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Atomic Structure and AAM

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which subatomic particles are in the nucleus of the atom?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Protons and Neutrons

2.

Where are the electrons located in the atom?

a)

In the electron cloud

b)

In an area that is mostly empty space

c)

Outside the nucleus

d)

All of the above are correct

3.

What subatomic particles contribute to the mass of an atom? Check all that apply.

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

None of the above is correct

4.

What is the atomic number?

a)

The number of protons in an atom

b)

The number of electrons in an atom

c)

The number of neutrons in an atom

d)

None of the above is correct

5.

What subatomic particle determines the identity of the element?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

None of the above is correct

6.

What subatomic particle is responsible for various isotopes of an element?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

None of the above is correct

7.

What is the mass number of an atom?

a)

The number of protons plus electrons

b)

The number of protons plus neutrons

c)

The number of electrons plus neutrons

d)

None of the above is correct

8.

In an atom of Carbon-14, what does the 14 represent?

a)

The number of protons

b)

The atomic number

c)

The number of neutrons

d)

The mass number

9.

What do we call atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons?

a)

ions

b)

isotopes

10.

In an atom of Calcium-42, how many neutrons are present?

a)

20

b)

22

c)

40

d)

42

11.

What do we call a charged atom?

a)

ion

b)

isotope

12.

How many electrons are in Mg+2?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

24

13.

What do you get when a neutral atom either loses or gains electrons?

a)

ion

b)

isotope

14.

How many neutrons are in Carbon-13?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

13

15.

True or False: To find average atomic mass, add up all the mass numbers of the isotopes and divide by the number of isotopes?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

If the average atomic mass of an element is 33.046, which isotope is more in abundance?

a)

The one with a mass number of 33

b)

The one with a mass number of 35

c)

The one with a mass number of 36

d)

The one with a mass number of 38

17.

What is average atomic mass?

a)

An average of the mass numbers of isotopes

b)

A weighted average of the masses of the isotopes given their relative abundance in nature?

c)

An average of the atomic numbers of all isotopes

d)

A weighted average of the atomic numbers of all isotopes given their relative abundance in nature

18.

How do you determine ionic charge?

a)

Neutrons minus protons

b)

Neutrons plus electrons

c)

Protons plus electrons

d)

Protons minus electrons

19.

Who discovered the electron and developed the Plum Pudding model of the atom?

a)

Bohr

b)

Rutherford

c)

Thomson

d)

Dalton

20.

Who came up with the first atomic theory and thought that atoms were indivisible balls?

a)

Bohr

b)

Rutherford

c)

Thomson

d)

Dalton

21.

Who used the gold foil experiment to determine the presence of a dense, positive nucleus?

a)

Bohr

b)

Rutherford

c)

Thomson

d)

Dalton

22.

Who discovered that the atom was mostly empty space?

a)

Bohr

b)

Rutherford

c)

Thomson

d)

Dalton

23.

Which scientist calculated the probability plots of locating electrons and theorized the quantum mechanical model?

a)

Thomson

b)

Schroedinger

c)

Bohr

d)

Chadwich

24.

Who theorized that electrons inhabit discrete energy levels?

a)

Bohr

b)

Rutherford

c)

Thomson

d)

Dalton

25.

Who theorized that electrons orbit the nucleus and developed the planetary model?

a)

Bohr

b)

Rutherford

c)

Thomson

d)

Dalton