What is the make-up of an atom???

Question

for example the locations, charges.....ect.

Answer 1

neutron and proton are located in the nucleus of the atom, in the center. Proton has a positive charge, neutron has zero charge. The electrons make up a 'cloud' of the atom, constantly orbiting the atom in a circle. Electrons are the smallest and have a negative charge

Answer 2

Positive charged protons and neutrally charged neutrons are located in the nucleus. Negative charged electrons are on shells/energy levels outside of the nucleus.

Answer 3

in the nucleus (center)
neutrons: neutral
protons: positive

in the electron cloud (rings)
electrons: negative

The atomic number is the # of protons, and also the # of electrons. Electrons are divided by their rings with 2 in the first, 8 in the second, and so on. The number of neutrons is determined by the atomic weight (the number under the element) minus the atomic number.

Answer 4

Atoms are made up of:
electrons: which have a negative charge and are the least massive of the three;

protons: which have a positive charge and are about 1836 times more massive than electrons

neutrons: which have no charge and are about 1839 times more massive than electrons.

neutrons and protons are in the middle together with electons circling

If you need more info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom

Answer 5

The nucleus (center) consists of positively charged protons and non-charged neutrons.

Around the nucleus orbit negatively-charged electrons. There are normally the same number of electrons as protons.

The number of protons in the atom is what determines its atomic number - and thus, what element it is.

Answer 6

an atom consists of a nucleus made up of neutrons (neutral charge, mass = 1amu) and protons (positive charge, mass = 1amu) and a cloud a electrons (negative charge, mass = 0amu) arranged in levels of 2, 8, 8, 16...etc. swirling around the nucleus. the outermost level of electrons is called the valence eletrons

amu=atomic mass unit

the reason an eletron's mass is 0amu is because compared to the protons and neutrons, it weighs relatively nothing

Answer 7

The protons, electrons, and neutrons are the big three.

There are dozens and dozens of others that make up these three. Look those up and an "A" is in your future.

Some, and only some are:
Acceleron
Atomic nucleus
Boltzmon
CHICOS
Crypton (particle)
Elementary particle
Fermion
Magnetic photon
Plekton
Pomeron
Positronium
Relic particles
Selectron
Tachyon
Tetraneutron
Ultra-high-energy cosmic ray
V particle

Look these up and you will find they are catagories for many, many more.

Answer 8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom