Essays Tagged: "number of electrons"

SolarSystem

egative charge and each proton onepositivecharge. Neutrons carry no charge. Every atom has the same number of electrons as thereareprotons, so, on the whole, it is electrically neutral. The electrons ...

(4 pages) 61 0 4.0 May/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Element Arsenic.

ArsenicNumber of Electrons, Protons, Neutrons, Symbol and NameName: ArsenicSymbol: AsNumber of Protons: 33N ... rotons, Neutrons, Symbol and NameName: ArsenicSymbol: AsNumber of Protons: 33Number of Electrons: 33Number of Neutrons: 42Melting Point: 817.0 °C (1090.15 °K, 1502.6 °F)Boiling Point: 613. ... rustal Abundance: 1.8 milligrams per kilogramEstimated Oceanic Abundance: 3.7-3 milligrams per literNumber of Stable Isotopes: 1Electron Shell Configuration: 1s22s2 2p63s2 3p6 3d104s2 4p3Elemental ars ...

(3 pages) 42 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

What is radioactivity?

Protons and neutrons are, in turn, composed of quarks.IsotopesAll atoms with nuclei having the same number of protons form a chemical element. Having the same number of protons, they have the same num ... hey have the same number of electrons, hence the same chemical properties. When they have different numbers of neutrons, they are called "isotopes". Each isotope of a given element is designated by th ...

(1 pages) 40 2 4.3 Jun/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Chemestry Notes: - development of periodic table, organization of elements, atomic structure, and modern periodic table, isotopes, summary of chapter

1.1 The development of the periodic tableAtomic number: the number of positive charges or protons in the nucleus of an atom of a given element, and ... the carbon-12 atom.Isotope: either of two or more forms of a chemical element with the same atomic number but different numbers of neutrons.Mass number: the number of protons and neutrons in the nucl ... electrons surrounding the nucleus (atomic structure)Elements arranged in order of increasing atomic number show a periodic repetition of properties.IsotopesRadioactivity - the release of radiation whe ...

(3 pages) 18 0 0.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Noble Gases

eactive. Until 45 years ago, noble gases were believed to be entirely inert because their oxidation number of 0 prevents the noble gases from forming compounds readily. Under normal conditions, noble ... itions, noble gases occur as odorless, colorless, monatomic gases. All noble gases have the maximum number of electrons possible in their outer shell making them stable. This all changed in 1962 when ...

(4 pages) 10 0 3.0 Aug/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry