Particles of an Atom You know, like particle-things and such…
Subatomic Particles ParticleLocationMassCharge Electron“Clouds” around nucleus – We don’t know exactly Almost zeroNegative ProtonNucleus1 amuPositive NeutronNucleus1 amuNeutral
Mass of Subatomic Particles
Size of Nucleus
Atomic Number A number unique to each element. Represents the number of protons in an atom. Also represents the number of electrons
Mass Number Represents the mass of an atom. Represented in “Atomic Mass Units” (amu) Mass # = # of protons + # of neutrons
Equations Atomic # = # of protons = # of electrons Mass # = # of protons + # of neutrons
SymbolElementAtomic #ProtonsNeutronsElectronsMass # Carbon612 Zn Einsteinium Cu64 Gold130 Lu
Isotopes Atoms of the same element with different mass numbers. Mass # Atomic # Nuclear symbol: Hyphen notation: carbon-12
Isotopes Nucleus Electrons Nucleus Neutron Proton Carbon-12 Neutrons 6 Protons 6 Electrons6 Nucleus Electrons Carbon-14 Neutrons 8 Protons 6 Electrons Nucleus Neutron Proton
Isotopes Chlorine-37 –atomic #: –mass #: –# of protons: –# of electrons: –# of neutrons: Cl 37 17