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Chem Atomic Structur
Question | Answer |
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What is a proton? | A positively charged particle in an atom |
What is an electron | A negatively charged particle in an atom |
What is a neutron | A neutrally charged particle in an atom |
What is the unit for atoms? | 1 amu |
What is an "amu"? | Atomic Mass Units |
What is (Z)? | Atomic number or number of protons |
What does the letter in the center of a element box represent? | The elements symbol |
What does the number at the bottom of the element box represent? | The average atomic mass in amu |
What does the number at the top of the element box represent? | Atomic number or number of protons |
Are atoms electrically positive, neutral, or negative? | Electrically neutral |
What is (A)? | Mass number |
Where can the mass number be found on the periodic table? | Nowhere, it has to be calculated |
What does element notation look like? | A over Z next to X |
What is (X)? | The elements symbol |
What is an ion? | An ion is a particle where the # of electrons is unequal to the # of protons |
Are electrons and protons unequal in an ion or atom? | Ion |
What is an ion called when its more positive? | Cation |
What is an ion called when its more negative? | Anion |
What stays the same number in every element? | Protons |
What is an isotope? | When an atom has different # of neutrons or mass # as the original element |
What is atomic mass? | A weighted average mass of the isotopes in a natural occurring sample |