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Electron Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An electron has a _____ charge.

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

neutral

d)

super

2.

Describe an Electron Cloud?

a)

the liquid mist outside of an atom

b)

home of the protons

c)

where we think electrons are located

d)

comprised of the neutron coil

3.

What are the maximum number of electrons that can exist in the first four energy levels (in order)?

a)

2, 4, 16, 32

b)

2, 8, 18, 32

c)

4, 8, 12, 20

d)

2, 4, 6, 8

4.

What charge does every NUCLEUS have and why?

a)

positive - because protons are positive and neutrons do not have a charge

b)

positive - because both neutrons and protons are positively charged particles

c)

neutral - neutral charges always dominate the positive charges

d)

negative - electrons cancel out the positive charge of the atom

5.

What is the mass number and name of an element with 8 protons and 8 neutrons?

a)

16 - Carbon

b)

16 - Oxygen

c)

24 - Oxygen

d)

8 - Neon

6.

An element with a mass number of 10 and an atomic number of 6 has how many electrons?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

7.

An atom has 13 protons, 15 neutrons and 13 electrons. What is its atomic mass number?

a)

13

b)

15

c)

26

d)

28

8.

Protons and Electrons balance the charge of the entire atom.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is the atomic mass number of the atom pictured?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

18

d)

19

10.

What is the atomic number of the atom pictured?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

18

d)

19

11.

Using your periodic table, what is the element name of the atom pictured?

a)

Fluorine

b)

Neon

c)

Argon

d)

Potassium

12.

What is the Name of the type of atomic diagram pictured?

a)

Mendelev

b)

Einsteinium

c)

Bohr

d)

Circles

13.

Another name for the number of electrons remaining in an outer energy level is......

a)

Electron Cloud

b)

Outer Circle

c)

Bohr

d)

Valence

14.

How many total electrons can fit in the first energy level?

a)

8

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

15.

The energy of an electron __________ as it moves further away from the nucleus

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

starts to die

16.

What is the location of the electron?

a)

in the free floating negatively charged electron cloud

b)

in the free floating positively charged electron cloud

c)

in the very dense positively charged electron orbital

d)

in the positively charged very dense nucleus

17.

In a stable atom the amount of electrons is always equal to.....

a)

neutrons

b)

protons

c)

atomic mass

d)

neutrons + protons

18.

Which of the following elements has 18 electrons?

a)

Flourine

b)

Helium

c)

Argon

d)

Chlorine

19.

How many VALENCE electrons are shown in the diagram?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

10

d)

16

20.

How many valence electrons would this atom have?

a)

14

b)

4

c)

3

d)

28

21.

Electrons are always added to energy levels from....

a)

inside to outside

b)

outside to inside

c)

the middle outwards

d)

left to right

22.

Identify the number of valence electrons and electron shells

a)

Valence Electrons: 1

Electron Shells: 3

b)

Valence Electrons: 3

Electron Shells: 1

c)

Valence Electrons: 11

Electron Shells: 3

d)

Valence Electrons: 2

Electron Shells: 3

23.

How many valence electrons does Hydrogen have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

24.

Using the formula 2n2 for finding total electrons in any one energy level, what is the maximum number of electrons that a 5th energy level could contain?

a)

98

b)

18

c)

32

d)

50

25.

This diagram showing valence electrons is commonly called a/an...

a)

Bohr Diagram

b)

Lewis Diagram

c)

Dot Chart

d)

Electron Map