BIOL 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Atomic Nucleus, Electron Shell, Hydrogen Atom

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Atoms are the fundamental structural units of matter and are composed of three types of particles. In the nucleus, there are positively charged protons and uncharged neutrons. In orbit around the nucleus are negatively charged particles called electrons. Atoms are electrically neutral because their number of protons and electrons is equal. Atomic mass of an element is the total mass of its protons, neutrons, and electrons. An element is a substance that cannot be broken down by ordinary chemical reactions. At room temperature they can be gasses (ex: hydrogen), liquids (ex: mercury), or solids (ex: lead) There are 92 types of naturally occurring elements. The atomic number (number of ??) is the defining value for an element. All atoms of an element have the same atomic number in the nucleus of an atom. For example, carbon has six protons, nitrogen has seven. Diamonds and graphite are both pure carbon, but the arrangements differ.

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