Also called canal rays, produced when electric current is passed through gas at low pressure
Positive Rays
Have positive charge, deflected towards negative pole of electric field
Move in straight line
Smaller em ratio than electron
Depends on gas filled in tube
Obtained highest em ratio when H2 gas was filled
Have very low penetration power
Can ionize gases
Produce shadow of an opaque object
Less mass = more em ratio
Traveled through perforated cathode electrodes
Particle
Alpha: Positive charge, He
Beta: Negative charge
Neutron: No charge
Proton: Positive charge, H+
Electron charge: -1.6022x10^-19 C
Proton charge: +1.6022x10^-19 C
Neutron: No charge
Electron mass: 9.1095x10^-31 kg
Proton mass: 1.6726x10^-27 kg
Neutron mass: 1.6750x10^-27 kg
Relative mass: Electron 1, Proton 1836 times, Neutron 1840 times
Relative charge: Electron -1, Proton +1, Neutron 0
Orbital
Region around the nucleus where electrons are likely to be found
Electronic configuration
Distribution of electrons in shells, sub-shells and orbitals of an atom according to definite rules
Discovery of Positive Rays
Apparatus: Discharge tube with perforated cathode
Procedure: High potential difference applied, cathode rays strike gas molecules, positive ions produced
Observation: Positive rays pass through perforated cathode and produce reddish glow on opposite wall
Radius of an orbit
Proportional to n^2, where n is the principal quantum number
Energy of revolving electron
Inversely proportional to n^2, where n is the principal quantum number
Hydrogen spectrum
Consists of several sharp spectral lines in visible, ultraviolet and infrared regions
Can be classified into 5 spectral series: Lyman, Balmer, Paschen, Brackett, Pfund
Quantum numbers
Numerical values that give acceptable solutions to Schrodinger wave equation
Principal quantum number (n)
Azimuthal quantum number (l)
Magnetic quantum number (m)
Spin quantum number (s)
Aufbau principle: Electrons are filled in energy sub-shells in order of increasing energy values
Pauli's exclusion principle: Two electrons in the same orbital must have opposite spins
Hund's rule: When filling degenerate orbitals, electrons are placed in separate orbitals with the same spin rather than in the same orbital with opposite spins