The document discusses the structure of atoms, detailing the fundamental particles such as electrons, protons, and neutrons, and their roles in chemical reactions. It explains the discovery of cathode rays, the charge and mass of electrons, and the methods used to measure these properties, including Millikan's oil drop experiment. Additionally, it covers the discovery of anode rays and neutrons, highlighting their characteristics and significance in atomic theory.
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Atomic Structure 1
The document discusses the structure of atoms, detailing the fundamental particles such as electrons, protons, and neutrons, and their roles in chemical reactions. It explains the discovery of cathode rays, the charge and mass of electrons, and the methods used to measure these properties, including Millikan's oil drop experiment. Additionally, it covers the discovery of anode rays and neutrons, highlighting their characteristics and significance in atomic theory.
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Nels STRUCTURE
ANS
a) The word ato) 7
meena eve fom pew
Ce non-divsible.
Rar ES calcd cs Sea
¢) Alllthe ato f
luding size, mass, and shapes.
¢d ‘ae of different elements have different
nasses_and also have different chemical
ties.
e) When atoms of same or different elements
combine together to form compounds, they
combine ina fixed rato, ‘simple whole umber
atios, such as 1:1, 1:2,2:1:2:3, ete
.’ f) Atoms of two elements may combine in
different ratios to form more than one compound,
e.g., carbon combines with oxygen to form CO
and CO, in 1: 1 and 1 :2 ratios, respectively.
g) Atoms in a chemical reactions are neither
created nor destroyed but they reorganised.
hh) An atomis the smallest particle which takes
part ina chemical reaction, i, factions of atom
do not take part ina chemical reaction.
‘Atom consists of smaller particles like electron,
proton neutron, neutrino, antineulrin®, positron
antiproton, pions: and mesons etc...
> Electron, Proton. and Neutronare: considered as
fundamental particles of atom.
> Electron was discovered by JL Thomson.
> Thename electron was proposed by Stoney:
> The experiments of Michael Farad aggested
the particulate nature ofelectrioty
> The cathode ray discharge tube is a sealed
tube,made of: glass congaining two thin metal
platescalled electrodes, j
the ge tube experiment “Crookes
Apserved thal rays were found f0 pass from
negatively charged plate (cathode) to positively
~ charged plate! (anode). .
VE
be observed only at verylow Orman
: ofHg) and at very high voltages(10000 V).
> ‘The rays'emited from cathode are called cathode
rays? ee
> Cathode rays are stream of electrons.
Aira very
low pressure low
High voltage generator
> The cathode rays move fromeathode to anode.
> These rays are invisible but their behaviour can
be observed with the help of fluorescent or
phosphorescent materials like Zinc sulphide _)
which glow when ht by them. ~~
‘These rays travel in straight lines ‘in the absence.
of electric and magnetic field.
> Inthe presence of electric field they are deflected
towards anode and in magnetic field towards
south pole.
aoe P
> “Cathode rays contain negatively charged
particles called electrons.
The nature of cathode rays is found to be
independent ofnature ofthe cathode material
and nature of the gas in the tube.
Hence electrons are considered as basic-
constituent particles ofall atoms.
.
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Specific charge
‘The charge to mass ratio 1s knownas specific
charge.
J.J:Thomsonmeasured e/mratio ofthe electron
pased on following points.
> Greater the magnitude of the charge on the
particle greateris the deflection when electric:
magnetic fields applied.
Lighter the mass of the p
the deflection. Be .
> Tr deflection of eletrnsfromits orginal ptt
>
increases when voltage increases.
y
article greater will be
i
>JJ-Thomson determined the value of charge to
mass ratio.
c :
7 =} 7588«10" Chg" (or) 1.7588x10°Cg"
Cathode Anode
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> As the velocity of the electron increases, the
specific charge of the electron decreases due to
the increase of relative mass of the electron.
> Themassofamoving electron may be calculated
by applying the formula
Where m, = rest mass ofelectron
y=velocity ofthe electron; c= velocity of light
> If v=c, mass of the moving electron becomes
de rays is independent
infinity.
> Thevalueofe/m of cathor
used as cathode and
of the nature of the metal
the gas used in the discharge tube.
> This shows that electrons are universal
constituents ofall matter
Note : e/m value of ions w.r-t. H-atom
tude of charge(relative charge)
__magni
mass no)
‘mass number (relative
WE: Find the e/m value of a— particle
(He) wnt, H-atom?
2
Sol: e/m valueof He e Dre
Charge of Electron :
> The charge of electron is the smallest known
electrical charge. It is taken as unit negative
charge.
