Atomic Structure Nucleons Atomic Number Particles in the nucleus of atom Proton Neutron Atomic Number Number of protons in the atom of an element Neutral atom # of protons (+) = # of electrons (-) Episode 302
Isotope Atoms of an element the have a different number of neutrons (different mass) Isotopes of Hydrogen Hydrogen – 1 1 proton and 0 neutrons Hydrogen – 2 1 proton and 1 neutron Hydrogen – 3 1 proton and 2 neutrons Mass Number Total number in protons and neutrons in an atom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEX2aGpIDBY&feature=related Episode 302
Ne C 14 20 6 10 Examples Atomic Mass Carbon – 14 Neon – 20 Weighted average of the masses of all the element’s isotopes 14 20 Ne C 6 10 Particle Charge Mass Location Proton Neutron Electron +1 1 amu nucleus neutral 1 amu nucleus -1 0 amu e- cloud Episode 302
Subatomic Particles 3 protons 3 electrons ? neutrons # of protons = atomic number # of electrons = atomic number # of neutrons = mass number – atomic number 3 protons Round the average atomic mass b/c its mass is closest to the most abundant isotope. 3 electrons ? neutrons 7 – 3 = 4 neutrons 26 protons 26 electrons 56 – 26 = 30 neutrons Episode 302
Carbon – 14 Oxygen – 17 Find atomic number Mass number – atomic number 6 protons 6 electrons Mass number – atomic number 14 – 6 = 8 neutrons Oxygen – 17 8 protons 8 electrons 17 – 8 = 9 neutrons Episode 302
N 15 7 7 protons 7 electrons 15 – 7 = 8 neutrons 2 protons 2 electrons Episode 302