Science8 q3 Mod3 Week5-6 Subatomic-Particles v5
Science8 q3 Mod3 Week5-6 Subatomic-Particles v5
Science
Quarter 3 – Module 3:
Atoms: Inside Out
Science – Grade 8
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Quarter 3 – Module 3: Atoms: Inside Out
First Edition, 2020
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Science
Quarter 3 – Module 3:
Atoms: Inside Out
Introductory Message
The Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learner, can
continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions,
exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.
Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-step as
you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.
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will tell you if you need to ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better
understanding of the lesson. At the end of each module, you need to answer the post-
test to self-check your learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity and test.
We trust that you will be honest in using these.
In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are also provided
to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how they can best
help you on your home-based learning.
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What I Need to Know
This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
master the nature of Biology. The scope of this module permits it to be used in many
different learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary
level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the
course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with
the textbook you are now using.
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer and write it on your notebook/on a
separate sheet of paper.
4. Sodium has an atomic number of 11. How many protons does Sodium (Na)
have?
a. 5
b. 10
c. 11
d. 12
5. Hydrogen has one (1) proton and electron. How many neutrons does Hydrogen
have?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. Zero
6. Who discovered that orbital helps us to predict the area where we can find
electrons?
a. Bohr
b. Dalton
c. Rutherford
d. Schrodinger
7. Which diagram most closely represents Rutherford’s nuclear model of an
atom?
a. c.
b. d.
8. Who was the first person to use the term atom (atomos: meaning indivisible).
a. Dalton
b. Democritus
c. Rutherford
d. Thomson
9. According to the Atomic theory of John Dalton, all matter consists of tiny
particles called_________________.
a. atom
b. elements
c. particles
d. positively charge
In Module 2, you have learned that physical changes can make phase of
changes in matter. The different phase changes of matter are melting, freezing,
evaporation, sublimation and deposition. These phase changes of matter were
explained on the previous lesson based on the physical changes in terms of the
arrangement and motion of atoms and molecules.
In this module, you are going to learn about the number of protons, neutrons,
and electrons in a particular atom. An atom is a basic unit of matter that consists of
a dense central nucleus surrounded by a cloud of negatively charged electrons.
What’s In
What’s New
Matter is made up of atoms that are too small to see with the unaided eye or
even with the use of the ordinary light microscope. When the ancient Greek
Philosophers conceived the idea of an atom, they thought the atom is indivisible, that
it has no parts.
Scientists have proven, however, that the atom is composed of even smaller
particles. From experiments conducted in the latter part of the 19 th century to the
early half of the 20th century, scientists collected evidence that atoms are composed
of three types of particles: proton, electron and neutron. These three subatomic
particles of an atom contain different charges.
To gain an idea of the three subatomic particles of an atom, study and analyze
the picture below.
What is It
All matter is composed of an atoms. It is the basic unit of matter that consists
of a dense central nucleus surrounded by a cloud of negatively charged electrons.
The atomic nucleus contains a mix of positively charged protons and electrically
neutral neutrons.
In the earlier grades, you learned about magnets. A magnet has two ends, two
poles, the north and the south. When you put the north ends of two magnets next to
each other and the magnets move apart. Also, when you put the two south ends next
to each other, it will also move apart. They repel each other.
When you placed the south and north ends next to each other, they will
attract.
Similarly, in the concept of electric charges, the same charges will repel, and
different charges will attract.
For example, when the plastic strips rubbed with the cloth causes the strips
to become negatively charge. This happens because particles move from the cloth
onto the plastic strips. Consider the charge on the cloth after the rubbing action, it
will be positively charge. This is what happened: the negative charge move from the
cloth leaving the cloth positively charged. When the plastic strips is hung over the
wooden rod, the two halve of the strip move equally away from each other. The
conclusion will be the forces are equal and acted on opposite directions. Even the
objects which seemed to be neutral can carry “charges”.
Particles which make up the atom are called Subatomic particles. The atoms
composed of three subatomic particles such as protons, electrons and neutrons. The
proton carries a positive charge (+1). The electron carries a negative charge (-1).
