bio 2 Flashcards
matter is made up of ___
elements
elements are fundamental forms of ____
matter
symbol for hydrogen
H
symbol for calcium
Ca
Symbol for potassium
K
symbol for phosphorous
P
symbol for Iron
Fe
how many elements are essential to people?
25
how many elements make up 96% of the weight of the body and what are they?
oxygen
carbon
hydrogen
nitrogen
what are the elements called that are required in only small amounts but are still essential? give and example of one
trace elements
fluorine
define a compound
a substance consistion of two or more different elements in a fixed ratio
a compound has characteristics different then those of _____ alone
elements
what kind of particles are atoms composed of?
subatomic
what are the three relevant subatomic particles?
neutrons
protons
electrons
what do neutrons and protons form?
the atomic nucleus
what do electrons form?
cloud around the nucleus
what is an atomic number?
number of protons in a nucleus
what is a mass number?
the sum of protons plus neutrons in the nucleus
what is atomic mass?
the atoms total mass
all atoms of an elements have the same number of ___ but differ on number of ____
protons
neutrons
what are isotopes?
two atoms of an element that differ in number of neutrons
what happens when an isotope breaks down?
it gives off lots of energy
protons determine the ____
element
neutrons determine the_____
isotope