Drawing Bohr Models for Mrs. Martindale’s class

Remember: Matter is anything that takes up space and has mass. All matter is made of atoms Atoms are the building blocks of matter, sort of like bricks are the building blocks of houses.

Created by G.Baker And remember: An atom has three parts: Proton = positive Neutron = no charge Electron = negative The proton & neutron are found in the center of the atom, a place called the nucleus. The electrons orbit the nucleus. Picture from

What are elements? Elements are to molecules like the alphabet is to language. Molecules are made up of elements. Elements are made of atoms. Information & picture from Chem4kids at om/files/atom_structure.html om/files/atom_structure.html

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Created by G.Baker More about Elements.. Elements are the building blocks of all matter. The periodic table is a list of all of the elements that can build matter. The periodic table tells us several things…

Created by G.Baker Periodic Table 8 O Oxygen 16 Atomic Number: Number of protons and it is also the number of electrons in an atom of an element. Element’s Symbol: An abbreviation for the element. Elements Name Atomic Mass/Weight: Number of protons + neutrons.

Atom Models We have talked about lots of models of the atom, but there are two we will be using most: Bohr Model Lewis Dot Structure

Bohr Model The Bohr Model shows protons, neutrons, electrons, and energy levels. In the center are circles. Each circle represents a single neutron or proton. Protons should have a plus or P written on them. Neutrons should be blank or have an N

Bohr Model If the atom has more than 8 protons, we can cheat and just write __P (fill in the number) for the protons and __N for the neutrons instead of drawing the circles. In a circle around the nucleus are the electrons. Electrons should have a minus sign or an e

Electrons have special rules…. You can’t just shove all of the electrons into the first orbit of an electron. Electrons are located in shells or energy levels. Each shell can only hold a limited amount.

Created by G.Baker Nucleus 1 st shell 2 nd shell 3 rd shell Adapted from

Remember… You can’t just shove all of the electrons into the first orbit of an electron. Electrons live in something called shells or energy levels. Only so many can be in any certain shell. The electrons in the outer most shell of any element are called valance electrons.

So… let’s draw a Lithium atom First, look at the Periodic Table Second, determine the number of protons the atomic number— the atomic number IS the number of protons) 3 Li Lithium 7

Next, determine the number of neutrons (Atomic mass minus atomic number) Then determine the number of electrons the atomic number. In a NEUTRAL atom, the atomic number is equal to the number of electrons! How cool is that?) 3 Li Lithium

Created by G.Baker 3 Li Lithium Protons = 3 Neutrons = 4 (7-3=4) Electrons = 3 2 in the 1 st shell, 1 in the 2 nd shell

Assignment Complete any 6 of the 12 Bohr models on the accompanying Bohr Model worksheet by drawing or writing the number of neutrons and protons in the nucleus and adding the correct number of electrons to the proper energy levels.

Created by G.Baker Lewis Dot Structure – this page only for the brave at heart. Not required. The Lewis Dot Structure is a bit different from the Bohr model. It only shows the element symbol and it’s outer most electron shell. O

For a Lewis Diagram… 1. Write the symbol. 2. Start on the right hand side, working your way clockwise around the symbol. Start with something easy like Li. Li

Learning opportunity…extra credit Using beans or beads (ex: dried peas are electrons, Lima Beans are protons, and kidney beans are neutrons), create a Bohr model and then a Lewis dot structure model of each of the first 20 elements. After you have created each model, draw each model on your chart (or take digital pictures and them to me!!) You may turn this in for extra credit. Hint: to make your chart, fold like a business letter, then fold the one edge down by 4 cm. Unfolded, you will have 3 columns. Label the columns: Element Name, Bohr Model, Lewis Dot.