Edexcel unit 7 notes area available for download as well as online version available for reading. To download file, click here. Unit 7 : Radioactivity.(part 1) 7.1 Atomic structure The atom consists of nucleus located in the centre which is made up of the protons and neutrons. Protons: Positively charged particle. Have same mass of neutron. Neutrons: Neutral charge and mass is same as proton. Electrons: Circulating around the nucleus of an atoms, have a negative charge. An atom is electrically neutral as it has equal number of protons and electrons and positive charges cancels out the negative charges. Ions: There can be a positive ion or negative ion; if electron is taken away from an atom it becomes positively charged as the number of protons in that particular atom is more than the electrons A negatively charged ion will have a greater number of electrons than protons. Ions are found in pairs as a charged particle will attract another ion with opposite charges and will b...
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