THE ATOM

The atom is the smallest particle

of an element.
 The atom has a dense central
core called the nucleus.
 The nucleus contains the
protons (positively charged)
and neutrons (uncharged).
 Surrounding the nucleus are
shells/orbitals.
 The shells contains electrons
(negatively charged).
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h
a
Particle Symbol r Mass
g
e

-
electron e- 10.0005486 amu

+
proton p+ 1 1.007276 amu

0
neutron no 1.008665 amu
𝒎𝒂𝒔 ¿=𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 ¿+𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏¿
  
  Protons,

neutrons and electrons
are called sub-atomic particles.

 An atom is said to be neutral

because the number of protons
is equal to the number of
electrons.