Atomic Structure

Atomic Radii, Colour, Catalytic Behaviour

Introduction  The total distance from an atom’s nucleus to the outermost orbital of electrons is known as the atomic radius. In simplest terms, it can be compared to the radius of a circle, where the nucleus is at the centre and the outermost orbital of the electron is at the periphery. As you walk up […]

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Alpha Ray Scattering Experiment

Many physicists tried explaining the structure of an atom. J.J. Thomson first suggested the model for the structure of an atom. This model considered the structure of an atom similar to a plum pudding. But his model failed to explain certain important elements in an atom. Ernest Rutherford was a renowned British physicist. He proposed

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What are Group 13 Elements

Because group 13 was the first to cross the metal-nonmetal split, its chemistry is more diverse than that of groups 1 and 2, which include just metals. The group 13 elements, with the exception of boron, are all electropositive, meaning they lose electrons rather than gain them in chemical reactions. The 13th element group is

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Spectrum of Hydrogen Atom

Introduction to hydrogen spectrum A hydrogen atom consists of two protons and two electrons held together by electrostatic forces. This force leads to a set of quantum states, each with its own energy. These states were envisioned by the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom as being different orbits around the nucleus.Each energy level, electron

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Shortcomings of Bohr’s Atomic Model

Bohr’s atomic model explains that the negatively charged electrons orbit around the positively charged protons in the nucleus. The energy levels determine how the electrons move. Bohr assumed that the electrons travel in orbits at a certain radius. It was later proved wrong by Werner Heisenberg in his uncertainty principle. Bohr’s model also does not

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Rutherford’s Atomic Model and its Limitations

An atom contains electrons, neutrons, and protons. The structure of atoms has been formulated by many scientists. But the most favourable and well-explained model was given by scientist Ernest Rutherford. This model is recognized as Rutherford’s atomic model. So, let us discuss in detail Rutherford’s atomic model and their limitations, his theories, and experiments. Body

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Rutherford Atomic Theory

During the race in finding out the right model that could represent the atomic structure, many scientists came and the second amongst them was a physicist from New-Zealand named Ernest Rutherford. Rutherford again did his studies with respect to the Thomson model and for that he couldn’t agree much, so he decided to do his

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Limitations of Rutherford Atomic Model

Ernest Rutherford (and his students Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden) performed an experiment popularly known as the alpha ray scattering experiment to study atoms. Before him, a scientist named Thomson had experimented to study atoms and their characteristics known as Thomson’s model. He reached many conclusions regarding the structure and position of electrons, neutrons, and

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Limitations of Bohr’s Atomic Theory

According to Danish physicist Niel Bohr’s atomic model, an atom includes a small, charged nucleus surrounded by electrons that journeys in round orbits across the nucleus with force supplied through electrostatic forces. This version of Bohr’s theory was entirely based on Planck’s quantum principle of radiation. Bohr’s atomic principle became massively popular in explaining the

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