Antimony Bohr model

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In the antimony Bohr model, the nucleus comprises 51 protons and 71 neutrons. Surrounding this nucleus are five electron shells, accommodating a total of 51 electrons.

To draw the antimony Bohr model, represent the 51 protons, 71 neutrons, and 51 electrons. Begin by sketching the nucleus, and then draw the five electron shells. The first four shells should contain 2, 8, 18, and 18 electrons, respectively, while the fifth shell holds the remaining 5 electrons.

Steps

Find protons, neutrons, and electrons of antimony atom

Antimony has 51 protons, 71 neutrons, and 51 electrons.

Antimony protons

• Protons = atomic number

From the periodic table, find the atomic number of antimony.

The atomic number of antimony is 51. Hence, antimony has a total of 51 protons.

Antimony neutrons

• Neutrons = atomic mass – atomic number

The atomic mass of antimony is 121.76, so we’ll take the roundup value as 122. And the atomic number of antimony is 51.

Subtract the atomic number (51) from the atomic mass (122). Hence, antimony has a total of 122 – 51 = 71 neutrons.

Antimony electrons

• Electrons = atomic number

The atomic number of antimony is 51. Hence, antimony has a total of 51 electrons.

Draw nucleus of antimony atom

The nucleus of an antimony atom contains 51 protons and 71 neutrons. So draw the nucleus of antimony atom as follows:

Now in the next step, draw the 1^st electron shell and start marking electrons.

Draw 1^st electron shell

Remember that we have a total of 51 electrons.

The 1^st electron shell (containing s subshell) can hold up to a maximum of 2 electrons. So draw the 1^st electron shell as follows:

In the above image, 1 represents the 1^st electron shell that contains 1s subshell. And the green color represents the number of electrons in that subshell. This means that the 1^st electron shell has a total of 2 electrons.

Since we have already used 2 electrons in the 1^st electron shell, now we have 51 – 2 = 49 electrons left. So in the next step, we have to draw the 2^nd electron shell.

Draw 2^nd electron shell

The 2^nd electron shell (containing s subshell and p subshell) can hold up to a maximum of 8 electrons. So draw the 2^nd electron shell as follows:

In the above image, 2 represents the 2^nd electron shell that contains 2s and 2p subshells. And the green and orange color represents the number of electrons in that subshell. This means that the 2^nd electron shell has a total of 8 electrons.

Now we have already used 10 electrons in 1^st and 2^nd electron shells, so we have 51 – 10 = 41 electrons left. So in the next step, we have to draw the 3^rd electron shell.

Draw 3^rd electron shell

The 3^rd electron shell (containing s subshell, p subshell, and d subshell) can hold up to a maximum of 18 electrons. So draw the 3^rd electron shell as follows:

In the above image, 3 represents the 3^rd electron shell that contains 3s, 3p, and 3d subshells. And the green, orange, and pink color represents the number of electrons in that subshell. This means that the 3^rd electron shell has a total of 18 electrons.

Now we have already used 28 electrons in 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd electron shells, so we have 51 – 28 = 23 electrons left. So in the next step, we have to draw the 4^th electron shell.

Draw 4^th electron shell

The 4^th electron shell (containing s subshell, p subshell, d subshell, and f subshell) can hold up to a maximum of 32 electrons. So draw the 4^th electron shell as follows:

In the above image, 4 represents the 4^th electron shell that contains 4s, 4p, and 4d subshells. And the green, orange, and pink color represents the number of electrons in that subshell. This means that the 4^th electron shell has a total of 18 electrons.

The 4^th electron shell contains only 4s, 4p, and 4d subshells, and not a 4f subshell. This is because according to the aufbau principle, the 5s subshell is filled first and then 4d, 5p, 6s… and so on.

Now we have already used 46 electrons in 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th electron shells, so we have 51 – 46 = 5 electrons left. So in the next step, we have to draw the 5^th electron shell.

Draw 5^th electron shell

The 5^th electron shell can hold up to a maximum of 50 electrons. So draw the 5^th electron shell as follows:

In the above image, 5 represents the 5^th electron shell that contains 5s and 5p subshells. And the green and orange color represents the number of electrons in that subshell. This means that the 5^th electron shell has a total of 5 electrons.

That’s it! This is the final Bohr model of antimony atom as we have used all 51 electrons: 2 electrons in the 1^st electron shell, 8 electrons in the 2^nd electron shell, 18 electrons in the 3^rd electron shell, 18 electrons in the 4^th electron shell, and 5 electrons in the 5^th electron shell.

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External links

• File:51 antimony (Sb) enhanced Bohr model.png – Wikimedia Commons
• Chemical Elements.com – Antimony (Sb) – Chemical Elements.com
• What is the Bohr model for Antimony? – Topblogtenz
• Antimony (Sb) – Periodic Table – ChemicalAid