Bohr Model

Atoms can be represented by Bohr diagrams. Bohr

diagrams are useful for:
Better understanding the properties of an element
Predicting how an atom can combine with others to
form compounds
Are only useful in portraying the first 20 elements
because it breaks down after the first 20!
That is to say, it is a simple theory which works for
simpler atoms. When you get past 20 the electronic
structures are more complex and the theory cannot
deal with them.
 Bohr Model Diagram
In this model of the atom, the electrons travel around the
nucleus in well defined circular paths known as orbital or
energy shells.
Each electron in an atom has a definite amount of
energy
The farther away the electron is from the nucleus, the
great the energy
Electrons cannot exit between orbital, but can only move
up or down from one orbital to another.
Electrons in the Energy Levels:
0 The orbits can hold only a specific
number of electrons
0 Once a level is full, the electrons start
filling the next level.

ELECTRON LEVEL LIMITS:

(filling order limits)
1st level = 2 electrons
2nd level = 8 electrons
3rd level = 8 electrons
4th level = 18 electrons
 Steps for Drawing Bohr Model
Determine the number of electrons, protons, and
neutrons to be drawn:
# protons = atomic number
# electrons = atomic number
# neutrons = atomic mass atomic
number

Draw a circle for the nucleus and write the number of

protons and neutrons.
Draw a larger orbital/circle around the nucleus.
Fill the orbital and draw more using the following:
1st Orbital (nearest to the nucleus): filled first, with a
maximum of 2 electrons
2nd Orbital: fill with a maximum of 8 electrons (draw in
electron pairs for more than four electrons in orbital)
3rd Orbital fill with a maximum of 8 electrons
4th Orbital fill with a maximum of 18 electrons
 Classroom Example: Helium
e

P+ = 2
N0 = 2 Determine the number of
electrons, protons, and
neutrons to be drawn:
Draw a circle for the
e nucleus and write the
number of protons and
neutrons.
# protons: 2 Draw a larger orbital/circle
# electrons: 2 around the nucleus.
# neutrons: 2 Fill the orbital and draw
more using filling rules
 Classroom Example: Carbon
e

P+ = 6 Determine the number of

e e
N0 = 6 electrons, protons, and
neutrons to be drawn:
Draw a circle for the
nucleus and write the
e number of protons and
e neutrons.
Draw a larger
# protons: 6 orbital/circle around the
# electrons: 6 nucleus.
# neutrons: 6 Fill the orbital and draw
more using filling rules
Hope this presentation
wasnt too Bohr-ing