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WorksheetsWhat is an atom made from?
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
What does the word atom (atomos) mean?
Uncuttable
TIny
Spherical
Smallest
What are the 3 subatomic particles called? TIck all the correct boxes
Electrons
Protons
Neutrons
Nucleus
What do we call the simplified model that we use to show atoms when learning GCSE chemistry?
Bohr model
Circular model
Electron cloud
plum pudding model
If a nitrogen nucleus was the size of a common house spider (about 3cm) how big would the entire atom be?
10 football pitches
1 football pitch
10cm
1000cm
Tick the correct boxes to show which subatomic particles are found in the nucleus
Protons
Neutrons
Electrons
True or False the protons and neutrons give the atom most of its mass
True
False
Which atom is bigger?
Gold
Nitrogen
True or false - changing the number of neutrons in an atom will change its chemical properties?
True
False
The smaller number next to each element on the periodic table tells us how many ____________ it has
protons
neutrons
nucleus
Morrison's bags for life
Protons are positively charged or negatively charged?
Positive
Negative
Which subatomic particles have no charge (are neutral)?
Neutrons
Protons
Electrons
In general, the number of electrons around an atom are equal to the number of _________ ?
Protons
Neutrons
Nucleus
By what process can electrons sometimes be stripped away or added to atoms to make ions?
Chemical reactions
Nuclear reactions
Physical reactions
Scare Cam reactions
How many protons would you find in 1 atom of oxygen (use the image to help)
8
15.9994
4
How many protons would you find in the nucleus of 1 atom of Iron (Fe)?
26
55.845
29.845
6
How many electrons would you find around 1 atom of silver? (Hint remember the relationship between electrons and protons)
47
108
51
45
True or False - electrons are positively charged
False
True
Can you remember from yesterday - approximately how many atoms wide is a human hair?
500,000
5,000
5
