Atoms and atomic structures

Everything in the universe is made of atoms. From the screen you are looking at, to the hand you are using to navigate this page, atoms are the building blocks of all matter. Let's step through what atoms are made of and how they make other molecules and compounds. This resource also covers electrons, how they are structure, how they behave, and the relationship between a quantum number and an electron.

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Atoms, molecules and compounds – what is an atom, a molecule and a compound, and how are they related? 25 minutes to complete
Atomic structure – what are atoms made of and how are they structured? 35 minutes to complete
The electron – what is an electron and how does it behave? 30 minutes to complete
Quantum numbers – how do we know where an electron will be in an atom? 15 minutes to complete
Quiz – Quantum numbers – how well do you understand quantum numbers? 20 minutes to complete

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