All Charged Up: Electrons Name ________________

Chapter 17 Hour ______Date______ 

Fill in the blank.

1. The atomic number ALWAYS equals the number of _______________.
2. The number of _________________ determines which element you have.
3. The ______________ ________________________is equal to the number of protons plus the
number of neutrons.
4. Neutral atoms have a charge of ___________.
5. Neutral atoms have the same number of ________________ and _______________.
6. If an atom does not have the same number of protons and electrons, it is called an __________.
7. The charge of an ion is the difference between the number of ____________ and electrons.
8. The superscript can be found ___________________ the line.
9. The charge on O-2 is ________________.

10. How do you find the 11. How do you find the 12. How do you find the
number of protons? number of neutrons? number of electrons?

Questions Be sure to label each number, and don’t forget to put the charge number for ions.

13. How many protons and electrons are 19. What is the name of the element that
present in a vanadium atom (neutral)? has atoms that contain 25 protons?

14. How many protons and electrons are 20. What is the name of the element that
present in a nitrogen atom (neutral)? has atoms that contain 82 protons?

15. How many protons and electrons are 21. What is the name of the element that
present in an argon atom (neutral)? has atoms that contain 92 protons?

16. How many protons and electrons are 22. Write the chemical symbol for the ion
present in a potassium atom (neutral)? with 12 protons and 10 electrons.

17. What is the name of the element that 23. Write the chemical symbol for the ion
has atoms that contain 5 protons? with 74 protons and 68 electrons.

18. What is the name of the element that 24. Write the chemical symbol for the ion
has atoms that contain 17 protons? with 95 protons and 89 electrons.
 Fill in the chart for the neutral atoms; use your knowledge of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
Atomic Mass
Element Name # Protons # Neutrons # Electrons
Number Number

Na 11 23

35 45

U 92

260 103

Sr 38 90

82 207
The following atoms are ions. Fill in the chart using a periodic table.
Atomic Mass
Ion Name # Protons # Neutrons # Electrons
Number Number

Zn2+ 65 30

16 16 18

I1- 127 54

Fe3+ 30 23

55 54

Cd2+ 64