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Atoms: atoms are co(cid:373)posed of (cid:1007) t(cid:455)pes of (cid:862)large(cid:863) su(cid:271)ato(cid:373)i(cid:272) parti(cid:272)les: Named after english chemist john dalton (1766-1844: electrons are nearly 2000 times smaller in mass than protons and neutrons, electrons are often depicted as occupying shells (electron shells) around the positively charged nucleus of an atom. Chemistry basics: a compound is a substance consisting of 2 or more elements in a fixed ratio, a compound has characteristics different from those of its elements. Isotopes: while all atoms of an element have the same number of protons, they may differ in the number of neutrons. Isotopes of an element have nuclei with the same number of protons (same atomic number) but different numbers of neutrons. Stable isotopes do not decay (decompose to smaller elements) All atoms of an element have the same number of protons but may differ in the number of neutrons.

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