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How many times greater is the mass of a proton than the mass of an electron?
Important Questions on The Nuclear Atom
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What is the same for the atoms of two different isotopes of an element? What is different for them?
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Copy one of the diagrams of an atom shown in the figure. Add the following labels to your drawing: Electron, neutron, proton, nucleus.
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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A specific nucleus may be represented like this: . Copy and complete the table to explain what the three symbols mean.
| Symbol | Name | What it tells us |
| X | ||
| Z | ||
| A |
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Write a word equation linking the numbers of protons, neutrons and nucleons in a nucleus.
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Atoms of an element can be different isotopes of that element. Copy and complete the sentences below, writing either the words the same number or the words different numbers in the gaps.
Two isotopes of an element have_____ of neutrons in their nuclei.
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Atoms of an element can be different isotopes of that element. Copy and complete the sentences below, writing either the words the same number or the words different numbers in the gaps.
Two isotopes of an element have _____ of protons in their nuclei.
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Atoms of an element can be different isotopes of that element. Copy and complete the sentences below, writing either the words the same number or the words different numbers in the gaps.
Two isotopes of an element have _____ of nucleons in their nuclei.
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Diamond is a form of carbon. It is made up (almost entirely) of carbon - Atom. The symbol for the nucleus of a carbon - atom is .
How many protons are there in a carbon - atom?