> Millikan determined the charge of the electron
by Oildrop experiment.
an integral
> — Charge onthe oildrops was always
multiple of 1.6022x10"” C-
eae ance
Mass of electron
5 (2 site 1.6022x10"?
e]m,_ 1.758820x10" Chg”
MILLIKAN’S OIL DROP EXPERIMENT
> Atomber
(Charged metal
Cl Droplets —
ate | Plate (*)
a
ion) +e I +— Microscope
‘Charged metal
Pate (-)
Z
‘Charged
SitDreptt
In this, oil droplets which are in mist form were
allowed to enter through tiny hole inthe upper:
plate of electrical condenser.
d motion of these droplets was
Fax
>
> The downwar
viewed through the microscope, equipped with
micrometer eye piece.
> Theairinside the chamber was ionized by, passing
a beam of X-rays through it.
hese oil droplets was:
> The electrical charge ont
acquired by collisions with gaseous ions.
> Inchamber, the forces acting on oil drop are
gravitational, electrostatic due to electrical field
aida viscous drag force when the oil drop is
moving.
> Bymeasuring
Millikan was able to measu
droplets.
The fall of these charged oil droplets can be
retarded, accelerated or made stationary
depending upon the charge on the droplets and
the polarity and strength of the voltage applied
to the plate.
> Bycarefully measuring the effects of electrical
field strength on the motion of oil
droplets, Millikan concluded that the magnitude —
of electrical charge ‘q’ on the droplets is always ,
an integral multiple of the electrical charge ‘e”
q=ne, where n= 1,2,3.....
WE.2: An oil drop has 8.0 x 10°C charge. How
‘many electrons does this oil drop has? |
Sol: Charge on the oil drop =" 8.0x10°C
Charge on the electron=] 6x 1022 Gs
o
Violet am neta Sxl
e
the rate of fall of these droplets,
re the mass of oil
Vv43) edo
+L UW
i experiment, the charges
Sey ere found as 1.3x 105, value of anode raysis maximum when the
Poa 6.0x10-15, é rf
the magnitude of the chargcon ihectearan | #8presetinthe tube ishyogen
Sol: The magnitude of charge should be ilk 10 fo! tage
ge e smallest & (9.58x10" C.kg™ or 9.58x10'Cg™ )
other charges should be int 3
‘egral multiples of that a ‘th unit
smallest charge(q = ne), So inthe problem,the The protons carry unit positive charge with unit
smallest charge is 15x10" and is also an mass.
aaa mater ofall other charges, Rutherford obtained protons by bombarding
15x10 =Ixe 3x10 =2xe nitrogen atomicnucleus with a — particle.
45x10 =3xe is
6x10" =4
So charge on the electrons is same in aileaed N+} He {H 44/0 (Artificial Radioactivity)
and it willbe 1.5.x 10-15 proton
DISCOVERY OF ANODE RAYS & DISCOVERY OF NEUTRONS &
: EROVER mS = PROPERTIES
vd pero ey ed by Gold Stein, Neutrons are discovered by James Chadwick.
J yy James Chadwick.
™ 2 Recdpsronted catbodeinthedsctargetube | 5 When Bem or Boron kere bombarded
and repeated J.JThomson experiment and 5 ‘Saal
observed the formation ofanode rays. Oe a a
> These rays also termed 25 Canal aye, They have no charge but posses mass almost
> Canal rays are simply the positively charged | _eaualto proton.
eee Be + tHe > "C+ \n
> The name protonis suggested by Rutherford Beryllium @-particle Carbon Neutron
to Hydrogen nucleus,
» eae Tee line andthese are | UNCOMMON FUNDAMENTAL
> Anode rays are positively charged, and get i Pannen
deflected by external magnetic field and effect Positron :
the photographic plate. Positron is a sub nuclear particle denoted by g*.
e : & It can also be described as an antiparticle to
> a value of these rays is smaller than that of es een
value of electrons. A positron possesses mass equal to that of
ei electron
> — value ofanoderays dependsuponnatureofthe | > A positron posseses “+ve charge” equal in
m magnitude that of electron
eas. 4
> The specific charge ofpprotonisobtained when | (1.60210 coulombs)
hydrogen gas taken in the discharge tube.
Subatomic | Relative Relative!
particle [Discoveres| Mass Mass | Charge |Charge| em
Electron | Thomson }0.000546ama | 1 |-1.60210"C| «1 {1.76x 10" CxKg
9.18% 10" Kg|_ 1837 |.48x 10" esu
Proton J Gold Sted 1.00728am | 1 |i.60210"¢ | 1 [9sgx 0 cg
ery 7 :
1.673x10"” Kg 4.810" esu
Neutron | Chadwick] 1.008665 amu
! 1
L 1.67510" Ke 7 o fi