ATOMS

INSIDE AND
OUT 
WHAT IS AN ATOM? 2

" is derived from the Greek word, “atomos” or indivisible.

is the smallest unit of matter that retains the identity of the
substance. 
is thought to be the smallest particle of a given element
PROPERTIES OF SUBATOMIC PARTICLES 3

PROTONS ELECTRONS NEUTRONS

• It contains positive • It contains  negative – • It contains

+1 charged. 1 charged. 0  no charged.
• Is located inside the • Is located • Is located
nucleus. outside the nucleus. inside the nucleus.
• Its mass is 1.672 x 10 -24  • Its mass is 9.109 x 10 - • Its mass is 1.678 x 10 -
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• Its symbol is
p+ • Its symbol is e - • Its symbol is n 0
 PERFORMANCE
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TASK 1 CHARGE IT 

Directions: Study the drawings and answer the questions
below. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
PERFORMANCE TASK 2
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PROPERTIES OF SUBATOMIC PARTICLES

FILL ME UP
Fill in the table with the corresponding answer.
Subatomic  Symbols Charges Mass Location
particles
Electrons

Protons

Neutrons
 LEARNING TASK 1
Directions: Label the diagram by writing the correct term from the word bank. Write your answers on a separate sheet of
paper.

Word Bank

Nucleus            Protons            Neutrons             Electrons              Electron shell

 LEARNING TASK 1
6. Which particle of an atom has a negative electric
charge? ______________ 
7. Which particle of the atom contains no electric
charge? ___________
 8. Which particle of the atom features a positive electric
charge? ____________ 
Which two subatomic particles are located within the
nucleus of an atom? (9) ____________ and
 (10) _______________ 
LEARNING TASK 2 8

DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. Write

your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

An atom is 1. _____________ In shape. It has three subatomic

particles namely, the electrons, protons, and neutrons. A proton
possesses 2. _____________ Charge. On the other hand, an
electron is 3. _____________ Charged while neutron is said to be
4. _____________. The lightest among the subatomic particles is the
5. _____________ While the heaviest is the 6. _____________ .
Electrons can be found 7. _____________ The nucleus while the
protons and neutrons can be found 8. _____________ In the
nucleus. The nucleus is the 9. ____________ Part of the atom. The
charge of the nucleus is 10. _____________. 
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LESSON 2 PLUM PUDDING AND
NUCLEAR MODELS OF THE
ATOM
• Joseph John Thomson
 discovered that atoms have
negatively-charged particles,
which he called electrons.
 propose a new model for the
atom, which he called the
plum pudding or raisin
bread model
 proposed that the negatively-
charged electrons were
embedded in a cloud of
positive charge
Presentation title ERNEST RUTHERFORD 10

  is referred to as the alpha

particle scattering
experiment. 
 in 1911, suggested a
different structure of the
atom where all the positive
charge and nearly all the
mass of the atom were
concentrated in a very tiny
region called the nucleus,
which is found at the center
of the atom. 
PERFORMANCE TASK 1
Directions: Below is a blank representation of an atom. If you compare your life to an atom, what will be the
things/areas that you will place in the center of your life? Complete the atomic model below by placing the
areas/things in your life either in the center or at the sides of the circle. Suggested answers are written inside
the small circles below that serve as the subatomic particles.
 LEARNING TASK 1
Directions: Below is a representation of Rutherford’s gold foil experiment. The paths of the alpha particles
are represented with arrows. Use the diagram to answer the following questions. Write your answers in a
separate sheet of paper.
 LEARNING TASK 2
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper

1. Towards the 19th century, Joseph John Thomson was able to discover that
atoms have negatively charged particles, which he called __________. It led
him to propose a new model for the atom, which he called the __________
model of the atom.
 2. In the plum pudding model of the atom, negatively charged electrons were
embedded in a cloud of __________ charge.
 3. Ernest Rutherford and his team performed the __________experiment to
test the model of Joseph John Thomson. They fired alpha particles on a thin
sheet of gold foil. 
 LEARNING TASK 2
 4. Observations in the gold foil experiment are the following: o
Most of the alpha rays just __________ through the gold foil. o A
small portion of the alpha particles was deflected. o An even smaller
portion of the alpha particles bounced right back.
 5. These observations suggested a different structure of the atom
where all the positive charge and nearly all the mass of the atom
were concentrated in a very tiny region called the __________ at the
center of the atom.
 6. The new model of the structure of the atom is called the
__________. This model describes the atom as having a nucleus at
its center.
 LESSON 3

The Number of Subatomic

Particles in Atoms, Ions and
Isotopes
 ATOMIC NUMBER 16

 Is thenumber of protons and equal to the number of

electrons in an electrically neutral atom.

IONS
 is the number of protons and electrons that are not
equal
 happens when electrons are lost or gained by the
atom
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 Is a negative charge ion that has more electrons than

protons. 
CATIONS
 Is a positive charge ion that has fewer number of
electrons than protons.

Charge of ion = number of protons (p+) - number of

electrons (e- )
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 NEUTRAL ATOMS
A single atom is said to be electrically
neutral if its number of electrons (e- ) is
equal to the number of protons (p+). Thus,
the atomic number (Z) of an element also
specifies the number of electrons in
neutral atom. Mathematically, for a neutral
atom, Z = p+ = e-
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PERFORMANCE TASK 2
LEARNING  TASK 1
LEARNING  TASK 2
WHAT IS AN ATOM? 26

" is derived from the Greek word, “atomos” or indivisible.

is the smallest unit of matter that retains the identity of the
substance. 
is thought to be the smallest particle of a given element
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