Atoms, Ions, and Isotopes

An aluminum isotope consists of 13 protons, 13 electrons, and 14 neutrons. Its mass number is

• 13
• 14
• 27
• 40

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The number in the upper corner of an element tile (7 for nitrogen) is called _____

• the proton number
• the atomic number
• the electron number
• the mass number

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If an atom contains exactly three protons, then it's an atom of _____

• lithium
• gold
• nitrogen
• carbon

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If you want to know which atom an element is, then count the _____

• protons
• neutrons
• electrons
• nucleons

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For an atom to be electrically neutral, it must contain the same number of _____

• protons and neutrons
• neutrons and electrons
• protons and electrons
• nucleons and electrons

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Different versions of an element, with differing numbers of neutrons, are called _____

• isosceles
• isomers
• isotopes
• isicless

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Rounding the atomic weight to the nearest whole number gives us the _____

• proton number
• mass number
• nucleon number
• average weight

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number of neutrons =  _____

• atomic number - mass number
• isotope number - atomic weight
• mass number - atomic weight
• mass number - atomic number

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The nucleus contains _____

• only protons
• protons and neutrons
• protons and electrons
• electrons and neutrons

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Which subatomic particle has a relative charge of -1?

• the proton
• the neutron
• the electron
• the photon