Atoms
Nucleus
nucleons
protons
Proton number
Atomic number
Element
Periodic Table
92 Naturally-occurring
Largest naturally occurring is Uranium
Mass number 238
Atomic number 92
26 artificial
radioactive
created in nuclear reactors
Heaviest is ununoctium
Mass number 294
Atomic number 118
positive charge
Relative mass = 1
neutrons
Relative mass = 1
Minute volume within atom (1/15,000)
shells
electrons
Negatively charge
Negligible mass
Charge clouds
Isotopes
Same proton number; varying numbers of neutrons
Element with largest number f isotopes is tin, with 10
Many are radioactive
Unstable, decay
Simplest is hydrogen
3 isotopes
protium
1 proton, 1 electron
deuterium
1 proton, 1 electron, 1 neutron
tritium
1 proton, 1 electron, 2 neutrons
Radioactive