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Topic 4 - Bohr-Rutherford Diagrams (1.2)

Learning Goals
By the end of this package you should be able to:
 Explain the Bohr model of the atom.
 Construct Bohr-Rutherford diagrams.
 Explain how Bohr-Rutherford diagrams relate to the periodic table and properties of elements.

Read p. 13-14 in your textbook. Make notes on topics below that are included in your readings. The rest
will be completed in class.

Bohr’s Proposal of Energy Levels

Bohr-Rutherford Diagrams

Success Criteria
1 2 3 Success Criteria
I can explain the Bohr model of the atom.
I can construct Bohr-Rutherford diagrams.
I can explain how Bohr-Rutherford diagrams relate to the periodic table and
properties of elements.
1 (Green) – Thorough Understanding; 2 (Yellow) – Developing Understanding; 3 (Red) – Limited Understanding.
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Instructions: Draw Bohr-Rutherford diagrams for the first 20 elements of the Periodic
Table. (Hint: that’s the one where you must indicate the number of protons
and neutrons in the middle).

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20
Trends in the Periodic Table
When you are finished your diagrams, answer the following:
1. What trend do you notice in regards to the number of valence electrons in each family

(column) of the table? __________________________________________________

2. What trend do you notice in regards to the number of orbitals in each row of the periodic
table? ______________________________________________________________
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