The Structure of Atoms

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The Structure of
Atoms
Chapter Outline
Subatomic Particles
1. Fundamental Particles
2. The Discovery of Electrons
3. Canal Rays and Protons
4. Rutherford and the Nuclear Atom
5. Atomic Number
6. Neutrons
7. Mass Number and Isotopes
8. Mass spectrometry and Isotopic Abundance
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Chapter Outline
9. The Atomic Weight Scale and Atomic Weights
10. The Periodic Table: Metals, Nonmetals, and
Metalloids
The Electronic Structures of Atoms
11. Electromagnetic radiation
12. The Photoelectric Effect
13. Atomic Spectra and the Bohr Atom
14. The Wave Nature of the Electron
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Chapter Outline
15. The Quantum Mechanical Picture of the Atom
16. Quantum Numbers
17. Atomic Orbitals
18. Electron Configurations
19. Paramagnetism and Diamagnetism
20. The Periodic Table and Electron
Configurations

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Fundamental Particles
Particle Mass (amu) Charge
Electron (e
-
) 0.00054858 -1
Proton (p,p
+
) 1.0073 +1
Neutron(n,n
0
) 1.0087 0

Three fundamental particles make up atoms. The
following table lists these particles together with their
masses and their charges.
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The Discovery of Electrons
Humphrey Davy in the early 1800s
passed electricity through compounds and
noted and concluded that:
the compounds decomposed into elements.
compounds are held together by electrical forces.
Michael Faraday in 1832-1833 realized
that the amount of reaction that occurs
during electrolysis is proportional to the
electrical current passed through the
compounds.
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Cathode Ray Tubes experiments performed in
the late 1800s & early 1900s.
Consist of two electrodes sealed in a glass tube
containing a gas at very low pressure.
When a voltage is applied to the cathodes a glow
discharge is emitted.
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These rays are emitted from cathode (-
end) and travel to anode (+ end).
Cathode Rays must be negatively charged!
J.J. Thomson modified the cathode ray
tube experiments in 1897 by adding two
adjustable voltage electrodes.
Studied the amount that the cathode ray
beam was deflected by additional electric
field.
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Modifications to the basic cathode ray tube
experiment.
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Thomson used his modification to measure
the charge to mass ratio of electrons.
Charge to mass ratio
e/m = -1.75882 x 10
8
coulomb/g

Thomson named the cathode rays
electrons.
Thomson is considered to be the
discoverer of electrons.
TV sets and computer screens are cathode
ray tubes.
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Robert A. Millikan won the Nobel Prize in
1923 for his famous oil-drop experiment.
In 1909 Millikan determined the charge
and mass of the electron.
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Millikan determined that the charge on a
single electron = -1.60218 x 10
-19

coulomb.
Using Thomsons charge to mass ratio
we get that the mass of one electron is
9.11 x 10
-28
g.
e/m = -1.75882 x 10
8
coulomb
e = -1.60218 x 10
-19
coulomb
Thus m = 9.10940 x 10
-28
g
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Canal Rays and Protons
Eugene Goldstein noted streams of positively charged particles in
cathode rays in 1886.
Particles move in opposite direction of cathode rays.
Called Canal Rays because they passed through holes
(channels or canals) drilled through the negative electrode.
Canal rays must be positive.
Goldstein postulated the existence of a positive fundamental
particle called the proton.
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Rutherford and the Nuclear
Atom
Ernest Rutherford directed Hans Geiger
and Ernst Marsdens experiment in 1910.
o- particle scattering from thin Au foils
Gave us the basic picture of the atoms
structure.

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Atom
In 1912 Rutherford decoded the o-particle
scattering information.
Explanation involved a nuclear atom with
electrons surrounding the nucleus .
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Atom
Rutherfords major conclusions from the o-
particle scattering experiment
1. The atom is mostly empty space.
2. It contains a very small, dense center called the
nucleus.
3. Nearly all of the atoms mass is in the nucleus.
4. The nuclear diameter is 1/10,000 to 1/100,000
times less than atoms radius.
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Atom
Because the atoms mass is contained in
such a small volume:
The nuclear density is ~10
15
g/mL.
This is equivalent to ~3.72 x 10
9
tons/in
3
.
Density inside the nucleus is almost the same
as a neutron stars density.
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Atomic Number
The atomic number is equal to the number of
protons in the nucleus.
Sometimes given the symbol Z.
On the periodic table Z is the uppermost number in
each elements box.
In 1913 H.G.J. Moseley realized that the atomic
number determines the element .
The elements differ from each other by the number of
protons in the nucleus.
The number of electrons in a neutral atom is also
equal to the atomic number.

