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EOG REVIEW 8 th grade SCIENCE. GOAL 4. Unit D Chapter 1.1 pages D9 – D16. “Atoms are the Smallest Form of Elements”. f. element. a substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance by ordinary chemical changes. consists of atoms of only one type.
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EOG REVIEW 8th grade SCIENCE
Unit D Chapter 1.1 pages D9 – D16 “Atoms are the Smallest Form of Elements” f
element • a substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance by ordinary chemical changes • consists of atoms of only one type
HYDROGEN The most common element in the universe is...
Atoms of the element hydrogen account for about 90% of the total mass of the universe. Hydrogen atoms make up only about 1% of Earth’s crust. Most of those hydrogen atoms are combined with oxygen atoms in the form of... ? water
NATURAL and SYNTHETIC ELEMENTS • Ninety-two chemical elements occur naturally on Earth. • A synthetic element is made artificially in a laboratory but is generally not found in nature. EXAMPLES of SYNTHETIC ELEMENTS • plutonium • Einsteinium • Mendelevium
ATOMIC CHEMICAL SYMBOLS one or two letters chosen to represent an element H = hydrogen Ne = neon The origin of some chemical symbols comes from Latin names. Au= gold aurum
atom the smallest unit of an element that has all the properties of the element; the basic building block of matter
THE STRUCTUREOF The three subatomic particles that make up atoms are... neutrons, and electrons. protons,
proton a positively charged particle located in an atom's nucleus
neutron a particle that has no electric charge and is located in an atom's nucleus
nucleus the central region of an atom where most of the atom's mass is found in protons and neutrons
The nucleus is held together by the • "strong nuclear force." • This force between • the protons and neutrons • overcomes the electrical force of repelling that would push • the positively charged protons apart.
electron • a negatively charged particle located outside an atom's nucleus • about 2000 times smaller than either a proton or neutron
SUBATOMIC PARTICLES Protons and neutrons are heavier than electrons and reside in the "nucleus," which is the center of the atom. Protons have a positive electrical charge, and neutrons have no electrical charge. Electrons are extremely lightweight and are negatively charged. They exist in a cloud that surrounds the atom.
NEUTRAL ATOM In a neutral atom (without an electric charge), the number of protons (positive charge) and the number of electrons (negative charge) are… EQUAL
ELECTRON SHELLS Electrons spin very quickly around the nucleus of an atom. Electrons spin around the atom in pathways called orbitals or shells.
atomic number the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
atomic mass number the total number of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus