Group 1

Calculating Protons, Electrons, and Neutrons

Element Symbo Atomic Mass Proton Neutron Electron
l numbe numbe s s s
r r
Aluminu 13 13
m
Ar 40 18
7 3
Chlorine 17 18
Ca 40 20

Group 2
Element Scavenger Hunt
Use your periodic table to answer the following questions:
1. How many protons does one atom of sulfur have?________
2. How many neutrons does one atom of oxygen have?________
3. What is iron’s mass number? _______
4. Which element has 47 protons?
5. How many electrons does Tungsten have?______
6. Which element’s atoms are the smallest?_______
7. What is the name of the element with the atomic number of 82?______
8. What element is a metal with 105 electrons?______
9. What is the mass number of Silver? _______
10. How many neutrons does an atom of Thallium have?_______
 Group 3
Answer the following questions. You may use the periodic table for
reference.

For nos.1-3. Consider an atom of Gold ( Au ) with an atomic number 0f

79 and a mass number of 197:
1. How many protons does this atom have? ________
2. How many electrons does this atom have? ______
3. How many neutrons does this atom have? ______
For nos.4-6. Consider the atom with 50 protons, 69neutrons, 50
electrons:
4.What is the mass number of this atom? ______
5.What is the atomic number of this atom? _______
6. What is the chemical symbol for this element? ______
For nos.7-10. Consider a Cobalt ( Co ) atom with a mass number of 59:
7.What is the atomic number of this atom? _______
8. How many electrons does this atom have? _______
9. How many neutrons does this atom have? _______
10. How many protons does this atom have? _______