I. Label the parts of this atom (nucleus, protons, electrons, neutrons).
A. Electrons
B. Protons
C. Neutrons
D. Nucleus
II. Answer these:
Neutrons 1. the part of the atom that carries no electric charge
Protons 2. the part of the atom that carries a positive charge
Electrons 3. the part of the atom that carries a negative charge
2 4. the number of electrons that can be held in the first orbit (closest to the nucleus)
8 5. the number of electrons that can be held in the second orbit
18 6. the number of electrons that can be held in the third orbit
Protons and Electrons 7. there are the same number of these two particles in an atom
Protons 8. the atomic number is the same as the number of these particles
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