Unit 2 Concept 7 Flashcards
Attractive force
Force between the protons in the nucleus and the electrons in the electron cloud-what holds the atom together
2 repulsive force
Force between the electrons. What gives the electron cloud volume.
- Repulsive force
Force between protons creates a insane amount of energy which causes the nucleus to hold together
Nucleus
dense center of an atom-made of protons and neutrons-positively charged-where the mass of atom is located
Two parts of an atom?
Nucleus- electron cloud
Electron cloud
Space surrounding nucleus- broken down into energy levels-electrons further from the nucleus have the most energy-where the volume is located
Valence electrons
Electrons in the outermost energy level
Quarks
Smallest known particle that makes up both protons and neutrons
Atomic number
Tells the number of protons in a atom
Symbol
Abbreviation of the name of the element
Mass number
Not on periodic table- tells the number of protons and neutrons
Isotopes
Atoms of the same element with different number of neutrons
Most stable atoms is when?
Number of protons and neutron are the same
Hyphen form
Potassium-40
Nuclear form
Tiny 40 then regular sized K