Year 9 Term 1 Flashcards
What is an atom made up of
Protons, neutrons, electrons, nucleus and electron shell
Atomic number
The number of protons the element has
Number of protons=
Number of electrons
Mass number
Number of protons+ number of neutrons
Number of neutrons=
Mass number- atomic number
Atoms of the same element have the same number of
protons
What is the overall charge of an atom
0 because the charge of the protons and electron cancel each other out and neutrons are neutral so that adds up to 0
isotopes
Atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons (same number of protons and electrons)
First shell
Can only contain 2 electrons and has the lowest energy
Second shell
Can contain up to 8 electrons
Third shell
Can also contain up to 8 electrons
The last shell
Contains the remaining 3 or however many is left. Can contain more
Group number
Number of outer shells. Last digit on configuration
Period number
Number of shells. Number of digits in electronic configuration
The order of the elements
In order of atomic number low-high