Concept 1,2,3,4,5,6 Flashcards
Concept 2: Arrangement of subatomic particles within an atom Concept 3: Atoms are neutral Concept 4: Atomic number Concept 5: Mass number Concept 6: Isotopes
The word atom is an ancient Greek word
that means
- undivided
Atoms contain subatomic particles, called?
- protons
- neutrons
- electrons
Dalton’s atomic theory
- • All matter is made up of tiny particles called atoms
- • Atoms are in constant motion
- • All atoms of the same element are identical
- • Atoms of any one element are different from those of any other element
- • Atoms are never created nor destroyed during a chemical reaction, only rearranged
Matter is made up of?
- Atoms
Atoms contain three different types of?
- Subatomic particles
What are the three difference subatomic particles?
- Electron
- Proton
- Neutron
Define a proton
- Positively charged subatomic particle in the nucleus
Define a Neutron
- Subatomic particle in the nucleus with a neutral charge
Define an electron
- Negatively charged subatomic particle, around the outside of the nucleus
Proton; charge, atomic mass unit and location
- Has 1 positive charge (P+)
- 1 atomic mass unit
- Located inside the nucleus with the neutrons
Neutron; charge, atomic mass unit and location
- Has NO charge, is neutral, does not repel or attract
- 1 atomic mass unit
- Located inside the nucleus with the proton
Electron; charge,atomic mass unit and location
- Has 1 negative charge (e-)
- electron mass is so small, it doesn’t count towards the atom mass
- Located outside the nucleus, in the electron cloud
What is amu?
- Atomic mass unit
describe the nucleus?
- nucleus is at the centre of the atom
- Protons & neutrons are tightly packed together in the nucleus.
Define electrons in relation to their locations and charge
- Orbit outside of the nucleus
- the negative charge of electrons is attracted to the positive charges of the protons in the nucleus
What is an electron shell?
- Electron shells contain a group of electrons with similar energies
- Electron shells are positioned a certain distance away from the nucleus
- Shell 1,2,3
Define electron shell 1
- Shell closest to the nucleus
- First shell that is filled with electrons
- Contains a maximum of 2 electrons
Define electron shell 2
- Shell 2nd closest to the nucleus
- Filled with electrons after shell 1 is full of
- Contains maximum 8 electrons
Define electron shell 3
- Shell 3rd closest to the nucleus
- Filled with electrons after shell 2 is full of electrons
- Contains a maximum of 18 electrons
The maximum number of electrons that can be placed into a shell?
- 2n2
Where are the electrons with the lowest energy located, and why?
- closest to the nucleus = electrons with the lowest energy
- these are highly attracted to the protons
- these need a low amount of energy to hold their position close to the nucleus
Where are the electrons with the highest energy located and why?
- furthest to the nucleus = electrons with higher energy
- these have a low attraction to the protons
- these need a high amount of energy to hold their position further away from the nucleus
Define an orbital
- A position in an electron shell
- where a maximum of 2 electrons are held
How many orbitals in shell 1?
- 1 orbital
How many orbitals in shell 2?
- 4 orbitals