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 Materials, Properties and Testing

•DEADLINES:
•Assignment One:
•Assignment One Submission: th
Contact details: Mr. Omal Mumuni-
Timtey (o.mumuni-timtey@eastcoast.ac.uk)
•Lecture 3: Structure of Atoms
Structure of Atoms

In this presentation you will:

 investigate the structure of atoms
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Introduction

Matter is composed
of elements, which
are made from small
particles called
atoms.

Atoms are the

smallest
distinguishable part
of an element.

Gold is composed of gold atoms.

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Elements and Atoms

Each element is composed of just one type of atom.

Carbon is composed
of carbon atoms. carbon atoms

Water is a compound
consisting of the
elements hydrogen
and oxygen.

Therefore, water is
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Question 1

What is the name given to the smallest

distinguishable unit of an element?
A) Atom

B) Molecule

C) Particle

D) Matter

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Question 1

What is the name given to the smallest

distinguishable unit of an element?
A) Atom

B) Molecule

C) Particle

D) Matter

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Atoms
Example: carbon atom (C)

Atoms are not solid

spheres of matter as
was once thought.

Atoms are made up of

three different particles.

The three
sub-atomic particles
are:
 Protons
Proton Neutron Electron

 Neutrons
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The Nucleus

The centre of the atom Example: carbon atom (C)

is called the nucleus.

Protons and
neutrons are found
in the nucleus.

The protons and Nucleus

neutrons in the nucleus (consisting of protons Electron
and neutrons)
make up most of the
mass of an atom.
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Protons and Neutrons

The protons and Example: carbon atom (C)

neutrons are very small
and very densely
packed into the
nucleus.

Protons have a
positive charge.

Neutrons have no
charge. Proton Neutron

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Electrons
Example: carbon atom (C)

Electrons orbit the

nucleus.

Electrons have a
negative charge.

An electron has a mass

about 2000 times
smaller than a proton. Proton Neutron Electron

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Atoms

The rest of the atom is Example: carbon atom (C)

empty space.

If an atom was a
football field, then the
nucleus would be about
the size of the ball in
the centre of the field.

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Question 2

Which of the following is NOT found in the nucleus

of any atom?
A) Proton

B) Neutron

C) Electron

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Question 2

Which of the following is NOT found in the nucleus

of any atom?
A) Proton

B) Neutron

C) Electron

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Summary

In this presentation you have seen:

 how protons, neutrons and electrons are arranged

in atoms
 how models can be used to represent concepts

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