Atom building game board has 17 protons, 18 neutrons, and 18 electrons.
*What is the atom that's represented on the game board.
*What is the total charge on this atom?
*What is the mass # of this atom?
*What do you call an atom that different #'s of protons and neutrons?
*What would you have to do to make this atom neutral?
This is an ion, not an atom. What has atomic number 17?
I will be happy to critique your thinking.
*Chlorine
*- charge
To answer these questions, we need to understand the basic structure of an atom and its components.
1. What is the atom that's represented on the game board?
To identify the atom, we need to determine its atomic number, which is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus. In this case, the atom has 17 protons, so its atomic number is 17. Based on the periodic table, we can identify this atom as chlorine (symbol: Cl).
2. What is the total charge on this atom?
The charge on an atom is determined by the balance between the positive charge of the protons and the negative charge of the electrons. Since electrons have a negative charge equal to -1, and the atom has 18 electrons, the total charge on this atom is: 17 (protons) - 18 (electrons) = -1.
3. What is the mass # of this atom?
The mass number of an atom is the sum of the protons and neutrons in its nucleus. In this case, the atom has 17 protons and 18 neutrons, so the mass number is: 17 (protons) + 18 (neutrons) = 35.
4. What do you call an atom that has different numbers of protons and neutrons?
An atom that has different numbers of protons and neutrons is called an isotope. Isotopes are versions of an element with the same number of protons but varying numbers of neutrons, resulting in different mass numbers.
5. What would you have to do to make this atom neutral?
To make this atom neutral, we need to have an equal number of protons and electrons. Since this atom has 17 protons, one way to make it neutral is to add one more electron. If we add one more electron, the total number of electrons would be 19, which would balance the 17 protons and result in a neutral charge.