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Atomic Structure

Telangana Board · Class 12 · Chemistry

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Topics in Atomic Structure

1

Discovery of Fundamental Particles

  • J.J. Thomson discovered the electron in 1897 using cathode ray tube experiments
  • Electrons have negative charge (-1.602 × 10⁻¹⁹ C) and very small mass (9.109 × 10⁻³¹ kg)
  • Protons were discovered as positively charged particles with mass 1840 times heavier than electrons
2

Early Atomic Models

  • Thomson's Plum Pudding Model: Atom is a sphere of positive charge with electrons embedded like plums in pudding
  • Rutherford's Nuclear Model: Dense, positively charged nucleus at center with electrons revolving around it
  • Rutherford's α-particle scattering experiment used gold foil and α-particles (He²⁺ ions)
3

Electromagnetic Radiation and Planck's Theory

  • Electromagnetic radiation consists of oscillating electric and magnetic fields perpendicular to each other
  • Characterized by wavelength (λ), frequency (ν), amplitude, and wave number (ν̄)
  • All electromagnetic radiation travels at speed of light (c = 3 × 10⁸ m/s) in vacuum
4

Hydrogen Spectrum and Bohr's Model

  • Hydrogen spectrum consists of discrete lines, not continuous spectrum
  • Different series: Lyman (UV), Balmer (visible), Paschen (IR), Brackett (IR), Pfund (IR)
  • Rydberg formula: ν̄ = RH[1/n₁² - 1/n₂²] where RH = 109,677 cm⁻¹

Key Concepts

Atoms consist of three basic particlesRutherford's αElectromagnetic radiation is energy transmitted asBohr proposed that electrons orbitDe Broglie proposed that matter particles

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