Atomic Structure and Isotopes (paper 1 and 2) Flashcards
What’s the RM of protons
1
What’s the RM of neutrons
1
What’s the RM of electrons
Negligible
What’s the overall charge of an atom
Neutral
What must be the same number
The protons and electrons
What are isotopes
A version of an element with different numbers of neutrons
What’s the definition of RAM
The average mass of all the isotopes of that element, compared to carbon having a mass of 12
What is Ar
RAM
How to calculate Ar
X the Atomic mass with the percentage on each isotope, add them together, then divide by 100
What did Dmitri do
He arranged the elements by their RAM
Why did Dimitri break his rule
So that elements with similar properties lined up with each other
What do the protons decide
What the element is
Electrons are as the same as protons expect in what
Ions
What is the difference ions and isotopes
Isotopes have a different number of neutrons, ions have a different number of electrons