Mission SE1: Charges and Atoms

Mission SE1 focuses on the electrical nature of the atom and what must occur to a neutral object in order for it to become charged. The mission consists of 40 questions organized into 10 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
 

Learning Outcomes

• The student should be able to identify the location and charge of the three basic subatomic particles (electron, proton, and neutron).
• The student should be able to identify a charged object as having an imbalance of protons and electrons, identify the coulomb as the unit of charge, and identify the definition of insulators and conductors.

 

Launch Mission SE1

 

Getting Help

If you are not familiar with this topic, then you should first learn about the topic using our written Tutorial or our Video Tutorial:
 

The Physics Classroom, One-Dimensional Kinematics Unit, Lesson 1, Part c

• How can the basic structure of an atom be described?
• What are the parts of the atom? What type of charge do these parts possess?
• What must a neutral atom do to become charged negatively or positively?
• What can (and cannot) be concluded about a negatively- or a positively-charged object?

 

Video Tutorials:

Neutral vs. Charged Objects

Insulators and Conductors

  


 

 

Question-Specific Help

Each Question Group has its own Help page with information specific to the question. You can access the Help page from within the mission by tapping on the Help Me! icon (textbook). For your convenience, links to those pages are provided below: