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Wave mechanical model of the atom depends upon

Updated On: Jul 7, 2022

de-Broglie's concept of duality
Uncertainty principle
Schrodinger's wave equation
All the above

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Wave mechanical model: Developed by schrodinger, this model is based on the particle and wave nature of electron is known as wave mechanical model of atom. The motion of electron around nucleus is round motion and may be considered to be analogous to the standing waves the waves which are generated by plucking the stretched string. The amplitude of the standing wave is independent of time and is a function of the distance from one fixed end.

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Notes on Structure of atom

Concepts Used:

Structure of Atom

Atomic Structure:

The atomic structure of an element refers to the constitution of its nucleus and the arrangement of the electrons around it. Primarily, the atomic structure of matter is made up of protons, electrons and neutrons.

Dalton’s Atomic Theory

Dalton proposed that every matter is composed of atoms that are indivisible and indestructible.

The following are the postulates of his theory:

Every matter is made up of atoms.
Atoms are indivisible.
Specific elements have only one type of atoms in them.
Each atom has its own constant mass that varies from element to element.
Atoms undergo rearrangement during a chemical reaction.
Atoms can neither be created nor be destroyed but can be transformed from one form to another.

Cons of Dalton’s Atomic Theory

The theory was unable to explain the existence of isotopes.
Nothing about the structure of atom was appropriately explained.
Later, the scientists discovered particles inside the atom that proved, the atoms are divisible.

Subatomic Particles

Protons - are positively charged subatomic particles.
Electron - are negatively charged subatomic particles.
Neutrons - are electrically neutral particles and carry no charge

Atomic Structure of Isotopes

Several atomic structures of an element can exist, which differ in the total number of nucleons.These variants of elements having a different nucleon number (also known as the mass number) are called isotopes of the element. Therefore, the isotopes of an element have the same number of protons but differ in the number of neutrons. For example, there exist three known naturally occurring isotopes of hydrogen, namely, protium, deuterium, and tritium.