Atomic structure and early atomic theori

Atomic Structure- Part IEarly Atomic TheoriesFrom Democritus to Dalton : 

Atomic Structure- Part IEarly Atomic TheoriesFrom Democritus to Dalton Honors Chemistry Mrs. Coyle http://www.physics.purdue.edu/nanophys/stm.html Au image through STM

Democritus – Greek philosopher 4th Century BC : 

Democritus – Greek philosopher 4th Century BC First to come up with the idea that matter is composed of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms(Greek “atomos”). Leucipus also supported this idea.

Opposing Views : 

Opposing Views Democritus’s ideas were opposed by Aristotle and Plato. They considered matter to be continuous. “The School of Athens” by Raphael

Proponents of the Idea of the Atom. : 

Proponents of the Idea of the Atom. Robert Boyle and Isaac Newton (1600’s)

Antoine Lavoisier (France 1782) : 

Antoine Lavoisier (France 1782) Law of Conservation of Mass In a chemical reaction mass is conserved.

Joseph Proust (France 1799) : 

Joseph Proust (France 1799) Law of Definite Proportions: A given compound always contains elements in a certain proportion by mass. (Constant composition).

Example: : 

Example: KCl always contains potassium and chlorine in a ratio of “39.09 to 35.45” or “1.1 to 1” by mass.

John Dalton (England 1766-1844)-First Modern Atomic Theory : 

John Dalton (England 1766-1844)-First Modern Atomic Theory School teacher. Studied the works of Proust and Lavoisier. Formulated the first modern atomic theory. In 1808, he published “A New System of Chemical Philosophy” stating his theory.

Law of Multiple Proportions (John Dalton) : 

Law of Multiple Proportions (John Dalton) When two elements combine to form more than one compound, the ratios of the mass of one element in the first compound to its mass in the second compound, (as it combines with the same mass of the other element), can always be expressed as ratios of small whole numbers( ex: 1 / 3).

Example of Law of Multiple Proportions : 

Example of Law of Multiple Proportions Carbon combines with oxygen to form CO and CO2 .

Dalton’s Atomic Theory : 

Dalton’s Atomic Theory All matter is made of tiny particles called atoms. Atoms of the same element are identical. Atoms of a given element are different from those of any other element.

Dalton’s Atomic Theory : 

Dalton’s Atomic Theory Atoms of different elements can chemically combine in simple whole number ratios to form compounds. Example: CO2

Dalton’s Atomic Theory : 

Dalton’s Atomic Theory Chemical reactions occur when atoms are rearranged. Chemical reactions do not change atoms of one element to another.

Dalton’s Atomic Model : 

Dalton’s Atomic Model

Was Dalton completely right? : 

Was Dalton completely right? Much of Dalton’s theory still holds today. However: Atoms are not indivisible Not all atoms of each element are the same, there are isotopes.

Progress is Made while Experimenting with Gases : 

Joseph Gay-Lussac (France 1809) Performed experiments on gases, under the same temperature and pressure and measured their volumes. He found that the volumes of the reacting gases and products were at small whole number ratios. Ex: 2 L H2 and 1L O2 produce 2 L H2O(g) Progress is Made while Experimenting with Gases

Amadeo Avogadro’s Hypothesis (Italy 1811) : 

Amadeo Avogadro’s Hypothesis (Italy 1811) Equal volumes of different gases at the same conditions (T and P) contain equal number of particles.

The Size of the Atom : 

The Size of the Atom If you placed 100,000,000 Cu atoms side by side they would form a line only 1 cm long. Radius of most atoms is about 5x10-11 to 2x10-10m.