BIO 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Surface Tension, Formaldehyde, Heat Capacity

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Atoms: atoms are electrically neutral because they have an equal number of positive protons and negative electrons, # of protons in the nucleus is known as the atomic number. Elements and isotopes: an element is a substance that cannot be broken down by ordinary chemical reactions, all atoms belong to one of 96 types of naturally occurring elements, atomic number is the defining value of an element. All atoms of an element have the same atomic number. E. g. carbon has 6 protons, nitrogen has 7. Elements and isotopes: atoms of an element may vary in the number of neutrons they have in the nucleus. Variant atomic forms of an element are called isotopes. Some isotopes are radioactive and are used in research. 11: elements may occur as solids, liquids, or gases at room temperature. Electron shells: larger atoms can accommodate more electrons than smaller ones can, electrons are distributed about the nucleus of an atom in electron shells.

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