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According to the Plum Pudding Model, what was the expected behavior of particles passing through the uniformly positively charged sphere?
According to the Plum Pudding Model, what was the expected behavior of particles passing through the uniformly positively charged sphere?
Who is credited with discovering the electron through the Cathode Ray Tube Experiment?
Who is credited with discovering the electron through the Cathode Ray Tube Experiment?
What did Ernest Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment reveal about the structure of an atom?
What did Ernest Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment reveal about the structure of an atom?
What is the main characteristic of Niels Bohr's Planetary Model regarding the energy of electrons in different orbits?
What is the main characteristic of Niels Bohr's Planetary Model regarding the energy of electrons in different orbits?
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What causes an electron to produce radiation as it returns to its ground state in Niels Bohr's model?
What causes an electron to produce radiation as it returns to its ground state in Niels Bohr's model?
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Which model proposed that an atom is electrically neutral due to an equal balance of positive and negatively charged electrons?
Which model proposed that an atom is electrically neutral due to an equal balance of positive and negatively charged electrons?
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What did Erwin Schroedinger's Quantum Mechanical Model propose about the movement of electrons?
What did Erwin Schroedinger's Quantum Mechanical Model propose about the movement of electrons?
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According to the Electron Cloud Model, what does an orbital represent?
According to the Electron Cloud Model, what does an orbital represent?
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What is Werner Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle related to electrons?
What is Werner Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle related to electrons?
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What is the Aufbau Principle about electron configuration?
What is the Aufbau Principle about electron configuration?
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What is the Principal Quantum Number (n) used to determine?
What is the Principal Quantum Number (n) used to determine?
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What does the Magnetic Quantum Number (m sub l) determine?
What does the Magnetic Quantum Number (m sub l) determine?
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'Fully paired' and 'unpaired' electrons are associated with which quantum number?
'Fully paired' and 'unpaired' electrons are associated with which quantum number?
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Study Notes
Models of the Atom
- According to the Plum Pudding Model, particles passing through a uniformly positively charged sphere were expected to behave in a certain way.
Discovery of the Electron
- J.J. Thomson is credited with discovering the electron through the Cathode Ray Tube Experiment.
Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment
- Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment revealed that atoms have a small, dense, positively charged nucleus at their center.
Bohr's Planetary Model
- In Niels Bohr's Planetary Model, electrons occupy specific energy levels (or orbits) around the nucleus, and the main characteristic is that electrons in different orbits have different energy levels.
- When an electron returns to its ground state, it produces radiation, which is caused by the release of excess energy.
Electrically Neutral Atom
- The Plum Pudding Model proposes that an atom is electrically neutral due to an equal balance of positive and negatively charged electrons.
Quantum Mechanical Model
- Erwin Schroedinger's Quantum Mechanical Model proposes that electrons move in a probabilistic manner, and their position and momentum cannot be precisely known at the same time.
Electron Cloud Model
- In the Electron Cloud Model, an orbital represents the probability distribution of finding an electron within a specific region around the nucleus.
Uncertainty Principle
- Werner Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle states that it is impossible to know an electron's precise position and momentum simultaneously.
Aufbau Principle
- The Aufbau Principle is about electron configuration, stating that electrons occupy the lowest available energy levels in an atom.
Quantum Numbers
- The Principal Quantum Number (n) is used to determine the energy level of an electron.
- The Magnetic Quantum Number (m sub l) determines the orientation of an orbital around the nucleus.
- The concept of 'fully paired' and 'unpaired' electrons is associated with the Spin Quantum Number (m sub s).
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Test your knowledge on the electronic structure of an atom with this quiz. Questions cover key historical experiments and models such as John Dalton's Billiard Ball Model and Ernest Rutherford's Nuclear Model.