Unit 2 – Atomic Theory and Periodicity Review
Section I: History
In each box, write the name of the scientist(s) associated with the statement. Choose from among the following:
- Democritus
- Dalton
- Bohr
- Rutherford
- Thomson
- Schroedinger and Heisenberg
There are small negatively charged particles inside an atom
Thomson / His discovery was made after conducting an experiment with gold foil
Rutherford
There is a small, dense, positively charged nucleus
Rutherford / Atoms are small, hard spheres
Dalton
Most of an atoms mass is in the nucleus
Rutherford / Electrons are found in electron clouds, not in defined paths
Schroedinger and Heisenberg
Electrons follow a definite path but can jump from one path to another
Bohr / Elements combine is specific proportions to make compounds
Dalton
Atoms are mostly empty space
Rutherford / Atoms are uncuttable
Democritus
Atoms of one element are all the same, but atoms of different elements are different
Dalton / His theory of atomic structure led to the “plum pudding” model of atoms
Thomson
Electron paths cannot be defined for certain
Schroedinger and Heisenberg / All substances are made of atoms
Dalton
Section II: Atomic Vocabulary (unscramble)
- Weighted average of all naturally occurring isotopes of the same element. (mictoasams)atomic mass
- The building blocks of matter (moats)atoms
- Positively charged particle in an atom (torpno)proton
- Made up of protons and neutrons (ucselun)nucleus
- Particle in an atom that has no charge (tronune)neutron
- Atoms with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons (sootpies)isotopes
- Negatively charged particle in an atom (cleenrot)electron
- Number of protons in a nucleus (mictoabrumen)atomicnumber
- Regions where electrons are likely to be found (renectolscudlo)electronclouds
- Sum of protons and neutrons (samsbrumen)massnumber
Section III: Isotopes Practice
Complete the table below.
Complete atomic symbol / Atomic # / Mass # / # of protons / # of neutrons / # of electronsC / 6 / 14 / 6 / 8 / 6
I / 53 / 78 / 53 / 25 / 53
Cl / 17 / 35 / 17 / 18 / 17
Fe / 26 / 54 / 26 / 28 / 26
He / 2 / 4 / 2 / 2 / 2
U / 92 / 238 / 92 / 146 / 92
- Name the element which has the following number of particles:
- 82 electrons, 125 neutrons, 82 protons Lead-207
- 53 protons, 53 electrons, 74 neutrons Iodine-127
- Naturally occurring europium consists of two isotopes with masses of 151 and 153 amu. The respective abundances are 48.03% and 51.97%. What is the atomic mass of europium?
152.04 amu (or 154.02 g/mol)
- Strontium consists of four isotopes. There masses and abundances are listed below. Use this data to calculate the atomic mass of strontium.
MassAbundance
840.50%
869.9%87.71 amu (or 87.71 g/mol)
877.0%
8882.6%
Section IV: Nuclear Reactions
Write the equations for the reactions described below.
- Decay of polonium-218 by alpha (α) emission. Po He +Pb
- Decay of carbon-14 by beta (β) emission. C β +N
- The alpha decay of radon-198 Po He +Po
- The beta decay of uranium-237 Po β +Np
Section V: Unit Conversions (Mass-Moles-Atoms)
- How many moles are in 4.14x1022 atoms of boron?
0.0687mol
- Determine the mass in grams of 6.8 moles of iron.
380 g
- What is the mass of 1.62 x 1023atoms of carbon?
3.23 g
- How many atoms are in 2.17 grams of zinc?
2.00 x 1022 atoms
Section VI: Regions of the periodic table
- Name the following regions of the periodic table.
- Group IA alkalimetals
- Group IIA alkalineearthmetals
- Group VIIA halogens
- Group VIIIA noblegases
- Groups IB – VIIIB transitionmetals
- The top row of the f block lanthanides
- The bottom row of the f block actinides
- List the six metalloids (aka semimetals). Boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, & tellurium
- List the seven diatomic elements. hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine
Section VII: Electron configurations, Orbital diagrams, and Lewis dot diagrams
Write the electron configurations and draw the corresponding orbital diagrams and the Lewis dot diagram for the elements below.
- Hydrogen1s1
- Boron1s2 2s2 2p1
- Sodium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1
- Krypton1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6
- Chromium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d4
- Phosphorus1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3
- Carbon1s2 2s2 2p2
- Oxygen1s2 2s2 2p4
- Potassium1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1
- Cobalt1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d7
- Platinum 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f14 5d8
Write the abbreviated electron configurations and orbital diagrams for the elements below.
- Platinum [Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d8
- Plutonium[Rn]7s2 5f6
- Neodymium[Xe]6s2 4f4
- Lead[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p2
- Cesium[Xe]6s1
Describe each of the following rules for electrons filling orbitals in an electron cloud.
- Aufbau rule – each electron occupies the lowest energy orbital available
- Pauli exclusion principle – a max of two electrons may occupy one orbital but the must have opposite spins
- Hund’s rule – single electrons must occupy each equal-energy orbital before an opposite spin electron is added
- Heisenberg uncertainty principle – it is impossible to know both the velocity and position of an electron at the same time
Section VIII: Periodic Trends
- Rank the following elements by increasing atomic radius: carbon,aluminum, oxygen, potassium.
O, C, Al, K
- Rank the following elements by increasing electronegativity: sulfur,oxygen, neon, aluminum.
Ne, Al, S, O
- Rank the following elements by increasing first ionization energy: bromine, strontium, arsenic, calcium
Sr, Ca, As, Br
- Why does fluorine have a higher first ionization energy than iodine? Fluorine’s valence shell is closer to the nucleus that iodine’s (fluorine has fewer shielding electrons). Thus, the nucleus has a stronger attraction for fluorine’s valence electrons, making them harder to remove.