MATTER: Properties and Change

Define element.
Compare and contrast an atom and
an element.

Atom:

The term atom

means; Cannot be divided
or it loses its elemental
identity.

 Scientists

came to realize that all

matter is made up of elements.
Elements: matter made of

atoms of only one kind.

Elements are different
from other elements by
the specific number of
protons present in the
nucleus of an atom of that
element.

 Question:

So how can you tell

elements apart from each other?

Question:

What type of atoms

would make up the element
silver?

 Question:

Can you divide up atoms

into smaller pieces?

Question:

Can different
elements have the same
type of atom?

Question:

What are
the parts of an atom?

What are the parts of an atom?

Electrons: Negatively charged

particles.

Nucleus: Small space at the

center of the atom.

What is inside the nucleus?
Proton: Positively charged
particle.

 What

are the parts of an atom?

Neutron: Another particle

inside the nucleus.

Question:

Does an atom have

mass?
Almost

all the mass of an atom is

in the nucleus.
The protons and neutrons account for

the mass of an atom.

Most of the rest of the atom is empty
space occupied by the atoms almost
mass less electrons.

Question:

What is the
atomic number of an
element?
The number of
protons in the
nucleus.

 Question:

Can an atom be seen

under a microscope?
No, it is much
too small