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Atomic structure - 3.2
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Total cards: 6•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026
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#1
Front (Question)
What does the term atomic number mean?
Back (Answer)
the number of protons
#2
Front (Question)
What does the term mass number mean?
Back (Answer)
the total number of protons and neutrons
#3
Front (Question)
What is an isotope?
Back (Answer)
isotopes are atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons
#4
Front (Question)
What is relative atomic mass?
Back (Answer)
RAM is the average mass of an atom of an element, taking into account the different masses of each isotope.
#5
Front (Question)
How is RAM calculated?
Back (Answer)
(mass number x %-abundance) + (mass number x %-abundance) divided by 100
#6
Front (Question)
What does the location of an element on the periodic table say?
Back (Answer)
row = period = number of occupied electron shells column = group = number of electrons in the outer-shell