Fill in the Blanks Take Away Ideas: Part 1&2Online version Review Take Away Ideas for Part 1&2 by ShariAnn Cayer 1 whole electrons negative positive positive protons Atomic electrons negative sequence cloud identity neutral no center energy organize Number 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 .