Atomic Structure

Question 1

What are atoms?

Answer 1

Atoms are the building blocks of matter and atoms can be broken down into 3 types of sub-atomic particles

Question 2

What are the sub atomic particles

Answer 2

Protons, Neutrons and electrons

Question 3

What are protons and what charge do they have?

Answer 3

Protons are a large positively charged particle s that are found in the nucleus.

Question 4

What are the neutrons?

Answer 4

Neutrons are large particles with no charge that are found in the nucleus.

Question 5

What are electrons?

Answer 5

Electrons are extremely small negatively charged particles that are found in shells orbiting the nucleus.

Question 6

What is the atomic weight?

Answer 6

The atomic weight is the mass number of how many protons and neutrons are inside the nucleus.

Question 7

How do we find the number of neutrons inside an atom?

Answer 7

The number of neutrons is found by subtracting the atomic weight from the atomic number.

Question 8

What is the atomic number?

Answer 8

The atomic number is the number of protons inside the atom