Sunday 3 July 2011

1. What does an atom looks like? What are the sub-atomic particles inside it.....(talk about electrons, neutrons, protons, electron shells, nucleus....)

An atom is made up of 3 types of particles. they the protons, neutrons and electrons.These particles have different properties.  Electrons are tiny, very light particles that have a negative electrical charge (-). Protons are much larger and heavier than electrons and have the opposite charge, protons have a positive charge. Neutrons are large and heavy like protons, however neutrons have no electrical charge. Each atom is made up of a combination of these particles. 


Source:http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~acarpi/NSC/3-atoms.htm

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