Atoms

Atoms

1. All substances are made from atoms.

2. There are about 100 different types of
atoms
3. An element is a substance which
contains only one type of atom
The
ThePeriodic
PeriodicTable
Table
Element,
Element,Compound,
Compound,Mixture
Mixture
 Structure
Structureof
ofan
anAtom
Atom

1. Atoms have a small central nucleus

containing protons and neutrons
2. Electrons orbit the nucleus
3. Protons, neutrons and electrons have
different masses and charges
Atomic
Atomicstructure
structure
Atomic
Atomicstructure
structure
 Atomic
Atomicnumber
number

1. The atomic number is the number of

protons in the nucleus
2. In an atom, the number of electrons
always equals the number of protons
3. Atoms do not have an overall electrical
charge
Atomic
Atomicnumber
number
 Mass
Massnumber
number

1. The mass number is the total number

of protons and neutrons in an atom
2. The number of neutrons can be
calculated by subtracting the atomic
number from the mass number
Mass
Massnumber
number
Calculations
Calculations
 Isotopes
Isotopes

1. Isotopes are atoms of the same

element that have different numbers of
neutrons (e.g. carbon-12 and carbon-
14)
2. Isotopes have the same atomic number
but different mass numbers
Isotopes
Isotopes
 Electrons
Electrons

1. Each electron in an atom is at a

particular energy level (or shell)
2. Electrons fill the lowest energy levels
first (nearest to the nucleus)
3. The first shell can take a maximum of 2
electrons, the second shell can take 8,
and the third shell can take 8
Electron
ElectronShells
Shells
Electron
Electronarrangements
arrangements
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