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Neutrons
James Chadwick in 1932 analyzed the
results of o-particle scattering on thin Be
films.
Chadwick recognized existence of
massive neutral particles which he called
neutrons.
Chadwick discovered the neutron.
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Mass Number and Isotopes
Mass number is given the symbol A.
A is the sum of the number of protons and
neutrons.
Z = proton number N = neutron number
A = Z + N
A common symbolism used to show mass and
proton numbers is
Au Ca, C, example for E
197
79
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20
12
6
A
Z
Can be shortened to this symbolism.

etc. Ag, Cu, N,
107 63 14
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Isotopes are atoms of the same element but with
different neutron numbers.
Isotopes have different masses and A values but are
the same element.
One example of an isotopic series is the
hydrogen isotopes.
1
H or protium is the most common hydrogen isotope.
one proton and no neutrons

2
H or deuterium is the second most abundant hydrogen
isotope.
one proton and one neutron
3
H or tritium is a radioactive hydrogen isotope.
one proton and two neutrons
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The stable oxygen isotopes provide another
example.
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O is the most abundant stable O isotope.
How many protons and neutrons are in
16
O?
neutrons 8 and protons 8
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O is the least abundant stable O isotope.
How many protons and neutrons are in
17
O?

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O is the second most abundant stable O isotope.
How many protons and neutrons in
18
O?
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Mass Spectrometry and
Isotopic Abundances
Francis Aston devised the first mass
spectrometer.
Device generates ions that pass down an evacuated
path inside a magnet.
Ions are separated based on their mass.
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Isotopic Abundances
There are four factors which determine a
particles path in the mass spectrometer.
1 accelerating voltage
2 magnetic field strength
3 masses of particles
4 charge on particles
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Isotopic Abundances
Mass spectrum of Ne
+
ions shown below.
How scientists determine the masses and
abundances of the isotopes of an element.
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The Atomic Weight Scale and
Atomic Weights
If we define the mass of
12
C as exactly 12 atomic
mass units (amu), then it is possible to establish
a relative weight scale for atoms.
1 amu = (1/12) mass of
12
C by definition
What is the mass of an amu in grams?
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Atomic Weights
Example 4-1: Calculate the number of atomic
mass units in one gram.
The mass of one
31
P atom has been experimentally
determined to be 30.99376 amu.
1 mol of
31
P atoms has a mass of 30.99376 g.
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Atomic Weights
The atomic weight of an element is the
weighted average of the masses of its
stable isotopes
Atomic Weight Scale and
Atomic Weights
Example 4-2: Naturally occurring Cu consists of 2
isotopes. It is 69.1%
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Cu with a mass of 62.9
amu, and 30.9%
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Cu, which has a mass of 64.9
amu. Calculate the atomic weight of Cu to one
decimal place.
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copper for amu 63.5 weight atomic
amu) .9 (0.309)(64 amu) .9 (0.691)(62 weight atomic
isotope Cu isotope Cu
65 63
=
+ =

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Atomic Weights
Example 4-3: Naturally occurring chromium
consists of four isotopes. It is 4.31%
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50
Cr, mass
= 49.946 amu, 83.76%
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Cr, mass = 51.941 amu,
9.55%
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Cr, mass = 52.941 amu, and 2.38%
24
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Cr, mass = 53.939 amu. Calculate the atomic
weight of chromium.
You do it!
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Atomic Weights
Example 4-4: The atomic weight of boron is 10.811
amu. The masses of the two naturally occurring
isotopes
5
10
B and
5
11
B, are 10.013 and 11.009
amu, respectively. Calculate the fraction and
percentage of each isotope.
You do it!
This problem requires a little algebra.
A hint for this problem is x + (1-x) = 1
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Atomic Weights
Note that because x is the multiplier for the
10
B isotope, our solution gives us the
fraction of natural B that is
10
B.
Fraction of
10
B = 0.199 and % abundance
of
10
B = 19.9%.
The multiplier for
11
B is (1-x) thus the
fraction of
11
B is 1-0.199 = 0.801 and the
% abundance of
11
B is 80.1%.
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The Periodic Table: Metals, Nonmetals,
and Metalloids
1869 - Mendeleev & Meyer
Discovered the periodic law
The properties of the elements are periodic
functions of their atomic numbers.
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and Metalloids
Groups or families
Vertical group of elements on periodic table
Similar chemical and physical properties
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and Metalloids
Period
Horizontal group of elements on periodic table
Transition from metals to nonmetals
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and Metalloids
Some chemical properties of metals
1. Outer shells contain few electrons
2. Form cations by losing electrons
3. Form ionic compounds with nonmetals
4. Solid state characterized by metallic bonding
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and Metalloids
Group IA metals
Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Fr
One example of a periodic trend
The reactions with water of Li
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and Metalloids
Group IA metals
The reactions with water of Li, Na
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and Metalloids
Group IA metals
The reactions with water of Li, Na, & K
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and Metalloids
Group IIA metals
alkaline earth metals
Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra
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and Metalloids
Some chemical properties of nonmetals
1. Outer shells contain four or more electrons
2. Form anions by gaining electrons
3. Form ionic compounds with metals and covalent
compounds with other nonmetals
4. Form covalently bonded molecules; noble gases are
monatomic
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and Metalloids
Group VIIA nonmetals
halogens
F, Cl, Br, I, At
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and Metalloids
Group VIA nonmetals
O, S, Se, Te
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and Metalloids
Group 0 nonmetals
noble, inert or rare gases
He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn
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and Metalloids
Stair step function on periodic table separates
metals from nonmetals.
Metals are to the left of
stair step.
Approximately 80% of the
elements
Best metals are on the far
left of the table.

