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Periodic Table Trends Isotopes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an isotope? 
a)
A charged atom
b)
An atom with different amounts of neutrons
c)
An atom with different amounts of protons
d)
A neutral atom
2.
What is the name of the pictured isotope?
a)
Chlorine-Schmorine
b)
Chlorine-17
c)
Chlorine-35
d)
Chlorine-18
3.
What do these isotopes of carbon all have in common?
a)
neutrons & mass number
b)
atomic number and neutrons
c)
atomic number and electrons
d)
protons, atomic number, and mass number
4.

Isotopes are atoms of the same element with different #’s of __________ & therefore different __________.

a)

neutrons ; atomic numbers

b)

protons ; atomic numbers

c)

electrons ; atomic masses

d)

neutrons ; atomic masses

5.

Four isotopes of lead include lead-204, lead-206, lead-207, and lead-208. The average atomic mass of lead is 207.2. Which isotope of lead is likely to be the most abundant?

a)

204

b)

206

c)

207

d)

208

6.

How do you calculate mass number?

a)

Mass x percent

b)

Protons + Electrons

c)

Protons + Neutrons

d)

Neutrons + Protons + Electrons

7.
If a sulfur atom has 16 protons, 16 electrons, and 16 neutrons, its atomic mass is:
a)
16
b)
32
c)
48
d)
64
8.
What do carbon-12 and carbon-14 have in common?
a)
they have same number of protons
b)
they have the same number of neutrons
c)
they have the same atomic mass
d)
they have the same atomic weight
9.
How is carbon-12 different from carbon-14?
a)
They have a different number of protons
b)
they have a different number of electrons
c)
they have a different number of neutrons
d)
they are different elements
10.

What isotope has 26 protons and 30 neutrons?

a)

Iron-56

b)

Zinc-56

c)

No way to tell

11.

The diagram shows the atomic notations of three atoms. Choose a pair of chlorine isotopes.

a)

P & R

b)

P & Q

c)

Q & R

12.

Which of the following best describes the role of the neutron in the atom?

a)

determines the type of element

b)

helps determine the charge on an ion

c)

acts like the "glue" that helps hold the nucleus together

13.

Which statement describes the trend in the number of neutrons for the stable isotopes of period 2 on the periodic table?

a)

neutron numbers are often far less than proton numbers in stable isotopes

b)

neutron numbers are usually exactly equal to proton numbers for the stable isotopes

c)

neutron numbers are sometimes equal to or often a little larger than proton numbers for the stable isotopes

14.

What pattern appears to occur in this graph comparing neutron and proton numbers for stable isotopes?

a)

the larger the proton number, the more likely there will be more neutrons than protons for the stable isotopes

b)

the larger the proton number, the more likely there will be equal neutrons to proton numbers for the stable isotopes

c)

the larger the proton number, the more likely there will be less neutrons than protons for the stable isotopes

15.

Which line is actually a 1:1 line?

a)

green line

b)

red line