Subatomic Particles Worksheet

(fill in the missing information)

Element Atomic # Atomic mass # p+ # e- #n0

magnesium 12 24 12 12 12

argon 18 40 18 18 22

helium 2 4 2 2
2

boron 5 11 5 5 6

chlorine 17 35 17 17 18

silicon 14 28 14 14 14

fluorine 9 19 9 9 10

hydrogen 1 1 1 1 0

oxygen 8 16 8 8 8

calcium 20 40 20 20 20

lithium 3 7 3 3 4

nitrogen 7 14 7 7 7

sodium 11 23 11 11 12

sulfur 16 32 16 16 16

beryllium 4 9 4 5
4

neon 10 20 10 10
10

carbon 6 12 6 6 6

phosphorus 15 31 15 15 16

potassium 19 39 19 19 20

aluminum 13 27 13 13 14

# p+ = atomic # no = atomic mass - atomic # # e- = #p+

 Use the periodic table in your textbook to fill in the missing information

Part 1: Finding symbols for elements

ELEMENT SYMBOL ELEMENT SYMBOL
copper Cu xenon Xe

lithium Li barium Ba

silicon Si platinum Pt

zinc Zn fluorine F

thorium Th argon Ar

krypton Kr tungsten W

tin Sn magnesium Mg

bismuth Bi manganese Mn

boron B silver Ag

curium Cm radium Ra

Part 2: Finding elements for symbols

ELEMENT SYMBOL ELEMENT SYMBOL

Germanium Sulfur
Ge S
Potassium K Selenium Se
Vanadium Antimony
V Sb
Nobelium No Rhodium Rh
Indium In Titanium Ti
Phosphorous P Scandium Sc
Arsenic Polonium
As Po
Astatine Praseodymium
At Pr
Zirconium Zr Radon Rn
Lawrencium Lr Yttrium Y