Atomic Structure Worksheet
1. The 3 particles of the atom are:
a. ______________________
b. ______________________
c. ______________________
Their respective charges are:
a. ______________________
b. ______________________
c. ______________________
2. The number of protons in one atom of an element determines the atom’s
______________________ , and the number of electrons determines
______________________ of and element.
3. The atomic number tells you the number of ______________________ in one atom of an
element. It also tells you the number of ______________________ in a neutral atom of that
element. The atomic number gives the “identity “ of an element as well as its location on the
Periodic Table. No two different elements will have the ______________________ atomic
number.
4. The ______________________ of an element is the average mass of an element’s naturally
occurring atom, or isotopes, taking into account the ______________________ of each
isotope.
5. The ______________________ of an element is the total number of protons and neutrons in
the______________________ of the atom.
6. The mass number is used to calculate the number of ______________________ in one atom
of an element. In order to calculate the number of neutrons you must subtract the
______________________ from the ______________________ .
7. Give the symbol and number of protons in one atom of:
Lithium __________________ Bromine __________________
Iron __________________ Copper __________________
Oxygen __________________ Mercury __________________
Krypton __________________ Helium __________________
8. Give the symbol and number of electrons in a neutral atom of:
Uranium __________________ Chlorine __________________
Boron __________________ Iodine __________________
Antimony __________________ Xenin __________________
9. Give the symbol and number of neutrons in one atom of:
(To get “mass number”, you must round the “atomic mass” to the nearest whole number)
Show your calculations.
Barium __________________ Bismuth __________________
Carbon __________________ Hydrogen __________________
Fluorine __________________ Magnesium __________________
Europium __________________ Mercury __________________
10. Name the element which has the following numbers of particles:
a. 26 electrons, 29 neutrons, 26 protons _____________________
b. 53 protons, 74 neutrons _____________________
c. 2 electrons (neutral atoms) _____________________
d. 20 protons _____________________
e. 86 electrons, 125 neutrons, 82 protons (charged atom) _____________________
f. 0 neutrons _____________________
11. If you know only the following information can you always determine what the element is?
(Yes/No).
a. number of protons ___________
b. number of neutrons___________
c. number of electrons in a neutral atom___________
d. number of electrons___________
CHEMISTRY ATOMIC STRUCTURE PRACTICE I
X = element symbol
A = mass number [# of protons (p) + # neutrons (n)]
Z = atomic number [# of protons]
N = # of neutrons
A-Z=N
A
A typical isotopic symbol takes this form:
Z X
19
ex. The isotopic symbol for Fluorine would be
9 F
Fill in the missing items in the table below.
†
Name Symbol Z A #p #e #n Isotopic Symbol
Na
†
17
Potassium
Fill in the missing items in the table below.
Name Symbol Z A #p #e #n Isotopic Symbol
Iron
53
Fill in the missing items in the table below.
Name Symbol Z A #p #e #n Isotopic Symbol
Silver
36