Atoms
The positively charged particles in an atom
What are protons?
What is 8 protons?
One single type of atom in a given area
What is an element?
The one or two letters in the middle of the element box.
The negatively charged particles in an atom
What are electrons?
Number of electrons in an atom with an atomic number of 78
What is 78 electrons?
The element with 8 protons in its nucleus
What is oxygen?
The number the element is on the table. Also tells you how many protons and electrons are in an atom of the element.
The atomic number.
The neutral atoms in an atom
Neutrons
Number of neutrons in an atom with an atomic number of 38 and a mass of 88
What is 50 neutrons?
Elements change based on
What is the number of protons in the nucleus?
The organization of elements based on their size and characteristics happens here
What is the periodic table?
These are located outside the nucleus of an atom
What are electrons?
An element has an isotope with a mass of 118 and an atomic number of 12. This is the amount of neutrons in that isotope
The element that is found in all living things
What is carbon?
The sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus
What is the atomic mass?
These are located in the nucleus and make up the mass of the atom
What are protons and neutrons?
An ion has an atomic number of 7 with a 3- charge. This is the number of electrons in that ion.
What is 10 electrons?
The purpose of elements
What is to make up our universe?
Elements are arranged and grouped together on the table based on this
*hint: not atomic number
What is their similarities?