Atomic Structure

Question 1

What is the number of protons equal to in an atom?

Answer 1

Number of electrons

Question 2

What overall charge does an atom have?

Answer 2

0

Question 3

If atoms lose or gain electrons, what do they form?

Answer 3

Ions

Question 4

What’s an isotope?

Answer 4

An atom with the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons

Question 5

What’s the atomic number?

Answer 5

Total number of protons

Question 6

What’s the mass number?

Answer 6

Total number of protons + neutrons