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and Metalloids
Nonmetals are to the right
of stair step.
Approximately 20% of the
elements
Best nonmetals are on the
far right of the table.
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and Metalloids
Metalloids have one side
of the box on the stair
step.
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and Metalloids
Periodic trends in metallic character
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Electromagnetic Radiation
The wavelength of electromagnetic radiation
has the symbol .
Wavelength is the distance from the top (crest)
of one wave to the top of the next wave.
Measured in units of distance such as m,cm, .
1 = 1 x 10
-10
m = 1 x 10
-8
cm
The frequency of electromagnetic radiation has
the symbol u.
Frequency is the number of crests or troughs
that pass a given point per second.
Measured in units of 1/time - s
-1
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The relationship between wavelength and
frequency for any wave is velocity = u.
For electromagnetic radiation the velocity is 3.00
x 10
8
m/s and has the symbol c.
Thus c = u for electromagnetic radiation.
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Molecules interact with electromagnetic
radiation.
Molecules can absorb and emit light.
Once a molecule has absorbed light
(energy), the molecule can:
1. Rotate
2. Translate
3. Vibrate
4. Electronic transition
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For water:
Rotations occur in the microwave portion of spectrum.
Vibrations occur in the infrared portion of spectrum.
Translation occurs across the spectrum.
Electronic transitions occur in the ultraviolet portion of
spectrum.
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Example 4-5: What is the frequency of green light
of wavelength 5200 ?
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In 1900 Max Planck studied black body
radiation and realized that to explain the
energy spectrum he had to assume that:
1. energy is quantized
2. light has particle character
Plancks equation is
s J 10 x 6.626 constant s Planck h
hc
or E h E
34 -
= =
= =
v
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Example 4-6: What is the energy of a photon of
green light with wavelength 5200 ? What is the
energy of 1.00 mol of these photons?
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The Photoelectric Effect
Light can strike the surface of some metals
causing an electron to be ejected.

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The Photoelectric Effect
What are some practical uses of the
photoelectric effect?
You do it!
Electronic door openers
Light switches for street lights
Exposure meters for cameras
Albert Einstein explained the photoelectric effect
Explanation involved light having particle-like
behavior.
Einstein won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for this
work.
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Atomic Spectra and the Bohr
Atom
An emission spectrum is formed by an
electric current passing through a gas in a
vacuum tube (at very low pressure) which
causes the gas to emit light.
Sometimes called a bright line spectrum.
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Atom
An absorption spectrum is formed by
shining a beam of white light through a
sample of gas.
Absorption spectra indicate the wavelengths of
light that have been absorbed.
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Atom
Every element has a unique spectrum.
Thus we can use spectra to identify
elements.
This can be done in the lab, stars,
fireworks, etc.
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Atom
Atomic and molecular spectra are
important indicators of the underlying
structure of the species.
In the early 20
th
century several eminent
scientists began to understand this
underlying structure.
Included in this list are:
Niels Bohr
Erwin Schrodinger
Werner Heisenberg
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Atom
Example 4-7: An orange line of wavelength 5890
is observed in the emission spectrum of
sodium. What is the energy of one photon of this
orange light?
You do it!
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Atom
The Rydberg
equation is an
empirical
equation that
relates the
wavelengths of
the lines in the
hydrogen
spectrum.
hydrogen of spectrum emission
in the levels energy the of
numbers the refer to s n
n n
m 10 1.097 R
constant Rydberg the is R

n
1
n
1
R
1
2 1
1 - 7
2
2
2
1
<
=
|
|
.
|
\
|
=
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Atom
Example 4-8: What is
the wavelength of light
emitted when the
hydrogen atoms energy
changes from n = 4 to n
= 2?
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Atom
Notice that the wavelength calculated from
the Rydberg equation matches the wavelength
of the green colored line in the H spectrum.
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Atom
In 1913 Neils Bohr incorporated Plancks
quantum theory into the hydrogen
spectrum explanation.
Here are the postulates of Bohrs theory.
1. Atom has a number of definite and discrete
energy levels (orbits) in which an electron
may exist without emitting or absorbing
electromagnetic radiation.
As the orbital radius increases so does the energy
1<2<3<4<5......
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Atom
2. An electron may move from one discrete
energy level (orbit) to another, but, in so
doing, monochromatic radiation is
emitted or absorbed in accordance with
the following equation.

