Chemical Ideas 2.1. A simple model of the atom.
What’s inside? In the nucleus? Protons And around the nucleus? Electrons Neutrons
How are they different? Mass Charge Location
Mass on Ar scale Charge p1+1 n10 e-e
Nuclear symbols Na Mass number =? Atomic number =? p + n p ( = e - ) p? e-?e-? n? 11 12
What are isotopes? Cl Cl p? e-?e-? n? p? e-?e-? n? Atoms of the same element with: The same atomic number but different mass numbers Same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons
Why is 35 Cl O.K.? Cl Cl Relative isotopic mass Cl-35 Cl-37 Chlorine always has an atomic number of 17!
So what is relative atomic mass? Cl-35 Cl-37 75% 25%
Relative atomic mass is the average of the relative isotopic masses Cl-35 Cl-37 75% 25% How do we get a relative atomic mass of 35.5?
What 2 things did we need to know? Relative isotopic masses. The relative abundances.
How do we find them out? Use a mass spectromete r
Mass spectrometry
Mg e-e- e-e- Mg +
Cl-35 Cl-37
A mass spectrum … % mass
A mass spectrum … % mass Try W and Y!