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NCVPS Honors Chemistry

Module 2 Lesson 1
Notes

Slide 3 – What are the two main regions in an atom? What is the purpose of
each?
Atom has two regions: nucleus and electron cloud. Nucleus contains
protons and neutrons, while electron cloud contains electrons. Nucleus
provides mass, while electron cloud determines chemical properties.

Slide 4 – What are the three main subatomic particles? How are they similar?
How are they different from each other?
Three subatomic particles: protons, neutrons, electrons. All have mass,
found in atoms. Protons and neutrons in nucleus, electrons in electron
cloud. Protons are positive, neutrons are neutral, electrons are
negative.

Slide 6 – What identifies which element an atom represents? What is the atomic
number?
The number of protons in an atom's nucleus determines which element an atom
represents. The atomic number is the number of protons in an atom's nucleus.

Slide 7 – How is the nucleus important to the atom?

The nucleus is important to the atom because it contains the protons and
neutrons, which provide the atom with mass. The mass of the nucleus
determines the overall mass of the atom.

Slide 8 – How can you differentiate between average atomic mass and a
specific isotope mass?
The average atomic mass is the weighted average of the masses of all the
naturally occurring isotopes of an element, taking into account their relative
abundance. The specific isotope mass refers to the mass of a single isotope of an
element.
Slide 9 – Write and explain the formula for average atomic mass.
The formula for average atomic mass is:

average atomic mass = (mass of isotope 1 x abundance of isotope 1) + (mass of

isotope 2 x abundance of isotope 2) + ...

This formula takes into account the mass and relative abundance of each
naturally occurring isotope of an element. The mass of each isotope is multiplied
by its relative abundance, and the products are then added together to obtain
the average atomic mass of the element.

Slide 10 – What are the components of atomic shorthand?

Atomic shorthand includes the element symbol, atomic number, and mass
number.

Slide 11 – What does each part of U-235 represent?

In U-235, "U" represents the element uranium, "235" represents the mass
number, which is the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus
of the uranium atom, and the "-235" is the isotope symbol.

Slide 12 – How can you use the atomic number and atomic mass to find the
number of protons, neutrons, and electrons? How will the charge affect the
number of electrons?
Atomic number = number of protons
Atomic mass = number of protons + number of neutrons
Number of neutrons = Atomic mass - Atomic number
Number of electrons = number of protons (for neutral atoms)

Slide 13 – What is an isotope?

An isotope is a variation of an element that has the same number of protons but
a different number of neutrons in its nucleus. This results in a different atomic
mass for the isotope.