Basic Periodic Table

Atomic Number
• The atomic number is always the
smaller number on the element’s box.
• The atomic number always equals the
number of protons or electrons.
• For the element to the right, what
would the atomic number be?
 Symbol
• The symbol in an elements box is
always a letter or two
• The symbol will either have one
capital letter, or one capital letter
and one lowercase letter
• Which is the symbol here? 
 Name
• In an elements box, there will always
be a name
• The name is always what the element
is called
• What’s the name here? 
 Mass Number
• The mass number equals the number
of protons plus neutrons
• The mass number is the bottom
number of an elements box, and will
always be the bigger number
• What’s the mass number here? 
 Calculating Protons,
Neutrons, and Electrons
• The atomic number is the number of protons in an atom of
an element
• To find the number of electrons in an element, you just look
at the protons. The number of protons and electrons will
always be the same or congruent
• Congruent means equal!
• To find the number of neutrons in an element, you subtract
the atomic number from the mass number. If the mass
number or the atomic number is a decimal, you will round to
the nearest whole number
 Example
• 8, is the atomic number and 16 is the
mass number
• The number of protons and electrons
would be 8
• The mass number would be 8 too,
because if you subtract 8 from 16
you still get 8!
 Quiz!
1.The atomic number equals
A protons and electrons
B protons and neutrons
C blue and yellow
2.The mass number equals
A protons and electrons
B protons and neutrons
C cats and dogs
3.To find the number of neutrons you..
A add monkeys and bananas
B subtract the atomic number from the mass number
C add the atomic number to the mass number
4.The symbol is..
A is the elements name
B the atomic number
C is the letter or two in an atom, and the first letter is always the capital letter if there are two letters
5.The elements name is..
A is the symbol
B is the atomic number
C the elements name
The End