Atomic Structure

Question 1

What are atoms made up of?

Answer 1

Electrons, protons and neutrons

Question 2

What type of charge are in an electron?

Answer 2

negative

Question 3

What type of charge does a protons have?

Answer 3

Positive

Question 4

What is an isotope?

Answer 4

Isotopes are atoms of an element with the same atomic number but a different mass number, indicating a different number of neutrons.

Question 5

what is the electronic structure?

Answer 5

How electrons are arranged orbiting the nucleus.

Question 6

What is an ion?

Answer 6

Atoms can, lose or gain electrons . When they do, they form charged particles called ions:

Question 7

What makes each element different form each other?

Answer 7

The number of protons, neutrons and electrons.

Question 8

On the periodic table each element has two numbers associated with it.

Answer 8

The atomic number (the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of an element
The Mass number ( the number of protons plus neutrons in the nucleus of an element.)