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Build an Atom - Guided-Inquiry Activity A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines.



Title Build an Atom - Guided-Inquiry Activity
Description The learning goals of this guided-inquiry activity are as follows -- Students will be able to, Students will be able to: (1) Use information about the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons to, identify an element and its position on the periodic table, determine whether an atom is neutral or an ion, and predict the charge and determine the mass of an atom or ion; (2) Relate the number of protons, neutrons and electrons to representations, including atomic symbols and the symbols found on the periodic table; and (3) Explain: element symbol, charge, atomic number, mass number, and isotope.
Subject Chemistry
Level Undergrad - Intro
Type Guided Activity
Duration 60 minutes
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords atomic number, atomic symbol, electrons, ion, isotope symbol, isotopes, mass number, neutrons, protons
Simulation(s) Build an Atom (HTML5), Build an Atom

Author(s) Timothy Herzog, Emily Moore
Contact Email phethelp@colorado.edu
School / Organization PhET
Date submitted 11/5/14
Date updated 6/23/15
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