I. Subatomic Particles (p )
ParticleSymbolLocationChargeRelative Mass (amu) Actual Mass (g) electron proton neutron e-e- p+p+ n0n0 Electron cloud nucleus – + 0 1/ x x approx 0
Elements are listed by their chemical symbols Symbols are usually either one capital letter like C for Carbon, or one capital and one lowercase letter like Ne for Neon
The periodic table gives much information we need to learn more about the atom of each element
Atomic number = # of protons in an atom Whole number shown on periodic table Periodic table is arranged by atomic number
The average atomic mass is the number at the bottom of this square Found by averaging the natural abundances of its isotopes Weighted average
Atomic Number Symbol Element Name Atomic Mass
Protons Electrons ProtonsNeutrons # n 0 = Atomic mass – Atomic number
Most of the atom’s mass. NUCLEUS ELECTRONS PROTONS NEUTRONS NEGATIVE CHARGE POSITIVE CHARGE NEUTRAL CHARGE ATOM QUARKS #n 0 = Atomic mass - Atomic # equal in a neutral atom Atomic Number equals the # of...
Quarks ◦ component of protons & neutrons ◦ 6 types 3 quarks = 1 proton or 1 neutron He
II. How Atoms Differ (p ) Mass Number Isotopes Relative Atomic Mass Average Atomic Mass
mass # = protons + neutrons always a whole number NOT on the Periodic Table! © Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.
Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons Mass # Atomic # Isotope notation: Isotope name: carbon-12 Element name Mass #
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Chlorine-37 ◦ atomic #: ◦ mass #: ◦ # of protons: ◦ # of electrons: ◦ # of neutrons: Isotope notation:
Most elements are found as mixtures of isotopes Relative abundance of each isotope is the same in each source
12 C atom = × g 1 p= amu 1 n = amu 1 e - = amu © Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. atomic mass unit (amu) 1 amu= 1 / 12 the mass of a 12 C atom
weighted average of all isotopes on the Periodic Table round to 2 decimal places Avg. Atomic Mass
Avg. Atomic Mass EX: Calculate the avg. atomic mass of oxygen if its abundance in nature is 99.76% 16 O, 0.04% 17 O, and 0.20% 18 O amu
Avg. Atomic Mass EX: Find chlorine’s average atomic mass if approximately 8 of every 10 atoms are chlorine-35 and 2 are chlorine amu