2.1, 2.2, 2.3 Flashcards
1
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Name the three subatomic particles
A
1) Protons
2) Neutrons
3) Electrons
2
Q
What is the charge for protons
A
- Positively charged (1+)
3
Q
What is the charge for neutrons
A
- They have no charge (0)
4
Q
What is the charge for electrons
A
- Negatively charged (1-)
5
Q
Why do we use relative masses to measure the masses of the sub atomic particles
A
- because the sub atomic particles are too small to be measured empirically
6
Q
What is the relative mass of protons and neutrons
A
1
7
Q
What is the relative mass of electrons
A
- they have a negligible mass of 1/1836
8
Q
Where are protons located
A
- in the nucleus
9
Q
Where is the neutron located
A
- in the nucleus
10
Q
Where is the electron located
A
- in the orbital
11
Q
Define the atomic number
A
- the number of protons in the nucleus
12
Q
Define the atomic mass number
A
- the total number of protons and neutrons in the atom
13
Q
How do you work out the amount of neutrons
A
Atomic mass number — Atomic number
14
Q
Which number is always the atomic mass
A
- the bigger number ( includes total number of protons and neutrons)
15
Q
Define isotopes
A
- atoms of the same element with the same proton number but different numbers of neutrons and therefore different masses