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CHAPTER 2 : THE STRUCTURE OF ATOM

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which substance is an element?

a)

Air

b)

Steam

c)

Carbon

d)

Naphthalene

2.

Which pair is matched correctly?

a)

Ammonia = Molecule

b)

Neon = Molecule

c)

Nitrogen dioxide = Ion

d)

Hydrogen chloride = Ion

3.

Which of the following shows the correct type of particle for each substance?

a)

Water(atom) = Magnesium(molecule) = Sodium Chloride(ion)

b)

Magnesium(atom) = Carbon dioxide(molecule) = Sodium Chlorida(ion)

c)

Sodium Chlorida(atom) = Carbon dioxide(molecule) = Magnesium(ion)

d)

Magnesium(atom) = Sodium Chlorida(molecule) = Carbon dioxide(ion)

4.

Which substance consists of ions?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Sulphur dioxide

c)

Calcium Chloride

d)

Hydrogen Chloride

5.

Which of the following shows sublimation process?

a)

Bromine vapour spreads throughout gas jar

b)

Water changes into ice in the refrigerator

c)

Naphthalene ball in cupboard becomes smaller

d)

Volume of perfurm decreases in an opened bottle

6.

Rate of diffusion depends on the mass of the gas particles. Which gas has the highest rate of diffusion?


[Molar mass: CH4 = 16 g/mol, NH3 = 17 g/mol, CO = 28 g/mol, SO2 = 64 g/mol]

a)

CO

b)

SO2

c)

NH3

d)

CH4

7.

The following statements are about diffusion.


  1. The tiny particles are discrete
  2. The tiny particles move randomly by themselves


Which of the following situations are explained by the statements above?


I . Bromine gas mixing with air

II . Aqueous copper(II) sulphate moving through a gel

III . Melting of lead(II) bromide

IV . Combustion of magnesium in air

a)

I and II

b)

I and IV

c)

II and III

d)

III and IV

8.

A sample of carbon dioxide gas is cooled. Which of the following is true about the velocity and the size of its particles?

a)

Velocity of the particles = Increases ,

Size of the particles = Decreases

b)

Velocity of the particles = Increases ,

Size of the particles = No change

c)

Velocity of the particles = Decreases ,

Size of the particles = Decreases

d)

Velocity of the particles = Decreases ,

Size of the particles = No change

9.

The diagram shows an experiment to study the particle theory of matter.


Which of the following is the best explanation of the observation in the experiment?

a)

Agar dissolves copper(II) sulphate

b)

Copper(II) sulphate is an ionic compound

c)

Particles in copper(II) sulphate are minute and discrete

d)

The attraction force between agar and copper(II) sulphate

10.

Which process occurs when iodine crystals are heated at room temperature and pressure?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Evaporation

d)

Sublimation

11.
the weighted average mass of the isotopes of that element
a)
mass number
b)
atomic number
c)
nuclear equation
d)
atomic mass
12.
one-twelfth the mass of a carbon-12 atom; represented by the symbol amu
a)
atomic mass unit (amu)
b)
mass number
c)
atomic number
d)
nuclear equation
13.
theory which states that matter is composed of extremely small particles called atoms; atoms are invisible and indestructible; atoms of a given element are identical in size, mass, and chemical properties; atoms of a specific element are different from those of another element; different atoms combine in simple whole-number ratios to form compounds; in a chemical reaction, atoms are separated, combined, or rearranged
a)
radioactive decay
b)
dalton's atomic theory
c)
nuclear equation
d)
radioactivity
14.
a negatively charged, fast-moving particle with an extremely small mass that is found in all forms of matter and moves through the empty space surrounding an atom's nucleus
a)
proton
b)
atom
c)
electron
d)
neutron
15.
atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons
a)
isotopes
b)
atom
c)
cathode ray
d)
dalton's atomic theory
16.
a neutral, subatomic particle in an atom's nucleus that has a mass nearly equal to that of a proton
a)
electron
b)
proton
c)
neutron
d)
atom
17.
the extremely small, positively charged, dense center of an atom that contains positively charged protons and neutral neutrons
a)
proton
b)
nucleus
c)
neutron
d)
atom
18.
a subatomic particle in an atom's nucleus that has a positive charge of 1+
a)
neutron
b)
nucleus
c)
proton
d)
electron
19.
Which two particles make up the nucleus of an atom?
a)
Protons and Electrons
b)
Protons and Neutrons
c)
Molecules and Compounds
d)
Neutrons and Electrons
20.
What is the role of an electron in an atom?
a)
Electrons live inside the nucleus and carry a neutral charge.
b)
Electrons circle the nucleus and have a positive charge.
c)
Electrons circle the nucleus and have a negative charge.
d)
Electrons live inside the nucleus and have a negative charge.
21.
The particles with no charge in an atom are the _______.
a)
electrons
b)
neutrons
c)
protons
d)
protons and neutrons
22.
An electron has this charge
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
23.
What number indicates the nucleus?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4