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What is an atom made from?

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word atom (atomos) mean?

a)

Uncuttable

b)

TIny

c)

Spherical

d)

Smallest

2.

What are the 3 subatomic particles called? TIck all the correct boxes

a)

Electrons

b)

Protons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Nucleus

3.

What do we call the simplified model that we use to show atoms when learning GCSE chemistry?

a)

Bohr model

b)

Circular model

c)

Electron cloud

d)

plum pudding model

4.

If a nitrogen nucleus was the size of a common house spider (about 3cm) how big would the entire atom be?

a)

10 football pitches

b)

1 football pitch

c)

10cm

d)

1000cm

5.

Tick the correct boxes to show which subatomic particles are found in the nucleus

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

6.

True or False the protons and neutrons give the atom most of its mass

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which atom is bigger?

a)

Gold

b)

Nitrogen

8.

True or false - changing the number of neutrons in an atom will change its chemical properties?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The smaller number next to each element on the periodic table tells us how many ____________ it has

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

nucleus

d)

Morrison's bags for life

10.

Protons are positively charged or negatively charged?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

11.

Which subatomic particles have no charge (are neutral)?

a)

Neutrons

b)

Protons

c)

Electrons

12.

In general, the number of electrons around an atom are equal to the number of _________ ?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Nucleus

13.

By what process can electrons sometimes be stripped away or added to atoms to make ions?

a)

Chemical reactions

b)

Nuclear reactions

c)

Physical reactions

d)

Scare Cam reactions

14.

How many protons would you find in 1 atom of oxygen (use the image to help)

a)

8

b)

15.9994

c)

4

15.

How many protons would you find in the nucleus of 1 atom of Iron (Fe)?

a)

26

b)

55.845

c)

29.845

d)

6

16.

How many electrons would you find around 1 atom of silver? (Hint remember the relationship between electrons and protons)

a)

47

b)

108

c)

51

d)

45

17.

True or False - electrons are positively charged

a)

False

b)

True

18.

Can you remember from yesterday - approximately how many atoms wide is a human hair?

a)

500,000

b)

5,000

c)

5