Scribd
Upload
57 views14 pages

Atomic Structure PDF HAHA

Atoms are the building blocks of all material things, consisting of a nucleus made of protons and neutrons, surrounded by electrons. The atomic number indicates the number of protons, while the mass number represents the total of protons and neutrons. Isotopes are variations of elements that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.

Uploaded by

Joice Camelle Pinos
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
57 views14 pages

Atomic Structure PDF HAHA

Atoms are the building blocks of all material things, consisting of a nucleus made of protons and neutrons, surrounded by electrons. The atomic number indicates the number of protons, while the mass number represents the total of protons and neutrons. Isotopes are variations of elements that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.

Uploaded by

Joice Camelle Pinos
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Atomic Structure

• All material things are made from atoms. There


are just over one hundred different types of
atom, called elements. Atoms can join together
in millions of different combinations to make all
the substances on Earth and beyond.
• Every atom is made of a nucleus consisting of
protons and neutrons. The nucleus is
surrounded by electrons.
Atom
• Protons and electrons are oppositely charged.
Neutrons have no charge. This means the
nucleus of an atom is always positively charged.
Isotopes
• The full chemical symbol for an element shows
its mass number at the top and atomic number
at the bottom
For example:
Here is the full symbol for an isotope of carbon

It tells us that a carbon atom has:


-Six protons (because its proton number, at the bottom, is 6)
-Six electrons (because the number of protons and electrons in an atom is the same)

The symbol also tells us that the total number of protons and neutrons in a carbon atom is 12. Note that you can work out the number of neutrons from the mass number and atomic number. In this example, it is 12 - 6 = 6 neutrons.
• The atomic number (also called the proton
number) is the number of protons in an atom.
• The mass number (also called the nucleon
number) is the total number of protons and
neutrons in an atom.
• The net charge is how protons and electrons
balance out
Isotope Notation
For example:

protons:

neutrons:

electrons:
For example:

protons:

neutrons:

electrons:
For example:

protons: 15

neutrons: 17

electrons: 18
For example:

protons: 18

neutrons: 22

electrons: 18
End

You might also like