Atomic structure continued

⚫ Electronic configuration and the Periodic table

Recap of last week’s notes
⚫ Atoms have two parts :
⚫ nucleus and shells

⚫ The nucleus contains :

⚫ protons and neutrons which are also known as nucleons

⚫ The shells contain

⚫ electrons
Properties of the Subatomic
particles
Subatomic particle Location Relative mass Relative charge
Proton Nucleus 1 +1
Neutron Nucleus 1 0
Electron Shells 1/1860 -1
Interpretation of Chemical
notation
Complete the following table
Symbol Mass Atomic Number of Number of Number of
number number protons electrons neutrons
10
B
39
K
28
Si
7
Li
23
Na
Rules for placing electrons in shells
⚫ Electrons are placed in shells in the following order
⚫ - the first shell(K-shell) is closest to the nucleus is filled
first and can hold no more than 2 electrons
⚫ -after this is filled, the next set of electrons are placed in
the second shell(L-shell) this holds no more than 8
electrons
⚫ -after the L-shell is filled then the remaining electrons are
placed in the M-shell. The M-shell also holds no more
than 8 electrons
⚫ -the next set of electrons are placed in the N-shell which
holds 18 electrons
Video showing how to determine
the electronic configuration
⚫ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epUDa03bTHY
The Periodic Table
About the Periodic Table
⚫ -consists of horizontal rows called periods and vertical
columns called groups
⚫ - elements are arranged base d on
⚫ -increasing atomic number
⚫ -electronic configuration
⚫ -chemical properties
Using the table below, draw the following atoms, state it’s
electronic configuration and position in the Periodic table
Symbol Number of Electronic Group Period
electrons configuration number number
10
B
39
K
28
Si
7
Li
23
Na
Relationship between electronic configuration
and position in the Periodic table
⚫ The number of electrons in the outer shell determine the
group number
⚫ The number of occupied shells determines the period
number
Homework
⚫ Read up on the work of Dmitri Mendeleev, Johann
Dobereiner and John Newlands
⚫ Make a printed copy of the elements of the Periodic table
and highlight the ones which are metals, nonmetals and
metalloids this should be pasted in your notebook
⚫ Look up the properties of metals and nonmetals