Unit 3: Atomic Structure
A. Subatomic Particles Most of the atom’s mass (Mass Number) NUCLEUS ELECTRON CLOUD PROTONS NEUTRONS ELECTRONS POSITIVE CHARGE NEUTRAL CHARGE ATOM Atomic Number equals the # of... equal in a neutral atom NEGATIVE CHARGE
A. Subatomic Particles 19 K Potassium ATOMIC NUMBER # of protons Identifies the element # of electrons in neutral atoms AVERAGE ATOMIC MASS mass of protons + neutrons
B. Mass Number 19 K Potassium MASS NUMBER = protons + neutrons round off the average atomic mass always a whole number NOT on the periodic table!!!!! 39 WHAT IS THE MASS NUMBER FOR POTASSIUM?
B. Mass Number © Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. Q: Carbon has 6 protons & 6 neutrons.What is it’s mass number? A: 12 (Carbon-12)
C. Isotopes Atoms of the same element with different mass numbers (This means they have different # of neutrons. Mass # Atomic # Nuclear symbol: Hyphen notation: Iron-56 Fe 56 26
© Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. HOW DO THESE ELEMENTS DIFFER? SAME ELEMENT, BUT DIFFERENT # OF NEUTRONS ISOTOPES
C. Isotopes To find # of neutrons: Mass # Atomic # # of Neutrons = 6 mass number - atomic number
Example Chlorine-37 atomic #: mass #: # of protons: # of electrons: # of neutrons:
D. Ions Atoms with a (+) or (-) charge due to a gain or loss of electron(s) Positive Ion: loss of e- Ex: Ca 2+ Lost 2 e- Negative Ion: gain of e- Ex: Cl - Gained 1 e-
Examples Br – __________ Al 3+ _________ Mg 2+ ________ Na + _________ O 2- __________ I - ____________ Gains 1 e- Loses 3 e- Loses 2 e- Loses 1 e- Gains 2 e- Gains 1 e-
E. Relative Atomic Mass Carbon-12 atom has a mass of = × g (very small number) 1 p+ = amu 1 n = amu 1 e - = amu So we use atomic mass unit (amu) 1 amu= 1 / 12 the mass of a 12 C atom
F. Average Atomic Mass A weighted average of all isotopes Given on the Periodic Table round to 2 decimal places Avg. Atomic Mass
Avg. Atomic Mass F. Average Atomic Mass EX: Calculate the avg. atomic mass of oxygen if its abundance in nature is 99.76% 16 O, 0.04% 17 O, and 0.20% 18 O amu
Avg. Atomic Mass F. Average Atomic Mass EX: Find chlorine’s average atomic mass if approximately 8 of every 10 atoms are chlorine-35 and 2 are chlorine amu