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05. Atomic Structure

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which particle has a positive charge?
a)
electron
b)
orbital
c)
proton
d)
neutron
2.
Choose the particle that has no charge.
a)
nucleus
b)
neutron
c)
proton
d)
electron
3.

This particle determines the element's identity.

a)

electron

b)

proton

c)

neutron

d)

valence shell

4.

What is the mass of a single proton or a single neutron?

a)

1 amu

b)

1 grams

c)

1 gmu

d)

1 molecular masses

5.
An electron has a _____ charge.
a)
negative
b)
positive
c)
neutral
6.
The two subatomic particles that make up the mass of the atom are the _____ and the _____.
a)
proton, neutron
b)
proton, electron
c)
neutron, electron
d)
electron, energy levels
7.
Which letter represents the nucleus?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
8.
Which letter represents an electron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.

Which subatomic particle has no effect on the mass of the atom?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

10.
What is the subatomic particle for box A? 
a)
proton
b)
neutron
c)
electron
11.
What is the subatomic particle for box C? 
a)
proton
b)
neutron
c)
electron
12.

Using the Periodic Table, what is the element name of the atom pictured?

a)

Fluorine

b)

Neon

c)

Argon

d)

Potassium

13.

What represents the number of protons in an element?

a)

Atomic Mass

b)

Mass Number

c)

Valence Electrons

d)

Atomic Number

14.

The number 16 for the atomic element sulfur is the

a)

ionic number

b)

isotope

c)

atomic mass

d)

atomic number

15.

The name of this particle means indivisible and it is the building block of matter

a)

molecule

b)

compound

c)

atom

d)

isotope

16.

Unlike the Bohr Model, where electrons are likely to be found as they travel around the nucleus:

a)

Nucleus

b)

Electron Cloud

c)

Within a Proton

d)

Within a Neutron

17.

How many neutrons does Fluorine have?

a)

9

b)

19

c)

10

d)

2

18.
Discovered the nucleus of the atom through the Gold Foil Experiment
a)
Rutherford
b)
Chadwick
c)
Thomson
d)
Dalton
19.

Discovered the electron within the atom and proposed a model of the atom

a)

Thomson

b)

Chadwick

c)

Schrodinger & Heisenberg

d)

Dalton

20.

Stated that atoms of the same element are identical to each other in the Atomic Theory

a)

Bohr

b)

Rutherford

c)

Dalton

d)

Thomson

21.

What is the mass number of this atom?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

7

22.

What is the atomic number of this atom?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

7

23.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

Protons are positive, electrons are negative, neutrons are neutral.

b)

Protons are neutral, electrons are negative, neutrons are positive

c)

Protons are negative, electrons are positive, neutrons are neutral

d)

Protons are positive, electrons are neutral, neutrons are negative

24.

Which was the last subatomic particle to be discovered?

a)

nucleus

b)

neutron

c)

proton

d)

electron

25.

Representative groups are groups 1A-8A and they represent

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electron shells

d)

valence electrons