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Atomic Charge and Particle Relationships

Atomic Charge and Particle Relationships

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics, Chemistry, Science

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video tutorial explains the concept of atomic charges, detailing how atoms can be neutral, positive, or negative based on the balance of protons and electrons. Neutral atoms have equal numbers of protons and electrons, while positive atoms have more protons, and negative atoms have more electrons. The tutorial provides examples using sodium and fluorine atoms and explains how to express these charges using element symbols with superscripts.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the charge of a neutral atom?

It depends on the number of neutrons

Neutral

Negative

Positive

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is true for a neutral atom?

It has more protons than electrons

It has more electrons than protons

It has no protons

It has equal numbers of protons and electrons

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when an atom has more protons than electrons?

The atom becomes neutral

The atom becomes negatively charged

The atom loses its charge

The atom becomes positively charged

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the result of adding the charges of positive and negative particles in an atom?

The electron configuration

The atomic mass

The net charge

The atomic number

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is a positive charge indicated in an element's symbol?

By adding a star superscript

By adding a zero superscript

By adding a plus sign superscript

By adding a minus sign superscript

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the net charge of a sodium atom with 11 protons and 10 electrons?

Zero

Negative

Positive

Neutral

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the charge of an atom with more electrons than protons?

Negative

Positive

Neutral

It depends on the number of neutrons

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