Atoms & Electrons

Which two particles make up the nucleus of an atom?

• Protons and Electrons
• Protons and Neutrons
• Molecules and Compounds
• Neutrons and Electrons

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Which of the following determines the type of element that an atom makes?

• The size of the nucleus.
• The number of protons.
• How much the atom weighs.
• The number of neutrons.

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A proton is a _____ charged particle.

• Negatively
• Positively

An electron is a _____ charged particle.

• Positively
• Negatively

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What is an atomic number?

• The sum of protons and neutrons in an atom.
• The sum of protons and electrons in an atom.
• The number of protons in an atom of a specific element.
• The number of neutrons in a specific element.

The number of neutrons equals...

• atomic number - mass number

• Protons - neutrons

• Electrons - protons

• mass number - atomic number

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What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶4s²3d¹⁰

• Zinc
• Copper
• Nickel
• Germanium

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What electron configuration matches an oxygen atom?

• 1s²2s²2p⁶3s2, 3p⁶4s²3d¹⁰4p⁵
• 1s²2s²2p⁴
• 1s²2s²2p⁶
• 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶4s²3d¹

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

The electron configuration of an atom is 1s²2s²2p⁶.  The number of electrons in the atom is 

• 3
• 6
• 8
• 10

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which electron configuration belongs to Chlorine (Cl)?

• 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁵
• 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶
• 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁷

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