Atomic structure

Question 1

What is a Proton?

Answer 1

Positive

Question 2

What is a Neutron?

Answer 2

Neutral

Question 3

What is an Electron?

Answer 3

Negative

Question 4

What is inside the Nucleus?

Answer 4

Protons and Neutrons

Question 5

Which particle circles around the outside of the atom?

Answer 5

Electrons

Question 6

What is atomic number the same as?

Answer 6

Proton Number

Question 7

What’s an Isotope?

Answer 7

Isotopes are members of a family of an element that all have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.

Question 8

Charge of a proton

Answer 8

+1

Question 9

Mass of a proton

Answer 9

1

Question 10

Mass of an electron

Answer 10

1/2000

Question 11

What does the proton number/atomic number tell us?

Answer 11

Number of protons

Question 12

What does the nucleon number/atomic mass tell us?

Answer 12

The total number of protons and neutrons.

Question 13

Lithium: protons, neutrons and electrons

Answer 13

3 protons, 3 electrons, 4 neutrons

Question 14

How many outer electrons does an element from group 7 have?

Answer 14

7

Question 15

Charge of an electron

Answer 15

-1

Question 16

Mass of a neutron

Answer 16

1

Question 17

Charge of a neutron

Answer 17

0