Atomic structure Flashcards
What is atom?
Atoms are smallest particles of matter
What is an element?
An element is made up of one kind of atom and that cannot be broken down into other substances chemical reactions
Do artificial elements are stable?
No,30 artificial are produced in lab and they are very unstable
What can we know from the columns of periodic table?
Groups of the elements with same properties as well as the valence electrons
What can we know from the rows of periodic table?
Periods(i.e.energy shells)
Sub atomic particles of atom
Atom contains nucleus.Protons and neutrons are inside the nucleus.A cloud of electrons are move around the nucleus.
How subatomic particles are measured?
Atomic mass unit
Charge of subatomic particles
Proton-positive charge (+1)
Neutron-neutral
Electron-negative charge(-1)
What are isotopes?
Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons
Some isotopes are radioactive,what does it means?
Radioactive isotopes contain the nucleus that are unstable and giving out particle and energy when decays.
What is electron shell?
Electrons are arranged in shells around nucleus.
The energy of the 1st shell
Since it is the closest to the nucleus and it has lowest energy level
How electrons are arranged in first 3 shells?
The 1st shell can hold only 2e and it fills first.
The 2nd shell can hold 8e and it fills second.
The 3rd shell can hold 18e but it fills up to 8 and the next 2 go to 4th shell finally the rest are filled to 3rd shell.
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Why group 0 are unreactive?
B/c they have very stable arrangement of electrons (no valence shell)
Properties of metals
1)Good conductor of heat and electricity
2)high melting point and boiling point i.e.solid at room temperature except mercury
3)hard,strong except Na,K
4)ductile,malleable
5)shiny
6)high density or heavy
7)form positive ions when react
8)react with oxygen to form basic oxides
Properties of nonmetal
1)Poor conductor of heat and electricity
2)low melting point and boiling point i.e.most are gases at room temperature
3)brittle
4)dull
5)low density or heavy
6)form negative ions when react
7)react with oxygen to form acidic oxide
Carbon derivative
Graphite-good conductor
Diamond-very hard and ver high melting point
What is compound?
A substance made by two or more elements with fixed proportions .It has different properties from its elements
What is atomic number(Z)?
The number of protons in the nucleus
What is mass number(A)?
The number of protons + number of neutrons
also known as nucleon number
What is isotopes?
Atoms with the same atomic number but different mass number
What are ions
when atom loses or gains an electron it becomes ions
How positive ions form?
When atom loses electrons it forms a positive ions or cations
How anions can be formed?
When atom gains electrons it forms a negative ions or anions