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What is the charge of protons in an atom?
What is the charge of protons in an atom?
- Neutral
- Negative
- Positive (correct)
- Variable
Which particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?
Which particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?
- Protons and neutrons (correct)
- Only electrons
- Electrons and protons
- Neutrons and electrons
What role does electric force play in atoms?
What role does electric force play in atoms?
- It prevents the atom from forming.
- It attracts electrons to the nucleus. (correct)
- It creates neutrons from electrons.
- It repels protons from each other.
How is the movement of electrons around the nucleus similar to the movement of planets?
How is the movement of electrons around the nucleus similar to the movement of planets?
Which of the following statements about electrons is true?
Which of the following statements about electrons is true?
How many basic elements are known to exist?
How many basic elements are known to exist?
What defines an element in terms of substance breakdown?
What defines an element in terms of substance breakdown?
Which of the following is NOT a common element mentioned?
Which of the following is NOT a common element mentioned?
How many elements are artificially created?
How many elements are artificially created?
Which common element is primarily used in the construction of electrical wires due to its conductivity?
Which common element is primarily used in the construction of electrical wires due to its conductivity?
What does the atomic number represent?
What does the atomic number represent?
Why do electrons revolve around the nucleus of an atom?
Why do electrons revolve around the nucleus of an atom?
What is true about protons and neutrons?
What is true about protons and neutrons?
What does it mean for an atom to be electrically neutral?
What does it mean for an atom to be electrically neutral?
Which of the following elements has the highest atomic number mentioned?
Which of the following elements has the highest atomic number mentioned?
What determines the characteristics of an atom?
What determines the characteristics of an atom?
How does the energy of an electron change?
How does the energy of an electron change?
What is the size of the nucleus compared to the atom?
What is the size of the nucleus compared to the atom?
What characteristic of gold makes it a good conductor of electricity?
What characteristic of gold makes it a good conductor of electricity?
Which represented element has the electron configuration of 2, 8, 1?
Which represented element has the electron configuration of 2, 8, 1?
Study Notes
Basic Components of Atoms
- Atoms are made up of three fundamental particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons
- Protons are positively charged and located in the nucleus
- Neutrons are neutral particles located in the nucleus
- Electrons are negatively charged and orbit the nucleus
- The electrostatic attraction between the positively charged nucleus and the negatively charged electrons keeps them together
Formation of Atoms
- An atom is the smallest unit of an element
- The nucleus is composed of protons and neutrons
- Electrons orbit the nucleus
- The nucleus's electrostatic pull attracts the electrons, similar to how the sun's gravitational pull attracts planets
Electric Force and Charge
- Electrons have a negative charge
- Protons have a positive charge
- Neutrons have no charge
- The positive charge of the nucleus attracts negatively charged electrons
- This attraction is due to the electric force
Elements
- Elements are the basic building blocks of matter
- There are 98 naturally occurring elements
- 20 elements are artificially created
- Although millions of substances exist, they are all made up of these 98 basic elements
Common Elements
- Common elements include hydrogen, oxygen, iron, gold, silver, carbon, chlorine, and aluminum
Atomic Structure and Atomic Number
- The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom is its atomic number
- This number defines the element
- The number of electrons in an atom is equal to the number of protons, making the atom electrically neutral
Electronic Configuration and Nucleus
- Electrons occupy fixed orbitals at specific distances from the nucleus
- These orbitals are called energy levels
- The energy of an electron depends on its orbital
- For example, gold's outermost electrons are weakly bound to the nucleus, making it a good conductor of electricity
- The number of electrons determines the size of an atom
- The arrangement of electrons in the outermost orbital determines an atom's characteristics
- The nucleus is extremely small compared to the atom's size
- The nucleus's radius is about 1/10,000th of the atom's radius
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Explore the fundamental particles that make up atoms: protons, neutrons, and electrons. Understand their roles, charges, and the forces that hold them together. This quiz covers the formation of atoms and the basic principles of electric force and charge.
