Chapter 2 Flashcards
What is the charge of a proton?
Positive +
Smallest unit of matter that enters into chemical reactions.
Atom
What is the charge of a neutron
No charge.
What is the charge of a electron?
Negative -
The atomic number is equal to____
Protons
The atomic weight is equal to _____
Protons+neutrons+electrons
Isotopes of an element are atoms with different __________________
Numbers of neutrons
First shell____
Second shell ____
Third shell ____
- 2
- 8
- 8
What is the outermost shell called?
Valence
Which particle is found in the nucleus of an atom and has no electrical charge?
Neutron
2 particles found in the nucleus?
Protons and neutrons
Isotopes are atoms of the same element that differ in _____
Neutrons
The number of protons and electrons in a neutral atom are _____
Equal
Give up electrons (positive)
Cation
Need electrons. (Negative)
Anion