ATOMIC STRUCTURE LEARNING OUTCOMES

BACKGROUND TO
ATOMIC THEORY

• IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING MODELS

OF ATOM
SUBATOMIC PARTICLES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE ATOM
• The relative mass of an electron is almost negligible The charge of a
single electron is -1.602189 x 10 >-19 coulombs, whereas the charge
of a proton is +1.602189 x 10 coulombs. However, relative to each
other, their charges are -1 and +1 respectively
Atoms: Key Terms
• The atomic number (or proton number) is the number of protons in
the nucleus of an atom and has the symbol Z
• The atomic number is also equal to the number of electrons that are
present in a neutral atom of an element
• The mass number (or nucleon number) is the total number of protons
+ neutrons in the nucleus of an atom, and has the symbol A
• The number of neutrons can be calculated by: Number of neutrons =
mass number - atomic number Protons and neutrons are also called
nucleons, because they are found in the nucleus
NUCLEAR
SYMBOL
QUESTION
RELATIVE ATOMIC MASS
MASS
SPECTROMETER
• Mass spectrometers can be
used to identify unknown
compounds via molecular
weight determination, to
quantify known
compounds, and to
determine structure and
chemical properties of
molecules.
QUESTION FOR PRACTICE
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
WHAT”S THAT
• The electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is the range of all types of
EM radiation. Radiation is energy that travels and spreads out
as it goes – the visible light that comes from a lamp in your
house and the radio waves that come from a radio station are
two types of electromagnetic radiation. The other types of EM
radiation that make up the electromagnetic spectrum are 
microwaves, infrared light, ultraviolet light, X-rays and 
gamma-rays.