Atomic number Flashcards
Is the atomic number the top or bottom number
Bottom
Which is the mass number
Top number
What are groups
Vertical columns
What are periods
Horizontal rows
What did Mendeleev only have info on
Mass number
Why did Mendeleev leave gaps in the periodic table
There were undiscovered elements
What is an isotope ?
Two or more forms of the same element that contains equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons
How can you tell isotopes apart
They will have different mass numbers and different numbers of neutrons
What does an atom contain
Electrons, neutrons, protons, electron shells and nucleus
What is the location on a proton
Nucleus
What is the charge of a proton
1+
What is the mass of a proton
1
What is the location of a neutron
Nucleus
What is the charge of a neutron
0
What is the mass of a neutron
1