Atomic Structure

Atomic structure is all about the periodic table.  It is about atoms, and how everything is made up of atoms.  Atomic Structure is very easy to get it has an atomic number and a mass number for every atom.        The atomic number of an atom is the number of protons it has, and the atomic mass is the number of protons plus the number of neutrons.  All atoms remain with out a charge, because they have an equal amount of protons and neutrons.

This is an element as you would see it in the periodic table.  At the top the 27 is the atomic number, meaning there i 27 protons and 27 electrons.  Then the Co is the symbol and it stands for Cobalt. The last number is the 58 and that means that cobalt has 31 neutrons.

This is a chart to show the positions of all the particles in an atom.  As you see the neutrons and protons are located in the nucleus.  Then the electrons are on the outer ring of the atom.