The Current model of the atom

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The nucleus is...
tiny but it makes up most of the mass of the atom
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What does the nucleus contain?
Protons and neutrons
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What is the relative charge of a proton?
+1
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What is the relative charge of a neutron?
0, the are neutral
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What gives the nucleus its overall positive charge?
Neutrons
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How much smaller is the nucleus than the atom
Its radius is about 1 times 10 to the power of minus 10 metres smaller than the atom
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What is the relative charge of a electron
-1
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What do electrons do?
They whizz around the outside of nucleus really fast
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What gives atoms its overall size?
Electrons
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What is the size of the radius of an atom?
The radius of an atom is about 1 times 10 to the power of minus 10 metres
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The number of protons=
the number of electrons
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Why are the number of protons and electrons equal
protons and electrons have an equal but opposite charge and atoms have no overall charge
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What happens if electrons gain energy by absorbing EM radiation?
They move to a higher energy level, further from the nucleus
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What happens if electrons release EM radiation
They move to a lower energy level, closer to the nucleus
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What happens if one or more OUTER electrons leaves the atom?
the atom becomes a positively charged ion
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