Activity #3

Name: ______________________ Section:________

Date: _______________________

1. a) What is the atomic number of an atom?

b) How is it related to the number of e- in a neutral atom?

2. What are isotopes?

3. If you have the numbers and kinds of particles in an atom, how can you calculate its mass
number?

4. What is the atomic mass of an atom?

5. Tell how many protons, electrons, and neutrons there are in each of the following atoms/ions?
P+ e- n p+ e- n
a) Ca ___ ___ ____ e) Sb ___ ___ ____
b) Br ___ ___ ____ f) Na + ___ ___ ____
c) H ___ ___ ____ g) Cl- ___ ___ ____
d) Pb ___ ___ ____ h) Al3+ ___ ___ ____