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Describe the structure of an atom

  • Atoms are the building blocks of all matter

  • They consist of a small dense positively charged nucleus and negatively charged electrons in orbit around the nucleus

<ul><li><p>Atoms are the building blocks of<strong>&nbsp;all matter</strong></p></li><li><p>They consist of a small dense <strong>positively</strong> charged nucleus and <strong>negatively</strong> charged electrons in orbit around the nucleus</p></li></ul><p></p>
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How can atoms for positive or negative ions

When an atom loses electrons, it becomes a positively charged ion, when an atom gains electrons it forms a negatively charged ion

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Describe how the scattering alpha particles by a sheet of thin metal supports the nuclear model of the atom

  • As shown in the diagram, instead they discovered that :

    • Most of the alpha particles passed straight through the foil because the atom is mostly empty space (A)

    • Some of the alpha particles were deflected (changed direction) as they passed through the foil because they came close to the positively charged nucleus, which repelled the positively charged alpha particles (B)

    • A few of the alpha particles bounced back off the gold foil because the nucleus is tiny

<ul><li><p>As shown in the diagram, instead they discovered that :</p><ul><li><p>Most of the alpha particles <strong>passed straight through</strong> the foil because the atom is mostly <strong>empty space&nbsp;</strong>(A)</p></li><li><p>Some of the alpha particles were <strong>deflected </strong>(changed direction<strong>)</strong> as they passed through the foil because they came close to the positively charged nucleus, which repelled the positively charged alpha particles (B)</p></li><li><p>A few of the alpha particles <strong>bounced back</strong> off the gold foil because the nucleus is tiny</p></li></ul></li></ul><p></p>
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Describe the composition of the nucleus in terms of protons and neutrons

A nucleus is composed of positively charged protons and neutrally charged neutrons. Therefore the nucleus has a positive charge

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<p>Label the nuclide notation </p>

Label the nuclide notation

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State the relative charges of protons, neutrons and electrons

Protons= +1

Electrons = -1

Neutrons= 0

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Explain what is meant by the term isotope

  • Although the number of protons in a particular element is always the same, the number of neutrons can be different

  • Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have an equal number of protons but a different number of neutrons

    • This means that each element can have more than one isotope

  • Isotopes tend to be more unstable due to their imbalance of protons and neutrons

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Describe the process of nuclear fission and fusion

  • Nuclear fission is defined as:

  • The splitting of a large, unstable nucleus into two smaller nuclei

  • Nuclear fusion is defined as:

  • When two light nuclei join to form a heavier nucleus

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State an equation of nuclear fusion

The amount of energy released during nuclear fusion is huge:

<p><span>The amount of </span><strong>energy released</strong><span> during nuclear fusion is </span><strong>huge</strong><span>:</span></p>
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State an equation for nuclear fission

  • The mass of the products is less than the mass of the original nucleus

    • This is because the remaining mass has been converted into energy, which is released during the fission process

<ul><li><p>The mass of the products is <strong>less</strong> than the mass of the original nucleus</p><ul><li><p>This is because the remaining mass has been converted into <strong>energy, </strong>which is released during the fission process</p></li></ul></li></ul><p></p>