Atomic structure

Cards (10)

  • Label the diagram. Answer- Inside= Protons, neutrons Outside= Electrons
  • What is the relative charge and relative mass of a proton?
    Answer- +1, 1
  • What is the relative charge and relative mass of a neutron?
    Answer= 0, 1
  • What is the relative charge and relative mass of an electron?
    Answer Relative charge is -1, relative mass is 0
  • What is meant by the atomic number?
    The number of protons in a nucleus
  • What is meant by the mass number?
    The total number of protons and neutrons
  • What is a neutral atom?
    An atom with an equal number of protons and electrons.
  • What happens when an atom becomes ionised?
    Answer- The number of electrons will change
  • What is an ion?
    An atom that has lost or gained 1 or more electrons
  • What do the 35 represent and the 17 represent?
    There are 35 proton and neutron particles in the nucleus and there are 17 proton particles in the nucleus