Atomic structure Flashcards
Strong nuclear force
Holds protons and neutrons together
Relative mass of electron
1/1840
Electrostatic force
Hold electrons and protons together
Number of electrons in each shell
2n^2
Atomic number (Z)
Number of protons
Mass number (A)
Number of protons + neutrons
Isotope
Same number of protons but different number of neutrons
Order of sub-levels
s, p, d, f
s-sub shell
Hold up to 2 electrons
p-sub shell
Hold up to 6 electrons
d-sub shell
Hold up to 10 electrons
f-sub shell
Hold up to 14 electrons
Order of sub shells
1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 4s, 3d, 5s, 4d, 5p
Ionisation energy
The energy requires to remove one mole of electron from one mole of a gaseous atom
Jump in successive ionisation energies
Tells the number of electrons in each main level
Mass spectrometer
Identify different isotopes
Determine relative atomic masses & relative molecular masses
Under vacuum condition + gaseous sample
Mass spectrometer
Ionisation
A beam of electron from ELECTRON GUN removes electrons from atoms of the sample > positive ions
Mass spectrometer
Acceleration
Positive ions attracted towards negatively charged plates.
Speed depends on their mass.
Forms the ions into a beam
Mass spectrometer
Deflection
magnetic field deflects the beam of ions (depends on ratio m/z and magnetic field strength)
Mass spectrometer
Detection
Detector accept electrons > lose energy > create current (proportional to the ABUNDANCE off each ion)