Atomic Theory Provide specific examples as evidence to your theory
1. How can you predict which element an atom is based on the particles in its nucleus?
2. Which particles have an effect on the mass of an atom?
3. Why don't all of the particles in an atom contribute to the mass?
4. What particles affect the net charge of an atom?
5. Why don't all of the particles in an atom contribute to the charge?
6. Which particles affect the stability of the nucleus? What is meant by stability?
7. In terms of its particles, when is an atom considered neutral? What is meant by
neutral?
8. Does a given element always have the same number of each particle? Why or why not? Using a periodic table, give some specific examples.