Zirconium Bohr model

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Zirconium Bohr model
Zirconium Bohr model

The Bohr model of zirconium contains a nucleus having 40 protons and 51 neutrons in the center, and around this nucleus, there are five electron shells containing 40 electrons.

Steps

Here’s how you can draw the Bohr model of zirconium step by step.

#1 Write protons, neutrons, and electrons of zirconium atom
#2 Draw nucleus of zirconium atom
#3 Draw 1st electron shell
#4 Draw 2nd electron shell
#5 Draw 3rd electron shell
#6 Draw 4th electron shell
#7 Draw 5th electron shell

Let’s break down each step in detail.

#1 Write protons, neutrons, and electrons of zirconium atom

Zirconium has 40 protons, 51 neutrons, and 40 electrons.

#2 Draw nucleus of zirconium atom

The nucleus of a zirconium atom contains 40 protons and 51 neutrons. So draw the nucleus of zirconium atom as follows:

Zirconium nucleus
Zirconium nucleus

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

#3 Draw 1st electron shell

Remember that we have a total of 40 electrons.

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

Zirconium shell 1
Zirconium 1st electron shell drawn

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

Since we have already used 2 electrons in the 1st electron shell, now we have 40 – 2 = 38 electrons left. So in the next step, we have to draw the 2nd electron shell.

#4 Draw 2nd electron shell

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

Zirconium shell 2
Zirconium 2nd electron shell drawn

In the above image, 2 represents the 2nd 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 2nd electron shell has a total of 8 electrons.

Now we have already used 10 electrons in 1st and 2nd electron shells, so we have 40 – 10 = 30 electrons left. So in the next step, we have to draw the 3rd electron shell.

#5 Draw 3rd electron shell

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

Zirconium shell 3
Zirconium 3rd electron shell drawn

In the above image, 3 represents the 3rd 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 3rd electron shell has a total of 18 electrons.

Now we have already used 28 electrons in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd electron shells, so we have 40 – 28 = 12 electrons left. So in the next step, we have to draw the 4th electron shell.

#6 Draw 4th electron shell

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

Zirconium shell 4
Zirconium 4th electron shell drawn

In the above image, 4 represents the 4th 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 4th electron shell has a total of 10 electrons.

The 4th 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 38 electrons in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th electron shells, so we have 40 – 38 = 2 electrons left. So in the next step, we have to draw the 5th electron shell.

#7 Draw 5th electron shell

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

Zirconium shell 5
Zirconium 5th electron shell drawn

In the above image, 5 represents the 5th electron shell that contains 5s subshell. And the green color represents the number of electrons in that subshell. This means that the 5th electron shell has a total of 2 electrons.

That’s it! This is the final Bohr model of zirconium atom as we have used all 40 electrons: 2 electrons in the 1st electron shell, 8 electrons in the 2nd electron shell, 18 electrons in the 3rd electron shell, 10 electrons in the 4th electron shell, and 2 electrons in the 5th electron shell.

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