Name: _________________________________

Periodic Table, Element, & Isotope Practice

Section One: Finding Names

Identify the name of the elements with the following symbols.
Symbol Name Symbol Name

Cu K

C Ca

Ag Sn

Na Pb

Ni Al

Section Two: Finding Symbols

Identify the symbol of the elements with the following names.
Symbol Name Symbol Name

Oxygen Hydrogen

Fluorine Helium

Nitrogen Potassium

Manganese Magnesium

Bromine Sulfur

Section Three: Finding Atomic Number

Identify the atomic number of the elements with the following symbols and names.
Symbol Atomic Number Name Atomic Number

Cl Neon

P Iodine

Zn Gold

Tc Uranium

Am Calcium

Fill in the blank: The atomic number represents the number of ___________________ in the __________________ of the
atom.
Section Four: Number of Protons
Find the number of protons for each element listed.
Symbol Number of Protons Name Number of Protons

B Zirconium

Pt Argon

Rn Chromium

Mg Lithium

As Silicon

When does the number of protons for a given element change?

What happens when the number of protons changes?

Section Five: Atomic Mass

Find the atomic mass for the following elements.
Symbol Number of Protons Number of Neutrons Atomic Mass Name of Isotope

Zn 35

U 146

C 6

Ca 21

Ar 20

Li 4

Section Six: Finding the Number of Neutrons

Given the isotope name, find the number of neutrons in the isotope.
Isotope Name Atomic Mass Number of Protons Number of Neutrons

Radium-226

Carbon-14

Chlorine-35

Strontium-88

Magnesium-24

Silver-108
Name: _________________________________
Periodic Table, Element, & Isotope Practice

Section One: Finding Names

Identify the name of the elements with the following symbols.
Symbol Name Symbol Name

Cu Copper K Potassium

C Carbon Ca Calcium

Ag Silver Sn Tin

Na Sodium Pb Lead

Ni Nickel Al Aluminum

Section Two: Finding Symbols

Identify the symbol of the elements with the following names.
Symbol Name Symbol Name

O Oxygen H Hydrogen

F Fluorine He Helium

N Nitrogen K Potassium

Mn Manganese Mg Magnesium

Br Bromine S Sulfur

Section Three: Finding Atomic Number

Identify the atomic number of the elements with the following symbols and names.
Symbol Atomic Number Name Atomic Number

Cl 17 Neon 10

P 15 Iodine 53

Zn 30 Gold 79

Tc 43 Uranium 92

Am 95 Calcium 20

Fill in the blank: The atomic number represents the number of __protons____________ in the ____nucleus_______ of the
atom.
Section Four: Number of Protons
Find the number of protons for each element listed.
Symbol Number of Protons Name Number of Protons

B 5 Zirconium 40

Pt 78 Argon 18

Rn 86 Chromium 24

Mg 12 Lithium 3

As 33 Silicon 14

When does the number of protons for a given element change? NEVER

What happens when the number of protons changes? It becomes a new element

Section Five: Atomic Mass

Find the atomic mass for the following elements.
Symbol Number of Protons Number of Neutrons Atomic Mass Name of Isotope

Zn 30 35 65 Zn-65

U 92 146 238 U-238

C 6 6 12 C-12

Ca 20 21 41 Ca-41

Ar 18 20 38 Ar-38

Li 3 4 7 Li-7

Section Six: Finding the Number of Neutrons

Given the isotope name, find the number of neutrons in the isotope.
Isotope Name Atomic Mass Number of Protons Number of Neutrons

Radium-226 226 88 138

Carbon-14 14 6 8

Chlorine-35 35 17 18

Strontium-88 88 38 50

Magnesium-24 24 12 12

Silver-108 108 47 61