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Megan: Atomic Charges Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Subatomic particles with a negative charge

a)

Electrons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Protons

d)

Quarks

2.
subatomic particles found on the outermost shell & responsible for the atom's reactivity
a)
neutrons
b)
valence electrons
c)
isotopes
d)
ions
3.
Subatomic particles with a positive charge
a)
neutrons
b)
atomic mass
c)
protons
d)
isotopes
4.
Value representing the number of protons in an element
a)
Atomic Mass
b)
Mass Number
c)
Valence Electrons
d)
Atomic Number
5.
A charged atom
a)
Ion
b)
Isotope
c)
Electron Cloud
d)
Quark
6.

What is the charge of an ion that has 3 protons and 2 electrons?

a)

+1

b)

-1

c)

0

d)

+2

7.

What is the name of an element that has 3 protons and 2 electrons?

a)

a lithium atom

b)

a lithium ion

c)

a helium atom

d)

a helium ion

8.

An atom of chlorine will become what when it gains an electron?

a)

a negative ion

b)

a position ion

c)

a negative atom

d)

a positive atom

9.

Why does chlorine usually gain one electron?

a)

to become unstable

b)

to have an unstable inner shell of electrons (8)

c)

to have a stable inner shell of electrons (8)

d)

to have a stable outer shell of electrons (8)

10.

What is the charge of an ion that has 12 protons and 10 electrons?

a)

1+

b)

1-

c)

2+

d)

2-

11.

What is the symbol for an ion with 12 protons and 10 electrons?

a)

Ne+

b)

Ne2+

c)

Mg+

d)

Mg2+

12.

Which ion symbol shows chlorine with the mot stable electron configuration?

a)

Cl8+

b)

Cl8-

c)

Cl-

d)

Cl+

13.

Which symbol shows an atom with 10 protons and 10 electrons?

a)

Ne+

b)

Ne-

c)

Ne10-

d)

Ne

14.

Which best explains why argon never forms ions?

a)

it already has 8 valence electrons

b)

it needs one more electron in its outer shell

c)

no elements like argon

d)

argon is a reactive nonmetal

15.

Group 18 contains the noble gases because they all have

a)

violent reactions with other elements

b)

a stable electron configuration

c)

two valence electrons

d)

18 valence electrons

16.

Which symbol depicts the form of oxygen with the most stable electron configuration?

a)

O-

b)

O2+

c)

O2-

d)

O+

17.

Metals __________ electrons to get a stable electron configuration.

a)

lose

b)

gain

c)

do nothing with

18.

Most nonmetals ______________ electrons to acquire a stable electron configuration.

a)

lose

b)

gain

c)

do nothing with

19.

Group 18 nonmetals _____________ electrons to have a stable electron configuration.

a)

lose

b)

gain

c)

do nothing with

20.

What is the charge of an ion that has 33 protons and 36 electrons?

a)

-36

b)

-33

c)

-3

d)

+3

21.

What is the charge of an ion that has 22 protons and 20 electrons?

a)

-2

b)

+2

c)

-20

d)

+22

22.

What is the charge of sodium what it gains a stable electron configuration?

a)

+1

b)

0

c)

-1

d)

+2

23.

Which choice shows the most stable electron configuration?

a)

2, 8, 6

b)

2, 8, 7

c)

2, 8, 2

d)

2, 8, 8

24.

Calcium loses 2 electrons to have the same stable electron configuration as

a)

neon

b)

sodium

c)

magnesium

d)

argon

25.

All the elements in group 1 have very similar chemical properties because

a)

they have the same total number of electrons

b)

they have the same number of valence electrons

c)

they have the same color

d)

they are all nonmetals