Atomic Organization
An atom contains 3 main parts. What are they?
Protons, neutrons, and electrons.
An electron weighs how much?
Almost nothing, it is not a detectable amount.
A proton has what charge?
Positive.
The periodic table is organized by what?
Atomic number/number of protons.
Protons and neutrons bind together to form what?
The nucleus.
The atomic number tells you what?
The number of protons, and if the atom is neutral, the number of electrons too.
An electron has what charge?
Negative.
The Periodic table is split into rows and columns called what?
Groups and periods.
What orbits the nucleus?
Electrons
The atomic weight is what?
The weight of an atoms nucleus.
A neutron has a _______ charge.
Neutral.
The periodic table has what information for each element?
Atomic number, atomic mass, element symbol, and element name.
What binds the protons and neutrons in the nucleus together?
Gluons.
You find the number of neutrons in an atom by?
Subtracting the atomic number from the atomic mass.
If an atom has a negative charge it has more ______ than ______.
It has more electrons than protons.
There are how many elements on the periodic table?
118.
Protons and neutrons are made up of what?
Quarks and gluons.
One proton has an atomic mass of what?
1.
The isotope carbon14 has a charge of +2. Its atomic number is 6. It has ______ neutrons, _______ protons, and ________ electrons.
14 neutrons, 6 protons, and 4 electrons.
There are how many naturally occurring elements?
98.