How to Draw Bohr Diagrams

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How to Draw Bohr Diagrams

8th Grade Chemistry Unit 2

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Bohr Diagrams

Find your element on the periodic table.

Determine the number of electrons – it is the same as the atomic number.

This is how many electrons you will draw.

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Find out which period (row) your element is in.

Elements in the 1st period have one energy level.

Elements in the 2nd period have two energy levels, and so on.

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Draw a nucleus with the element symbol inside.

Carbon is in the 2nd period, so it has two energy levels, or shells.

Draw the shells around the nucleus.

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Add the electrons.

Carbon has 6 electrons.

The first shell can only hold 2 electrons.

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Since you have 2 electrons already drawn, you need to add 4 more.

These go in the 2nd shell.

Add one at a time -starting on the right side and going counter clock-wise.

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Check your work.

You should have 6 total electrons for Carbon.

Only two electrons can fit in the 1st shell.

The 2nd shell can hold up to 8 electrons.

The 3rd shell can hold 18, but the elements in the first few periods only use 8 electrons.

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Bohr Diagrams

Try the following elements on your own:

H

He

O

Al

Ne

K

C

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Bohr Diagrams

Try the following elements on your own:

H – 1 electron

He

O

Al

Ne

K

H

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Bohr Diagrams

Try the following elements on your own:

H

He - 2 electrons

O

Al

Ne

K

He

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Bohr Diagrams

Try the following elements on your own:

H

He

O - 8 electrons

Al

Ne

K

O

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Bohr Diagrams

Try the following elements on your own: