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Elements

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which particles are located in the nucleus?

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

2.

which particles orbit around the nucleus?

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

3.

what causes an element to change names?

a)

changing proton #

b)

changing neutron #

c)

changing electron #

4.

which number is equal to the number of protons in the atom?

a)

mass number

b)

atomic number

c)

electrical charge

5.

what can you calculate the number of neutrons in an atom?

a)

mass - atomic number

b)

atomic number - mass

c)

mass + atomic number

6.

which particle has a positive charge?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

7.

which particle has a negative charge?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

8.

which particle has no charge at all?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

9.

what is an isotope?

a)

same number of protons, different number of electrons

b)

same number of protons, different number of orbitals

c)

same number of protons, different number of neutrons

d)

same number of electrons, different number of protons

10.

how many electrons can fit in the fit energy level (orbital)?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

11.

how many electrons can fit in the second energy level (orbital)?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

12.

what is a valence electron?

a)

an electron on the first energy level

b)

an electron that has no charge

c)

an electron that moves energy levels

d)

an electron on the outermost orbit