Naming Elements

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number


Atomic Mass (or Atomic Weight)

An atom has very little mass. One oxygen atom has a mass of only 0.000000000000000000000027 gram. (The metric system of measurement is the one used universally in science.) Because such a number is awkward to use, chemists instead use a unit based on an atomic standard of reference, the carbon isotope of mass 12, which is written carbon-12. This is the isotope of carbon that has in its nucleus 6 neutrons in addition to the…

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Electron Shells and Chemical Activity

Elements Form Groups and Periods

Classification of Elements in the Periodic Table