Atoms and the Periodic Table

Which subatomic particle has a neutral or no charge?

• proton

• neutron

• electron

What subatomic particle(s) would be found orbiting the nucleus?

• Neutrons only
• Electrons only
• Protons and Neutrons
• Protons and Electrons

Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals.

• Nonmetals
• Alkaline earth metals
• Transition metals
• Metalloids

Which subatomic particles contribute the most to the mass of an atom?

• Protons and Neutrons

• Protons only

• Electrons only

• 2
• 6
• 10
• 16

What determines the identity of the element?

• Number of neutrons

• Number of protons

• Number of electrons

What is the number of protons that the element in this image contain?

• 14
• 7
• 15
• 18

Valence electrons are the number of

• protons in the atom

• electrons in the atom

• protons + neutrons in the nucleus

• electrons in the outside shell of the atom

Where is the element's atomic MASS located?

• at the top

• at the bottom

• the top number + the bottom number

• the number of protons + the number of neutrons

Which of the following has similar properties to potassium (K) because they are in the same group(family)

• Sodium (Na)

• Magnesium (Mg)

• Calcium (Ca)

• Gold (Au)