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Atomic Structure Test

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many electrons does it take to equal the mass of one proton or neutron?

a)

1/1840

b)

1840

c)

2000

d)

1

2.

All atoms are

a)

positively charged, with the number of protons exceeding the number of electrons.

b)

negatively charged, with the number of electrons exceeding the number of protons.

c)

neutral, with the number of protons equaling the number of electrons.

d)

neutral, with the number of protons equaling the number of electrons, which is equal to the number of neutrons.

3.

The particles that are found in the nucleus of an atom are ____.

a)

neutrons and electrons

b)

electrons only

c)

protons and neutrons

d)

protons and electrons

4.

The atomic number of an element is the total number of which particles in the nucleus?

a)

neutrons

b)

protons

c)

electrons

d)

protons and electrons

5.

An element has an atomic number of 76. The number of protons and electrons in a neutral atom of the element are ____.

a)

152 protons and 76 electrons

b)

76 protons and 0 electrons

c)

38 protons and 38 electrons

d)

76 protons and 76 electrons

6.

All atoms of the same element have the same ____.

a)

number of neutrons

b)

number of protons

c)

mass numbers

d)

mass

7.

The sum of protons and neutrons in an atom equals the _____.

a)

atomic number

b)

nucleus number

c)

atomic mass

d)

mass number

8.

If E is the symbol for an element, which two of the following symbols represent isotopes of the same element?

a)

1 and 2

b)

3 and 4

c)

1 and 4

d)

2 and 3

9.

How is the number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom calculated?

a)

Add the number of electrons and protons together.

b)

Subtract the number of electrons from the number of protons.

c)

Subtract the number of protons from the mass number.

d)

Add the mass number to the number of electrons.

10.

Which of the following equals one atomic mass unit?

a)

the mass of one electron

b)

the mass of one helium-4 atom

c)

the mass of one carbon-12 atom

d)

one-twelfth the mass of one carbon-12 atom

11.

What does the number 84 in the name krypton-84 represent?

a)

the atomic number

b)

the mass number

c)

the sum of the protons and electrons

d)

twice the number of protons

12.

Isotopes of the same element have different

a)

positions on the periodic table.

b)

chemical behavior.

c)

atomic numbers.

d)

mass numbers.

13.

How many protons, electrons, and neutrons does an atom with atomic number 50 and mass number 125 contain?

a)

50 protons, 50 electrons, 75 neutrons

b)

75 electrons, 50 protons, 50 neutrons

c)

120 neutrons, 50 protons, 75 electrons

d)

70 neutrons, 75 protons, 50 electrons

14.

proton

a)

the smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element

b)

a positively charged subatomic particle

c)

a negatively charged subatomic particle

d)

a subatomic particle with no charge

e)

the central part of an atom, containing protons and neutrons

15.

Neutron

a)

the smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element

b)

a positively charged subatomic particle

c)

a negatively charged subatomic particle

d)

a subatomic particle with no charge

e)

the central part of an atom, containing protons and neutrons

16.

Nucleus

a)

the smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element

b)

a positively charged subatomic particle

c)

a negatively charged subatomic particle

d)

a subatomic particle with no charge

e)

the central part of an atom, containing protons and neutrons

17.

Atom

a)

the smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element

b)

a positively charged subatomic particle

c)

a negatively charged subatomic particle

d)

a subatomic particle with no charge

e)

the central part of an atom, containing protons and neutrons

18.

electron

a)

the smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element

b)

a positively charged subatomic particle

c)

a negatively charged subatomic particle

d)

a subatomic particle with no charge

e)

the central part of an atom, containing protons and neutrons