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Atom Choice Project

By: Aditya Kalisetty

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1 - What is an Atom?

2 - Bohr Model Mania

3 - Citations

WHat is an Atom?

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Hang on Tight,

Electrons

A 13-year-old is about to explain to you what subatomic particles are. Atoms, in summary, are the basic building blocks of the world. In those atoms, there exist 3 particles known as the Proton(+), Neutron(0), and Electron(-), with positive, neutral, and negative charges respectively. Protons and Neutrons reside in the center of the atom, the nucleus, while electrons "orbit" around it in "rings".

Neutrons

Protons

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Atom Identification

I put quotes around orbitals and rings because, in reality, electrons exist in clouds of unpredictability, where they are equally likely to be in one place or the other. When an atom has no charge, they have the same number of protons, with a positive charge, and electrons, with a negative charge, cancelling out. The number ofprotons or electrons defines the atom's identity/atomic number. For example, an atom with 2 protons and electrons has the atomic number 2, identifying as the element Helium.

Atomic #

Atomic Mass(AMU)

Atomic Symbol

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Extra Info.....

The AMU

Valence Electrons

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BohrModelMania

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Electrons

# of Protons

# of Neutrons

Valence Electron

The BOHR MODEL

A model used to easily visualize the atomic structure of an atom.

Let's discuss a few examples...

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Neutrons

P-

Protons

- Potassium

Electrons

N=20

P=19

Radioactive bananas!

At least, that's what the headline would be if a reporter got a hold of half the facts. In fact, virtually anything you consume is radioactive, with bananas having slightly more of this radioactive Alkali Metal. Potassium is what keeps things moving in our body as it is critical to nerve transmission. Safe to say, small amounts of potassium is not dangerous, unlike our next friend, Uranium(92).

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Neutrons

P-

Protons

- Uranium

Electrons

Now its dangerous!

N=146

P=92

Uranium is best known for its use in the uranium fission bomb, or the atom bomb. However, this Actinide can be found on eBay at the legal max of 15 pounds. Some plates and bowls from the 1940s contained so much Uranium that, although it is not too radioactive, it's a heavy metal poison that can leech onto acidic foods, just like our next atom, Lead(82).

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Neutrons

Pb

P-

Protons

- Lead

Electrons

Tomatoes are poisonous.

N=125

P=82

At least, that's what people in the 1700's thought, such as the servant that tried killing a king by serving him tomatoes. The real truth lied in the lead plates they were eating on, and thankfully, our king was eating on his luxury porcelain plates. This Metal is responsible for slow poisoning because of its interference with our body's enzymes, unlike Calcium(20), an atom that substantially improves health.

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Neutrons

Ca

P-

Protons

- Calcium

Electrons

N=20

P=20

Chalk is not made of Chalk.

It's made of our good friend Calcium, who is most famous for strengthening our bones and body. (The "lead" in pencils is not lead either. Seriously, what's with misleading names for writing instruments?) This Alkali Earth Metal is one of the fundemental elements that most forms of life require in big quantities, unlike the indigo-colored Indium(49).

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Neutrons

In

P-

Protons

- Indium

Electrons

N=66

P=49

No, it's not named after India.

Nor Indiana or any other geographic location. This element was named after the strong spectral indigo emissions that clarified its existence. At first, only a few grams of this atom had been isolated, but nowadays, hundreds of tons are poured into LCD televisions and monitors. This Metal, in its pure form, is soft enough to be dented by one's fingernails.

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3. Citations

• https://cleverism.com/10-foods-higher-in-potassium-than-a-banana/
• https://geologyscience.com/ore-minerals/uranium-ore/
• https://www.amazon.com/28-5-Super-realistic-fake-lead/dp/B01N9IHMC5
• https://bldgblog.com/2007/03/tv-mine/

• https://periodictable.chemicalaid.com/element.php/He?lang=en
• https://byjus.com/chemistry/valence-electrons/
• https://www.politicalfunda.com/2022/11/atomic-mass-atomic-mass-definition-units-and-facts.html
• https://www.vectorstock.com/royalty-free-vector/periodic-table-element-potassium-icon-vector-20538466
• https://www.vectorstock.com/royalty-free-vector/periodic-table-element-uranium-icon-vector-20557060
• https://www.dreamstime.com/periodic-table-element-lead-icon-white-background-vector-illustration-periodic-table-element-lead-icon-image113729575
• https://www.vectorstock.com/royalty-free-vector/periodic-table-element-calcium-icon-vector-20538452
• https://www.vectorstock.com/royalty-free-vector/periodic-table-element-indium-icon-vector-20543307

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Valence Electrons

Valence electrons are all the electrons that reside in the outermost ring of an atom. The periodic table is grouped in columns that state how many valence electrons an atom has, with the noble gases on the very right having the most.

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• Berylium(Be) has 2 valence electrons. It is an Alkali Earth Metal(Group 2).
• Neon(Ne) has 8 valence electrons. It is a Noble Gas(Group 8).

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The AMU

The Atomic Mass Unit, or AMU for short, is the unit used to measure an atoms mass. This mass is mainly comprised of the mass of the Proton(1 AMU) and the Neutron(1 AMU). The electron barely contributes to the mass because of it's absolutely miniscule size. The AMU also helps calculate the number of neutrons by subtracting the number of protons from the mass.

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• Neon has 10 protons, 10 neutrons, and a mass of roughly 20.18 amu.