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THE STRUCTURE

OF AN ATOM
PHYSICAL SCIENCE 2.1.4
Atom-basic building blocks
Nucleus-positively
of matter; smallest particle charged center of
of an element an atom; contains
essentially all the
mass of the atom
Symbol Charge Relative Location
mass
+
Proton p Positive 1 amu Nucleus
(+)
0
Neutron n Neutral 1 amu Nucleus
-
electron e Negative 0 amu Electron
(-) cloud
• ATOMIC NUMBER-THE NUMBER OF PROTONS IN AN
ATOM’S NUCLEUS
• SAME ELEMENT = SAME # OF PROTONS
• EXAMPLE: ALL CARBON ATOMS HAVE 6 PROTONS
• DIFFERENT ELEMENT = DIFFERENT # OF PROTONS
• EXAMPLE: ALL CARBON ATOMS HAVE 6 PROTONS
WHILE ALL NITROGEN ATOMS HAVE 7 PROTONS
01 02 03
Hydrogen=
__ Chlorine= Zinc= _____
___

WHAT IS THE ATOMIC NUMBER FOR THE


FOLLOWING?
4. Calcium =
WHAT IS THE
ATOMIC 5. Neon =
NUMBER FOR
THE 6. Boron =
FOLLOWING?

7. Sodium =
WHICH PART a. protons
OF THE
ATOM HAS b. neutrons
NO CHARGE?
c. electrons

d. the nucleus
a. +1
WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING IN b. proton
NOT A
SUBATOMIC
PARTICLE? c. neutron

d. atom
IF AN
a.+1
UNCHARGED
ATOM LOSES AN b. +2
ELECTRON, WHAT
WILL BE THE
ELECTRICAL c. -1
CHARGE OF THAT
ATOM?
d. -2
HOW MANY a. 8
NEUTRONS IN
OXYGEN b. 24
ATOM WITH A
MASS OF 15
AMU? c. 7

d. 6
How many Neutrons in
Germanium Atom with a
mass of 72 AMU?
Is Arsenic atom larger or
smaller than a Plutonium
atom?

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