Here’s a complete summary of important formulas and key concepts for the Structure of
Atom (Class 11, JEE level), especially focusing on the 1s orbital and related atomic structure
concepts:
1. Important Concepts – Structure of Atom
1. Subatomic Particles
Electron (e⁻): Charge = -1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ C, Mass = 9.1 × 10⁻³¹ kg
Proton (p⁺): Charge = +1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ C, Mass ≈ 1.672 × 10⁻²⁷ kg
Neutron (n⁰): Charge = 0, Mass ≈ 1.675 × 10⁻²⁷ kg
2. Atomic Models
(i) Thomson's Model – “Plum Pudding Model” – electrons embedded in a
positive sphere.
(ii) Rutherford’s Model
Most of the atom is empty.
Nucleus is positively charged and dense.
Electrons revolve around nucleus.
Drawback: Cannot explain stability or line spectra.
3. Bohr’s Model
Electrons revolve in fixed energy orbits (stationary states).
Angular momentum quantized:
Energy of nth orbit (Hydrogen-like atom):
Radius of nth orbit:
Velocity of electron in nth orbit:
4. Spectrum of Hydrogen
Lyman series: n₁ = 1 (UV)
Balmer series: n₁ = 2 (Visible)
Paschen: n₁ = 3 (IR), and so on.
Wavelength formula (Rydberg Equation):
\dfrac{1}{\lambda} = RZ^2 \left( \dfrac{1}{n_1^2} - \dfrac{1}{n_2^2} \right)
5. Quantum Numbers
Principal (n) – size & energy level
Azimuthal (l) – shape of orbital (0 to n-1)
Magnetic (m) – orientation (−l to +l)
Spin (s) – spin direction (+½ or −½)
6. Shapes of Orbitals
s-orbital: spherical
p-orbital: dumbbell
d-orbital: cloverleaf
2. The 1s Orbital – Key Points
Definition:
1s: n = 1, l = 0 → spherically symmetric orbital closest to nucleus.
Wavefunction Notation:
Probability Density:
Radial Probability Distribution:
Shows the most probable distance of the electron from the nucleus.
Key Characteristics:
1s orbital has no nodes (since n - l - 1 = 0).
It is spherically symmetric around the nucleus.
Electron density is maximum at the nucleus.
3. Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
\Delta x \cdot \Delta p \geq \dfrac{h}{4\pi}
4. de Broglie Equation
\lambda = \dfrac{h}{mv}
5. Hund’s Rule, Pauli’s Exclusion & Aufbau Principle
Hund’s Rule: Electrons fill degenerate orbitals singly first.
Pauli’s Exclusion Principle: No two electrons can have same 4
quantum numbers.
Aufbau Principle: Lower energy orbitals fill first.
6. Effective Nuclear Charge (Z_eff):
Z_{\text{eff}} = Z - S
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