Performance Task: Atomic Structure

You are a science intern trying to learn more information about different elements on the periodic table. Consider the following element.

Complete the following tasks:

1. Identify how many protons, neutrons, and electrons this element has.

2. Explain how you used the information given to figure out number 1. 

3. Predict: What would happen to the element if it somehow lost a proton?

Draw the element carbon based on the element box in the previous question. label the protons as P, neutrons as N, and electrons as E.

Explain the difference between protons, neutrons, and electrons.

Describe the nucleus of an atom.