Chapter 1- Atomic structure and chemical bonding Flashcards
A subatomic particle, symbol p or p+, with a positive electric charge of +1 elementary charge and a mass slightly less than that of a neutron.
Proton
A subatomic particle, symbol n or n0, with no net electric charge and a mass slightly larger than that of a proton.
Neutron
It plays as an essential role in numerous physical phenomena, such as electricity, magnetism, chemistry and thermal conductivity, and they also participate in gravitational, electromagnetic and weak interactions.
Electron
It represents the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.
Atomic number
The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.
Mass number
Atoms of the same element having the same atomic number but different atomic masses.
Isotopes
Atoms of different elements having the same mass number but different atomic numbers.
Isobars
Atoms of different elements having the same number of neutrons but differ in atomic numbers and mass numbers.
Isotones
It is the space around the nucleus in which the electron is found with a probability of 90%.
Orbital
The number of electrons in an atom are arranged in shells or ‘energy levels’ around the nucleus
Shells
Electrons are those seen in the previous noble gas and any completed transition series. They fill all the lower energy levels of an atom.
Inner (core) electrons
Are those in the highest energy level (highest n value). They spend most of their time farthest from the nucleus.
Outer electrons
Involved in forming compounds. Among the main group elements, the valence electrons are the outer electrons.
Valence electrons
It is a region of space within an electron shell that contains electrons that have the same energy.
Subshell
Describes the size of orbitals and relative distance of the electrons from the nucleus.
Principal quantum number
This refers to the shape of the orbitals.
Angular momentum quantum number
Refers to the orientation of the orbitals in space around the nucleus.
Magnetic quantum number
Describes the spin of electrons in an orbital which is opposite direction to differentiate one electron from the other in the same orbital.
Spin quantum number
The distribution of electrons in the energy levels and sublevels of an atom
Electron configuration