Atoms
Subatomic Particles
[/caption] Not long ago, scientists believed that the smallest part of matter was the atom; the indivisible, indestructible, base unit…
Atomic number
[/caption] Ever wonder why the periodic table of elements is organized the way it is? Why, for example, does Hydrogen…
What Is Atomic Mass
[/caption] The answer to 'what is atomic mass' is this: the total mass of the protons, neutrons, and electrons in…
What Is An Electron
[/caption] What is an electron? Easily put, an electron is a subatomic particle that carries a negative electric charge. There…
Atomic Radius
[/caption] If you can imagine an atom, of an element, as a sphere, then the radius of that sphere would…
Atomic Mass
[/caption] The mass of an atom is its atomic mass (duh!). Actually, it's worth looking into this a bit more…
How Many Atoms Are There in the Universe?
It's no secret that the universe is an extremely vast place. That which we can observe (aka. "the known Universe")…