{"id":1550,"date":"2015-04-23T17:37:54","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T17:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/oschemtemp\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1550"},"modified":"2017-06-16T16:41:02","modified_gmt":"2017-06-16T16:41:02","slug":"introduction-to-atoms-molecules-and-ions","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-chemistryformajors-1\/chapter\/introduction-to-atoms-molecules-and-ions\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Atoms and Ions","rendered":"Introduction to Atoms and Ions"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Outline of\u00a0Atoms and Ions<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Early Ideas in Atomic Theory<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Evolution of Atomic Theory<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Atomic Structure and Symbolism<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nAirships are filled with a lifting gas\u00a0that is less dense than the surrounding air. The most commonly used lifting gases are hydrogen and helium. Hydrogen is an extremely flammable, diatomic gas whereas helium is a non-flammable, \u00a0monatomic gas. The danger of using extremely flammable hydrogen as a lifting gas was evidenced by the Hindenburg Disaster in 1937. \u00a0Being non-flammable, helium is much safer lifting gas than hydrogen.\u00a0Helium is an inert element; does not react with other elements to form compounds. On the other hand, hydrogen is a reactive element; reacts with other elements to form compounds.\u00a0What makes the properties of hydrogen different from those of helium?\u00a0How are the properties of elements related to the structure of\u00a0 the atoms?\u00a0This chapter will describe the structure of atoms\u00a0and the symbolism of atoms. Later on we will see how the properties of each element is related to the structure of the atoms.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body\">\r\n<div id=\"bodyContent\" class=\"mw-body-content\">\r\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\r\n<div class=\"mw-parser-output\">\r\n<div class=\"thumb tleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/915\/2015\/04\/16163927\/Hindenburg_burning_1937.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-6426 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/915\/2015\/04\/16163927\/Hindenburg_burning_1937-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"thumbinner\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Figure 1. The Hindenburg bursts into flames above Lakehurst, New Jersey, on May 6, 1937<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Outline of\u00a0Atoms and Ions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Early Ideas in Atomic Theory<\/li>\n<li>Evolution of Atomic Theory<\/li>\n<li>Atomic Structure and Symbolism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Airships are filled with a lifting gas\u00a0that is less dense than the surrounding air. The most commonly used lifting gases are hydrogen and helium. Hydrogen is an extremely flammable, diatomic gas whereas helium is a non-flammable, \u00a0monatomic gas. The danger of using extremely flammable hydrogen as a lifting gas was evidenced by the Hindenburg Disaster in 1937. \u00a0Being non-flammable, helium is much safer lifting gas than hydrogen.\u00a0Helium is an inert element; does not react with other elements to form compounds. On the other hand, hydrogen is a reactive element; reacts with other elements to form compounds.\u00a0What makes the properties of hydrogen different from those of helium?\u00a0How are the properties of elements related to the structure of\u00a0 the atoms?\u00a0This chapter will describe the structure of atoms\u00a0and the symbolism of atoms. Later on we will see how the properties of each element is related to the structure of the atoms.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\" class=\"mw-body-content\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<div class=\"mw-parser-output\">\n<div class=\"thumb tleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/915\/2015\/04\/16163927\/Hindenburg_burning_1937.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6426 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/915\/2015\/04\/16163927\/Hindenburg_burning_1937-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"thumbinner\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Figure 1. The Hindenburg bursts into flames above Lakehurst, New Jersey, on May 6, 1937<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-1550\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Outline of Atoms and Ions. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Azwana Sadique. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Monroe Community College. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">Public domain content<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Hindenburg burning, 1937. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Gus Pasquarella. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Hindenburg_burning,_1937.jpg\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Hindenburg_burning,_1937.jpg<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/about\/pdm\">Public Domain: No Known Copyright<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":6299,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"original\",\"description\":\"Outline of Atoms and Ions\",\"author\":\"Azwana Sadique\",\"organization\":\"Monroe Community College\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"pd\",\"description\":\"Hindenburg burning, 1937\",\"author\":\"Gus Pasquarella\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Hindenburg_burning,_1937.jpg\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"pd\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1550","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":3034,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-chemistryformajors-1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-chemistryformajors-1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-chemistryformajors-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-chemistryformajors-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6299"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-chemistryformajors-1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6425,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-chemistryformajors-1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1550\/revisions\/6425"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-chemistryformajors-1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3034"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-chemistryformajors-1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1550\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-chemistryformajors-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-chemistryformajors-1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=1550"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-chemistryformajors-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1550"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-chemistryformajors-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}