E E
hc
h E E - E
1 2
1 2
>
= = A =
v
Energy is absorbed when electrons jump to higher orbits.
n = 2 to n = 4 for example
Energy is emitted when electrons fall to lower orbits.
n = 4 to n = 1 for example

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Atom
3. An electron moves in a circular orbit about
the nucleus and it motion is governed by the
ordinary laws of mechanics and
electrostatics, with the restriction that the
angular momentum of the electron is
quantized (can only have certain discrete
values).
angular momentum = mvr = nh/2t
h = Plancks constant n = 1,2,3,4,...(energy
levels)
v = velocity of electron m = mass of electron
r = radius of orbit
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Atom
Light of a characteristic wavelength (and
frequency) is emitted when electrons move from
higher E (orbit, n = 4) to lower E (orbit, n = 1).
This is the origin of emission spectra.
Light of a characteristic wavelength (and
frequency) is absorbed when electrons jump
from lower E (orbit, n = 2) to higher E (orbit, n=
4)
This is the origin of absorption spectra.
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Atom
Bohrs theory correctly explains the H
emission spectrum.
The theory fails for all other elements
because it is not an adequate theory.
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The Wave Nature of the
Electron
In 1925 Louis de Broglie published his Ph.D.
dissertation.
A crucial element of his dissertation is that electrons
have wave-like properties.
The electron wavelengths are described by the de
Broglie relationship.
particle of velocity v
particle of mass m
constant s Planck h
mv
h

=
=
=
=
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Electron
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Electron
De Broglies assertion was verified by
Davisson & Germer within two years.
Consequently, we now know that electrons
(in fact - all particles) have both a particle
and a wave like character.
This wave-particle duality is a fundamental
property of submicroscopic particles.
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Electron
Example 4-9: Determine the wavelength, in m, of an
electron, with mass 9.11 x 10
-31
kg, having a velocity
of 5.65 x 10
7
m/s.
Remember Plancks constant is 6.626 x 10
-34
Js which
is also equal to 6.626 x 10
-34
kg m
2
/s.
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Electron
Example 4-10: Determine the wavelength, in m, of a
0.22 caliber bullet, with mass 3.89 x 10
-3
kg, having
a velocity of 395 m/s, ~ 1300 ft/s.
You do it!
Electron
Why is the bullets wavelength so small
compared to the electrons wavelength?
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The Quantum Mechanical
Picture of the Atom
Werner Heisenberg in 1927 developed the
concept of the Uncertainty Principle.
It is impossible to determine
simultaneously both the position and
momentum of an electron (or any other
small particle).
Detecting an electron requires the use of
electromagnetic radiation which displaces the
electron!
Electron microscopes use this phenomenon
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Picture of the Atom
Consequently, we must speak of the
electrons position about the atom in
terms of probability functions.
These probability functions are
represented as orbitals in quantum
mechanics.
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Picture of the Atom
Basic Postulates of Quantum Theory
1. Atoms and molecules can exist only in
certain energy states. In each energy
state, the atom or molecule has a definite
energy. When an atom or molecule
changes its energy state, it must emit or
absorb just enough energy to bring it to
the new energy state (the quantum
condition).
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Picture of the Atom
2. Atoms or molecules emit or absorb
radiation (light) as they change their
energies. The frequency of the light
emitted or absorbed is related to the
energy change by a simple equation.

v
hc
h E = =
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Picture of the Atom
3. The allowed energy states of atoms and
molecules can be described by sets of
numbers called quantum numbers.
Quantum numbers are the solutions of the
Schrodinger, Heisenberg & Dirac equations.
Four quantum numbers are necessary to
describe energy states of electrons in atoms.
+ = + +
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c
+ c
+
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+ c
+
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+ c
E V
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equation dinger o Schr
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..
z y x m t
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Quantum Numbers
The principal quantum number has the
symbol n.
n = 1, 2, 3, 4, ...... shells
n = K, L, M, N, ......
The electrons energy
depends principally on n .
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Quantum Numbers
The angular momentum quantum number
has the symbol .
= 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, .......(n-1)
= s, p, d, f, g, h, .......(n-1)
tells us the shape of the orbitals.
These orbitals are the volume around the
atom that the electrons occupy 90-95% of
the time.
This is one of the places where Heisenbergs
Uncertainty principle comes into play.
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Quantum Numbers
The symbol for the magnetic quantum number
is m
.

m
= - , (- + 1), (- +2), .....0, ......., ( -2), ( -1),

If = 0 (or an s orbital), then m
= 0.
Notice that there is only 1 value of m
.
This implies that there is one s orbital per n value. n > 1
If = 1 (or a p orbital), then m
= -1,0,+1.
There are 3 values of m
.
Thus there are three p orbitals per n value. n > 2
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Quantum Numbers
If = 2 (or a d orbital), then m
= -2,-1,0,+1,+2.
.
Thus there are five d orbitals per n value. n > 3
If = 3 (or an f orbital), then
m
= -3,-2,-1,0,+1,+2, +3.
.
Thus there are seven f orbitals per n value, n > 4
Theoretically, this series continues on to g,h,i,
etc. orbitals.
Atoms that have been discovered or made up to
this point in time only have electrons in s, p, d, or f
orbitals in their ground state configurations.
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Quantum Numbers
The last quantum number is the spin
quantum number, m
s
.
The spin quantum number only has two
possible values.
m
s
= +1/2 or -1/2
This quantum number tells us the spin and
orientation of the magnetic field of the
electrons.
Wolfgang Pauli in 1925 discovered the
Exclusion Principle.
No two electrons in an atom can have the same
set of 4 quantum numbers.
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Atomic Orbitals
Atomic orbitals are regions of space
where the probability of finding an
electron about an atom is highest.
s orbital properties:
There is one s orbital per n level.
= 0 1 value of m

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Atomic Orbitals
s orbitals are spherically
symmetric.
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Atomic Orbitals
p orbital properties:
The first p orbitals appear in the n = 2 shell.
p orbitals are peanut or dumbbell shaped
volumes.
They are directed along the axes of a Cartesian
coordinate system.
There are 3 p orbitals per n level.
The three orbitals are named p
x
, p
y
, p
z
.

