Compléter Take Away Ideas: Part 1&2Version en ligne Review Take Away Ideas for Part 1&2 par ShariAnn Cayer 1 organize Number positive neutral cloud no protons sequence electrons negative energy identity positive whole negative center electrons Atomic Protons and neutrons are both found in the nucleus or of the atom . The electrons zip around the nucleus in regions of the electron called levels . Protons have a charge , neutrons have a charge , and electrons have a charge . The nucleus has an overall charge because it contains , which have a positive charge , and neutrons , which don't have a charge . The electron cloud has a charge because it only contains which are negatively charged . An element's is determined by the number of protons in the nucleus . The other subatomic particles , neutrons & , have impact on determining the identity of the element . The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom / ion is known as the . This is a number on the periodic table and this is also the value used to the elements in a on the periodic table .