Atoms loop game

groups. Each group has the Atoms have a small central negative Atoms of different
same number of electrons in nucleus which contains… elements have different
the outermost shell. numbers of…

protons and neutrons The nucleus is orbited by… protons The number of protons in an
atom is called its…

electrons The charge of a neutron is… atomic number The number of protons and
neutrons in an atom is called
its…

neutral The charge of a proton is… mass number To work out the number of
neutrons in an atom, you
need to…

positive The charge of an electron subtract the atomic number Electrons are arranged
is… from the mass number around the nucleus in
different…
 Atoms loop game

shells or energy levels. The first shell holds… electrons there are in its The electronic structure
atoms. tells us how many electrons
there are…

two electrons. The second, third and in each shell. A carbon atom has the
fourth shells hold… atomic number 6, so its
electronic structure is…

eight electrons each. Negatively charged 2, 4. If an element has the

electrons are attracted to… electronic structure 2, 6
the element must be…

positively charged protons. The number of protons and oxygen The horizontal rows of a
electrons in an atom are… periodic table are called…

the same, so the charge of The atomic number of an periods. Each period gains a The vertical columns of a
an atom is neutral. element can tell us how shell, for example elements periodic table are called…
many… in the second period have
two shells.