Unit 1 Flashcards
Proton (charge, mass[Dal], location)
+1, 1, center of nucleus
Neutron (charge, mass[Dal], location)
Neutral, 1, center of nucleus
Electron (charge, mass[Dal], location)
-1, 1/2000, cloud
Electron function
Determines charge
Critical for bonding other atoms
Ion?
Charged particles
Anion?
Negatively charged particle
Cation?
Positively charged particle
Isotopes?
Atoms with same element but different mass number and neutron number
Neutron function
Determines mass
Proton function
Determines mass and atomic number
Mole?
How many protons it takes to make 1 gram of mass
Radioactive isotopes
Have unstable nuclei
Radioactive decay
Emission of particles on energy from an unstable atomic nucleus
Alpha particles?
Mass
Velocity
A & Z
Helium atom
High mass
(A= -4) (Z= -2)
Low velocity
Beta particles?
Mass
Velocity
A & Z
Electron
Low mass
High velocity
(A= 0) (Z= 1)
Gamma particles?
Mass
Velocity
A & Z
Photon/Wave
No mass
Very high velocity
(A=0) (Z=0)
Radioactive properties?
Half-life properties?
- Highly toxic
- Constant/regular decay called half-life
- Easily detected
- React chemically
Shielding?
Putting a barrier between you and the source of reaction
Alpha shielding?
Clothes