Atoms,Compounds And Isotapes Flashcards
mass number?
Total number of protons and neutrons (top number)
Atomic Number?
Number of protons (bottem number)
Elements
All have different numbers of protons (atomic number)
To get the number of neutrons
Take away the the atomic number from the mass number
Electrons definition
Electrons aren’t counted in the mass number (top number) because their relative mass is very small
Electron
Very Small
Particles
Particles are the smallest bits that make up something
Relative mass
How heavy a particle is compared to the others
Compounds
Compounds are made when atoms of two or more elements are chemically combined (joined) together!
One example «
Carbon dioxide is a compound.its made from a chemical reaction between carbon and oxygen
Isotopes
Isotopes are the same expect for the number of neutrons (protons + electrons)
Example «
Carbon 12 12 6 = C Equals 6 protons + electrons + neutrons all 6
ExAm technique
It’s really important u understand that an isotope is just the same element with a different number of neutrons
Ionic bonding -transferring electrons
In ionic bonding atoms lose or gain electrons to form ions
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Ions can have a positive + or - charge
Ionic bonds
Oppositely charged ions are attracted to each other to form ionic bonds
Shells
A shell with just one or two electrons wants to lose them
Atoms
Atoms with just one or two electrons in their outer shell (highest energy level) want to lose these
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Then they will have a full shell.this means they will have the same electronic structure as a noble gas
Noble gases
Nobles gases all have a full outer shell
Full shells
Atoms with nearly full outer shells want to gain an extra one or two electrons to fill the shell up
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So. They also take an electron or two from an atom that wants to lose one (or two)
Ionic compounds
Ionic compounds have a giant ionic lattice structure
Ionic compounds
The oppsitley charged ions in the compounds are attracted to each other.