Course review
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Learning objective
• Nucleus: protons + neutrons (nucleons), positively charged, dense • Electrons: negatively charged, occupy space outside nucleus • Use nuclear symbols to deduce protons, neutrons, and electrons in atoms and ions
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Learning objective
• Same element, different numbers of neutrons • Nuclear symbol: Z^A X (Z = protons, A = mass number) • Calculate relative atomic masses from isotopic abundance • Understand isotope physical property differences; specific isotope examples are not required
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Learning objective
• Determine relative atomic masses from isotopic composition • Interpret mass spectra for isotope identity and abundance • Operational details of the mass spectrometer are not assessed
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