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Atomic Structure Unit II—Part 3 What is an atom? Atom: the smallest unit of matter that retains the identity of the substance First proposed by Democratus Atomic Structure Atoms are composed of 2 regions: Nucleus: the center of the atom that contains the mass of the atom Electron cloud: region that surrounds the nucleus that contains most of the space in the atom Nucleus Electron Cloud What’s in the Nucleus? The nucleus contains 2 of the 3 subatomic particles: Protons: positively charged subatomic particles Neutrons: neutrally charged subatomic particles What’s in the Electron Cloud? The 3rd subatomic particle resides outside of the nucleus in the electron cloud Electron: the subatomic particle with a negative charge and relatively no mass How do these particles interact? Protons and neutrons live compacted in the tiny positively charged nucleus accounting for most of the mass of the atom The negatively charged electrons are small and have a relatively small mass but occupy a large volume of space outside the nucleus How do the subatomic particles balance each other? In an atom: The protons = the electrons If 20 protons are present in an atom then 20 electrons are there to balance the overall charge of the atom—atoms are neutral The neutrons have no charge; therefore they do not have to equal the number of protons or electrons How do we know the number of subatomic particles in an atom? Atomic number: this number indicates the number of protons in an atom Ex: Hydrogen’s atomic number is 1 So hydrogen has 1 proton Ex: Carbon’s atomic number is 6 So carbon has 6 protons **The number of protons identifies the atom. Ex. 2 protons = He, 29 protons = Cu Mass number: the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus Ex: hydrogen can have a mass of 3. Since it has 1 proton it must have 2 neutrons # of neutrons = mass # - atomic # How do we know the number of subatomic particles in an atom? Determining the number of protons and neutrons Li has a mass