3.01 Understanding Atoms
The Events Leading to the Discovery of the Building Block of Matter
Dr. Fred Omega Garces Chemistry 111 Miramar College
1 3.02 Atomic Evolution January 10 Environmental Problems in our Lifetime
The sun and our atmosphere
2 3.02 Atomic Evolution January 10 Relationship between CO2 and Global Temperature
Atmospheric CO2 and Global Temperature
3 3.02 Atomic Evolution January 10 Charles David Keeling, An Analytical Chemist
• Charles David Keeling
4 3.02 Atomic Evolution January 10 Idea of the Atom
How did man come up with the idea of the atom ?
It took ~2400 years from when it was conceived to the time experimental evidence prove of the atom existence.
5 3.02 Atomic Evolution January 10 History of Chemistry and development of the atomic model
History of Atomic Structure The timeline of the progression of the development of the Modern Atomic theory.
Atomic Theory Timeline
J. Dalton
Empedocles J. Proust Aristotle A. Lavoisier
R. Boyle Democritus Leucippus
Zeno Aristotle Democritus Boyle Lavoisier Dalton
R. Bacon
-5 0 0 -2 5 0 0 2 5 0 5 0 0 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 1 5 0 0 1 7 5 0 2 0 0 0
6 3.02 Atomic Evolution January 10 Matter according to ... Greek Philosophers
492-375 BC: Empedocles (supported by Aristotle) Earth-Air-Fire-Water
400 BC: Zeno (also supported by Aristotle) Matter can be infinitely divided
400 BC: Leucippus 470-375 BC: Democritus (student of Leucippus) Proposed the idea of the atom Matter -indivisible particles called atoms “Atheistic Belief”
7 3.02 Atomic Evolution January 10 Next 2000 Years Alchemy (pseudo science) lead into gold experiments (black magic) took detailed notes (lab notebook conceived) Systematic metallurgy (extracted metals from ore)
Roger Bacon (1214-1292) An English and alchemist, Bacon became known as the founder of experimental science. He believed that doing experiments for yourself rather than just accepting what other people tell you was the way to learn about nature. His most important work was the Opus Matus, in what he wrote about the scientific method of learning. He did many experiment which showed how rainbow are made by the effect of water drops on sunlight and how lenses could be used to help people with weak sight. Pierre Gassendi (1600), Priest, Philosopher and scientist that modified the original hypothesis of Leuccipus and stated all atoms
8 3.02 Atomic Evolution created by “God”. January 10 Atomic Structure Revolution 1500 Robert Boyle The Skeptical Chemist He performed detailed experiment with gases; this initiated the break down of the Greek's model of matter.
1700 Antoine Lavoisier Father of modern chemistry (Law of conservation of mass)
He made very careful measurements and concluded that mass is neither created nor destroyed. The thought at the time was then when a substance was burned, the ashes were lighter than the starting material, but Lavoisier did the experiment in an enclosed container and determined that the mass did not change. Subsequent experiments with other reactions was consistent with the conservation of mass findings.
9 3.02 Atomic Evolution January 10 1790-1800 Joseph Proust (Law of definite proportion or Law of constant composition) A given compound always contain exactly the same proportion of elements by mass.
i.e., H2O 2:16 or H : O 1 : 8 by mass always true whether there is 18 g or 139 g H2O
For, H2O2 2:32 the H : O is 1 g H : 16 g O
In other words, Water found in SD or the Arctic or Jupiter’s moon will all have 1 g hydrogen to 8 g oxygen ratios. Likewise glucose found in sugar cane or sweet beets have 6 g carbon to 1 g hydrogen to 8 gram oxygen ratios (12 x 6 C: 1 x 12 H: 16 x 6 O). i.e.,The relative numbers and kinds of atoms are constant.
10 3.02 Atomic Evolution January 10 1800 John Dalton J. Dalton: Founder of the Modern Atomic Theory (Law of Multiple proportion) When two elements form a series of compounds, the ratio of the masses of the element that combine with 1 gram of the first element can be reduce to small whole numbers.
Example: : Mass of nitrogen that combines with 1.0 gram of oxygen *Compound A 1.750 g g A/B = 1.750/0.8760 = 2 / 1 Compound B 0.8750 g g B/C = 0.8760 / 0.4375 = 2 / 1 Compound C 0.4375 g g A/C = 1.750 / 0.4375 = 4 / 1
Compounds consist of atoms which combines in whole number ratios.
