Atomic Number, Atomic Mass and Isotope Practice

The most common isiopte of gallium has a mass number ​ of ​ ​ (a)  

• 70
• 31
• 69

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Match the following elements to the correct description

• noble gas

• chlorine, Cl

• has 9 electrons in a neutral atom

• magnesium, Mg

• most comon isotope has 6 neutrons

• carbon, C

• has 17 protons in its nucleus

• fluorine, F

• most common isotope has a mass of 24

• neon, Ne

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Label the parts of the atom. Not all labels will be used!

a

b

c

d

e

electron

compound

electron cloud

proton

nucelus

neutron

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Match the following descriptions to the best term

• neutrons

• these are in the nucleus

• nucleus

• the mass of the atom is found here

• element

• if you change the number of protons you get a different...

• protons & neutrons

• if you change the number of neutrons you get a different...

• mass

• an isotope has the same number of protons but a different number of...

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The most common isotope of sodium has how many neutrons?

• 23

• 11

• 2, 8, 1

• 12

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Label the following isotope symbol. Not all labels will be used!

a

b

c

Mass Number

Element Symbol

number of neutron

Atomic number

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A certain atom of oxygen contains 8 protons, 8 neutrons, & 8 electrons. Another atom of unknown identity contains 9 protons. Which of the following MUST be true about this unidentified atom?

• It has 9 neutrons in its nucleus.

• It is an isotope of oxygen.

• Its atomic mass is a decimal number.

• It cannot be an atom of oxygen.

How many electrons does Potassium (K) have?

• 19

• 39

• 20

• 58

An element is identified by

• its number of protons

• the atomic mass

• the type of charge

• its number of isotopes

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Atoms are neutral because the number of

• protons equals the number of neutrons

• protons equals the number of electrons

• neutrons is greater than the number of protons

• neutrons is greater than the number of electrons