Subatomic Particles
What is a proton?
positively charged particle is found in the nucleus.
What is the nucleus?
This is the central region of an atom containing protons and neutrons.
What is the atomic number?
equals the number of protons in an atom
OR
Number up the top of element tile
What are isotopes?
Atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons are called these.
How many cards are in a standard deck of playing cards?
52
What is an electron?
negatively charged particle is found in electron shells.
What are electron shells?
Electrons are found in these regions around the nucleus.
What is the mass number?
total number of protons and neutrons is called this.
Is Carbon-14 an isotope
Which freezes faster: hot or cold water?
Hot water - it has similar volumes to frozen water
What is a neutron?
particle has no charge and is found in the nucleus.
What force holds protons and neutrons together in the nucleus.
Nuclear force
An atom with atomic number 17 has how many protons.
17
Isotopes of the same element always have the same number of what particles.
protons
What do you call a group of flamingos?
A flamboyance
What two particles make up most of an atom's mass
protons and neutrons
What is atomic structure?
The way protons, neutrons, and electrons are arranged within an atom
An atom with mass number 40 and atomic number 18 has this many neutrons.
40-18=22
This value is calculated as a weighted average of all naturally occurring isotopes.
Relative atomic mass
What is the only food that can never go bad?
Honey
What is the only subatomic particle found outside the nucleus
An atom contains 16 protons and 18 neutrons. This part of the atom contains all 34 of those particles.
The nucleus
In a neutral atom, this particle has the same number as protons.
Electrons
What is half-life?
This term describes the time taken for half of a radioactive sample to decay.
What is an eight-sided shape called?
Octagon