The Atom
Atomic Number and Mass,
Isotopes
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Elements
 Pure substances that cannot be separated
into different substances by ordinary
processes
 Are the building blocks of matter
 112 elements known today
Examples:
carbon
gold
calcium
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Symbols of Elements
 Use 1 or 2 letter abbreviations
 Capitalize the first letter only
Examples:
C carbon
N nitrogen
F fluorine
O oxygen
Co
Ca
Br
Mg
cobalt
calcium
bromine
magnesium
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Symbols from Latin Names
Element
Copper
Gold
Lead
Mercury
Potassium
Silver
Sodium
Tin
Symbol
Cu
Au
Pb
Hg
K
Ag
Na
Sn
Latin name
cuprum
aurum
plumbum
hydrargyrum
kalium
argentum
natrium
stannum 4
% Major Elements in the Body
O 65.0 %
K
0.34
C 18.0
S
0.26
H 10.0
Na
0.14
N 3.0
Cl
0.14
Ca 1.4
Fe
0.004
P 1.0
Zn
0.003
Mg 0.50
Trace Elements
As, Cr, Co, Cu, F, I, Mn, Mo, Ni, Se, Si, V
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Learning Check
Select the correct symbol for each:
A. Calcium
1) C
2) Ca
3) CA
B. Sulfur
1) S
C. Iron
1) Ir
2) Sl
3) Su
2) FE
3) Fe
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Solution
Select the correct symbol for each:
A. Calcium
2) Ca
B. Sulfur
1) S
C. Iron
3) Fe
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Learning Check
Select the correct name for each:
A. N
1) neon 2) nitrogen
3) nickel
B. P
1) potassium 2) phogiston
3) phosphorus
C. Ag
1) silver 2) agean 3) gold
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Solution
Select the correct name for each:
A. N
2) nitrogen
B. P
3) phosphorus
C. Ag
1) silver
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Periodic Table
 Represents physical and chemical
behavior of elements
 Arranges elements by increasing atomic
number
 Repeats similar properties in columns
known as chemical families or groups
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Subatomic Particles
Particle
Symbol
Charge
Relative
Mass
Electron
e-
1-
0
Proton
p+
+
1
Neutron
n
0
1
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Location of Subatomic Particles
10-13 cm
electrons
protons
nucleus
10-8 cm
neutrons
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Atomic Number
Counts the number
of
protons
in an atom
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Periodic Table
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
11
Na
14
Atomic Number on the
Periodic Table
Atomic Number
Symbol
11
Na
15
All atoms of an element have
the same number of protons
11 protons
Sodium
11
Na
16
Learning Check AT 1
State the number of protons for atoms of
each of the following:
A. Nitrogen
1) 5 protons
2) 7 protons 3) 14 protons
B. Sulfur
1) 32 protons
2) 16 protons
3) 6 protons
C. Barium
1) 137 protons 2) 81 protons
3) 56 protons
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Solution AT 1
State the number of protons for atoms of each
of the following:
A. Nitrogen
2) 7 protons
B. Sulfur
2) 16 protons
C. Barium
3) 56 protons
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Number of Electrons
 An atom is neutral
 The net charge is zero
 Number of protons = Number of electrons
 Atomic number = Number of electrons
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Mass Number
Counts the number
of
protons and neutrons
in an atom
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Atomic Symbols
 Show the mass number and atomic number
 Give the symbol of the element
mass number
23 Na
atomic number
sodium-23
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More Atomic Symbols
16
O
31
P
65
8
15
30
15 p+
16 n
15 e-
30 p+
35 n
30 e-
8 p+
8n
8 e-
Zn
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Isotopes
 Atoms with the same number of protons,
but different numbers of neutrons.
 Atoms of the same element (same atomic
number) with different mass numbers
Isotopes of chlorine
35Cl
37Cl
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17
chlorine - 35
chlorine - 37
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Learning Check AT 2
Naturally occurring carbon consists of three
isotopes, 12C, 13C, and 14C. State the number of
protons, neutrons, and electrons in each of
these carbon atoms.
12C
13C
14C
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6
6
#P _______
_______
_______
#N _______
_______
_______
#E _______
_______
_______
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Solution AT 2
12C
6
13C
14C
6
6
#P __6___
_ 6___
___6___
#N __6___
_ _7___
___8___
#E __6___
_ 6___
___6___
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Learning Check AT 3
An atom of zinc has a mass number of 65.
A. Number of protons in the zinc atom
1) 30
2) 35
3) 65
B. Number of neutrons in the zinc atom
1) 30
2) 35
3) 65
C. What is the mass number of a zinc isotope
with 37 neutrons?
1) 37
2) 65
3) 67
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Solution AT 3
An atom of zinc has a mass number of 65.
A. Number of protons in the zinc atom
1) 30
B. Number of neutrons in the zinc atom
2) 35
C. What is the mass number of a zinc isotope
with 37 neutrons?
3) 67
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Learning Check AT 4
Write the atomic symbols for atoms with
the following:
A. 8 p+, 8 n, 8 e-
___________
B. 17p+, 20n, 17e-
___________
C. 47p+, 60 n, 47 e-
___________
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Solution AT 4
16O
A. 8 p+, 8 n, 8 eB. 17p+, 20n, 17e-
8
37Cl
17
C. 47p+, 60 n, 47 e-
107Ag
47
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Learning Check AT 5
An atom has 14 protons and 20 neutrons.
A. Its atomic number is
1) 14
2) 16
3) 34
B. Its mass number is
1) 14
2) 16
3) 34
C. The element is
1) Si
2) Ca
3) Se
D. Another isotope of this element is
1)
34X
16
2)
34X
14
3)
36X
14
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Solution AT 5
An atom has 14 protons and 20 neutrons.
A. It has atomic number
1) 14
B. It has a mass number of
3) 34
C. The element is
1) Si
D. Another isotope of this element would be
3) 36X
14
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Masses of Atoms
 A scale designed for atoms gives their small
atomic masses in atomic mass units (amu)
 An atom of 12C was assigned an exact mass of
12.00 amu
 Relative masses of all other atoms was
determined by comparing each to the mass of
12C
 An atom twice as heavy has a mass of 24.00
amu. An atom half as heavy is 6.00 amu. 32
Atomic Mass
Na
22.99
 Listed on the periodic table
 Gives the mass of “average” atom of each
element compared to 12C
 Average atom based on all the isotopes and their
abundance %
 Atomic mass is not a whole number
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Learning Check AT6
Using the periodic table, specify the
atomic mass of each element (round to the
tenths place):
A. calcium
__________
B. aluminum
__________
C. lead
__________
D. barium
__________
E. iron
__________
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Solution AT6
Using the periodic table, specify the
atomic mass of each element (round to the
tenths place):
A. calcium
_40.1 amu _
B. aluminum
_27.0 amu _
C. lead
_207.2 amu_
D. barium
_137.3 amu_
E. iron
_55.8 amu__
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Calculating Atomic Mass
 Percent(%) abundance of isotopes
 Mass of each isotope of that element
 Weighted average =
mass isotope1(%) + mass isotope2(%) + …
100
100
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Atomic Mass of Magnesium
Isotopes
24Mg
=
Mass of Isotope
24.0 amu
Abundance
78.70%
25Mg
=
25.0 amu
10.13%
26Mg
=
26.0 amu
11.17%
Atomic mass (average mass) Mg = 24.3 amu
Mg
24.3
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