Modeling Atoms

1.  In the box below write a description of the structure of the hydrogen atom you modeled.  Next draw a diagram of the atom in the box at the right.

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2. In the box  below write a description of the structure of the helium atom you modeled.  Next draw a diagram of the atom in the box at the right.

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3.  In the box  below write a description of the structure of the lithium atom you modeled.  Next draw a diagram of the atom in the box at the right.

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4.  In the box below write a description of the structure of the beryllium atom you modeled.  Next draw a diagram of the atom in the box at the right.

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B  What is the major difference between the beryllium atom and the first three atoms you modeled?
 
 
 
 
 
 

5.  In the box below write a description of the structure of the boron atom you modeled.  Next draw a diagram of the atom in the box at the right.

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6.  In the box  below write a description of the structure of the carbon atom you modeled.  Next draw a diagram of the atom in the box at the right.

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B.  Is the L shell of the atom filled up?  _____ How many electrons can it hold? _________________________
 

7.  In the box below write a description of the structure of the nitrogen atom you modeled.  Next draw a diagram of the atom in the box at the right.

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8.  In the box below write a description of the structure of the oxygen atom you modeled.  Next draw a diagram of the atom in the box at the right.

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B.  Oxygen and nitrogen are gases, but boron and carbon are solids.  What makes them so different from each other?
 
 
 
 
 

9.  In the box  below write a description of the structure of the fluorine atom you modeled.  Next draw a diagram of the atom in the box at the right.

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B.  Would you predict fluorine to be a gas, a liquid, or a solid?

10.  In the box below write a description of the structure of the neon atom you modeled.  Next draw a diagram of the atom in the box at the right.

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B.  Study the model and diagram.  What is noticeable about its electron levels or shells?
 

11.  Each element is different in its chemical and physical properties.  To what could these differences in appearance and behavior be attributed?