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Atomic Structure

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

A neutral element on the periodic table has an atomic number of 13 and a mass number of 27.0. The number of protons, neutrons and electrons it has is:

a)

13 protons, 13 neutrons, 14 electrons

b)

14 protons, 14 neutrons, 13 electrons

c)

13 protons, 14 neutrons, 15 electrons

d)

13 protons, 14 neutrons, 13 electrons

2.

The current accepted model of the atom has the sub-atomic particles arranged as:

a)

Protons, neutrons and electrons randomly scattered.

b)

Protons and neutrons in the nucleus with electrons forming a charge cloud around the nucleus.

c)

Neutrons and electrons in the nucleus with protons orbiting the nucleus in shells.

d)

Protons and electrons in the nucleus with neutrons orbiting the nucleus in shells.

3.

The mass number of an element is derived from:

a)

The number of electrons and protons.

b)

The number of electrons.

c)

The number of protons and neutrons.

d)

The number of protons.

4.

An ion is an element that has:

a)

Lost or gained protons

b)

Lost electrons only

c)

Lost or gained electrons

d)

Lost neutrons

5.

An isotope is a different form of the same element in which the number of:

a)

Electrons varies

b)

Neutrons varies

c)

Protons varies

d)

Electrons and protons varies

6.

State the maximum number of electrons in the first three shells of an atom

a)

8,8,18

b)

2,8,12

c)

2,8,8

d)

2,8,18

7.

In the ground state, the electrons of phosphorus occupy

a)

1 shell

b)

2 shells

c)

3 shells

d)

4 shells

8.

When a fluoride ion forms a fluorine atom, which one of the following does not change?

a)

The charge on the particle

b)

The number of inner shell electrons

c)

The number of electrons in the valence shell

d)

The diameter of the particle

9.

The element carbon has three naturally occurring isotopes. Which one of the following statements regarding isotopes is correct?

a)

All isotopes have the same atomic number

b)

All isotopes have the same mass number

c)

The chemical reactions of the different isotopes are not the same

d)

The heaviest isotope has the most electrons

10.

What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy the sixth electron shell?

a)

8

b)

18

c)

50

d)

72