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Atoms, Ions and Isotopes

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call the green colored particle in this atom?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

2.

What type of energy holds the nucleus of the atom together?

a)

Heat Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Nuclear Energy

d)

Atomic Energy

3.

How many neutrons will be in a NEUTRAL atom of Bromine? **Round the mass number to the nearest whole number**

a)

35

b)

45

c)

55

d)

25

4.

Atoms look EXACTLY like Bohr's model of the atom.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment helped figure out two things about the atom, what were those two things?

a)

Electrons are located outside of the nucleus and the atom is mostly empty space.

b)

The atom has a nucleus that is negatively charged and the protons are located on the outside.

c)

The atom has no charge overall and the protons and electrons always have to be together.

d)

The atom has a positively charged nucleus and the atom is mostly empty space.

6.

The rows on the periodic table are called:

a)

Groups

b)

Atomic numbers

c)

Periods

d)

Mass numbers

7.

A cation is a positively charged ion.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

If I want to make a Phosphorus ion with a -3 charge, how many electrons would I need?

a)

15

b)

16

c)

17

d)

18

9.

The intentional splitting of a nucleus of a heavy and unstable isotope into smaller nuclei is called:

a)

Fission

b)

Fusion

c)

Radiaton

d)

Radioactive Decay

10.

What is the atomic number for Magnesium (Mg)?

a)

12

b)

24.31

c)

Mg

d)

Magnesium

11.

Uranium-235 is an isotope of uranium, how many neutrons does this isotope have? (Uranium is element 92)

a)

140

b)

141

c)

143

d)

145

12.

What percentage of radioactivity do we look for when determining an isotope's half-life?

a)

20%

b)

30%

c)

40%

d)

50%