Unit 2 Flashcards
Atoms
Smallest unit of matter to retain characteristics of an element.
Diameter 10^-10m (0.1nm)
Elements
Substances with different chemical properties (e.g. Oxygen, Hydrogen, Carbon, Nitrogen)
Sub atomic particles
Smaller than an atom (protons, neutrons, electrons)
Proton
- Positive (+)
- In the Nucleus
- Mass of 1
Neutron
- Neutral (No charge)
- In the nucleus
- Mass of 1
Electrons
- Negative (-)
- Surrounding the nucleus in an electron cloud
- Low energy closer to the nucleus
- High energy further from nucleus
Atomic Mass Unit
1 AMU = 1 Dalton (Da)
Ion
Number of electrons and protons are different.
Cation = more protons
Anion = more electrons
Cation
More protons
E.g. Potassium charged +1 = 19P/18E
Anion
More electrons
E.g. Chloride charged -1 = 17P/18E
Photon
- Particle of light
- Excess energy as electrons rearrange/shed
- Visible light, UV, X-ray, Gamma Rays all made of photons
Visible light
Low Energy/Long wavelength
- Red - 700 nm
- Orange
- Yellow
- Green
- Blue
- Indigo
- Violet - 400 nm
High Energy/Short wavelength
Ultraviolet
- Enough energy to cause 1st degree burns/Sunburn
- Can cause scar tissue on cornea/lens
X-Rays
- Photons with high energy to penetrate living tissue
- Stopped by bone
Gamma Rays
- Radioisotope - High energy photons
- Used to destroy tissues that cannot be reached surgically
- Penetrate living tissue and cause damage to tissues
Wavelengths
Long - low energy/frequency
Short - high energy/frequency
Hydrogen
H
Helium
He
Lithium
Li
Beryllium
Be
Boron
B
Carbon
C
Nitrogen
N
Oxygen
O
Flourine
F
Neon
Ne
Sodium
Na
Magnesium
Mg
Aluminum
Al
Silicon
Si
Phosphorus
P
Sulfur
S
Argon
Ar
Potassium
K
Calcium
Ca
Iron
Fe
Selenium
Se
Bromine
Br
Krypton
Kr
Iodine
I
Xenon
Xe
Chemical reactions
Breaking and forming of chemical bonds
Chemical bonds
The basis for all biological systems, formed by atoms giving, taking, and sharing electrons
Valance orbital
The upper most orbital
Covalent bond
Bond formed between two or more atoms sharing electrons
Chemistry
Interaction of electrons with the collision of atoms
Electromagnetic spectrum
Lowest energy
1. Radio
2. Microwaves
3. Infrared
4. Visible
5. Ultraviolet
6. Xray
7. Gamma
Highest energy
Alpha particles
- Helium nuclei
- Low penetration
- High energy transfer
- Stopped by paper
Beta particles
- Stopped by aluminum
- Electron with a negative charge
Positrons
- Antimatter electrons with a positive charge
- PET
Electron capture
Electrons strikes a nucleus, emitting an xray (photon)
Gamma particles
- Penetrates deeply through tissue
- Release of a photon at a higher energy then x-ray
- Gamma knife