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1) J.J. Thomson's model proposed that atoms consist of positive matter with electrons embedded like plums in pudding, but it could not explain experimental observations of alpha particle scattering. 2) Rutherford's gold foil experiments showed that alpha particles are scattered by the concentrated positive charge and mass of the atom, located in a small, dense nucleus. 3) Bohr's model improved on Rutherford's by proposing that electrons orbit the nucleus in discrete, quantized energy levels corresponding to angular momentum that is an integer multiple of Planck's constant, explaining atomic spectra.

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1) J.J. Thomson's model proposed that atoms consist of positive matter with electrons embedded like plums in pudding, but it could not explain experimental observations of alpha particle scattering. 2) Rutherford's gold foil experiments showed that alpha particles are scattered by the concentrated positive charge and mass of the atom, located in a small, dense nucleus. 3) Bohr's model improved on Rutherford's by proposing that electrons orbit the nucleus in discrete, quantized energy levels corresponding to angular momentum that is an integer multiple of Planck's constant, explaining atomic spectra.

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ATOM

Thomson’s Model of an Atom:

An atom consists of positively charged matter in


which the negatively charged electrons are
uniformly embedded like plums in a pudding. This
model could not explain scattering of alpha-particles
through thin foils and hence discarded.

Limitations of Thomson’s Atomic Model

1. It could not explain the origin of spectral series of.


hydrogen and other atoms.

2. It could not explain large angle scattering of α –


particles.
JJ Thomson Model Of Atom

Rutherford’s Model of an Atom:

Geiger and Marsden in their experiment on


scattering of alpha-particles found that
most of the alpha-particles passed
undeviated through thin foils but some of
them were scattered through very large
angles.

From the results of these experiments, Rutherford


proposed the following model of an atom:

a) An atom consists of a small and massive central


core in which the entire positive charge and almost
the whole mass
of the atom are concentrated. This core is called
the nucleus.
b) The nucleus occupies a very small space as
compared to the size of the atom

c) The atom is surrounded by a suitable number of


electros so that their total negative
charge is equal to the total positive charge on the
nucleus and the atom as a whole is electrically
neuter.

d) The electrons revolve around the nucleus in


various orbits just as planets revolve
around the sun.

e) The centripetal force required for their revolution


is provided by the electrostatic
attraction between the electrons and the nucleus

Distance of Closest Approach


The distance of closest approach is defined as "the
distance of charged particle from the centre of the
nucleus, at which the whole of the initial kinetic energy
of the (far off) charged particle gets converted into the
electric potential energy of the system". Distance of
closest approach (r.) is given by 1 2Ze2 1.- 41180K From
this expression r, .. When 'K' is doubled, r, becomes
half. Or 1._ . na nf R..tharford nuclear model of the
atom.
r o = 1 / 4π εo . 2𝑍𝑒 2 / EK

where, Ek = kinetic energy of the cc-particle

Impact Parameter

The perpendicular distance of the velocity vector of a-


particle from the central line of the nucleus, when the
particle is far away from the nucleus is called impact
parameter.
𝜃
2 cot
1 𝑍𝑒 2
b = .
4𝜋𝜀 0 𝐸
where,

Z = atomic number of the nucleus, Ek = kinetic energy


of the c-particle and θ = angle of scattering.

Limitations of Rutherford Atomic Model


(i) About the Stability of Atom According to
Maxwell’s electromagnetic wave theory electron
should emit energy in the form of electromagnetic
wave during its orbital motion. Therefore. radius of
orbit of electron will decrease gradually and
ultimately it will fall in the nucleus.

(ii) About the Line Spectrum Rutherford atomic


model cannot explain atomic line spectrum

Bohr’s Atomic Model

Basic postulates:
a) Nuclear concept:
An atom consists of a small massive central called
nucleus around which planetary electrons revolve.
The centripetal force
required for their rotation is provided by the
electro- static attraction between the electrons and
the nucleus.
b) Quantum condition:

Of all the possible circular orbits allowed by the


classical theory, the electrons are permitted to
circulate only in such orbits in which the angular
momentum of an
electron is an integral multiple of h/2, h being
Planck’s constant.
𝑛ℎ
L = mvr = 2𝜋 ’ 𝑛=123…...
where n is called principal quantum number.
c) Stationary orbits:

While revolving in the permissible orbits, an electron does


not radiate energy. These non-radiating orbits are called
stationary orbits.

d) Frequency condition:
An atom can emit or absorb radiation in the form of
discrete energy photons only, when an electron
jumps from a higher to a lower orbit or from a lower
to a higher orbit. If E1 and E2 are the energies
associated with these permitted orbits then the
frequency of the emitted absorbed radiation is,

hv 𝐸2 𝐸1 
e) Radius of the orbit of an electron in hydrogen
atom is
𝑒2
r=4𝜋𝜀 0𝑚 𝑣 2
f) Kinetic energy K & electrostatic potential energy U
of the electron in hydrogen atom:
1 2 𝑒2
k= 𝑚𝑣 =
2 8𝜋𝜀 0𝑟
g) Total energy E of the electron in hydrogen atom:

𝑒2
E= K+U=⁻
8𝜋𝜀 0𝑟
Failure of Bohr’s Model:

a) This model is applicable only to hydrogen-like


atoms and fails in case of higher atoms.
b) It could not explain the fine structure of the
spectral lines in the spectrum of hydrogen atom .

Energy Level Diagram:


It is a diagram in which the energies of the different
stationary states of an atom are represented by
parallel horizontal lines, drawn according to some
suitable energy scale.
Spectral Series of Hydrogen Atom:

Whenever an electron in hydrogen atom makes a


transition from a higher energy level n2 to a lower
energy level n1, the difference of energy appears in
the form of a photon of frequency is given by,

2𝜋 2 𝑚𝑘 2 𝑒 2 1 1
v= −
ℎ2 𝑛 12 𝑛 22
Different Spectral Series of Hydrogen
Atom:

a) Lyman Series. Here 𝑛2 = 2, 3, 4,…..and𝑛1 = 1. This


series lies in the ultraviolet region
b) Balmer Series. Here 𝑛2 = 3, 4, 5,…. and 𝑛1 = 2.
This series lies in the visible region.
c)Paschen Series. Here 𝑛2 = 4, 5, 6,….. and 𝑛1 = 3.
This series lies in the infrared region.
d) Brackett Series. Here𝑛2 = 5, 6, 7,….. and 𝑛1 = 4.
This series lies in the infrared region.
Excitation Energy:
It is defined as the energy required by an electron
of an atom to jump from its ground state to any
one of its existed state.

Ionisation Energy:
It is defined as the energy required to remove an
electron from an atom, i.e., the energy required to
take an electron from its ground state to the
outermost orbit (n = )

Excitation Potential:
It is the accelerating potential which gives sufficient
energy to a bombarding electron so to excite the
target atom by raising one of its electrons from an
inner to and outer orbit.

Ionisation Potential:
It is the accelerating potential which gives to
bombarding electron the sufficient energy to an
outer orbit.
De Broglie’s Hypothesis:
. The electrons having a wavelength = h/mv gave
an explanation for Bohr’s quantised
orbits by bringing in the wave particle duality. The
orbits correspond to circular standing waves in
which the circumference of the orbit equals a whole
number of wavelengths

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