Worksheet
Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons
Complete the following chart:
Proton Neutron Electron
Relative Charge +1 0 -1
Relative Mass 1 1 1/1840
Location Nucleus Nucleus Orbiting nucleus in
shells
Fill in the following chart for the following nuclides:
# protons # neutrons # electrons
7 8 7
Carbon –14 6 8 6
Hydrogen –3 1 2 1
15 16 15
Assuming only pure elements (neutral atoms), complete the following table.
Atomic Name-# Atomic Atomic # protons # neutrons # electrons
Symbol Number Mass
Radon-222 86 222 86 136 86
Cobalt – 60 27 60 27 33 27
Mercury-197 80 197 80 117 80
Strontium-90 38 90 38 52 38
Potassium-40 19 40 19 21 19
Selenium 34 79 34 45 34
Provide the symbol and charge (where appropriate) for each of the following. Indicate if the atom is
neutral (N), an anion (A), of a cation (C). See example.
# protons, # electrons Symbol N, A, or C
19 p, 18 e- K+ C
33 p, 36 e- As3- A
30 p, 30 e- Zn N
26 p, 23 e- Fe3+ C
35 p, 36 e- Br- A
20 p, 18 e Ca+2 C
7 p, 10 e N-3 A
13 p, 13 e Al N
Write the first 20 elements and their likely ions
Element & Symbol Likely Ions Element & Symbol Likely Ions
1 Hydrogen ; H H+, H- 6 Carbon; C C4+, C4-
2 Helium; He None 7 Nitrogen; N N3-
3 Lithium; Li Li+ 8 Oxygen; O O2-
4 Beryllium; Be Be2+ 9 Fluorine; F F-
5 Boron; B B3+ 10 Neon; Ne None
Element & Symbol Likely Element & Symbol Likely Ions
Ions
11 Sodium; Na Na+ 16 Sulfur; S S2-
12 Magnesium; Mg Mg2+ 17 Chlorine; Cl Cl-
13 Aluminium; Al Al3+ 18 Argon; Ar None
14 Silicon; Si Si4+, Si4- 19 Potassium; K K+
15 Phosphorus; P P3- 20 Calcium; Ca Ca2+
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