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3 Atoms, Elements, & The Periodic Table

The document discusses building atoms using a simulation to explore protons, neutrons, and electrons. It explains that protons and neutrons are found in the nucleus, while electrons are found in orbits around the nucleus. The identity of an atom is determined by its number of protons, while the mass number comes from protons and neutrons. The net charge depends on the protons and electrons. Students then build atoms of different elements and identify them based on their subatomic particle makeup and diagrams.

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3 Atoms, Elements, & The Periodic Table

The document discusses building atoms using a simulation to explore protons, neutrons, and electrons. It explains that protons and neutrons are found in the nucleus, while electrons are found in orbits around the nucleus. The identity of an atom is determined by its number of protons, while the mass number comes from protons and neutrons. The net charge depends on the protons and electrons. Students then build atoms of different elements and identify them based on their subatomic particle makeup and diagrams.

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Conceptual Chemistry Name ________________________

Hour ______
3 ● Atoms, Elements, & the Periodic Table
BUILD AN ATOM INTRO

In this intro activity you will explore the atom using a computer simulation.
Part I - Explore the Atom
 Open the Build an Atom Simulation - click on the
link posted in Google Classroom.
 Click on the Atom option on the first screen
 Click on the green plus sign next to Net Charge
 Click on the green plus sign next to Mass Number

Atoms are made of three subatomic particles - protons,


neutrons, and electrons. The atom has two main parts - the
nucleus and the orbits (which are also called the electron
clouds)
 Drag a proton onto the atom. Where does it go?

 Drag a neutron onto the atom. Where does it go?

 Drag an electron onto the atom. Where does it go?

What subatomic particles (protons, neutrons, and/or electrons) are found in the nucleus of an atom?

What subatomic particles (protons, neutrons, and/or electrons) are found in the obits?

What element did you make when you added one proton, one neutron, and one electron?
 Add another proton to the atom that you made. What changes?

 Add another neutron to the atom that you made. What changes?

 Add another electron to the atom that you made. What changes?

What subatomic particle (proton, neutron, or electron) is responsible for determining the identity of an
atom?

What subatomic particles (protons, neutrons, and/or electrons) are responsible for determining the mass
number of an atom?

What subatomic particles (protons, neutrons, and/or electrons) are responsible for determining the net
charge of an atom?

Part II - Building Atoms of Elements


 Build the following atoms of elements. When each one is complete, record the protons, neutrons,
and electrons in it, determine the identity of the element, and use colored pencils or markers to draw
it on the model given.

Directions Subatomic Particles What Element Diagram

Example
 Add 1 proton p=1

 Add 1 neutron n=1 Hydrogen


 Add 1 electron e=1 H

Directions Subatomic Particles What Element Diagram


 Add 5 protons p=

 Add 6 neutrons n=

 Add 5 electrons e=

 Add 3 protons p=

 Add 4 neutrons n=

 Add 3 electrons e=

 Add 10 protons p=

 Add 10 neutrons n=

 Add 10 electrons e=

 Add 9 protons p=

 Add 10 neutrons n=

 Add 9 electrons e=

 Add 6 protons p=

 Add 6 neutrons n=

 Add 6 electrons e=

Part III - Identifying Atoms of Elements


 Give the mass number and Identify the elements given their diagrams and subatomic particles.

Diagram Subatomic Particles Mass Number What Element

p=4

n=5

e=4

p=7

n=7

e=7

p=8

n=8

e=8

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