Structure of the atom

Question 1

used to believe that everything was made up of very small particles.

Answer 1

The Ancient Greek

Question 2

consists of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.

Answer 2

An atom

Question 3

How is the structure of the atom related to its position in the periodic table?

Answer 3

The number of outer shell electrons determines the group number of the element.

Question 4

atom

Answer 4

An atom is the smallest unit of ordinary matter that forms a chemical element. Every solid, liquid, gas, and plasma is composed of neutral or ionized atoms.

Question 5

shell

Answer 5

an electron shell may be thought of as an orbit followed by electrons around an atom’s nucleus. The closest shell to the nucleus is called the “1 shell”, followed by the “2 shells”, then the “3 shell”, and so on farther and farther from the nucleus.

Question 6

Nucleus

Answer 6

The atomic nucleus is the small, dense region consisting of protons and neutrons at the centre of an atom

Question 7

neutron

Answer 7

Neutrons are the particles in an atom that have a neutral charge.

Question 8

Thanks

Answer 8

You are welcome