Chemistry.....Atoms!

Wasssssssssssssup People! It's officially chemistry for this term! One last term before the EOYs! But anyway, I'm here to tell you more about atoms, and not here to make you depressed by telling you that the next term is the EOYs.

So anyway, let me give you a brief overview of the whole topic on Atoms...I guess. :)

So I'm sure you will ask, what are Atoms?

Before I start on anything official here, please do read up on elements. It will help you greatly in the first part, which is now. :)

All elements are made up of Atoms.

This picture below shows what scientists have found, the shape I mean.

The picture above shows the interior of an atom. Fasinating isn't it?

You might be wondering what are the headings there, and it's quite easy to understand actually.

The nucleus of an atoms consists of Protons, and Neutrons. Protons are POSITIVELY CHARGED, while Neutrons are NEUTRAL.

Electrons are the small little particles orbiting the nucleus. They are NEGATIVELY CHARGRED.

The picture below might actually help you! :)

However, if you have taken a good look at the periodic table, you are able to see that there are over a HUNDRED elements. And each element has a different number of neutrons, protons, and electrons.

Now, how do you know which number is the proton number (atomic number), and which is the mass number (made up of protons, and neutrons)?

So let me tell you again, if you didn't quite understand what I was talking about.

Mass Number

-Usually at the top left hand of the element box (right in this case)
-Made up of Protons, and Neutrons

Atomic Number

-Usually at the bottom left of the element box (right in this case)
-Number of Protons

Facts

You might have noticed that although it is the same element, the mass number is different, but it's not any typo error. There is a scientific explanation behind it. The element here is Carbon. In this case, carbon is in different proportions, and that is why the mass number is different, but it is still carbon in any case.