ACTIVITY 2.

RECALLING ATOMIC SYMBOLS

Learning Competency: Write the nuclear fusion reactions that take place in stars, which lead to the formation of new
elements (S11/12PS-IIIa-3)
Specific Objectives: The students will be able to:
a. distinguish ions from isotopes
b. follow the correct format in writing an element
c. show realizations on the importance of different isotopes

I. Directions: Complete the table below.

Atomic number = p Charge= p - e
Mass number= p + n

**IONS- positively or negatively charged particles, have the same number of protons in different number of electrons.
Cations are positively charged while anions are negatively charged particles.
**ISOTOPES- refer to atoms with the same atomic number but different atomic masses.

Questions:
1. Which of the following elements are ions? How
do you say so?
2. Which of the following elements are isotopes?
How do you say so?
3. There are three isotopes of Hydrogen namely
Protium (1H), Deuterium (2H), and Tritium (3H).
What is the difference of the three?
4. In the Big Bang nucleosynthesis, there were
isotopes of hydrogen formed. Encircle the
isotopes of hydrogen in this diagram: