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Structure of the Atom

Gujarat Board · Class 9 · Science

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Topics in Structure of the Atom

1

Discovery of Sub-atomic Particles

  • Atoms are NOT indivisible as proposed by Dalton - they contain smaller particles
  • Static electricity experiments (combing hair, glass rod with silk) show atoms contain charged particles
  • Electron discovered by J.J. Thomson - negatively charged particle with negligible mass
2

Atomic Models

  • Thomson's Model: 'Plum pudding' or 'watermelon' model - electrons embedded in positive sphere
  • Thomson's model explained electrical neutrality but had limitations
  • Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment: Alpha particles fired at thin gold foil
3

Electronic Configuration and Distribution

  • Electrons distributed in shells according to Bohr-Bury rules
  • Maximum electrons in shell = 2n² (where n is shell number)
  • K shell (n=1): maximum 2 electrons
4

Valency

  • Valency is the combining capacity of an atom
  • Atoms try to achieve octet (8 electrons) in outermost shell for stability
  • Helium achieves duplet (2 electrons) for stability

Key Concepts

Atoms contain three main subatomic particlesThomson proposed the 'plum pudding'Based on alpha particle scattering experimentBohr improved Rutherford's model by proposingRules for electron distribution

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