(c) Atomic Structure

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  • Atoms are arranged into subatomic particles that include protons, neutrons and electrons. Protons and electrons have a relative mass of 1 and electrons have a relative mass of negligible
  • Define what is meant by an atom and molecule
    Atoms are the smallest particles of an element while molecules are compounds that have two or more atoms chemically linked together
  • Atomic number is the number of protons in an atom and mass number is number of protons and neutrons in an atom
  • What is meant by isotopes?
    Atoms of the same element with same number of protons but different number of neutrons
  • Relative atomic mass is calculated by mass number of isotope A multiplied by percentage abundance of it