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All atoms of a particular element have the same number of protons.!
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This number is called the atomic number.!
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Therefore the atomic number determines what the element is.
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How to find the proton, electron and neutron number in an element:!
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Protons: Same as atomic number (bottom number)!
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Electrons: Same as atomic number (bottom number)!
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Neutrons: Mass number - atomic number (top - bottom number= neutron)!
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Protons are positively
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,Atoms!
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In an atom, a proton and a neutron are about 1800 times the
mass than an electron.!
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Most of an atom is an empty space. !
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This is because the electrons orbit a large distance away from the nucleus.!
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Particle Mass Charge Where it is found
Proton 1 +1 In the nucleus
Electron 1/1836 -1 Orbiting the nucleus
Neutron 1 0 In the nucleus
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, Energy levels of electron shells!
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Electrons are arranged into shells around the nucleus. Each shell is at a particular
energy level.!
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The 1st shell can hold 2 electrons!
The 2nd shell can hold 8 electrons!
The 3rd shell can hold 8 electrons!
The 4th shell can hold 2 electrons!
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Examples of electron shell arrangements:!
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Li= 2,1 ! ! ! ! Na= 2, 8, 1! ! ! ! !
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Isotopes!
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All atoms of a particular element have the same number of protons. E.g) if an atom has 6 protons,
then it must be carbon.!
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Isotopes of the same element have a different number of neutrons. This means they also have a
different mass number.!
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Basic definition: Isotopes are the same element, but different ‘versions’. They
have different mass and atomic numbers because the neutron number changed.
Carbon with a mass of: 12 and an atomic number of: 6 is normal.!
An isotope of carbon would have a mass of: 13 and an atomic number of: 6. This
is because the proton number hasn’t changed, but there has been a neutron
added.
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