Atomic structure Flashcards
Nucleus
This contains protons and neutrons.
Properties of protons
They have a positive charge.
They are in the centre of the atom,making up the nucleus.
Properties of neutrons
It was found by chadwick
Has a relative mass of 1
Has a relative charge of 0
Properties of electrons
Electrons are the same as the number of protons in an atom.
Atomic number
The number of protons
Mass number
The total number of protons and neutrons in a nucleus.
Isotopes
Atoms of same element,different mass numbers,same number of protons and different number of neutrons.
Group number
a column of elements in the periodic table of the chemical elements
Period number
number that is given to a group of elements across the periodic table that have made a round from completing its outer electron shell.
Electron arrangment
way in which electrons are arranged in an atom .