Definitions Flashcards
1
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The atomic/proton number
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The number of protons in the nucleus and is also known as the particular element
2
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Mas number
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Number of protons and neutons in the neucleus
3
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Isotope
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atoms of the smae elements with different numbers of neutrons
(same electronic structure and identical chemistry)
4
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Atomic mass
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Average mass of all the isotopes present compared to 1/12th of the mass of Carben-12 atom
5
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First ionisation energy
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the first ionisation energy of an element is the amount of energy needed to remove one electron from each atom in a mole of atoms of an element in the gaseous state
6
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Second ionisation energy
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the energy needed to remove a second electron from each ion in a mole of ions