BIOL 1001 Lecture : Lecture 2 Notes Only

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Atoms are basic structural units composed of still smaller particles. Electrons orbit the nucleus at fixed distances. Life depends on the ability of electrons to capture and release energy. Atoms are the fundamental structural units of matter and are composed of three types of particles. In the central atomic nucleus, there are positively charged protons and uncharged neutrons. In orbit around the nucleus are negatively charged particles called electrons. The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom is known as its atomic number. The atomic mass of an element is the total mass of its protons, neutrons, and electrons. An element is a substance that cannot be broken down by ordinary chemical reactions. All atoms belong to one of 92 types of naturally occurring elements. However, atoms of an element may vary in the number of neutrons they have in the nucleus. Variant atomic forms of an element are called isotopes.

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