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Unit 4: Elements and Atoms Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Anything that has mass and takes up space is called ____________.

a)

Atom

b)

Element

c)

Molecule

d)

Matter

2.

The ability of a substance to be able to change into another: ______________________________

a)

Physical property

b)

Chemical property

c)

Molecule

d)

Substance

3.

How many protons does Potassium (K) have?

a)

11

b)

15

c)

19

d)

20

4.

How many electrons does Boron (B) have?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

10

d)

11

5.

What is Fluorine's (F) atomic mass?

a)

9

b)

19

c)

10

d)

11

6.

Which subatomic particle is smaller than the others?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

All are the same size

7.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

Neutrons are in the shells

b)

Electrons are in the nucleus

c)

Protons are in the nucleus

8.
Which is correct?
a)
Protons have no charge
b)
Neutrons are positive
c)
Electrons are negative
9.

How many electrons do you see in this image?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

3

d)

6

10.

The elements in the Periodic Table are arranged by increasing order of

a)

atomic weight

b)

atomic number

c)

atomic mass

d)

letters

11.

The basic building block for matter is the

a)

cell

b)

atom

c)

nucleus

d)

molecule

12.

These particles are positively charged.

a)

neutron

b)

proteino

c)

proton

d)

electron

13.

Electrons are negatively charged particles found ______.

a)

outside the nucleus

b)

in the nucleus.

c)

both in and outside the nucleus

d)

on the surface of the nucleus

14.

An atom with 8 protons and 10 neutrons has an atomic number of _____.

a)

8

b)

18

c)

10

d)

2

15.

In order for an atom to become a different element its ______ must change.

a)

mass number

b)

number of neutrons

c)

average mass (weight)

d)

Number of protons

16.

The number of protons plus neutrons is referred to as the _________.

a)

atomic mass (or mass number)

b)

atomic number

c)

isotope number

d)

ionic charge

17.

Which of these determines the identity of an atom?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

valence electron

d)

protons and neutrons

18.

Which of these has a neutral charge?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

protons and neutrons

19.

How do you determine how many Neutrons an atom has?

a)

Protons + Valence Electrons

b)

Atomic Mass - Atomic Number

c)

Atomic Mass + Atomic Number

d)

Protons + Electrons

20.

What do we call a substance that consists of only one type of atom?

a)

Atom

b)

Element

c)

Compound

d)

Substance

21.
 An atom is neutral if...    
a)
The number of protons = electrons
b)
The number of neutrons = protons
c)
The number of protons∠ electrons
d)
 Electrons+Neutrons = 0
22.

The central region of an atom where its neutrons and protons are is its

a)

nucleus

b)

electron cloud

c)

core

d)

center

23.

Vertical columns in the periodic table are _________ of elements with similar properties.

a)

groups

b)

periods

24.

_______ are horizontal rows of elements that contain increasing numbers of protons and electrons.

a)

Groups

b)

Periods