Unit 1
Unit 1
ATOMIC
STRUCTURE
THE STRUCTURE
OF ATOMS
Relative Relative
Mass / kg Charge / C
mass charge
ISOELECTRONIC IONS
MASS NUMBER AND ATOMIC NUMBER
Atomic Number (Z) Number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
Mass Number (A) Sum of the protons and neutrons in the nucleus
Mass Number (A)
PROTONS + NEUTRONS
23
Na
11
Atomic Number (Z)
PROTONS
THERE WILL BE 12 NEUTRONS
IN THE NUCLEUS
23 – 11 = 12
ISOTOPES
Definition: Atoms with…
ISOTOPES OF
• the same atomic number but different HYDROGEN
mass number or
Protons Neutrons
• the same number of protons but
different numbers of neutrons. 1
1
H 1 0
Properties: 2
1
H 1 1
• Chemical properties of isotopes are
identical 3
1
H 1 2
• Physical properties (such as density)
may differ
CHECK YOUR
KNOWLEDGE