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Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which subatomic particle has a positive (+) charge?
a)
Neutron
b)
Proton
c)
Electron
2.
True or False - Protons and Neutrons have about the same mass.
a)
True - They have about the same mass
b)
False - They do not have about the same mass
3.
Which subatomic particle has a negative (-) charge?
a)
Proton
b)
Electron
c)
Neutron
4.
Which two subatomic particles make up the nucleus of an atom?
a)
Protons and Electrons
b)
Neutrons and Electrons
c)
Electrons and Protons
d)
Protons and Neutrons
5.
For a given element, the atomic number indicates the number of _____
a)
protons in the nucleus
b)
neutron in the nucleus
c)
electrons in the atom
d)
nucleons in the atom
6.
If an atom contains exactly three protons, then it's an atom of _____
a)
lithium
b)
gold
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon
7.
For an atom to be electrically neutral, it must contain the same number of _____
a)
protons and neutrons
b)
neutrons and electrons
c)
protons and electrons
d)
nucleons and electrons
8.
The sum of the number of protons and the number of neutrons is called the _____
a)
atomic number
b)
mass number
c)
isotope number
d)
average weight
9.
How many Neutrons are in one atom of Lithium?
a)
6.941
b)
7
c)
3
d)
4
10.
How many Protons are in one atom of Lithium?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
7
d)
6.941
11.
How many Electrons are in one atom of Lithium?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
7
d)
6.941
12.

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

13.

one of several forms of a single element, which contains the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons

a)

isotope

b)

ion

c)

orbital

d)

nucleus

14.

a row on the Periodic Table of Elements

a)

family

b)

period

c)

row

d)

isotope

15.

an atom or group of atoms that has gained or lost one or more electrons and is now either positively or negatively charged

a)

isotope

b)

ion

c)

orbital

d)

nucleus

16.

As you move left to right on a row or period what happens?

a)

Atomic number increases by 1

b)

Electrons decrease

c)

Number of shells decrease

d)

Nothing

17.

Elements in the same group have __________

a)

Similar Properties

b)

Same number of shells

c)

Similar Mass

18.

What do all elements in the same period have?

a)

same number of shells

b)

same number of electrons

c)

belong in the same family

19.

Why do all bonds form?

a)

so the number of protons equals the number of electrons

b)

so an atom can become unstable

c)

to fill the outermost energy level

20.

Valence electrons are found

a)

in the innermost energy level of an atom

b)

in the middle energy levels of an atom

c)

in the outermost energy levels of an atom

21.

How do covalent bonds form?

a)

By donating and receiving valence electrons between atoms.

b)

Scientists still aren't sure.

c)

Opposite slight charges attract each atom in the compound.

d)

Sharing valence electrons between atoms

22.
Ionic bonds are between...
a)
Metal and Non-metal
b)
Non-metal and Non-metal
c)
Metal and Metal
23.
Atoms are most stable when their outer shell is complete.
a)
true
b)
false
24.
When an atom loses a valence electron, it becomes a(n) _____________ ion.
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
d)
polyatomic
25.
Negative ions form when atoms _________ valence electrons.
a)
lose
b)
gain
c)
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