Atoms Flashcards
(41 cards)
The part of an atom that carries a positive charge
Protons
The number of electrons that can be held in the first orbit (closest to the nucleus)
Two
The number of electrons that can be held in the third orbit
Eighteen
The part of an atom that carries a negative charge
Electron
The number of electrons that can be held in the second orbit
Eight
There are the same number of these two particles in a atom
Protons and electrons
The atomic number is the same as the number of these particles
Protons
The mass of subatomic particles is measured in _____
AMU’s
The _______ _______
Tells the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
Atomic number
The mass number of an element is the sum of its _______ and _______
Protons and neutrons
Atoms of the same element that have a different number of neutrons are called ______
Isotopes
The _____ ______ is the space around the nucleus where electrons can be found
Electronic cloud
A ______ is a subatomic particle that makes up protons and neutrons
Nucleus
Different isotopes of an element will have different ______ _______ _______
Numbers of neutrons
Electrons in an electron cloud are arranged into _______ _______
Energy levels
The ______ _______ of an element is the average of all of the mass numbers of the isotopes of that element
Atomic mass
Protons, neutrons, and electrons are examples of ______ _________
Subatomic particles
Protons have a mass of ___ Amu
1 amu
Electrons have a mass of _______ amu
1/1836 amu
A neutron has a mass of _______ amu
1 amu
A neutron has a _______ charge
Neutral
Particle that makes up all other known particles in the nucleus of an atom
Quark
Force of attraction or repulsion between particles in an atom
Electromagnetic force
Force that binds protons and neutrons in the nucleus
Strong force