Atomic StructureThe subatomic particles, and what each number on the periodic table means.ChemistryThe three subatomic particles.ParticleChargeMassProton+11Neutron01Electron−11/1836Atomic number = protons. Mass number = protons + neutrons. Isotopesdiffer only in neutron count.Atomic Structurelearnposters.com
Atomic Structure — printable physical science wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Atomic Structure poster

A 3-row table: Particle · Charge · Mass.

The three subatomic particles.

Atomic number = protons. Mass number = protons + neutrons. Isotopes differ only in neutron count.

Questions about the Atomic Structure poster

What’s on the Atomic Structure poster?
A 3-row table: Particle · Charge · Mass. The three subatomic particles. Proton — +1 — 1; Neutron — 0 — 1; Electron — −1 — 1/1836. Atomic number = protons. Mass number = protons + neutrons. Isotopes differ only in neutron count.
Who is the Atomic Structure poster for?
Atomic Structure belongs to the Chemistry section rather than to a school year, because physical science is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning general chemistry can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Atomic Structure poster?
Atomic number defines the element. Mass number defines the isotope. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Atomic Structure belongs on the wall where that physical science work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Atomic Structure?
Acids & Bases, Balancing Equations and Chemical Bonding sit alongside Atomic Structure in the Chemistry section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Acids & BasesBalancing EquationsChemical Bonding
Is the Atomic Structure poster free to download and print?
Yes. Atomic Structure downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Chemistry section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Atomic Structure poster print at?
Atomic Structure is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Atomic Structure loses nothing.Printing guide

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