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Atoms

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many electrons can the third energy level hold?

a)

32 electrons

b)

18 electrons

c)

2 electrons

d)

8 electrons

2.

Name the subatomic particle with a positive charge.

a)

neutron

b)

electron

c)

proton

3.

What is the charge of a neutron?

a)

neutral

b)

negative

c)

positive

4.

This subatomic particle has a negative charge.

a)

electron

b)

proton

c)

neutron

5.

How many electrons can the second energy level hold?

a)

8 electrons

b)

2 electrons

c)

32 electrons

d)

18 electrons

6.

Where are valence electrons found?

a)

Inside the nucleus

b)

The first energy level of an atom

c)

The last energy level of an atom

7.

How do you find the number of neutrons?

a)

Look at the atomic number

b)

Look at the atomic mass

c)

Atomic mass - atomic number

d)

Protons + electrons

8.

The atoms in a row of the periodic table all have the same number of energy levels.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

How many electrons can the fourth energy level hold?

a)

2 electrons

b)

8 electrons

c)

32 electrons

d)

18 electrons

10.

Which subatomic particle does not contribute to an atom's mass?

a)

protons

b)

electrons

c)

neutrons

11.

Why will electrons in the same energy level never run into each other?

a)

One is negative and one is positive

b)

Both are negative and repel each other

c)

They have no charge

12.

How many electrons can the first energy level hold?

a)

8 electrons

b)

2 electrons

c)

18 electrons

d)

32 electrons

13.

What does the atomic number tell you about an atom?

a)

The number of neutrons

b)

The number of valence electrons

c)

The number of protons and electrons

14.

Fluoride's atomic number is 9 and atomic mass is 19.00. How many neutrons does Flouride have?

a)

9 neutrons

b)

10 neutrons

c)

19 neutrons

15.

Which subatomic particles are located in the nucleus?

a)

Protons and electrons

b)

Protons and neutrons

c)

Only protons

d)

Only neutrons

16.

What are valence electrons involved in?

a)

They bond with other atoms

b)

Nothing

c)

Keeping the atom together

17.

Why was the plastic attracted to your skin?

a)

The plastic became neutral.

b)

Electrons transferred to the plastic making it more negatively charged.

c)

The plastic became more positive.

18.

How do you determine how many valence electrons an atom has?

a)

Look at the atomic number

b)

Look at what column it is in

c)

Atomic mass- atomic number

19.

What does the atomic mass number tell you about an atom?

a)

Total number of protons and neutrons

b)

Total number of protons, neutrons, and electrons

c)

Total number of neutrons and electrons

d)

Total number of protons and electrons

20.

Sodium's atomic number is 11. What do you know about this atom?

a)

The number of neutrons

b)

The number of neutrons and electrons

c)

The number of protons and electrons

d)

How heavy it is

21.

Carbon has 6 protons and 6 electrons. The electrons fill the energy levels in carbon like this

a)

2 in the first, 2 in the second, and 2 in the third

b)

2 in the first and 4 in the second

c)

1 in the first and 5 in the second

d)

4 in the first and 2 in the second

22.

Where are electrons found in an atom?

a)

Outside the nucleus

b)

The nucleus

c)

Energy levels around the nucleus

d)

Next to the neutrons of the atom

23.

Hydrogen atoms have 1 proton and 1 electron. The proton and electron stay near each other because

a)

Positive and negative charges repel

b)

Positive and positive charges repel

c)

Positive and negative charges attract

d)

Two negatives make a positive

24.

Helium has 2 protons, 2 electrons, and 2 neutrons. Which of these determine Helium's identity?

a)

The protons

b)

The neutrons and electrons

c)

The electrons

d)

The protons and electrons

25.

Electrons are in regions around the nucleus called energy levels. The first energy level

a)

Is the furthest from the nucleus

b)

Holds the most electrons

c)

Is closest to the nucleus

d)

Holds more than 2 electrons

26.

An electron is in a region outside the nucleus. An electron

a)

Is larger than a proton and has no charge

b)

Has less mass than a proton and has a negative charge

c)

Is smaller than a proton and has no charge

d)

Has a positive charge