WHAT IS AN ISOTOPE?
ATOMIC STRUCTURE
WRITING ISOTOPES
FIND THE NEUTRONS
Acronyms
100

Atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.

What are isotopes?

100

Positively charged particles found in the nucleus.

What are protons?

100

The notation that uses the element name followed by a hyphen and mass number.

What is hyphen notation?

100

Carbon-13 has 6 protons. Determine the number of neutrons.

What is 7 neutrons?

100

What does PPP stand for?

Protons, Positive, Plus

200

The subatomic particle that can change without changing the identity of the element.

What is a neutron?

200

Neutral particles in the nucleus that add mass but no charge.

What are neutrons?

200

The notation that uses a chemical symbol with superscripts and subscripts.

What is nuclear symbol notation?

200

Chlorine-37 has an atomic number of 17. Find the number of neutrons.

What is 20 neutrons?

200

M>N

Mass over Number

300

The subatomic particle that determines what element an atom is.

What is a proton?


300

Negatively charged particles that orbit the nucleus.

What are electrons?

300

An atom has 11 protons and 12 neutrons. Identify the isotope.

What is Sodium-23?

300

An isotope has a mass number of 40 and 20 protons. How many neutrons does it have?

What is 20 neutrons?

300

PANE is?

the same... protons, atomic number, electrons

400

Carbon-12 and Carbon-14 are examples of this because they are the same element with different masses.

What are isotopes?

400

The center of the atom where most of the mass is found.

What is the nucleus?

400

An isotope has 17 protons and 18 neutrons. Name the isotope.

What is Chlorine-35?

400

Uranium-238 has 92 protons. Determine the number of neutrons.

What is 146 neutrons?

400

AM= what?

AM=P+N where Atomic Mass = Protons + Neutrons

500

The reason isotopes of the same element have different atomic masses.

What is having different numbers of neutrons?

500

The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom.

What is the mass number?

500

An atom has 8 protons and 10 neutrons. Identify the isotope.

What is Oxygen-18?

500

An isotope has 50 neutrons and a mass number of 88. Identify the element.

What is Strontium?

500

If there is a Dash.......

behind is the mass.