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What is an atom?
Chemistry
See Chapter 1
Subatomic
Particles
Ref: http://www.universetoday.com/56469/atom-diagram/
Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom#/media/File:S-p-Orbitals.svg
(no. of protons)
(mass of protons+neutrons+electrons)
Electrons<<< neutrons/protons
Notation – each element is abbreviated with one or two letters. The first letter is a
capital! (CaCO3)
Ref: http://www.periodni.com/download/periodic_table.png
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Recap Recap
• Elements are the primary substances of matter. • An atom is the fundamental building block for
Chemical symbols are one or two letter all matter. They are made of subatomic
abbreviations of the names of the elements. particles – protons (+ve), Neutrons (N/A) and
electrons (-ve).
• The periodic table is an arrangement of the • Isotopes have the same number of protons as
elements by increasing atomic number. A vertical the ‘normal’ element, but have a different
column on the periodic table containing elements number of neutrons.
with similar properties is called a group. They can
be classified as metals, nonmetals and metalloids
Recap
• Atomic Number – Number of protons
• Atomic Mass – Mass of the atoms (1 mole),
incl. neutrons, protons and electrons