They have an = 1.
m
= -1,0,+1 3 values of m

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Atomic Orbitals
p orbitals are peanut or dumbbell shaped.
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Atomic Orbitals
d orbital properties:
The first d orbitals appear in the n = 3 shell.
The five d orbitals have two different shapes:
4 are clover leaf shaped.
1 is peanut shaped with a doughnut around it.
The orbitals lie directly on the Cartesian axes or
are rotated 45
o
from the axes.
There are 5 d orbitals per n level.
The five orbitals are named
They have an = 2.
m = -2,-1,0,+1,+2 5 values of m

2 2 2
z y - x
xz yz xy
d , d , d , d , d
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Atomic Orbitals
d orbital shapes
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Atomic Orbitals
f orbital properties:
The first f orbitals appear in the n = 4 shell.
The f orbitals have the most complex
shapes.
There are seven f orbitals per n level.
The f orbitals have complicated names.
They have an = 3
m
= -3,-2,-1,0,+1,+2, +3 7 values of m

The f orbitals have important effects in the
lanthanide and actinide elements.
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Atomic Orbitals
f orbital shapes
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Atomic Orbitals
Spin quantum number effects:
Every orbital can hold up to two electrons.
Consequence of the Pauli Exclusion Principle.
The two electrons are designated as having
one spin up | and one spin down +
Spin describes the direction of the
electrons magnetic fields.
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Paramagnetism and
Diamagnetism
Unpaired electrons have their spins
aligned || or ++
This increases the magnetic field of the
atom.
Atoms with unpaired electrons are called
paramagnetic .
Paramagnetic atoms are attracted to a
magnet.
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Paramagnetism and
Diamagnetism
Paired electrons have their spins unaligned |+.
Paired electrons have no net magnetic field.
Atoms with paired electrons are called
diamagnetic.
Diamagnetic atoms are repelled by a magnet.
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Paramagnetism and
Diamagnetism
Because two electrons in the same orbital
must be paired, it is possible to calculate
the number of orbitals and the number of
electrons in each n shell.
The number of orbitals per n level is given
by n
2
.
The maximum number of electrons per n
level is 2n
2
.
The value is 2n
2
because of the two paired
electrons.
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Paramagnetism and
Diamagnetism
Energy Level
n
# of Orbitals
n
2

