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Protons and neutrons are found in the nucleus of an atom while electrons surround the nucleus.
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Atoms are made up of three types of smaller particles, namely protons, neutrons and electrons. These particles are known as subatomic particles.
SUBATOMIC PARTICLE
SYMBOL RELATIVE MASS
RELATIVE ELECTRIC CHARGE
PROTON P 1 +1NEUTRON n 1 0ELECTRON e 0 (almost) -1
Protons and neutrons are found in the nucleus of an atom while electrons surround the nucleus.
Each element is given a name and a symbol. Some examples of elements and their symbols are shown below.
ELEMENT SYMBOL ELEMENT SYMBOLHydrogen H Sodium Na
Helium He Magnesium MgLithium Li Aluminium Al
Beryllium Be Silicon SiBoron B Phosphorus P
Carbon C Sulphur SNitrogen N Chlorine Cl
Proton number
Nucleon number
Proton number = An elements is the number of protons in its atom.
Since atoms are neutral, the proton number is also the number of electrons in the atom.
Each elements has its own proton number.
Proton number = electron number
The nucleon number is also known as the mass number.
The relative mass of an atom is almost the same as its nucleon number.
Protons and neutrons are collectively called nucleons because protons and neutrons occupy the nucleus.
Nucleon number: total number of protons and total number of neutrons in its atom.
From definition,
or
Nucleon number = number of proton + number of neutrons
Number of neutrons = nucleon number – number of proton
Isotopes are atoms of the same element with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.
Isotopes of an element have the same:
(a) number of protons in an atom.(b) number of electrons in an atom.(c) electron arrangement.(d) chemical properties because they have the same electron arrangement.
Isotopes of an element have different: (a) nucleon number.
(b) number of neutrons in an atom.(c) physical properties (such as density, melting point and boiling point), though these different are very small.
Eg: 3He, 4He, 12C, 14C, 235U, and 239U, respectively)
ElementNumber of
ProtonsNumber of Neutrons
Number of Electrons
Atomic Mass
Atomic Number
lithium
carbon
chlorine
silver
lead
calcium
Atomic Structure Worksheet
Fill in the blanks for the elements in this chart. For the purposes of this chart, round all atomic masses to the nearest whole number.
ElementNumber of
ProtonsNumber of Neutrons
Number of Electrons
Atomic Mass
Atomic Number
lithium 3 4 3 7 3
carbon 6 6 6 12 6
chlorine 17 18 17 35 17
silver 47 61 47 108 47
lead 82 125 82 207 82
calcium 20 20 20 40 20
ANSWER
The electron configuration (electron arrangement) of an atom is the arrangement of electrons in shells (orbits) around the atom's nucleus.
ExampleSODIUM Proton number = 11Electron number = 11Electron configuration = 2.8.1
The electrons in the last shell of an atom are known as valence electrons. They determine the chemical properties of the element.
Electron configuration = 2.7Valence electron = 7
Electron configuration = 2.4Valence electron = 4
Electron configuration = 2.8.4Valence electron = 4
Helium has a complete shell of 2 valence electrons or duplet condition.
Similarly, neon and argon also have 8 valence electrons or the octet condition.
These elements are monoatomic and are very stable gases.
Helium2
Neon2.8
Argon2.8.8
Number of shells = Period in Periodic Table Valence electron (1 and 2) = Group in Periodic
Table Valence electron (3 – 8) = Valence electron + 10
= Group in P.Table
eg: Valence electron =7So, Group 17
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SODIUM Proton number = 11Electron number = 11Electron configuration = 2.8.1
Position in Periodic Table Period: 3Group : 1
Element Proton number
Number of electrons
Number of elements in shell Electron arrangement
Number of valance electrons
1 2 3 4
Oxygen 8 8 2 6 2.6 6
Fluorine 9 9 2 7 2.7 7
Neon 10 10 2 8 2.8 8
Sodium 11 11 2 8 1 2.8.1 1
Magnesium 12 12 2 8 2 2.8.2 2
Aluminium 13 13 2 8 3 2.8.3 3
Silicon 14 14 2 8 4 2.8.4 4
1. Draw electron arrangement for element Na, Ar, Mg, Al, Cl, O, C, N.
2. State the valence electron for each elements
3. State the position in Periodic Table