YR 1 Flashcards
1
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Atom
A
the smallest unit of an element
-> consist of electrons organized in orbitals/shells and a nucleus made from
protons and neutrons
Subatomic Particle
Relative mass Charge
Proton 1 +1
Neutron 1 0
Electron 1/2000 -1
2
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Element:
A
same kind of atoms (same atomic number)
3
Q
Isotopes:
A
atoms with same number of protons but different number of neutrons
(same element: same atomic number but different mass number)
4
Q
Relative Atomic mass Ar
A
Is the average (weighted) mass of an element’s isotopes relative to 1/12 the
mass of a 12C atom [no unit]
5
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