Max # of e-
2n
2

1
2
3
4
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The Periodic Table and
Electron Configurations
The principle that describes how the
periodic chart is a function of electronic
configurations is the Aufbau Principle.
The electron that distinguishes an
element from the previous element
enters the lowest energy atomic orbital
available.
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The Aufbau Principle describes the electron
filling order in atoms.
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There are two ways to remember the correct
filling order for electrons in atoms.
1. You can use this mnemonic.
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2. Or you can use the periodic chart .
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Now we will use the Aufbau Principle to
determine the electronic configurations of the
elements on the periodic chart.
1
st
row elements.
2
2
1
1
1s He
1s H
ion Configurat 1s
|+
|
1
1
1s H
ion Configurat 1s
|
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2
nd
row elements.
Hunds rule tells us that the electrons will fill the
p orbitals by placing electrons in each orbital
singly and with same spin until half-filled. Then
the electrons will pair to finish the p orbitals.
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3
rd
row elements
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
6 2
18
5 2
17
4 2
16
3 2
15
2 2
14
1 2
13
2
12
1
11
3p s 3 Ne Ne Ar
3p s 3 Ne Ne Cl
3p s 3 Ne Ne S
3p s 3 Ne Ne P
3p s 3 Ne Ne Si
3p s 3 Ne Ne Al
s 3 Ne Ne Mg
s 3 Ne Ne Na
ion Configurat 3p 3s
|+ |+ |+ |+
| |+ |+ |+
| | |+ |+
| | | |+
| | |+
| |+
|+
| | | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
5 2
17
4 2
16
3 2
15
2 2
14
1 2
13
2
12
1
11
3p s 3 Ne Ne Cl
3p s 3 Ne Ne S
3p s 3 Ne Ne P
3p s 3 Ne Ne Si
3p s 3 Ne Ne Al
s 3 Ne Ne Mg
s 3 Ne Ne Na
| |+ |+ |+
| | |+ |+
| | | |+
| | |+
| |+
|+
| | | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
4 2
16
3 2
15
2 2
14
1 2
13
2
12
1
11
3p s 3 Ne Ne S
3p s 3 Ne Ne P
3p s 3 Ne Ne Si
3p s 3 Ne Ne Al
s 3 Ne Ne Mg
s 3 Ne Ne Na
| | |+ |+
| | | |+
| | |+
| |+
|+
| | | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
3 2
15
2 2
14
1 2
13
2
12
1
11
3p s 3 Ne Ne P
3p s 3 Ne Ne Si
3p s 3 Ne Ne Al
s 3 Ne Ne Mg
s 3 Ne Ne Na
| | | |+
| | |+
| |+
|+
|
| | | |
| | | |
2
12
1
11
s 3 Ne Ne Mg
s 3 Ne Ne Na
|+
| | | | |
1
11
s 3 Ne Ne Na
|
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
2 2
14
1 2
13
2
12
1
11
3p s 3 Ne Ne Si
3p s 3 Ne Ne Al
s 3 Ne Ne Mg
s 3 Ne Ne Na
| | |+
| |+
|+
| | | | |
| | | |
| | | |
1 2
13
2
12
1
11
3p s 3 Ne Ne Al
s 3 Ne Ne Mg
s 3 Ne Ne Na
| |+
|+
|
108
4
th
row elements
| | | |
1
19
4s Ar Ar K
ion Configurat 4p 4s 3d
|
109
| | | |
| | | |
2
20
1
19
4s Ar Ar Ca
4s Ar Ar K
|+
|
110
| | | |
| | | |
it! do You Sc
4s Ar Ar Ca
4s Ar Ar K
21
2
20
1
19
|+
|
111
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
1 2
21
2
20
1
19
3d 4s Ar Ar Sc
4s Ar Ar Ca
4s Ar Ar K
|+ |
|+
|
112
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
it! do You Ti
3d 4s Ar Ar Sc
4s Ar Ar Ca
4s Ar Ar K
22
1 2
21
2
20
1
19
|+ |
|+
|
113
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
2 2
22
1 2
21
2
20
1
19
3d 4s Ar Ar Ti
3d 4s Ar Ar Sc
4s Ar Ar Ca
4s Ar Ar K
|+ | |
|+ |
|+
|
114
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
3 2
23
2 2
22
1 2
21
2
20
1
19
3d 4s Ar Ar V
3d 4s Ar Ar Ti
3d 4s Ar Ar Sc
4s Ar Ar Ca
4s Ar Ar K
|+ | | |
|+ | |
|+ |
|+
|
115
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
orbitals. filled completely and filled - half with
associated stability of measure extra an is There
3d 4s Ar Ar Cr
3d 4s Ar Ar V
3d 4s Ar Ar Ti
3d 4s Ar Ar Sc
4s Ar Ar Ca
4s Ar Ar K
5 1
24
3 2
23
2 2
22
1 2
21
2
20
1
19
| | | | | |
|+ | | |
|+ | |
|+ |
|+
|
116
| | | |
5 2
25
3d 4s Ar Ar Mn
|+ | | | | |
117
| | | |
it! do You Fe
3d 4s Ar Ar Mn
26
5 2
25
|+ | | | | |
118
| | | |
| | | |
6 2
26
5 2
25
3d 4s Ar Ar Fe
3d 4s Ar Ar Mn
|+ | | | | |+
|+ | | | | |
119
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
7 2
27
6 2
26
5 2
25
3d 4s Ar Ar Co
3d 4s Ar Ar Fe
3d 4s Ar Ar Mn
|+ | | | |+ |+
|+ | | | | |+
|+ | | | | |
120
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
8 2
28
7 2
27
6 2
26
5 2
25
3d 4s Ar Ar Ni
3d 4s Ar Ar Co
3d 4s Ar Ar Fe
3d 4s Ar Ar Mn
|+ | | |+ |+ |+
|+ | | | |+ |+
|+ | | | | |+
|+ | | | | |
121
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
it! do You Cu
3d 4s Ar Ar Ni
3d 4s Ar Ar Co
3d 4s Ar Ar Fe
3d 4s Ar Ar Mn
29
8 2
28
7 2
27
6 2
26
5 2
25
|+ | | |+ |+ |+
|+ | | | |+ |+
|+ | | | | |+
|+ | | | | |
122
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
reason. same y the essentiall for
and Cr like exception Another
3d 4s Ar Ar Cu
3d 4s Ar Ar Ni
3d 4s Ar Ar Co
3d 4s Ar Ar Fe
3d 4s Ar Ar Mn
10 1
29
8 2
28
7 2
27
6 2
26
5 2
25
| |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
|+ | | |+ |+ |+
|+ | | | |+ |+
|+ | | | | |+
|+ | | | | |
123
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
10 2
30
10 1
29
8 2
28
7 2
27
6 2
26
5 2
25
3d 4s Ar Ar Zn
3d 4s Ar Ar Cu
3d 4s Ar Ar Ni
3d 4s Ar Ar Co
3d 4s Ar Ar Fe
3d 4s Ar Ar Mn
|+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
| |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
|+ | | |+ |+ |+
|+ | | | |+ |+
|+ | | | | |+
|+ | | | | |
124
| | | |
1 10 2
31
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar Ga
| |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
125
| | | |
it! do You Ge
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar Ga
32
1 10 2
31
| |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
126
| | | |
| | | |
2 10 2
32
1 10 2
31
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar Ge
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar Ga
| | |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
| |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
127
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
3 10 2
33
2 10 2
32
1 10 2
31
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar As
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar Ge
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar Ga
| | | |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
| | |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
| |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
128
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
it! do You Se
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar As
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar Ge
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar Ga
34
3 10 2
33
2 10 2
32
1 10 2
31
| | | |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
| | |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
| |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
129
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
4 10 2
34
3 10 2
33
2 10 2
32
1 10 2
31
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar Se
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar As
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar Ge
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar Ga
| | |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
| | | |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
| | |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
| |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
130
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
5 10 2
35
4 10 2
34
3 10 2
33
2 10 2
32
1 10 2
31
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar Br
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar Se
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar As
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar Ge
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar Ga
| |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
| | |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
| | | |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
| | |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
| |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
131
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
6 10 2
36
5 10 2
35
4 10 2
34
3 10 2
33
2 10 2
32
1 10 2
31
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar Kr
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar Br
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar Se
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar As
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar Ge
4p 3d 4s Ar Ar Ga
|+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
| |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
| | |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
| | | |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
| | |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
| |+ |+ |+ |+ |+ |+
132
Now we can write a complete set of quantum
numbers for all of the electrons in these three
elements as examples.
Na
Ca
Fe
First for
11
Na.
When completed there must be one set of 4
quantum numbers for each of the 11 electrons in
(remember Ne has 10 electrons)

