Atoms Flashcards
What are elements
A chemical substance made up of one type of atom
What is an atom
The smallest part of an element
What are the three sub atomic particles in an atom
1) protons
1) neutrons
3) electrons
What is the mass, charge and location in the atom of a PROTON
it’s mass is 1
It’s charge is positive
And it is found in the nucleus
What is the mass, charge and location in the atom of a NEUTRON
the mass is 1
The charge is neutral
and it if located in the nucleus
What is the mass, charge and location in the atom of a ELECTRON
It’s mass is 1/1836 (0)
It’s charge is negative
And it is located orbiting the nucleus in shells
What is the atomic number
The number of protons
What is the mass number
The number of protons and neutrons
Don’t answer this ! Just make sure you can draw a Bohr model
What is an isotope
Atoms of the same element, which have different numbers of neutrons