Atoms, in their most stable state are neutral with an equal number of protons and
electrons
Subatomic
Charge Mass, grams Location on the atom
particles
Based on the table above, the masses of three subatomic particles have
compared. The protons and neutrons are “massive indeed”. Electrons are very much
lighter than the protons and neutrons, to the point that its mass does not
significantly contribute to the mass of the entire atom. In effect, the mass of the
electron is negligible.
The massive part of the atom, then, comes from the masses of the protons and
neutrons. Collectively, the protons and neutrons are called nucleons. The nucleons,
tightly packed together, form the nucleus in the center of an atom. Thus, most of the
mass of an atom is contained in its nucleus. You have also observed that electrons
contain a negative charge and move around the nucleus of an atom.
Democritus was a Greek philosopher who was the first person to use the term
atom (atomos: meaning indivisible). He thought that if you take a piece of matter
and divide it and continue to divide it you will eventually come to a point where you
could not divide it any more. This fundamental or basic unit was what Democritus
called an atom.
He called this the theory of the universe:
1. All matter consists of atoms, which are bits of matter too small to be seen.
2. There is an empty space between atoms.
3. Atoms are completely solid.
4. Atoms have no internal structure.
5. Each atom (of a different substance) is different in size, weight and shape.
John Dalton (1800’s)
John Dalton was the first to adapt Democritus’ theory into the first modern
atomic model.
When the idea of an atom was first proposed by the ancient Greeks, they
thought it was a particle with no parts. However the 19 th century, J.J Thomson was
able to discover that atoms have negatively-charged particles, which he called
electrons. It led him to propose a new model for an atom, which he called the plum
pudding model. He also proposed that the negatively-charged electrons were
embedded in a kind of cloud or soup of positive charge.
Negatively charged
(electrons)
Positively charged
matter
1. Very few of the (α) particles that practically bounced back towards the
source and some that were deflected at smaller angles. Hence the positive
charge in an atom is not uniformly distributed.
2. Major fraction of the (α) particles bombarded towards the gold sheet
passed through it without any deflection, and hence most of the space in
an atom is empty.
The nuclear model of the atom proposed by Rutherford in 1912 is still the
picture of the atom that we hold today. The model described an atom as tiny, dense,
positively charged core called a nucleus, in which nearly all the mass concentrated,
around which the light, negative constituents, called electrons, circulates at some
distance, much like planets revolving around the sun.
Niels Bohr agreed with the planetary model of the atom, but also knew that it had
a few flaws. Using his knowledge of energy and quantum physics he was able to
perfect Rutherford’s model. He was able to answer why the electrons did not collapse
into the nucleus.
He theorized that:
1. Electrons orbit the nucleus in orbits that have a specific size and energy.
2. The energy of the orbit is related to its size. The lowest energy is found in the
smallest orbit.
3. Electrons reside in orbits. They move between each shell when gaining and
losing energy.
4. When gaining energy, electrons move to closer orbit from the nucleus .
Energy shell
Electron is orbiting
He discovered that:
Electron Cloud
Among these subatomic particles have the number of protons of all elements
is also known as the atomic number. Then, the mass number tells us the total
number of protons + neutrons in the nucleus. Atomic mass gives us the relative mass
of the individual.
To understand more about the atomic mass, try to analyze the following
information and examples given below. Atomic symbols represent the atoms of all
the elements.
Mass number, also known as the Atomic Mass, has this formula:
To get for the number of neutron, derive the formula from the above formula
of mass number:
Example:
Compute for the number of proton, electron, neutron, atomic number and
mass number of the element Magnesium (24Mg12).
Answer:
Atomic number = 12
Mass number = 24
Number of p+ = 12
Number of e- = 12
Number of n0 = 12
What’s More
electron
proton
neutron
PROTON ELECTRON
+ -
2. Part of an atom with a positive charge.
PROTON ELECTRON
+ -
3. Part of an atom with a negative charge.
2 electrons
2 protons
Directions: Study and analyze the given situation based on the concept of the
different electric charges. Answer the given questions by choosing from the words
enclosed in parenthesis. Write your answer on your notebook/on a separate sheet of
paper.
