- There are protons and neutrons in the nucleus and electrons move around electron shells
Atom - the smallest indivisible part of an element which keeps every feature of it; consists of a nucleus and electron shells Proton - the elementary particle with a positive charge Neutron - the elementary particle without charge
- A number of protons and a number of electrons is equal in a particular elements; and that's why atom is electrically neutral
Electron configuration - arrangement of electrons on shells
2. Isotopes
Z (atomic number) - number of protons inside a nucleus a particular atom. Number of electrons is the same as the number of protons. A (mass number) - sum of numbers of protons and neutrons in nucleus
A - Z = number of neutrons
Isotopes - atoms of the same element with the same atomic number but different mass number. It means they have the same number of protons and electrons but different number of neutrons.
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Particules/Isotope
Number of protons
Number of electrons
Number of neutrons
Protium
1
1
0
Deuterium
1
1
1
Tritium
1
1
2
Radioactivity - an ability of some nuclei to emit radiation
Natural radioactivity - an ability to radiate itself (no human action) Artifical radioactivity - if a nucleus is incapable to radiate; a human action can induce it by some reactions
3. The periodic table of elements
- The periodic table is built of 18 groups (vertical rows) and 7 periods (horizontal rows).
- Groups 1, 2, 13-18 are main groups
- Groups 3-12 are additional groups
Information we can get from a number of group:
- A number of valence:
- for groups 1 and 2 it's equal to number of group
- for groups 13-18 it's equal to number of group -10
- Valency:
- for groups 1, 2 it's equal to number of group
- for groups 13-18 is equal to number of group -10
Information we can get from a number of period:
- Number of electron shells
- Every group's name comes from the name of the first element
- Exception is the first group, which name is lithium family
- 17th group can be called: fluorine family, chlorine family, halogens
- 18th group can be called: noble gases, helium family
lantanowce - lanthanides aktynowce - actanides
4. Types of bondings
- A bonding is a pair of electrons; every electron comes from a different atom. Only valence electrons are able to form bondings
- As a result of bonding formation molecules are obtained
- Atomic bonding is always formed only between 2 non-metal atoms
- The most often bonding are formed are called homoatomic molecules; the exception is C-H bonding
- Homoatomic molecule consists of atoms of the same element.
- An electron pair is used equally by both atoms