13. Information: Structure of the
Atom
Note the following symbols: (they
are not to scale)
= proton (positive charge)
= electron (negative charge)
= neutron (no charge)
15. The following three
diagrams are carbon
atoms:
12
6C 13
6C 14
6C
6 protons,6 neutrons 6 protons,7 neutrons 6 protons,8 neutrons
16. Notice the type of
notation used for atoms:
Z
A
X
x= CHEMICAL SYMBOL OF ELEMENT
Z= ATOMIC NUMBER
A= MASS NUMBER
17. 6
12C, 6
13C , 6
14 C are notations
that represents isotopes of carbon.
1
1 H , 1
2H , 1
3 H are notation that
represents isotopes of hydrogen.
18. 1.How many protons are there in the
following: 1
1
H?, 1
2
H?, 1
3
H?
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS:
1 proton for 1
1
H
1 proton for 1
2
H
1 proton for 1
3
H
19. 2.How many neutrons are found in each of the
following: 1
1 H, 1
2 H, 1
3 H?
0 neutron for 1
1 H
1 neutrons for 1
2 H
2 neutrons for 1
3 H
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS:
20. 3.How many electrons are found in each of
the following: 1
1 H?,1
1 H?,1
1 H?
1 electron for 1
1H
1 electron for 1
2H
1 electron for 1
3H
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS
23. 6. What does the mass number
tell you?
It tells the number of protons and neutrons in an atom
Can you find it on the periodic table
Yes, it is only express in atomic mass
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS
24. 7.What doe the atomic number tell
you?
Yes.
It tells the number of protons in an atom.
Can you find it in the periodic table?
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS
25. 8. Define the term isotope.
Isotopes is an atom having the same
atomic number but differ in mass
number.
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS
26. 9. How does one isotope of
carbon differ from another
isotope of carbon?
One isotope of carbon is differ in the
number of neutrons from the other
isotope of carbon.
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS
27. IsotopesThe atoms of an element
having the same atomic
number but different mass
number due to difference
in the number of neutrons
31. 1. An atom has a mass number of 43
and it also has 21 as atomic number.
a) How many protons does this
atom have?
b) How many electrons does this
atom have?
c) How many neutrons does this
atom have?
SKILL PRACTICE