BIOSC 0150 Lecture Notes - Chemical Polarity, Sodium Chloride, Chemical Equilibrium

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Atoms the smallest unit of matter that contains properties of an element. 3 subatomic particles: neutrons neutral particles, electrons negative particles (form a cloud), protons positive particles. Atomic number no. of protons in atom = no. of electrons (uncharged) Atoms of the same element have same number of protons. Atoms with different number of neutrons are called isotope. Radioactive decay nucleus decays and gives off protons and energy (e) Atomic mass sum of protons and neutrons. Noted: if element loses protons, they became another element. Electron the only particle involved in chemical reactions between atoms. Electrons in different shells have different amount of energy. Shell 3 has higher e than shell 1. Electrons can only move between shells by gaining or losing heat. Photons excite electrons and make electrons move to higher shell. Valence shell the outermost shells with electrons. Reactivity depends on valence shell full valence shell: stable and nonreactive; not full: reacts to fill the shells.

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