Question

Jorge is drawing an atomic model. The part of the atom that he has drawn is shown below. What does Jorge need to add to complete his atomic model?

Answer 1

An atom is the smallest particle in a chemical element that holds its chemical properties. Although in the past it was thought impossible to break an atom, within modern chemistry we know that an atom is composed of subatomic particles, which compose the atomic model:

1) electrons, which have a negative charge, such a small size that it is immeasurable, and a mass much smaller than the other two subatomic particles; 2) protons, which have a positive charge; and 3) neutrons, which have no charge.

The protons and neutrons form a dense and massive atomic nucleus, which is called multipons nuclei. The electrons form a cloud of electrons that surround the nucleus.