Chemistry

Subdecks (10)

Cards (111)

  • mass number
    the total number of neutrons and protons in an atom. add together to get the mass number of atoms
  • atomic number
    the number of protons in the nucleus. the periodic table is organised by the atomic number
  • atomic mass
    tells you how much an atom of an element weighs. calculated using the relative abundance of isotopes in a natural occurring element
  • isotopes
    atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons
  • where is the atomic number/ electron in the periodic table
    at the bottom of the element
  • mass number in the periodic table 

    at the top of the element
  • abundance
    how common each isotope is