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Basic Atomic Structure WS 1

This document provides a worksheet on basic atomic structure. It defines the three main subatomic particles as protons, neutrons, and electrons and their respective charges. It explains that the atomic number determines the element and number of protons, while the mass number is the total number of protons and neutrons. It provides examples of calculating neutron numbers by subtracting protons from mass numbers. The worksheet asks students to identify particle numbers, symbols, and names for various elements based on their atomic and mass numbers.

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Basic Atomic Structure WS 1

This document provides a worksheet on basic atomic structure. It defines the three main subatomic particles as protons, neutrons, and electrons and their respective charges. It explains that the atomic number determines the element and number of protons, while the mass number is the total number of protons and neutrons. It provides examples of calculating neutron numbers by subtracting protons from mass numbers. The worksheet asks students to identify particle numbers, symbols, and names for various elements based on their atomic and mass numbers.

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Basic Atomic Structure Worksheet

1. The 3 particles of the atom are:


a. ________________________
b. ________________________
c. ________________________
Their respective charges are:
a. ________________________
b. ________________________
c. ________________________
2. The number of protons in one atom of an element determines the atom’s ____________________, and the
number of electrons determines the _________________________ of the element.
3. The atomic number tells you the number of ___________________________ in one atom of an element. It also
tells you the number of __________________________ in a neutral atom of that element. The atomic number
gives the “identity” of an element as well as its location on the periodic table. No two different elements will
have the ____________________ atomic number.
4. The ______________________ of an element is the average mass of an element’s naturally occurring atom, or
isotopes, taking into account the ____________________ of each isotope.
5. The _______________________ of an element is the total number of protons and neutrons in the
___________________ of the atom.
6. The mass number is used to calculate the number of ______________________ in one atom of an element. In
order to calculate the number of neutrons you must subtract the ______________________ from the
______________________.
7. Give the symbol of and the number of protons in one atom of:
Lithium _____________________________ Bromine _____________________________
Iron _____________________________ Copper _____________________________
Oxygen _____________________________ Mercury _____________________________
Krypton _____________________________ Helium _____________________________
8. Give the symbol of and the number of electrons in a neutral atom of:
Uranium _____________________________ Iodine _____________________________
Boron _____________________________ Xenon _____________________________
Chlorine _____________________________
9. Give the symbol of and the number of neutrons in one atom of:
(Mass numbers are ALWAYS whole numbers…show your calculations)
Barium ______________________________ Bismuth _____________________________
Carbon ______________________________ Hydrogen _____________________________
Fluorine ______________________________ Magnesium____________________________
Europium ______________________________ Mercury _____________________________
10. Name the element which has the following numbers of particles:
a. 26 electrons, 29 neutrons, 26 protons _________________________
b. 53 protons, 74 neutrons __________________________
c. 2 electrons (neutral atoms) ____________________________
d. 20 protons _____________________________
e. 86 electrons, 125 neutrons, 82 protons ____________________________
f. 0 neutrons _______________________________
11. If you know ONLY the following information can you ALWAYS determine what the element is? (Yes/No)
a. Number of protons ____________________________
b. Number of neutrons ___________________________
c. Number of electrons in a neutral atom ___________________________
d. Number of electrons _________________________
12. Fill in the missing items in the table below.

# # ISOTOPIC
NAME SYMBOL Z A # PROTONS
ELECTRONS NEUTRONS SYMBOL

a. Na

b. 17 18

c. Potassium

d. P

e. Iron 24

f. 53

g. Silver

h. 36

i. W

j. 29

k. 49

l. 79 78

m. 16 18

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