{"id":7810,"date":"2018-05-30T16:30:54","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T16:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.experimentoscientificos.es\/?p=7810"},"modified":"2018-05-31T13:45:38","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T13:45:38","slug":"juego-los-atomos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.experimentoscientificos.es\/en\/juego-los-atomos\/","title":{"rendered":"Experiment: The game of atoms I"},"content":{"rendered":"
An atom is made up of electrons, protons and neutrons.<\/td>\n
It is the basis of atomic structure.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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The nucleus of an atom is where all the mass is. In the nucleus are protons and neutrons, both of which have mass. The number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus, to begin to understand the atom, is the same. \n(this is not always the case, and the same element can have variations in the number of neutrons (the isotopes)).<\/span><\/td>\n
\u00a0The number of protons is what differentiates one element from another. On the other hand, when there is an imbalance between neutrons and protons in the nucleus, if this is more than 2, the element is radioactive because it becomes unstable. This is the basis of radioactivity. Neutrons in the nucleus are the basis of nuclear energy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Electrons move in orbits around the atom. In an uncharged element, the number of electrons (-) is equal to the number of protons (+). Atoms lose or gain electrons very easily, at which point the charge becomes + or -, and they combine with other elements.<\/td>\n
\u00a0The loss or gain of electrons is what gives the atom the ability to bond with others, to create different compounds. It is the basis of why some elements combine with others, why sometimes you need two atoms of one element and one of another.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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The electrons are in shells or orbits around the nucleus. Each shell can have a certain number of electrons, and once a shell is complete, it moves on to the next one. An atom tends to lose or gain electrons depending on how many electrons are left over or missing to complete the last shell.<\/td>\n
\u00a0This concept explains why some atoms lose electrons, becoming positively charged ions, and why others tend to gain electrons, becoming negatively charged ions. It is the basis of bonding between elements, since one that has \"extra\" electrons tends to bond with one that lacks them.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Topic Atom, Periodic Table Category Experiments for children, Experiments for preschoolers Short description With this little experiment we want to explain to the little ones what an atom is and how it is formed. In later experiments, once we have understood how an atom is formed: with its protons, neutrons in the nucleus, and electrons in the shell, we will [...]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Experimento: El juego de los \u00e1tomos I<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n