Atoms And The Periodic Table Hw 4 Flashcards
Two electrons
Repel
Two protons
Repel
One electron and one proton
Attract
Electron has
Negative charge
Proton has
Positive charge
Neutron has
Neutral charge
If your particle is a cation, 2+(aka pos. Charge)
Take the name of the element and add the word ion
If your particle is a anion, aka negative charge 2-
Remove the ending of the name and change it to ide and then add ion
If your partial is a neural element
Just write the name of the element
The top number is called the
Mass number
The bottom number is called the
Atomic number
To get the number of neutrons
Take the mass number and subtract the atomic number from it
The number of protons is
The same number as the atomic number which can be found on top of the element on the periodic table.
To get the number of electrons look to see if the element is neural, a cation, or an anion.
Ex: 2-
If your anion’s proton count is 8, that means your electron count will be 10 because 10-2 =8
An Atom is
The smallest unit of a neutral element