Atoms

Question 1

What do Atoms contain?

Answer 1

Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons

Question 2

What does the nucleus contain?

Answer 2

protons and neutrons

Question 3

Does the nucleus have a positive, negative or neutral charge?

Answer 3

Positive

Question 4

What charge do electrons have?

Answer 4

Negative

Question 5

What does the number of protons equal?

Answer 5

The number of electrons

Question 6

In the periodic table what numbers describe the characteristics of an atom?

Answer 6

Atomic Number and Mass Number

Question 7

What does the Atomic Number of an atom tell you?

Answer 7

How many protons there are

Question 8

What does the Mass number of an atom tell you?

Answer 8

The total number of protons and neutrons in the atom

Question 9

How do you work out how many neutrons are in an atom?

Answer 9

Subtract the atomic number from the mass number