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nucleus.
The electrons orbit the
nucleus.
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What are elements?
Atomic Number:
Number of protons 8
and it is also the
number of Symbol:
Elements electrons
in an
An
the
atom of anfor
abbreviation
element.
element. O
Elements Name
Oxygen
Atomic Mass/Weight: 16
Number of protons +
neutrons.
1st shell
2nd shell
3rd shell
Li
Lithium
7
- 3
+
+
+
Li
- Lithium
-
7
Electrons = 3
Neutrons = 4
2 in the 1 shell, 1 in the 2 shell
st nd
(7-3=4)
Structure is a bit +
different from the - + + + -
Bohr model. + + +
+
It only shows the -
-
-
element symbol
and its outer most
electron shell.
O
1. Write the
symbol.
2. Start on the
right hand side,
working your
way clockwise
around the
symbol.
3. Try Lithium