Atom Practice worksheet

Use the periodic table to identify and count subatomic particles within the atom.
 I can use the atomic number of an element to identify protons and electrons for any element
 I can apply the relationship, “mass number = protons + neutrons,” to find protons, neutrons, or mass for
any element
 I can give the nuclear symbol for an atom given protons, neutrons, and electrons AND use the nuclear
symbol to find protons, neutrons, and electrons for an atom
 I can determine the number of neutrons when given the mass number, or the mass number when given
the number of neutrons, for any isotope.
 I can write the hyphen notation for any isotope given protons, neutrons, and electrons AND use the
hyphen notation to find protons, neutrons, and electrons for an atom.

1. Label the parts of an atom in the diagram below

a) What type of charge does a proton have?

b) What type of charge does a neutron have?
c) What type of charge does an electron have?

d) Which two subatomic particles are in the nucleus of an atom?

2. An element is represented by its chemical symbol Atomic Number along

with a few numbers. Fill in the numbers of protons (P), neutrons (N), and
electrons (E) for the following:
 3. Give the symbol and number of protons in one atom of:
a. Beryllium
b. Fluorine
c. Magnesium
d. Sulfur
e. Cobalt
f. Tin
g. Arsenic
h. Gold

4. Complete the following table:

Element Symbol Atomic Number Number Mass Atomic Mass

Number of of number
electrons Neutrons
Helium 2 2

Ti 22 50 Ti - 50

Gallium 31 39
5. Here are three isotopes of an element: 6
12
C 6
13
C 6
14
C

a) The element is: __________________

b) The number 6 refers to the _________________________

c) The numbers 12, 13, and 14 refer to the ________________________z

d) How many protons and neutrons are in the first isotope? _________________

e) How many protons and neutrons are in the second isotope? _________________

f) How many protons and neutrons are in the third isotope? _________________