Atomic Structure, Subatomic Particles, Isotopes
Atomic Structure, Subatomic Particles, Isotopes
Atomic Structure, Subatomic Particles, Isotopes
CONCEPT NOTES 5
I. TOPIC: ATOMS, MOLECULES and IONS
(Atomic Structure, Subatomic Particles, Isotopes)
III. CONCEPTS:
ATOMIC STRUCTURE
RELATIVE
PARTICLE LOCATION CHARGE
MASS
PROTON Nucleus +1 1
Outside
ELECTRON -1 0.0006
Nucleus
NEUTRON Nucleus 0 1
ISOTOPES
Isotopes are atom of an element having the same atomic number but different mass
number.
The existence of isotopes was shown by mass spectroscopy experiments, wherein
elements were found to be composed of several types of atoms, each with different
masses.
The atomic number identifies an element. The atoms of isotopes of an element have the
same number of protons and electrons.
The atoms of isotopes of an element differ in the number of neutrons.
IV. ACTIVITY/EXERCISES
Direction: Fill up the following table using the periodic table of elements:
NUMBER OF
ATOMIC NUMBER OF NUMBER OF
MASS NUMBER ELECTRO
NUMBER PROTONS NEUTRON
NS
4 9
14 28
8 9
11
12
52 24
19 20
8 16
6 6
37 17
79 118
GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. How are the atomic number and the number of protons related to each other?
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2. How do the number of protons, number of neutrons, and mass number relate to each
other?
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3. What is the one thing that determines the identity of an atom?
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4. What subatomic particles are equal to make a neutral atom?
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5. Draw and label the three element symbols that are representative of the periodic table. It
should have atomic #, mass #, name, and element symbol.
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