Oxygen Bohr model

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The oxygen Bohr model has a nucleus with 8 protons and 8 neutrons. Orbiting this nucleus are two electron shells, holding a total of 8 electrons.

To draw the oxygen Bohr model, outline the 8 protons, 8 neutrons, and 8 electrons. Start by illustrating the nucleus, and then draw the two electron shells. The first shell should contain 2 electrons, and the second holds the remaining 6 electrons.

Steps

Write protons, neutrons, and electrons of oxygen atom

Oxygen has 8 protons, 8 neutrons, and 8 electrons.

Learn how to find: Oxygen protons neutrons electrons

Draw nucleus of oxygen atom

The nucleus of an oxygen atom contains 8 protons and 8 neutrons. So draw the nucleus of oxygen 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 8 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 8 – 2 = 6 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 6 electrons.

That’s it! This is the final Bohr model of oxygen atom as we have used all 8 electrons: 2 electrons in the 1^st electron shell and 6 electrons in the 2^nd electron shell.

Next: Fluorine Bohr model

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