Name: ______________________________

ALL ABOUT ATOMS

Answer the questions either on this sheet or on a piece
of looseleaf.

Go to the website
http://education.jlab.org/atomtour/index.html

1. How many naturally occurring elements are there? Man-

made?

2. What 2 particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?

3. What are the charges of each of the 3 particles found in

an atom (name and include charges)?

Click on the Proton

4. Is there any smaller particle found inside a proton? If so
what is its name?

5. What is a gluon?
 Name: ______________________________

Click on the Neutron

6. Is there any smaller particle found inside a neutron?
Explain.

Click on the picture of the proton and the neutrons

7. When was the nucleus discovered?

8. How long did it take to identify the parts of the nucleus?

Click on the Electron

9. Describe the electron.

Click on the FUN Facts!

10. How does the mass of the electron differ from the
masses of the protons and neutrons?

11. Do atoms always contain the same number electrons,

protons, or neutrons?