| | | |
1
11
s 3 Ne Ne Na
|
133
1/2 0 0 1 e 1
m m n
- st
s
+
134
electrons s 1
1/2 0 0 1 e 2
1/2 0 0 1 e 1
m m n
- nd
- st
s
)
`
135
1/2 0 0 2 e 3
electrons s 1
1/2 0 0 1 e 2
1/2 0 0 1 e 1
m m n
- rd
- nd
- st
s
+

)
136
electrons s 2
1/2 0 0 2 e 4
1/2 0 0 2 e 3
electrons s 1
1/2 0 0 1 e 2
1/2 0 0 1 e 1
m m n
- th
- rd
- nd
- st
s
)
`
+
)
`
137
1/2 1 - 1 2 e 5
electrons s 2
1/2 0 0 2 e 4
1/2 0 0 2 e 3
electrons s 1
1/2 0 0 1 e 2
1/2 0 0 1 e 1
m m n
- th
- th
- rd
- nd
- st
s
+
)
`
+
)
`
138
1/2 0 1 2 e 6
1/2 1 - 1 2 e 5
electrons s 2
1/2 0 0 2 e 4
1/2 0 0 2 e 3
electrons s 1
1/2 0 0 1 e 2
1/2 0 0 1 e 1
m m n
- th
- th
- th
- rd
- nd
- st
s
+
+
)
`
+
)
`
139
1/2 1 1 2 e 7
1/2 0 1 2 e 6
1/2 1 - 1 2 e 5
electrons s 2
1/2 0 0 2 e 4
1/2 0 0 2 e 3
electrons s 1
1/2 - 0 0 1 e 2
1/2 0 0 1 e 1
m m n
- th
- th
- th
- th
- rd
- nd
- st
s
+ +
+
+
)
`
+
)
`
+
140
1/2 1 1 2 e 8
1/2 1 1 2 e 7
1/2 0 1 2 e 6
1/2 1 - 1 2 e 5
electrons s 2
1/2 0 0 2 e 4
1/2 0 0 2 e 3
electrons s 1
1/2 0 0 1 e 2
1/2 0 0 1 e 1
m m n
- th
- th
- th
- th
- th
- rd
- nd
- st
s

+ +
+
+
)
`
+
)
`
141
1/2 0 1 2 e 9
1/2 1 1 2 e 8
1/2 1 1 2 e 7
1/2 0 1 2 e 6
1/2 1 - 1 2 e 5
electrons s 2
1/2 0 0 2 e 4
1/2 0 0 2 e 3
electrons s 1
1/2 0 0 1 e 2
1/2 0 0 1 e 1
m m n
- th
- th
- th
- th
- th
- th
- rd
- nd
- st
s

+ +
+
+
)
`
+
)
`
142
electrons p 2
1/2 1 1 2 e 10
1/2 0 1 2 e 9
1/2 1 1 2 e 8
1/2 1 1 2 e 7
1/2 0 1 2 e 6
1/2 1 - 1 2 e 5
electrons s 2
1/2 0 0 2 e 4
1/2 0 0 2 e 3
electrons s 1
1/2 0 0 1 e 2
1/2 0 0 1 e 1
m m n
- th
- th
- th
- th
- th
- th
- th
- rd
- nd
- st
s
+

