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Learning objective 2: I can understand the patterns found in the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom.

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1 Learning objective 2: I can understand the patterns found in the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom.

2 What is everything made out of? What can something be made of?

3 Each different type of atom is called an element, and they are organized into a table…
The Periodic Table of the Elements contains every possible atom so far discovered.

4 Using the periodic table

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7 The atomic number tells you how many protons are in that atom
Protons are the identity of an atom, adding or subtracting protons gives you a different element

8 So, we know carbon has 6 protons. How many electrons does it have?
It must have 6, because an atom is always neutral. So the atomic number is really the number of protons and also the number of electrons

9 Atomic mass is how much mass the atom has. How can we use this?

10 Subatomic Particle Charge Location Size/Weight Proton Positive (+) Nucleus or “Core” Large/1 au Neutron No Charge (0) Electron Negative (-) Electron Cloud Small/0 au

11 Protons and neutrons are the only parts that have any mass, so the atomic mass is the number of protons and neutrons added up.

12 Atomic weight (rounded) — number of protons = number of neutrons
So, there are 6 protons, weighing 1 au each. How many neutrons must there be? Atomic weight (rounded) — number of protons = number of neutrons 12 total — 6 protons = 6 neutrons Note: the numbers of protons and neutrons won’t always be equal

13 Sometimes, the element’s box won’t look quite the same

14 It may look like this… Atomic number Symbol Atomic mass Name

15 Name Atomic number Symbol Atomic mass

16 Atomic number Symbol Name Atomic mass
Don’t worry about this, you’ll learn it in high school Symbol Name Atomic mass

17 Time for some practice!


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