Ch. 3 Atoms 3.3 Counting Atoms
Atomic Number (Z) number of protons All atoms of the same element have the same atomic number located above the symbol in the periodic table order of the elements in the periodic table
Isotopes atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons most elements exist as a mixture of isotopes What do the Carbon isotopes below have in common? What is different about them?
Mass Number sum of particles in nucleus A = #p + #n Hydrogen isotopes have special names: protium deuterium tritium What do the prefixes in their names come from?
Designating Isotopes Hyphen notation: Nuclear Symbol notation: Name - mass number ex. Carbon – 13 Nuclear Symbol notation:
Examples 7 protons, 8 neutrons Nitrogen-15 17 electrons, 19 neutrons Chlorine- 36
Examples 3. Z=5, 6 neutrons Boron- 11 4. A=75, 42 neutrons Arsenic- 75
Examples Carbon- 13 Xenon-131 Sodium-24 Oxygen- 15 #p #n #e Z A 6 7 6 6 13 54 77 54 54 131 11 13 11 11 24 8 7 8 8 15
Examples #p #n #e Z A 3 5 3 3 8 11 11 11 11 22 4 4 4 4 8 26 30 26 26 56