+ +
+
+
)
`
+
)
`
143
} electron s 3 1/2 0 0 3 e 11
electrons p 2
1/2 1 1 2 e 10
1/2 0 1 2 e 9
1/2 1 1 2 e 8
1/2 1 1 2 e 7
1/2 0 1 2 e 6
1/2 1 - 1 2 e 5
electrons s 2
1/2 0 0 2 e 4
1/2 0 0 2 e 3
electrons s 1
1/2 0 0 1 e 2
1/2 0 0 1 e 1
m m n
- th
- th
- th
- th
- th
- th
- th
- th
- rd
- nd
- st
s
+

+

+ +
+
+
)
`
+
)
`
144
Next we will do the same exercise for
20
Ca.
Again, when finished we must have one set of 4
quantum numbers for each of the 20 electrons in
Ca.
We represent the first 18 electrons in Ca with
the symbol [Ar].
| |
2
20
4s Ar [Ar] Ca
|+
145
1/2 0 0 4 e 19 ] Ar [
m m n
- th
s
+
146
electrons s 4
1/2 0 0 4 e 20
1/2 0 0 4 e 19 ] Ar [
m m n
- th
- th
s
147
Finally, we do the same exercise for
26
Fe.
We should have one set of 4 quantum numbers for
each of the 26 electrons in Fe.
To save time and space, we use the symbol
[Ar] to represent the first 18 electrons in Fe
| | | |
6 2
26
3d 4s Ar Ar Fe
|+ | | | | |+
148
1/2 0 0 4 e 19 ] Ar [
m m n
- th
s
+
149
electrons s 4
1/2 0 0 4 e 20
1/2 0 0 4 e 19 ] Ar [
m m n
- th
- th
s
150
1/2 2 - 2 3 e 21
electrons s 4
1/2 0 0 4 e 20
1/2 0 0 4 e 19 ] Ar [
m m n
- st
- th
- th
s
+

)
151
it! do You e 22
1/2 2 - 2 3 e 21
electrons s 4
1/2 0 0 4 e 20
1/2 0 0 4 e 19 ] Ar [
m m n
- nd
- st
- th
- th
s
+

)
152
1/2 1 - 2 3 e 22
1/2 2 - 2 3 e 21
electrons s 4
1/2 0 0 4 e 20
1/2 0 0 4 e 19 [Ar]
m m n
- nd
- st
- th
- th
s
+
+

)
153
1/2 0 2 3 e 23
1/2 1 - 2 3 e 22
1/2 2 - 2 3 e 21
electrons s 4
1/2 0 0 4 e 20
1/2 0 0 4 e 19 [Ar]
m m n
- rd
- nd
- st
- th
- th
s
+
+
+

)
154
1/2 1 2 3 e 24
1/2 0 2 3 e 23
1/2 1 - 2 3 e 22
1/2 2 - 2 3 e 21
electrons s 4
1/2 0 0 4 e 20
1/2 0 0 4 e 19 [Ar]
m m n
- th
- rd
- nd
- st
- th
- th
s
+ +
+
+
+

)
155
shell d filled - half
1/2 2 2 3 e 25
1/2 1 2 3 e 24
1/2 0 2 3 e 23
1/2 1 - 2 3 e 22
1/2 2 - 2 3 e 21
electrons s 4
1/2 0 0 4 e 20
1/2 0 0 4 e 19 [Ar]
m m n
- th
- th
- rd
- nd
- st
- th
- th
s
+ +
+ +
+
+
+

)
156
it! do You e 26
1/2 2 2 3 e 25
1/2 1 2 3 e 24
1/2 0 2 3 e 23
1/2 1 - 2 3 e 22
1/2 2 - 2 3 e 21
electrons s 4
1/2 0 0 4 e 20
1/2 0 0 4 e 19 [Ar]
m m n
- th
- th
- th
- rd
- nd
- st
- th
- th
s
+ +
+ +
+
+
+

)
157
1/2 2 - 2 3 e 26
1/2 2 2 3 e 25
1/2 1 2 3 e 24
1/2 0 2 3 e 23
1/2 1 - 2 3 e 22
1/2 2 - 2 3 e 21
electrons s 4
1/2 0 0 4 e 20
1/2 0 0 4 e 19 [Ar]
m m n
- th
- th
- th
- rd
- nd
- st
- th
- th
s
+ +
+ +
+
+
+

)
158
Synthesis Question
What is the atomic number of the element
that should theoretically be the noble gas
below Rn?

The 6 ds are completed with element 112
and the 7ps are completed with element
118. Thus the next noble gas (or perhaps
it will be a noble liquid) should be element
118.
159
Group Question
In a universe different from ours, the laws
of quantum mechanics are the same as
ours with one small change. Electrons in
this universe have three spin states, -1, 0,
and +1, rather than the two, +1/2 and -1/2,
that we have. What two elements in this
universe would be the first and second
noble gases? (Assume that the elements
in this different universe have the same
symbols as in ours.)
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