chapter 2 Flashcards
what subatomic particles does an atoms nucleus consist of ?
protons and neutrons
what subatomic particle occupies the region outside the nucleus arranged in shells?
electrons
atoms and their subatomic particle have tiny masses instead of working in grams, what do chemists use compare the masses of subatomic particles?
relative mass
what does a proton have virtually the same mass as?
neutron
an electron has a negligible mass what is is in terms of a proton?
1/1836th the mass of a proton
accurate measurements show that neutrons have a slightly greater mass than a proton by a factor of what? however its so close to 1 chemists usually assume equal mass.
1.001375
what charge does a proton have?
positive
what charge does an electron have?
negative
what is the charge on a proton compared to the charge of an electron?
equal but opposite the charges balance
what charge does a neutron have?
no charge
what’s the actual charge of a proton and electron? buts its much easier to use relative charges of 1+ for a proton 1- for an electron.
+1.60217733 x 10-19C, -1.60217733 x 10-19C
where is nearly all the atoms mass?
in the nucleus
what to atoms contain the same number of?
protons and electrons
what the abbreviation, relative charge, and relative mass of a proton?
p*+, 1+, 1
what the abbreviation, relative charge, and relative mass of a neutron?
n, 0, 1
what the abbreviation, relative charge, and relative mass of a electron?
e*-, 1-, 1/1836
what is the total positive charge from protons cancelled by?
total negative charge of electrons
what is the overall charge of an atom?
0- an atom is neutral
neutrons can be thought as providing the glue that hold the nucleus despite what?
the electrostatic repulsion between its positively charged protons
most atoms contain the same number or slightly more of what?
neutrons than protons
as the nucleus gets larger more and more of what are needed.
neutrons
what identifies the element?
the number of protons