1. PETER HIGGS – Large Hadron Collider

2. INTRODUCTION: ELEMENTS & THE PERIODIC TABLE

3. Elements Building blocks of all matter All atoms of a given element have same number of protons in nucleus Currently 117 elements

4. ABUNDANCE OF THE ELEMENTS (PERCENT OF ATOMS) 49.3% Oxygen 16.5% Iron 14.5% Silicon 14.2% M agnesium 63% Hydrogen 25.5% Oxygen 9.5% Carbon 1.4% Nitrogen

5. Neutral v. Charged Atoms (ions)

6. Formation of an Ion

7. Phases of the elements

8. Isotopes Atoms of the same element (same number of protons in nucleus) with a differing number of neutrons.

9. Average Atomic Mass

10. The Periodic Table 3 basic groups Organized by period & group (family) Symbol

12. ALLOTROPES: Graphite & Diamond

13. Buckminsterfullerene

14. Carbon Nanotubes

16. Neutral v. Charged Atoms (ions)