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Subatomic Particles Worksheet

The document discusses subatomic particles and how to determine the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons that make up different atoms and isotopes. It provides information on how to use the periodic table to find atomic number and mass number, and explains that all atoms of the same element have the same number of protons but can have different numbers of neutrons which form isotopes. Worked examples are given to have students practice determining subatomic particle numbers for various elements and isotopes using the periodic table.

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Subatomic Particles Worksheet

The document discusses subatomic particles and how to determine the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons that make up different atoms and isotopes. It provides information on how to use the periodic table to find atomic number and mass number, and explains that all atoms of the same element have the same number of protons but can have different numbers of neutrons which form isotopes. Worked examples are given to have students practice determining subatomic particle numbers for various elements and isotopes using the periodic table.

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Name: ____________________

Date: _____________________

Subatomic Particles

1. How can you use the periodic table to determine the number of protons in an atom? Look at atomic number at the top
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2. a) How can you determine the number of electrons in an atom?The


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number of electrons in a neutral atom equal to the number

for proton

They have to be equal for the atom to neutral.


b) Why do the number of electrons and protons have to be equal? ___________________________________

3. a) How can you determine the number of neutrons in an atom? Subtract


_____________________________________
number of proton from the mass

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b) How can you tell the atomic number from the atomic mass on the periodic table?

The atomic number is where the element is placed on the periodic table at the top and the mass is on the bottom.

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4. Use the periodic table to complete the table below with the correct information for each atom. Round the atomic

mass to the nearest whole number for the mass number.

Element name Element Atomic Mass Number of Number of Number of


symbol number number protons neutrons electrons

hydrogen

helium

lithium

beryllium

boron

carbon

nitrogen

oxygen

fluorine

neon

sodium

magnesium

aluminum

silicon

phosphorus

sulfur

chlorine

argon

potassium

calcium

5. Yes
a) Do all atoms of the same element contain the same number of protons? ______________

b) Explain. _______________________________________________________________________________

The number of proton is the atomic number so if it has a different then it’s not the same element

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6. a) Do all atoms of the same element contain the same number of neutrons? _______________
No

Atoms can have different number of neutrons (isotopes)


b) Explain. _______________________________________________________________________________

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7. a) How many neutrons are there in most potassium atoms? ____________________


20

22
b) How many neutrons are there in potassium-41 (potassium with an atomic mass of 41)? ________________

c) How many neutrons are there in the radioactive isotope potassium-40? ________________
21

8. 7
a) How many electrons are there in a neutral nitrogen atom? _________________

3-

10
b) How many electrons are there in N (a nitrogen ion with a charge of 3-)? _______________

5+ 2
c) How many electrons are there an N (a nitrogen ion with a charge of 5+)? ________________

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