Answer the following question by choosing the 3 correct answers in the comment section. Please state why you chose those answers. 3. Students were studying the first 20 elements on the periodic table. One
student found a diagram of a silicon nucleus. In the diagram the large
circle represents the nucleus. The rest of the particles are represented as
shown in the key.
Nucleus of a Silicon Atom
Key
A Proton
Neutron
* Electron
Based on the diagram and the periodic table, which three statements
correctly describe a silicon atom?
A. Electrons are not present in the nucleus of a silicon atom.
B. There are 14 protons in the nucleus of a silicon atom.
C. Silicon atoms have no electrons.
D. A silicon atom should have 16 protons.
E. There are equal numbers of protons and neutrons in a silicon atom with a
mass number of 28.