CHMA10H3 Chapter : ATOMIC STRUCTURE.docx
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Elements beyond uranium do not occur naturally, hence must be synthesized. Atoms of the same element do not necessarily have the same mass isotopes. Usually, in a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons but in a ion, the atom gains or losses electrons. Its a game of adding and subtracting electrons, number of protons don"t change. Neutrons maybe increases when electrons are lost, which will be reflected in the mass number. Atomic mass of an atom is the relative mass of an atom compared to mass of a carbob-12 atom, Carbon-12 atom is used as a standard with an assigned mass of 12. 1 amu is 1/12 the mass of the carbpn-12 atom. More common: atomic weight: weight in grams of one mole of an atom. A mole: unit used to count particles, represented by avagadro"s number : 6. 022 x10 ^23. Rutherford theory the atom has a positively charged nucleus.