PhET-Simulations-for-Chemistry/C2/Build-an-Atom/English-timed
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Time | Narration |
00:01 | Welcome to this tutorial on Build an Atom simulation. |
00:06 | In this tutorial, we will
demonstrate Build an Atom, Interactive PhET simulation. |
00:14 | To follow this tutorial, learners should be familiar with topics in high school science. |
00:21 | Here I am using-
Ubuntu Linux OS version 14.04 |
00:28 | Java version 1.7.0 |
00:33 | Firefox Web Browser Version 53.02.2 |
00:39 | Using this simulation, students will be able to: Build an atom using protons, neutrons and electrons. |
00:49 | Identify an element and its position on the periodic table. |
00:55 | Determine whether an atom is neutral or an ion.
Predict the charge. |
01:03 | Determine the mass of an atom or ion. |
01:07 | Determine the stability of atom or ion created. |
01:12 | Represent the atomic symbols. |
01:15 | Create isotopes of an element. |
01:19 | Atoms are fundamental building blocks of matter. |
01:23 | Each atom consists of a small, dense, positively-charged nucleus. |
01:30 | Nucleus is surrounded by much lighter, negatively-charged electrons. |
01:37 | Nucleus may also contain neutrons. |
01:41 | Neutron has same mass as proton but it has no charge. |
01:47 | Number of protons in the nucleus of an atom defines the chemical element. |
01:53 | Chemical properties of an element arise due to number & arrangement of electrons. |
02:00 | Let us get started. |
02:03 | Use the given link to download the simulation.
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02:07 | I have already downloaded Build an Atom simulation to my Downloads folder. |
02:15 | To open the simulation, right click on build-an-atom html file. |
02:21 | Select Open With Firefox Web Browser option. File opens in the browser. |
02:29 | This is the interface of Build-an-Atom simulation. |
02:34 | The interface has 3 screens-
Atom, Symbol and Game. |
02:42 | Let us begin our simulation with Atom screen. |
02:46 | Click on Atom screen. |
02:49 | Using this screen, students can- build atoms, determine the identity, net-charge and mass of an atom. |
03:00 | Atom screen shows a Bohr's model of an atom. |
03:05 | It shows position of nucleus and 2 orbits. |
03:10 | At the bottom of the screen, there are 3 containers with Protons, Neutrons and Electrons. |
03:18 | On the right-side, there are 3 panels- Element, Net charge and Mass Number. |
03:27 | To open the panel, click on the green plus sign located on top-right corner on each panel. |
03:35 | This allows you to view the changes as you change the number of particles. |
03:41 | At the bottom of the screen, you will see Show box.
In the box, click on Stable/Unstable check box. |
03:52 | The top left corner of the screen shows a box. |
03:56 | It shows the number of Protons, Neutrons and Electrons, we have used to create the atom. |
04:05 | Let us start by building Hydrogen atom. |
04:09 | From the Proton container, click on the Proton. |
04:14 | Drag and drop on the X mark, which represents the nucleus of an atom. |
04:20 | Simultaneously observe the changes in each of the panels. |
04:27 | Hydrogen atom is the simplest of all elements. |
04:32 | It has one electron in the first orbit and one proton in the nucleus. |
04:39 | Drag an Electron and place in the first orbit. |
04:44 | By default, the orbits are shown as circular dashed lines. |
04:50 | Under Model heading, click on Cloud radio button. |
04:55 | This will show the orbit as electron cloud. |
04:59 | Click on Orbits radio button to show the default orbits. |
05:05 | Observe all the panels on the screen. |
05:09 | Element box shows Hydrogen as Element. |
05:13 | Net charge is zero and is labeled as neutral atom.
Mass number is one. |
05:22 | It also shows that the atom is Stable. |
05:26 | Now add one more Proton to the nucleus. The atom is shown as Unstable Helium Ion. |
05:35 | Add one more Electron in the 1st orbit. |
05:40 | Now it is a Neutral atom but the atom is still labelled as Unstable. |
05:47 | Add a Neutron to the nucleus. The atom is now Stable. |
05:53 | The Mass Number shows 3, but we know that atomic mass of helium is 4. So, add another Neutron to the nucleus. |
06:04 | This completes the atomic structure of Helium atom. |
06:09 | Helium atom has 2 Protons, 2 Neutrons and 2 Electrons. |
06:16 | We can add Neutrons to the nucleus, to create isotopes of the same element. |
06:23 | Atoms of the same element that differ in neutrons are called isotopes. |
06:29 | Isotopes of same element have same chemical properties. |
06:35 | Remove one Proton, one Electron and 2 Neutrons from the Helium atom. |
06:43 | Now we have hydrogen atom, also called Protium. |
06:49 | Let us create isotopes of Hydrogen. |
06:53 | Hydrogen has three isotopes. Protium, Deuterium and Tritium. |
07:00 | Nucleus of Protium contains only one Proton. |
07:04 | Deuterium has one Proton and one Neutron. |
07:09 | Tritium has one Proton and 2 Neutrons. |
07:15 | Add one Neutron to the nucleus. Deuterium atom is created. |
07:22 | It is Stable. Add another Neutron to the nucleus to create tritium. |
07:29 | Tritium is unstable, as shown here. |
07:34 | As an assignment: Create a neutral carbon atom. Show isotopes of carbon. |
07:43 | Click on reset button at the bottom-right corner. |
07:48 | This will reset the screen to default settings. |
07:53 | Next, click on Symbol screen at the bottom of the interface. |
07:59 | Using this screen, students can interpret atomic symbols. |
08:05 | Notice that a Symbol panel is added on the screen. |
08:10 | Atom of every element is represented by a symbol. |
08:15 | It gives information about atomic number, mass number and charge. |
08:23 | The subscript number is called the atomic number. |
08:27 | The superscript number is called the mass number. |
08:32 | Charge on the atom is shown on the top-right corner. |
08:37 | The number of protons in an atom is its atomic number. |
08:42 | The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom is its mass number. |
08:49 | Add Protons, Neutrons and Electrons to the atom. |
08:55 | Observe the Symbol panel. |
08:58 | Note the change in name of Element, atomic number, Mass Number and charge. |
09:06 | Now we will move on to the Game screen. |
09:10 | Click on Game screen at the bottom of the interface. |
09:15 | Four different games are available. |
09:18 | These games will test the knowledge gained using this simulation. |
09:24 | A timer and a sound button are provided at the bottom-left corner of the screen. |
09:31 | Click on the timer button to enable the timer before the game starts. |
09:37 | We can also control the sound by clicking on the sound symbol. |
09:42 | Click on each game screen and explore. |
09:50 | In this tutorial, we have learnt: how to use Build an Atom, interactive PhET simulation. |
09:59 | Using this simulation, we have learnt to - Build models of Hydrogen and Helium atoms. |
10:07 | Add or remove electrons to create ions. |
10:11 | Add or remove neutrons to create isotopes. |
10:16 | As an assignment: create a neutral oxygen atom. |
10:21 | Add two electrons to the neutral atom. |
10:25 | Observe the change in parameters on various panels. |
10:30 | Try to remove electrons from the inner shells, observe the results. |
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11:24 | This tutorial is contributed by Snehalatha kaliappan and Meenal Ghoderao, from IIT Bombay. Thank you for joining. |