Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Lavoisier (1743-1794)
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Example1
Exampl 2
Example 3
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3. Subatomic Particles
Atom is not indivisible, but has smaller particles within- protons,
neutrons and electrons. Once the atom is divided into its subatomic
particles, it no longer retains the identity of the original element.
All protons, neutrons and electrons are identical. We study their
mass, charge and location in the atom.
Table Proton electron neutron.
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Isotopes:
Elements with same number of protons and different
numbers of neutrons, they are atoms of the same
element.
e.g:
11 H and
12 H
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Partsoftheatom
The nucleus: the central portion of the atom containing most
of the mass but least of its volume. It is composed of
Protons: positively charged subatomic particles. Each element
has a unique number of protons.
Neutrons: neutral subatomic particles are called nuetrons. The
atoms of an element may have different numbers of neutrons.
If so, they are said to be isotopes of one another. For example,
carbon has three different naturally occurring isotopes. All of
the isotopes of carbon have six protons in their nuclei. One of
the isotopes has six neutrons, one has seven, and one has eight.
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Atomic number ( Z) :
It is the number of proton in an atom of an element.
For example, all of the atoms of the element iron have
26 protons, so the mass number of iron is 26. The atomic
number is unique for each element. During nuclear reactions,
an element may change into another.
For clarity and as an aid to balancing nuclear
reaction equations, the atomic number may be written as part
of theatomic symbol. If so, it appears at the bottom left, as 26Fe.
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Mass number ( A) :
the number of protons and neutrons
in an atom of a specific isotope of an element. For example,
oxygen has an atomic number of eight. The isotope of
oxygen having ten neutrons has a mass number of 18. The
atomic symbol may include the mass number, if it is
relevant. The mass number is written at the top left, as 18O.
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Atomic Masses
The actual masses of individual atoms cannot be measured
with existing technology.
Relative atomic mass scale (or atomic weight scale) is relative
to Carbon-12 (exactly 12 amu).
Some elements have atoms (same Z) with different numbers of
neutrons- isotopes, thus different (A).
Hydrogen isotopes & Carbon isotopes & Berkley isotopes
Atomic mass is weighted average of As
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Example 4
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Mendeleyev (1834-1907)
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Example 5
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