanadium - 23 electrons 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d3

Chromium - 24 electrons 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d4 expected But this is wrong!!

Chromium is actually: 1s22s22p63s23p64s13d5

Why? This gives us two half filled orbitals. Slightly lower in energy. The same principal applies to

copper.

Copper’s electron configuration

Copper has 29 electrons so we expect: 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d9

But the actual configuration is: 1s22s22p63s23p64s13d10

This gives one filled orbital and one half filled orbital.

Remember these exceptions: d4, d9

Section 13.3Physics and the Quantum

Mechanical Model OBJECTIVES:

Calculate the wavelength, frequency, or energy of light, given two of these values.

Section 13.3Physics and the Quantum

Mechanical Model OBJECTIVES:

Explain the origin of the atomic emission spectrum of an element.

Light The study of light led to the

development of the quantum mechanical model.

Light is a kind of electromagnetic radiation.

Electromagnetic radiation includes many kinds of waves

All move at 3.00 x 108 m/s = c

Parts of a wave

Wavelength

AmplitudeOrigin

Crest

Trough

Parts of Wave - p.372 Origin - the base line of the energy. Crest - high point on a wave Trough - Low point on a wave Amplitude - distance from origin to crest Wavelength - distance from crest to

crest Wavelength is abbreviated by the Greek

letter lambda =

Frequency The number of waves that pass a

given point per second. Units: cycles/sec or hertz (hz or sec-1) Abbreviated by Greek letter nu =

c =

Frequency and wavelength Are inversely related As one goes up the other goes down. Different frequencies of light are

different colors of light. There is a wide variety of frequencies The whole range is called a spectrum,

Fig. 13.10, page 373

Radiowaves

Microwaves

Infrared .

Ultra-violet

X-Rays

GammaRays

Low energy

High energy

Low Frequency

High Frequency

Long Wavelength

Short WavelengthVisible Light

Atomic Spectrum Each element

gives off its own characteristic colors.

Can be used to identify the atom.

How we know what stars are made of.

• These are called discontinuous spectra, or line spectra

• unique to each element.

• These are emission spectra

• The light is emitted given off

• Sample 13-2 p.375

Light is a Particle Energy is quantized. Light is energy Light must be quantized These smallest pieces of light are

called photons. Photoelectric effect? Energy & frequency: directly related.

Energy and frequency E = h x E is the energy of the photon is the frequency h is Planck’s constant h = 6.6262 x 10 -34 Joules x sec. joule is the metric unit of Energy

The Math in Chapter 11

2 equations so far:

c = E = h Know these!

Examples What is the wavelength of blue light

with a frequency of 8.3 x 1015 hz? What is the frequency of red light

with a wavelength of 4.2 x 10-5 m? What is the energy of a photon of

each of the above?

Explanation of atomic spectra When we write electron

configurations, we are writing the lowest energy.

The energy level, and where the electron starts from, is called it’s ground state- the lowest energy level.

Changing the energy Let’s look at a hydrogen atom

Changing the energy Heat or electricity or light can move the

electron up energy levels (“excited”)

Changing the energy As the electron falls back to ground

state, it gives the energy back as light

May fall down in steps Each with a different energy

Changing the energy

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Further they fall, more energy, higher frequency.

This is simplified the orbitals also have different energies

inside energy levels All the electrons can move around.

Ultraviolet Visible Infrared

What is light? Light is a particle - it comes in chunks. Light is a wave- we can measure its

wavelength and it behaves as a wave If we combine E=mc2 , c=, E = 1/2 mv2

and E = h We can get: = h/mv called de Broglie’s equation Calculates the wavelength of a particle.

Sample problem What is the approximate mass of a

particle having a wavelength of 10-7 meters, and a speed of 1 m/s? Use = h/mv

= 6.6 x 10-27

(Note: 1 J = N x m; 1 N = 1 kg x m/s2

Matter is a Wave Does not apply to large objects Things bigger than an atom A baseball has a wavelength of

about 10-32 m when moving 30 m/s An electron at the same speed has

a wavelength of 10-3 cm Big enough to measure.