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atoms and "stuff"

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A subatomic particle that orbits an atom's nucleus, has a negative charge, and has very little mass
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
d)
Isotope
2.
A subatomic particle that has a positive electric charge
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
d)
Isotope
3.
The center of an atom, usually made of protons and neutrons
a)
Nucleus
b)
Proton
c)
Atomic Number
d)
Isotope
4.
A subatomic particle that has the same mass as a proton but no electric charge
a)
Neutron
b)
Nucleus
c)
Nuclear
d)
Jimmy Neutron
5.
The number of protons in an atom
a)
Atomic Number
b)
Atomic Proton
c)
Atomic Neutron
d)
Atomic Mass
6.
A substance made up of only one kind of atom
a)
Element
b)
Elementary 
c)
Ellie
d)
Elephant
7.
What is the charge of a neutron?
a)
Positive 
b)
Negative
c)
Neutral
8.
What is the charge of an electron?
a)
Positive 
b)
Negative
c)
Neutral
9.
What is the green arrow pointing to?
a)
Atomic Number
b)
Atomic Mass
c)
Subatomic Particle
d)
Element
10.
What information does the top number (that the green arrow is pointing to) ALWAYS tell you?
a)
Number of protons
b)
Number of neutrons
c)
Number of subatomic particles
11.
What is the bottom number (that the blue arrow is pointing to) equal to?
a)
# of protons + # of neutrons
b)
# of electrons + # of neutrons
c)
# of protons + # of electrons
d)
# of protons + # of nuetrons + # of electrons
12.
What is located in the nucleus?
a)
Protons and Neutrons
b)
Electrons
c)
Electrons and Protons
d)
Neutrons and Electrons
13.
What is located in the electron cloud?
a)
Electrons
b)
Protons and Neutrons
c)
Protons and Electrons
d)
Electrons and Neutrons
14.
Where is the majority of the mass located in an atom?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Electron Cloud
15.
What is the overall charge of the nucleus?
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
c)
Neutral
16.
What is the overall charge of the electron cloud?
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
c)
Neutral
17.
What does neutral mean?
a)
Positive 
b)
Negative
c)
No charge
18.
An atom is mostly made of -
a)
Empty space
b)
Cells
c)
Electrons
d)
Energy
19.
What is the charge of a proton?
a)
Positive 
b)
Negative
c)
Neutral
20.

What charge does an atom have when it GAINS electrons?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

21.

What is a representation of an ion?

a)

Li

b)

Na-22

c)

O-2

22.

What is the mass number of bromine?

a)

35

b)

45

c)

80

d)

79.904

23.

How many neutrons does this bromine atom have?

a)

35

b)

45

c)

80

24.

What type of atom is this?

a)

Neutral atom

b)

Cation

c)

Anion

d)

Isotope

25.

What two particles determine the mass number?

a)

Protons and electrons

b)

Electrons and neutrons

c)

Protons and neutrons

26.

What is the mass number of this Neon atom?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

21

d)

20

27.

How many electrons does this magnesium ion have?

a)

24

b)

12

c)

10

d)

14

28.

What does it change in an ion?

a)

The number of electrons

b)

The number of protons

c)

The number of neutrons

29.

How many neutrons does this Neon atom have?

a)

21

b)

11

c)

10

d)

12

30.

What does it happen to this atom?

a)

It LOSES electrons

b)

It GAINS electrons

c)

It GAINS protons

d)

It LOSES protons

31.

What is the atomic number of this element?

a)

12

b)

24

c)

23

32.

What type of atom is element C?

a)

Normal atom

b)

Ion

c)

Isotope

33.

What is the mass number of this element?

a)

12

b)

24

c)

23

d)

11

34.
Two atoms of different elements will definitely have different numbers_____
a)
Nuclei
b)
Protons
c)
Neutrons
d)
Electrons
35.
An ion forms when an atom gains or loses
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Electrons
36.
A neutral atom would become an ion that has a charge of 2+ by 
a)
Losing two protons
b)
Losing two neutrons
c)
Losing two electrons
37.
A positively charged ion is formed when
a)
A neutron is lost
b)
An electron is lost
c)
A neutron is gained
d)
An electron is gained
38.
If neutral copper atom (atomic number 29) becomes an ion that has a charge of 2+, how many electrons does the resulting ion have?
a)
27
b)
28
c)
29
d)
31
39.
How are Protons and Neutrons similar
a)
Both are in the nucleus of the atom and they both have the relative mass of 1
b)
They both have alpha particles and have the relative mass of 2
c)
They both have 1 high-energy electron and different elements
40.
GOLD
a)
Al
b)
Ag
c)
Ar
d)
Au
41.
COPPER
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Cu
d)
Cl
42.
SILVER
a)
Au
b)
Ag
c)
Al
d)
Ar
43.
Which of the following atomic symbols for bromine is written correctly?
a)
bR
b)
BR
c)
Br
d)
br
44.
What is the chemical symbol for mercury?
a)
Hg
b)
Mc
c)
My
d)
C
45.

a row on the Periodic Table of Elements

a)

family

b)

period

c)

row

d)

isotope

46.

a grouping of elements based on similar properties, arranged by columns in the periodic table; also known as a group

a)

family

b)

period

c)

row

d)

isotope

47.
In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
48.
All matter is made of .....
a)
energy 
b)
atoms 
c)
air
d)
chemistry
49.
An atom of the element with atomic number 6 always has _____.
a)
six protons in its nucleus
b)
an atomic mass of six
c)
more than six neutrons
d)
six electron clouds
50.
What are subatomic particles? 
a)
the nucleus 
b)
electron cloud
c)
positive charge
d)
electrons, protons, and neutrons