Transcript Periodic Table Basics

Periodic Table Basics
“Your cheat sheet”
On the element card/ box
 Atomic number
(Atomic # = p= e)
 Chemical symbol
6
C
Carbon
12.0
 Atomic name
 Atomic mass
(round to whole number)
For each element
Name
Protons
What are they
Positive particles
Where are they
Nucleus of the
atom
How to
determine
Same as the
atomic number
For each element
Name
What are they
Where are they
How to
determine
Protons
Positive particles
Nucleus of the
atom
Same as the
atomic number
Electrons
Negative particles
Outside of the
nucleus
Same as the
number of protons
For each element
Name
What are they
Where are they
How to
determine
Protons
Positive particles
Nucleus of the
atom
Same as the
atomic number
Electrons
Negative particles
Outside of the
nucleus
Same as the
number of protons
Neutrons
Neutral particles
Nucleus of the
atom
Mass number –
atomic number
Valence electrons
For each element
Name
What are they
Where are they
How to
determine
Protons
Positive particles
Nucleus of the
atom
Same as the
atomic number
Electrons
Negative particles
Outside of the
nucleus
Same as the
number of protons
Neutrons
Neutral particles
Nucleus of the
atom
Mass number –
atomic number
Outermost ring /
farthest from the
nucleus
Groups 1, 2: same
as group number
Groups 13-18:
Group # - 10
Valence electrons Outermost
electrons