Explain the modern atomic model
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Explanation:The modern atomic theory states that atoms of one element are the same, while atoms of different elements are different.Each element has its own characteristic atomic number.Atoms of the same element can have different numbers of neutrons.
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In 1927, German physicist Werner Heisenberg (1901–1976) developed what is now known as the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. This hypothesis states that the position and velocity of an electron, or any moving particle, cannot both be known at the same time.
Therefore, the electrons are not located in discrete orbits, as hypothesized by Bohr model, but instead occupy a hazier region, called an orbital. An orbital indicates a probable location of the electrons in an atom instead of a definite path that they follow. The probable location of the electrons in an orbital is described by a series of numbers called quantum numbers.
The quantum model of the atom uses four quantum numbers to describe the arrangement of electrons in an atom. This arrangement is known as the electron configuration. The atoms for each element have their own distinct electron configuration. The ground state electron configuration of an atom represents the lowest energy arrangement of the electrons in an atom. The placement of electrons in a particular configuration is based on three principles. The first, the Aufbau principle, states that an electron will occupy the lowest possible energy orbital available. The Pauli exclusion principle states that each electron in an atom has its own distinct set of four quantum numbers. No two electrons in an atom will have the same set.
Lastly, Hund's rule states that even though each orbital can hold two electrons, the electrons will occupy the orbitals such that there are a maximum number of orbitals with only one electron.
Hund's rule is based on the Aufbau principle that electrons are added to the lowest available energy level (shell) of an atom. Around each atomic nucleus, electrons occupy energy levels termed shells. Each shell has a spherical s orbital and, starting with the second shell, orbitals (p, d, f, etc.) and sub orbitals (e.g., 2px,2py, 2pz) with differing size, shapes and orientation (i.e., direction in space).
Although each suborbital can hold two electrons, the electrons all carry negative charges and, because like charges repel, electrons repel each other. In accord with Hund's rule, electrons space themselves as far apart as possible by occupying all available vacant suborbitals before pairing up with another electron. The unpaired electrons all have the same spin quantum number.
In accord with the Pauli exclusion principle that states that each electron must have its own unique set of quantum numbers that specify its energy and because all electrons have a spin of 1/2, each suborbital can hold up to two electrons only if their spins are paired +1/2 with - 1/2. In electron configuration diagrams, paired electrons with opposite spins are represented by paired arrows pointing up and down.
Although Hund's rule accurately predicts the electron configuration of most elements, exceptions exist, especially when atoms and ions have the opportunity to gain additional stability by having filled s shells or half-filled d or f orbitals.
In 1928, the English physicist P.A.M. Dirac (1902–1984) formulated a new equation to describe the electron. Because electrons move at a much greater velocity, Dirac introduced four new wave functions to describe the behavior of electrons. These functions described electrons in various states. Two of the states corresponded to their spin orientations in the atom, but the other two could not be explained. In 1932, the American physicist Carl David Anderson (1905–1991) discovered the positron, which explained the two mystery states described by Dirac.
Modern physics has expanded the atomic model by introducing new particles that can be created in vacuum tubes. Such particles are called antiparticles, because they can be "destroyed" or converted into other forms of energy. Antiparticles include positrons, muons, pions, hadrons, baryons, mesons, and quarks. These particles can combine with each other or split to form new and different particles. For example, three quarks can combine to form a proton, a neutron, or a baryon. Many of these particles have such high energies, they have never actually been observed in the laboratory. The quantum field theory is the study of the behavior of these antiparticles and how they relate to the three subatomic particles (the proton, neutron, and electron). According to the quantum field theory, the atom can be subdivided not only into protons, neutrons, and electrons, but into antiparticles as well.
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