Models of the Atom & the Quantum Model – Guided Notes

1. What did J.J. Thompson do and what was his model of an atom?

2. What did Ernst Rutherford do and what was his interpretation of an atom?

3. What is the Bohr model? Draw a Bohr Model atom of Phosphorous.

4. What is the current model of an atom called? Describe this model.

5. What is the quantum view of electrons?

6. What is an “Orbital” in terms of the quantum model?

7. Shapes of orbitals are defined by their sublevel. What do s-orbitals look like?

8. What do the three p-orbitals look like? What is meant by px, py, and pz?

9. Draw the d-orbitals…just kidding…but take a look at the cool dz2 orbital.
10. What does the period number on the periodic table represent in terms of the quantum model?

11. To be in a higher energy level means what in terms of an electrons position to the nucleus?

12. Sketch a blank Aufbau Diagram:

13. How many sublevels does energy level 1 (n = 1) have? What is it?

14. What about energy level 2 (n = 2)?

15. n = 3?

16. n = 4?

17. How many orbitals can be found in each of the sublevels?

18. How many total orbitals can be found within an entire energy level? What is the shortcut formula to
calculate this?

19. How many electrons can fit in a single orbital? How many electrons can fit in an energy level?
20. What do electron configurations tell us?

21. What does “ground state” mean? What does excited state mean?

22. Write the electron configuration for As – Arsenic:

23. What groups of the periodic table have exceptional electron configurations? What is Chromium’s actual
configuration? What is Copper’s actual configuration?

24. Draw the orbital diagram for oxygen? What do the arrows represent?

25. What three rules do you have to follow when filling in an orbital diagram?

26. What is the Aufbau Principle?

27. What is the Pauli Exclusion Principle…what is the actual Pauli Exclusion Principle…What is the best
way to interpret the Pauli Exclusion Principle?

28. What is Hund’s Rule?

29. What are quantum numbers? How many quantum numbers does an electron have?

30. What does each quantum number represent?

31. How do you do shorthand electron configurations?