Monday, January 30, 2006

STRUCTURE OF ATOMS

(Typical MCQ Question!!)

Location of Particles

Protons, neutrons are found in nucleus
Electrons orbit in electron shells

Mass of Particles

Proton = 1
Neutron = 1
Electron = 1/1840 ~ 0

Charges of Particles

Proton = +1
Neutron = 0
Electron = -1

Isotopes (Typical Structure Question!! )

Isotopes are atoms of the same element with different nucleon numbers but same proton number.
Eg: Carbon-12, Carbon-13, Carbon-14