Mrs. Butsch 8th Grade Science Atoms and Elements Mrs. Butsch 8th Grade Science
ATOMS Atoms: The building blocks of all matter made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
Atoms More than 2000 years ago the Greek philosopher Democritus (460-371 B.C.) formulated the atomic hypothesis: All matter consists of smallest (indivisible) entities (atoms), separated by empty space. Combinations of the different kinds of atoms form all the things in nature.
Dalton's Atomic Theory John Dalton's theory was based on the premise that the atoms of different elements could be distinguished by differences in their weights. He stated his theory in a lecture to the Royal Institution in 1803. The theory proposed a number of basic ideas: All matter is composed of atoms Atoms cannot be made or destroyed All atoms of the same element are identical Different elements have different types of atoms Chemical reactions occur when atoms are rearranged Compounds are formed from atoms of the constituent elements.
Atoms Protons: Particles that have a positive electric charge. Neutrons: Particles that have no electric charge. Both Protons and Neutrons make up the Nucleus of an atom.
Atoms Electrons: Particles that have negative charge in an atom. Electrons exist outside the nucleus. Electrons orbit the nucleus of an atom. The closer an electron is to the nucleus, the less energy it has. The farther away an electron is to the nucleus, the more energy it has.
Atoms Protons Neutrons Electrons
Elements Elements: Substances that are made of only one type of atom and cannot be broken down into simpler substances by normal chemical or physical changes.
Note the locations of the metals, halogens and noble gases.
C Elements Atomic Number: The number of protons in an atom. 6 12.011 + 12.011 Carbon
Elements Atomic Mass: The number of protons plus the number of neutrons in an atom 6 C Atomic Mass 12.011 Protons + Neutrons + n Carbon
C Element Information 6 12.011 Atomic Number Symbol Atomic Mass Number of Protons - + C - Symbol n Starts w/ a Capital + n n + - + - + + n n 12.011 + Atomic Mass n Protons + Neutrons + n - Name of Element Carbon - How do you determine the number of Neutrons ? n Subtract the Atomic Number from the Atomic Mass 12 – 6 = 6 - = + n + n How do you determine the number of Electrons ? - In a stable atom, the number of protons equals the number of electrons 6 = 6 = + -