*N2O g N2O NO g NO NO2 g N1/2 O
11 3.02 Atomic Evolution January 10 1808 Dalton's Atomic Theory :
A new system of Chemical Philosophy
• All matter is made of atom.
• In a chemical reaction atoms are neither created or destroyed but only arranged differently.
• Atoms of the same element are identical.
• Compounds are formed from two or more atoms. Atoms combine in simple whole number ratios to form compounds.
12 3.02 Atomic Evolution January 10 ... what’s next ??
Around this period, the model of the atom was gaining acceptance by scientist.
Questions still unanswered -
What is an atom?
How is it put together?
What are the parts of an atom?
13 3.02 Atomic Evolution January 10 Faraday Electrolysis ~1832 Contributions to the Modern Atomic Theory
Balmer Mendeleev Michelson Periodic Table Discharge Tubes C The modern Atom: a flow chart ~ 1830 - 90 ~1870 ~1885 of major theoretical and Becquerel, Curie Thomson Planck Radioactivity α,β γ experimental contributions e/m Quantum ~1897 ~1897 ~1900 (who, what, and when) leading to Einstein our understanding of the atom. Millikan Rutherford E=hv, E=mc2 e Nucleus ~1905 ~1909 ~1911
Bohr Scientific discovery is a Shell Model ~1913 complex human endeavor. The Aston Isotopes developments leading to our ~1909 Stern, Gerlach deBroglie Electron Spin Matter Waves ~1921 ~1924 understanding of the modern atom, dramatically depict Schrodinger scientific discoveries not as Wave Model, Heisenberg Pauli Exclusion, Uncertainty Principle individual efforts, but as the Hund's Rules ~1927 ~1926 collective work of the scientific community. Chadwick Neutron ~1932
14 3.02 Atomic Evolution January 10 Early experiments to Characterize the atoms
1820's Sir Humphrey Davy / Michael Faraday Matter contains negative charge particles (electrons). Later, cathode rays were discovered and in the late 1800's cathode rays was investigated further. (1832)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4144497206440839046
1900 John J. Thomson Cathode rays were electrically charge particles. Cathode Ray tube with electron stream where deflected by positive and negative plate: e / m = -1.76•108 C/g Proposed the "plum pudding model"
theory of the atom; based on Coulomb's Law: F = k ( Q1 Q2) / r. Atoms contains protons and electrons.
1909 R.A. Millikan Oil drop expt.: Determine the electron’s charge-value. e- = -1.60•10-19 C m = 9.11 •10-31 kg
15 3.02 Atomic Evolution January 10 Arrangement of subatomic particles
1911 Ernest Rutherford: Gold thin foil experiment. Reflection of alpha radiation on gold foil proved that the atom consisted of a very dense nucleus.
• Based on the particles deflection pattern, Rutherford calculated the fraction of the atomic volume occupied by the positive nucleus of about 1 part in 1014. The mass is so dense that a nucleus the size of a pea would have mass greater that 250 million tons.
16 3.02 Atomic Evolution January 10 Characteristics of Atomic Parts
The parts: Subatomic particles and their properties
Particle Mass *Rel Mass Relative Charge (amu)
e -; electron 9.109•10 -31 Kg 1/1837 - 1.602•10 -19 C
p + ; proton 1.673•10 -27 Kg 1 + 1.602•10 -19 C
n; neutron 1.675•10 -27 Kg 1 0
* Relative mass: 1 amu = 1 proton
17 3.02 Atomic Evolution January 10 Summary These were a few of the experiments which lead to the discovery and a better understanding to the parts of the atom.
Three sub-atomic particles : electron, protons, and neutrons combine in various numbers and arrangement to make the different 109 elements (and counting) in the periodic table.
The picture of the atomic architecture is now complete (or is it ?).
From the time of Dalton g Thomson g Rutherford g Bohr g Schrodinger, our model of the atom has undergone many modifications. The model is not finish however.
18 3.02 Atomic Evolution January 10 String Theory String theory is an active research framework in particle physics that attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity general relativity.[1] It is a contender for the theory of everything (TOE), a manner of describing the known fundamental forces and matter in a mathematically complete system. The theory has yet to make testable experimental predictions, leading some scientists to claim that it cannot be considered a part of science.
http://superstringtheory.com/.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/
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