Atomic Structure

What does an atom look like?

How small is an atom?

Zooming in on an Atom

Is each atom the same?

Atoms have different compositions and masses Masses are called relative atomic masses why?

R.A.M = Ar Average mass of an atom compared to the mass of one atom of C-12

Activity

Relative Atomic Mass

The Table shows the mass of various atoms relative to carbon. Calculate their relative atomic mass.
Element Helium Symbol He Times as heavy as carbon one third R.A.M
4

Beryllium
Molybdenum Krypton Oxygen Silver Calcium

Be
Mo Kr O Ag Ca

three quarters
eight seven one and one third nine three and one third

9
96 84 16 108 40

What causes the differing RAMs

Think about the structure of an atom

The Atom

Activity

How Many Protons? Here is some data about elements taken from the Periodic Table. What is the atomic number of the elements?
23 56 119 19 27

Na
11

Fe
26

Sn
50

F
9

Al
13

11

26

50

13

 C4U simulation: atomic structure

Your Job
Use your knowledge to complete the datatable

atommassnumber_ict wtbord version.xls