Definitions Flashcards
1
Q
Proton
A
Nucleus, mass= 1 Charge = +1
2
Q
Neutron
A
Nucleus mass 1 charge 0
3
Q
Electron
A
Orbitals, 0, -1
4
Q
Mass number
A
Total number of protons and neutrons
5
Q
Atomic number
A
Total number of protons
6
Q
Isotopes
A
Same number of protons different number of neutrons
7
Q
RAM
A
Average mass of Atom compared to one twelfth of the mass of one atom of carbon 12
8
Q
RMM
A
Average mass of a molecule compared to 1/12th the mass of of one atom of carbon 12
9
Q
What is a mass spectrometer
A
Used to determine all the isotopes present sample of an element
And therefore identify elements and RAM