Quiz 10: Atoms & the Periodic Table

What is an atom?

• A material made up of only one kind of atom

• The smallest chunk of unique types of matter

• The building block of matter

• A sub-microscopic particle

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What is an element?

• A material made up of only one kind of atom

• The smallest chunk of unique types of matter

• The building block of matter

• A sub-microscopic particle

What is the atomic number?

• The number of protons in an atom

• The number of neutrons in an atom

• The number of electrons in an atom

• The total number of particles in an atom

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What is a neutron?

• A particle with a positive charge

• A particle with a negative charge

• A particle with no charge

• A particle with a mass of 1

What is the mass of a neutron compared to a proton?

• Slightly less

• Slightly more

• The same

• Significantly more

What is the charge of a neutron?

• Positive

• Negative

• Neutral

• Variable

What prevents atomic closeness between atoms?

• Electrical attraction

• Electrical repulsion

• Magnetic attraction

• Magnetic repulsion

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How many distinct atoms have been created or discovered to date?

• 90

• 118

• 200

• 300

Where are protons and neutrons located?

• In the electron cloud

• In the nucleus

• In the atomic shell

• In the atomic orbitals

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What is the primary factor that determines the identity of an element?

• Number of protons

• Number of neutrons

• Number of electrons

• Number of atoms