INVESTIGATION 1

Atomic Structure

Experience 1 The Particle Nature of Matter

Experience 2 Modeling Atoms
Experience 3 Atomic Emission Spectra
and the Bohr Model
Experience 4 Modern Atomic Theory
Experience 5 Electrons in Atoms
Atomic Emission Spectra and the Bohr Model > Atomic Emission Spectra
Atomic Emission Spectrum
The pattern formed when the light emitted from an element is
separated into its different wavelengths by a prism (a limited number of
discrete lines of light).
•No two elements have the same emission spectrum, (each element
has its own unique spectrum).
Atomic Emission Spectra and the Bohr Model >The Bohr Model

The Bohr Model

• An electron can move, or transition, from one energy level to the another,
but it cannot exist between levels.
• To move from one energy level to another, an electron must gain or lose
just the right amount of energy. The energy needed for an electron to
move from one energy level to another was a fixed amount called a
quantum.
A quantum Energy
The amount of energy required to move an electron from one energy level
to another.
Atomic Emission Spectra and the Bohr Model > Understanding Bohr’s Atomic Model

Understanding Bohr’s Atomic Model

Ground State Excited State Emission Spectrum Lines

This light forms the emission spectrum

Where is the electron in an atom at ground state? At ground state, the electrons are at the
lowest possible energy level
How can an atom move from ground state to an excited state? After an electron absorbs a
specific amount of energy from the addition of heat or light, it enters an excited state.)
How can this model be used to explain the emission spectrum? In the excited state, the
electron jumps up to a higher energy level. When the electron returns to a lower energy
level, it emits the energy as light. This light forms the emission spectrum.
Atomic Emission Spectra and the Bohr Model > Understanding Bohr’s Atomic Model

Which of the following electronic transitions in the nitrogen atom

will result in light emission?
a. ni = 1 ⟶ nf = 2
b. ni = 1 ⟶ nf = 3
c. ni = 3 ⟶ nf = 2
d. ni = 2 ⟶ nf = 3
Atomic Emission Spectra and the Bohr Model > Understanding Bohr’s Atomic Model

Which of the following electronic transitions in the nitrogen atom

will result in light emission?
a. ni = 1 ⟶ nf = 2
b. ni = 1 ⟶ nf = 3
c. ni = 3 ⟶ nf = 2
d. ni = 2 ⟶ nf = 3
Atomic Emission Spectra and the Bohr Model > Bohr Model Representations of Atoms

Bohr Models for Some Atoms

To draw a Bohr atom, a nucleus is drawn surrounded by circular orbits.
These Bohr models show how you can represent the electrons in atoms
of hydrogen (1 electron), helium (2 electrons), oxygen (8 electrons, and
neon (10 electrons)