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Proton, Electron, and Neutron chart

What is the name of atom A?
Hydrogen
What is the name of atom B?
Oxygen
8
8
1
16
1 none
8
1

Subatomic Particles
(Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons)
The number of protons in an atom is called the atomic number.
If you know the atomic number of an atom, you know how many protons – and how many electrons – the atom contains.
# of protons = # of electrons (e )
The mass number is the sum of protons and neutrons in the atom.

Therefore, if you know the atomic number
(the number of protons) and the mass number (the sum of protons and neutrons), you can easily calculate the number of neutrons.
Number of Neutrons = mass number – atomic number

We represent the numbers of subatomic particles by using standard atomic notation .
Example
35
Cl
# of protons =
17
# of electrons (e ) =
# of neutrons =
(35 = mass #)
(Cl = chemical sym.)
(17 = atomic #)

1. At# = #P = # E
2. At Mass = #P + #N
3. #N = At mass – At#

CaCO
3
NaNO
3
NaCl
C
9
H
8
O
4
C
2
H
4
O
2

Handout BLM 3.3
Subatomic Particles worksheet
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