ONCEPT OF ATO

ATOMS
• What are they?
• What do they do?
 WHAT ARE ATOMS?
• Atoms are the smallest particles of
matter.
• Atoms make up everything us.
• Molecules are combination of atoms.
• Elements are only one type of atom
• Compounds are made up of different
types of atoms.
 ATOMS VS. ELEMENTS
What is the difference between atoms
and elements?
Atoms make up elements.
To be an element, it can ONLY have ONE
type of atom.
The terms are often used
interchangeably.
 LET’S RECAP
What is atom?
Atoms are the smallest particles of
matter.
What is an elements?
Elements are made up of only one type
of atom.
 LET’S RECAP
What is molecule?
Molecules are combinations of atoms.
What is compound?
Compound are made up of different types
of atoms.
 COMPONENTS OF ATOM
What makes an atom?
At the center of all atoms is the NUCLEUS.
Nucleus contains protons and neutrons.
Protons: (+)
Positively charged atomic particles.
Neutrons:
Uncharged (neutral) atomic particles.
 COMPONENTS OF ATOM
What makes an atom?
Orbiting around the nucleus are the
electrons.
Electrons: (-)
Negatively charged atomic particles.
 ATOMIC NUMBER
Atomic number is equal to the number
of protons in the nucleus of an atom.

Atomic number identifies the element.