Concept explainers
Interpretation:
The use of plum pudding model to differentiate between hydrogen and helium must be explained.
Concept introduction:
Plum pudding model is an atomic model proposed by Thomson. According to this model, negatively charged electrons are embedded into positive charge sphere made by mixing all nucleuses homogeneously.
Answer to Problem 5E
Hydrogen has only one proton and one electro without any neutron. In helium there are two protons, two electrons and two neutrons.
Explanation of Solution
According to the above diagram, in helium atom two electrons are immersed in the sea of nucleus (positive charge sphere) unlike hydrogen atom where there is only one electron immersed in the sea of nucleus.
Plum pudding model is used to differentiate between hydrogen atom and helium atom.
Chapter U1 Solutions
Living by Chemistry
Additional Science Textbook Solutions
General Chemistry: Atoms First
Chemistry
General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (3rd Edition)
Organic Chemistry (9th Edition)
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
Chemistry: Structure and Properties (2nd Edition)
- ChemistryChemistryISBN:9781305957404Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCostePublisher:Cengage LearningChemistryChemistryISBN:9781259911156Author:Raymond Chang Dr., Jason Overby ProfessorPublisher:McGraw-Hill EducationPrinciples of Instrumental AnalysisChemistryISBN:9781305577213Author:Douglas A. Skoog, F. James Holler, Stanley R. CrouchPublisher:Cengage Learning
- Organic ChemistryChemistryISBN:9780078021558Author:Janice Gorzynski Smith Dr.Publisher:McGraw-Hill EducationChemistry: Principles and ReactionsChemistryISBN:9781305079373Author:William L. Masterton, Cecile N. HurleyPublisher:Cengage LearningElementary Principles of Chemical Processes, Bind...ChemistryISBN:9781118431221Author:Richard M. Felder, Ronald W. Rousseau, Lisa G. BullardPublisher:WILEY