AVERAGE ATOMIC MASS

The atomic mass of an element is the ___.

• average of the mass number and the atomic number for the element

• weighted average of the masses of the isotopes of the element

• total mass of the isotopes of the element

• total number of subatomic particles in the nucleus

Chlorine has two naturally occurring isotopes, Cl-35 and Cl-37, The atomic mass of chlorine is 35.45. Which of these two isotopes of chlorine is more abundant?

• Cl-35

• Cl-37

• Cannot be determined from the information provided.

What is the atomic number?

• the number of protons
• the number of protons and neutrons
• the number of neutrons
• the number of protons and electrons

What is the mass number defined as?

• the number of protons
• the number of protons and neutrons
• the number of neutrons
• the number of protons and electrons

What is the atomic number of this atom?

• 1
• 3
• 4
• 7

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What is the mass number of this atom?

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 7

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Atoms of the same element which have a different number of neutrons are called _________________.

• ions

• isotopes

• quarks

• molecules

How many electrons are in an neutral atom with an atomic number of 50?

• 5

• 8

• 50

• 2

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which atom has  4 neutrons?

• Li-6
• Li-7
• Li-8
• they have the same # of neutrons

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Carbon-12 has 6 protons and 6 neutrons. How many electrons will orbit the nucleus?

• 12
• 6
• 3
• 18

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