Atoms Flashcards
What is the radius of an atom?
about 0.1 nanometres
what is in the middle of the atom?
the nucleus
what does the nuclueus contain?
protons and nuetrons
what charge is the nucleus?
it has an positive charge
electrons move around the atom in what?
move around in shells
what is the charge of the proton?
positive
what is the charge of the nuetron?
the nuetron is nuetrul (0) charge
what is the charge of the electron?
negative charge
what is the relative mass of proton and neutron?
mass of 1
what is the relative mass of the electron?
1/1840
why are atoms charge in whole nuetral?
because they have the same amount of protons and electrons with the opposite charge so they cancel each other out leaving with an charge of 0 and the nuetron is also 0 it the overal charge of an atom is 0.
What does the mass number tell?
the total number of protons and neutrons in the atom.
what does the atomic number tell?
the atomic number tells you how many protons there are and electrons because they is always the same amount of protons and electrons in an atom.