1. Subatomic Heavyweights

2. Opening Questions neutron What is different about the two atoms above?
What is the atomic number of each atom above?
What is the mass number of each atom?
Do you think they are both lithium atoms? Why?

3. What’s an isotope?
neutron
Both atoms are Lithium—same number of protons as the atomic number of Lithium
These atoms are ISOTOPES of one another.

4. What’s an isotope?
Isotopes: Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons.
Because of the different numbers of neutrons, the atoms have different masses.
Lithium-6
Lithium-7
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5. Subatomic Heavyweights Summary
Atoms of the same element will ALWAYS have the same number of protons
Atomic weight: the weighted average atomic mass of the naturally occurring isotopes (the # on the periodic table)
To find the most common isotope: round the atomic weight to the nearest whole number

6. Wrap-Up
How do potassium-39, potassium-40, and potassium-41 differ from each other?
How many electrons, protons, and neutrons are contained in each of the following atoms?
Fluorine-23
Molybdenum-96
What is the atomic weight of phosphorus? What is its atomic number? Predict which isotope you would find in greatest abundance for phosphorus.

8. Subatomic Heavyweights Summary
Isotope notation:
The above can also be written as:
cobalt-59
Mass number
Atomic number