Atomic Structure
What's inside of an atom?
- Created by: Naomi Deller
- Created on: 20-04-13 18:23
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- Atomic structure
- Protons
- Positively charged
- Equal to the number of electrons
- The atomic number
- The number of protons in an atom
- Atoms are arranged in order of their atomic number in the periodic table.
- Neutrons
- Neutral, they have no charge.
- Added together with the number of protons to make the mass number.
- The nucleus
- Made up of protons and neutrons.
- In the middle of an atom
- Electrons
- Negatively charged
- On the outer shells of the atom.
- Two electrons on the innermost shell
- Upto 8 electrons on each of the outer shells
- The more electrons on the outside shell, the more stable the atom is.
- Protons
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