Atomic Symbols

The charge of protons

• Positive

• Negative

• Neutral

The charge of electrons

• Positive

• Negative

• Neutral

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

The charge of neutrons

• Positive

• Negative

• Neutral

Where are protons found in an atom?

• INSIDE the nucleus

• OUTSIDE the nucelus

Where are electrons found in an atom?

• INSIDE the nucleus

• OUTSIDE the nucelus

Where are neutrons found in an atom?

• INSIDE the nucleus

• OUTSIDE the nucelus

When writing an atomic symbol, where do you write the atomic number?

• Upper right corner

• Upper left corner

• Lower right corner

• Lower left corner

What does the atomic number tell us?

• # of protons in an atom

• # of neutrons in an atom

• # of protons PLUS neutrons in an atom

What does the mass number tell us?

• # of protons in an atom

• # of neutrons in an atom

• # of protons PLUS neutrons in an atom

When writing an atomic symbol, where do you write the mass number?

• Upper right corner

• Upper left corner

• Lower right corner

• Lower left corner