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Topic 1 - Atomic Structure

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which subatomic particle has a positive charge?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

2.

Which subatomic particles would you find in the nucleus?

a)

Proton and electron

b)

Proton and neutron

c)

Neutron and electron

3.

Which subatomic particles have a mass of 1?

a)

Proton and electron

b)

Proton and neutron

c)

Electron and neutron

4.

What is the charge of an atom?

a)

+1

b)

0

c)

-1

5.

What is the charge of an electron?

a)

+1

b)

0

c)

-1

6.

What is the atomic number of an atom or ion?

a)

The number of protons it contains

b)

The number of neutrons it contains

c)

The number of electrons it contains

7.

Which subatomic particles are found in shells around the atom nucleus?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

8.

Which of these describes a neutron?

a)

No charge, mass is 0

b)

No charge, mass is 1

c)

Negative charge, mass is 0

d)

Negative charge, mass is 1

9.

Which of these describes an electron?

a)

No charge, mass is 0

b)

No charge, mass is 1

c)

Negative charge, mass is 0

d)

Negative charge, mass is 1

10.

Which of these describes an electron?

a)

No charge, mass is 0

b)

No charge, mass is 1

c)

Negative charge, mass is 0

d)

Negative charge, mass is 1

11.

what is the atomic mass of an atom?

a)

The number of protons plus the number of electrons

b)

The number of neutrons plus the number of electrons

c)

The number of protons plus the number of neutrons

d)

The number of protons plus neutrons plus electrons

12.

Select all the answers which have a neutral charge

a)

Atom

b)

Ion

c)

Electron

d)

Proton

e)

Neutron

13.

How can you work out the number of neutrons in an atom?

a)

It is the same as the atomic number

b)

It is the same as the atomic mass

c)

It is the atomic mass minus the atomic number

d)

It is the atomic number minus the atomic mass

14.

Which subatomic particle is responsible for chemical properties such as bonding?

a)

Electron

b)

Proton

c)

Neutron

15.

Isotopes are atoms of the same element with a different mass. This means the same chemical properties but different physical properties.

Isotopes of an element have the same number of:

a)

Protons and neutrons

b)

Neutrons and electrons

c)

Electrons and protons

d)

Protons, neutrons and electrons