Situation:
The piece of plastic strip is rubbed with the wool cloth and hung over a
wooden rod.
1. Rubbing the plastic strips with the wool cloth causes the strip to become
_______________ (negatively charge or positively charge).
2. Consider the charge on the cloth after the rubbing action. ________________
(negatively charge or positively charge).
3. When the plastic strip is hang over the wooden rod, the two halves of the strip
move ______________ (equally, not equally) from each other.
Direction: Count the different electrically charges found inside of an Atom A and
Atom B. Write your answers on your notebook/on a separate sheet of paper.
Atom A Atom B
Directions: Write the correct numbers of protons, electrons, neutrons and atomic
number and write your answers on your notebook/on a separate sheet of paper.
1. How many protons, neutrons and electrons are there in the atomic symbol
represented by Krypton?
36 Kr84
2. How many protons, neutrons and electrons are there in the atomic symbol
represented by Carbon?
C12
6
Activity 5: Atomic Model
Directions: Complete the table below based on the given atomic model and
proponent. Write your answers on your notebook/on a separate sheet of paper.
(7) (8)
Ernest
Rutherford
1911
Directions: Fill in the blanks with correct word/s. Write your answers on your
notebook/on a separate sheet of paper.
What I Can Do
Directions: Use your periodic table of elements to complete the table below and
determine the number of protons, electrons, neutrons, atomic number and atomic
mass. Out of 10 items, accomplish only 5 items and write your answers on your
notebook/on a separate sheet of paper.
Table1: Elements in the Periodic Table
Atomic Atomic
Element Symbol Proton Neutron Electron
number mass
1. Carbon
2.Oxygen
3.Phosphorus
4.Argon
5.Helium
6.Boron
7.Sodium
8.Nitrogen
9.Neon
10.Sulfur
Assessment
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer and write it on your notebook/on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. Most of the mass of an atom is found in the ___________________.
a. charges
b. electrons
c. electrons cloud
d. nucleus
4. The sum of the number of protons and the number of neutrons is known as
____________________.
a. Atomic mass
b. Atomic number
c. Electro
d. Proton
9. Sodium has an atomic number of 11. How many protons does Sodium (Na)
have?
a. 5
b. 10
c. 11
d. 12
10. Hydrogen has one (1) proton and electron. How many neutrons does Hydrogen
have?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. Zero
11. Who was the first to adapt Democritus’ theory into the first modern atomic
model?
a. Ernest Rutherford
b. John Dalton
c. Joseph John Thomson
d. Neil Bohr
13. How was the plum pudding model different from the hard-sphere model of the
atom?
a. The plum pudding model included negatively charged particles known
as electron
b. The plum pudding model included positively charged particles known
protons
c. The plum pudding model described electron orbiting a central nucleus
d. The plum pudding model showed electrons occupying different energy
levels
14. What is the correct order of the following atomic model theories from oldest to
newest?
I. Thomson’s IV. Bohr’s
II. Schrodinger’s V. Rutherford’s
III. Dalton’s
a. 3,1,5,4,2
b. 2,4,5,1,3
c. 3,1,5,2,4
d. 3,1,4,5,2
Directions: Construct an atomic model made from any localized materials that can
be found in your community.
Sample materials:
● Wire
● Styro balls
● Water -based paint
● Recycled plywood
● Stick
Guide questions:
1. How can you describe the relationship of the subatomic particles?
2. What can you say about your model?
Rubrics for Atomic Model
Campo, Pia, May Chaves, Maria Helen Catalan,PhD, Leticia PhD, Marlene Ferido.
PhD, Ian Kendrict Fontanilla, PhD, Jaqueline Rose Gutierriez, et.al. “Science
Learner’s Material”. Philippines: FEP Printing Corporation, 2016.
Terisita Abdullah, Maria Violeta Tupas & Betty C. Cavo. Grade 8 Science Modules
P Philippine: Tru-Copy Publishing House, Inc., 2005.
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