Atoms & Periodic Table

Check 3 examples of matter

• air

• rocks

• water

_______________ is consider the building block of matter

• electron

• neutron

• proton

• atom

Check the three subatomic particles

• protons

• neutrons

• electrons

• atoms

________________________ are subatomic particles with no charge and can be found in the nucleus of an atom

• proton

• electron

• neutron

_________________ is a subatomic particle with a negative change and can be found outside of the nucleus of an atom

• proton

• neutron

• electron

_________________ is a subatomic particle that has a positive change and be found in the nucleus of an atom

• protons

• electrons

• neutrons

______________ of the same element will have the same number of protons but will differ in the number of neutrons

• ions

• atoms

• particles

_____________ have a positive charge since the atom loses an electron

• cations

• anions

• ions

______________ have a negative charge since the atom gains electrons

• ions

• cations

• anions

The periodic table is organized left to right and top to bottom in the order of increasing

• atomic number

• atomic mass

• cations

• ions