Parts of an Atom

Question 1

Protons

Answer 1

-protons are positively charged particles in the nucleus
-the number of protons determines the element of the atom

Question 2

Neutrons

Answer 2

-neutrons are neutral particles in the nucleus
-they have a charge of 0 and they have a a mass of a proton

Question 3

Electrons

Answer 3

-negatively charged particles that orbit the nucleus in the electron cloud
-the chemical properties of the atom is greatly determined by its electron
-in neutral atoms, the number of electrons equals the number of protons

Question 4

Chemical Symbol

Answer 4

-use two numbers to symbolize the number of protons and neutrons
-the mass # (A) is equal to the number of protons plus the number of neutrons
-the atomic (Z) is equal to the number of protons