Building An Atom - 1
Building An Atom - 1
Building An Atom - 1
Website: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/build-an-atom/latest/build-an-atom_en.html
Introduction:
What is an atom?
An atom is the smallest constituent unit of ordinary matter that constitutes a chemical element. Every
solid, liquid, gas, and plasma is composed of neutral or ionized atoms
Who were some of the scientists involved in discovering the atom?
1. Democritus
2. Rhazus
3. Robert boyle
4. John Dalton
5. Amedeo Avogadro
6. Mendeleev
7. Max curl
8. Albert Einstein
What particles are atoms composed of?
Atom is made up of a fermion called electron and two different types of hadrons- protons and neutrons.
The atom simply is a 'quantum arrangement' of a nucleus and an electron
Hypothesis:
Predict how the addition of subatomic particles will affect the structure and properties of an atom.
(Example: I predict that adding more neutrons will affect . . .)
I predict that adding more neutrons will affect the structure of atom. More the number of neutrons,
more will be the mass of an atom. It will not affect the stability of an atom, as it is a neutral particle.
If we add more proton, then I predict that atom will have bigger electronic cloud. Which will make it
more unstable.
Procedure:
In the atom building simulator, select the first choice, labeled “Atom”. Select “orbits” as the model.
Then click the “+” next to Net Charge and Mass Number to open both of those windows.
To build an atom, click and drag protons, neutrons, and electrons and place them into the atom.
Experiment with the atom builder and build 4 different atoms. Record the data for your atoms in the
table below and then answer the analysis questions.
You may need to do additional experimenting to answer the analysis questions so keep the simulation
open until you have completed the assignment.
Data:
Atom Element Protons Neutrons Electrons Net Charge Mass Number
1 Hydrogen 1 0 1 0 1
2 Helium 2 1 2 0 3
3 Carbon 6 6 6 0 12
4 Nitrogen 7 7 7 0 14