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Student Learning Outcomes covered

• Describe the discovery of the electron, proton and neutron
• Define atomic number (Z) and mass number (A) in terms of protons and neutrons
• Describe Rutherford's contributions to the development of atomic theory, and explain how Bohr's atomic model differs
• Define the modern theories of atomic structure — the De Broglie hypothesis and the Schrödinger atomic model
• Describe the presence of sub-shells in a shell, and distinguish between shells and sub-shells
• Write the electronic configuration of the first 18 elements of the periodic table
• Define and compare isotopes of an atom; discuss the properties of isotopes of H, C, Cl and U
• State the importance and uses of isotopes in various fields of life