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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?
- The nucleus: Contains the protons and neutrons
- The energy level: Contains the electrons

Slide 4 – What are the three main subatomic particles? How are they similar?
How are they different from each other?
- 3 main subatomic particles: Protons, neutrons, electrons
- Similarities: Protons and neutrons have the same mass and
location
- Differences: They all have their own type of charge and symbol

Slide 6 – What identifies which element an atom represents? What is the atomic
number?
- A specific number of protons identifies which element an atom
represents
- Atomic number: Represented by the number Z; The number of
protons in the nucleus of an atom

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

- The nucleus contains protons and neutrons

Slide 8 – How can you differentiate between average atomic mass and a
specific isotope mass?
- Average Atomic Mass is the average of all isotopes of a given
element

Slide 9 – Write and explain the formula for average atomic mass.
Average atomic mass= (Atomic Mass)(%Abundance)+(Atomic
Mass)/100

- Multiply each mass by its abundance and add to the next atoms
specific mass and abundance and divide by 100
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Slide 10 – What are the components of atomic shorthand?

 - Mass number
- Element symbol
- Atomic number

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

- U: Symbol
- 5: Mass number

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: Tell us the number of protons and electrons
(because atoms have no charge)
- Atomic mass: Used to find the number of neutrons (Mass number
- atomic number)
- The charge on the ion tells you the number of electrons

Slide 13 – What is an isotope?

- Isotopes: Atoms of the same element that have the same number
of protons but different numbers of neutrons
- Isotopes can be identified by their specific mass number (A)