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Atoms and elements

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a chemical formula, the numbers as subscripts show how many of each kind of ______ are in the compound

a)

atoms

b)

moles

c)

molecules

d)

all of them are correct

2.

Compounds are composed of more than five atoms chemically bonded.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Elements are made up of one kind of atom and the symbol for each element is unique.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Metals make up the majority of elements in the periodic table.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Metalloids or semimetals

a)

Have properties (characteristics) of both metals and nonmetals.

b)

Found on the right side of the periodic table.

c)

Elements that are mostly metal.

6.

Families&Groups

a)

Vertical columns on the periodic table.

b)

Part of your family tree.

c)

Are studied at period table from left to right.

7.

Atomic number is the...

a)

Number of protons in the nucleus of each atom.

b)

Number of protons in a compound.

c)

Number of atoms in an element.

8.

Covalent Bond is

a)

Bond that forms between non-metal atoms when they share electrons.

b)

something that keeps gasses flowing.

c)

Found in the nucleus.

9.

Ionic Bond is

a)

Strongest bond.

b)

Something that keeps metals together.

c)

Bond between metal and non-metal that holds oppositely charged ions together.

10.

Chemical Bond

a)

Only found in plants.

b)

The force that holds two atoms together.

c)

Keeps matter solid.

11.

Chemical symbol for oxigen is...

a)

OX

b)

Ox

c)

O

d)

G

12.

Chemical symbol for chlorine is...

a)

cL

b)

C

c)

L

d)

Cl

13.

Chemical symbol for magnesium is...

a)

Mg

b)

MG

c)

Mn

d)

MN

14.

Chemical symbol for phosphorus is...

a)

ph

b)

fo

c)

FO

d)

P

15.

According to Rutherford's model, at the core there are:

a)

Protons and electrons

b)

Protons and neutrons

c)

Protons only

d)

Any of them

16.

According to Dalton's atomic theory...

a)

Atoms are small indestructible particles

b)

The atoms of the same element always have the same mass, but its properties depend on the area where it is located

c)

In a chemical change, atoms break apart to react

d)

All of them

17.

A positive ion or cation...

a)

Has gained electrons

b)

Has lost electrons

c)

Has the same electrons as protons

d)

Any of them

18.

What was the first atomic model to add electrons?

a)

Shrodinger

b)

Thomson

c)

Dalton

d)

Rutherford

19.

What is the atomic number?

a)

It is the number of neutrons

b)

It is the number of electrons

c)

It is the number of protons

20.

What was the first atomic model created

a)

Dalton´s model

b)

Rutherford´s model

c)

Thomson´s model

d)

Any of them

21.

Electrons are found...

a)

In the nucleus of the atom

b)

In the nucleus and in the orbits

c)

In the orbits

d)

They are not part of the atom

22.

The atom is made up of

a)

Electrons and protons

b)

Electrons and Neutrons

c)

Neutrons, Protons and Electrons

d)

Neutrons and Protons

23.

The atomic number of an element is symbolized by the letter

a)

A

b)

B

c)

P

d)

Z

24.

The atomic number (Z) tells me:

a)

the amount of neutrons

b)

The number of protons

c)

The number of protons and also electrons that a NEUTRAL atom has

d)

The number of electrons in an atom

25.

If we subtract the mass number minus the atomic number (Z) of an element we are calculating:

a)

The number of protons in the nucleus

b)

The number of protons and electrons

c)

The amount of neutrons it has in its nucleus

d)

The number of neutrons the atom has in its orbit

26.

What is "Fe"?

a)

Carbon

b)

Iron

c)

irony

d)

Hidrogen

27.

The central region of an atom where there are neutrons and protons is called

a)

Nucleus

b)

Electron cloud

c)

Core

d)

Center

28.
Particles in an atom that are neutral and have no charge are ______. 
a)
Negatrons 
b)
Electrons 
c)
Neutrons 
d)
Protons 
29.
Which of the following is a negatively charged subatomic particle?
a)
Electron
b)
Proton
c)
Neutron
d)
Quark
30.
What are the 3 particles that make-up the atom?
a)
Protons, neutrons, and isotopes
b)
Neutrons, isotopes, and electrons
c)
Positives, negatives, and electrons
d)
Protons, neutrons, and electrons
31.
Which statement best describes an electron?
a)
Smaller mass than a proton and a negative charge
b)
Smaller mass than a proton and a positive charge
c)
Greater mass than a proton and a negative charge
d)
Greater mass than a proton and a positive charge
32.

The first atomic model that proposed the existence of the electron was:

a)

Sommerfeld´s model

b)

Thomson´s model

c)

Dalton´s model

d)

Bohr´s model

e)

Rutherford´s model

33.

He proposed that electrons revolve around the nucleus at well-defined levels

a)

Rutherford

b)

Bohr

c)

Dalton

d)

Demócrito

34.

Why is the atom electrically neutral?

a)

Because protons and neutrons are separate

b)

Because the number of protons (positive) equals the number of neutrons

c)

Because it has the same number of protons as electrons

d)

Because electrons are the representative charge of the atom

35.

If two chemical elements have the same atomic number and different mass numbers they are

a)

Isobars

b)

Isocors

c)

Isotopes

d)

Any of them are correct