Everything You Must Know about Radioactivity 6th Grade Chemistry | Children's Chemistry Books

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What is there to know about radioactivity? Lots! And this book will only provide some of the most basic facts to get you introduced into that wonderful world! It is also recommended that you use this book as a reviewer if you are already touching the subject in school. Either way, this will prove to be an excellent read. Grab a copy today!

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• Publié par: Speedy Publishing LLC
• Date de parution: 15 mars 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• EAN13: 9781541918306
• Langue: English

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Everything You Must K now about Radioacti vity
6th Grade Chemi stry
Children’s Chemistry B ooks



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I n this book, we’re going to cover the different types of radioactivity. So, let’s get right to it!
In order to understand radioactivity, you need to know a little about elements and their atomic structure.




Chemical Element (Gold)





E ach element has a unique atomic structure with a certain number of protons. This number is the atomic number of the element. The elements are arranged in the periodic table based on their atomic numbers. Each atom of an element has an equal number of protons and electrons.




































WHAT IS AN ISOTOPE?
L et’s think about an atom of the element hydrogen. This atom has one proton and one electron and no neutrons. However, an isotope of hydrogen will have neutrons. The addition of these neutrons doesn’t change the element.



Chemical Element (Hydrogen)





Hydrogen Bonds





T he element is still hydrogen. Deuterium is an isotope of hydrogen that has one neutron and tritium is an isotope of hydrogen that has two neutrons. Isotopes are therefore atoms of a specific element that have different numbers of neutrons but the same number of protons and electrons.




































HOW DO WE WRITE THE NAME OF AN ISOTOPE?
H ydrogen is actually the only element whose isotopes have names of their own. For the other elements, there are two ways the name can be written. For example, the isotope carbon-14 can be written as carbon-14 or also as 14C. Both of these methods use the mass of the atom.