The document discusses the key components of atoms including the structure of an atom, atomic nucleus, atomic number, atomic mass, ions, isotopes, and how to calculate protons, electrons, and neutrons from the periodic table. It explains that atoms are made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons, the nucleus is heavy and small at the center of the much larger electron cloud, and the atomic number represents the number of protons and electrons in a neutral atom which determines its position on the periodic table.