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Atomic Structure & Nuclear Chemistry Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which atomic particle has a negative charge?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

all of these

2.

Which of these is NOT a subatomic particle of an atom?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

quantron

3.
Which of these phrases best describes an atom?
a)
a positive nucleus surrounded by a hard negative shell
b)
a positive nucleus surrounded by a cloud of negative charges
c)
a hard sphere with postive and negative charges on the outside
d)
a negative nucleus surrounded by protons and neutrons
4.

Which of the following has the smallest mass?

a)

neutron

b)

proton

c)

nucleus

d)

electron

5.
What is true about an atom?
a)
Most of the space in an atom is taken up by the nucleus
b)
Atoms are mostly empty space
c)
Atoms have no mass
d)
Electrons have much more mass that protons or neutrons.
6.
The positively charged parts of an atom are the
a)
protons
b)
electron clouds
c)
neutrons
d)
electrons
7.

What part of the atom is indicated by the red sphere?

a)

nucleus

b)

electron cloud

c)

electrons

d)

neutrons

8.

Matter that is made up of only one type of atom is called

a)

a compound

b)

a subatomic particle

c)

an element

d)

water

9.
The term "neutral" means
a)
having only a little bit of charge
b)
having a positive charge
c)
having a negative charge
d)
having no charge at all
10.
Atoms are neutral because they have the same number of
a)
protons and neutrons
b)
protons and electrons
c)
electrons and neutrons
11.

Look at this picture of Argon from the periodic table. Which of the following is true for this element?

a)

18 protons

b)

40 protons

c)

22 protons

d)

21.9 protons

12.

Look at this picture of Argon from the periodic table. Which of the following is true for this element?

a)

18 neutrons

b)

40 neutrons

c)

22 neutrons

d)

21.9 neutrons

13.

Look at this picture of Argon from the periodic table. Which of the following is true for this element when it is neutral?

a)

18 electrons

b)

40 electrons

c)

22 electrons

d)

21.9 electrons

14.

Which part of an atom is used to identify it?

a)

number of protons

b)

number of neutrons

c)

number of electrons

15.

When you have two atoms with different masses, Carbon-12 and Carbon-13 for example, what do you have?

a)

Neutral atoms

b)

Ions

c)

Isotopes

d)

Two elements

16.

When you have two isotopes of an atom, Carbon-12 and Carbon-13 for example, what is different between the two?

a)

Number of protons

b)

Number of neutrons

c)

Number of electrons

d)

Net Charge

17.

When you have an ion of an atom, O-2 for example, what has changed in its atomic structure?

a)

Number of protons

b)

Number of neutrons

c)

Number of electrons

18.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

Protons are positive, electrons are negative, neutrons are neutral.

b)

Protons are neutral, electrons are negative, neutrons are positive

c)

Protons are negative, electrons are positive, neutrons are neutral

d)

Protons are positive, electrons are neutral, neutrons are negative

19.

Al+3

In the symbol above, the +3 tells you the...

a)

number of protons.

b)

atomic mass.

c)

charge of the atom.

d)

number of neutrons.

20.

Iodine-131

In the isotope name above, the -131 tells you the...

a)

number of protons.

b)

atomic mass.

c)

charge of the atom.

d)

number of electrons.

21.

The atomic mass of an atom is equal to...

a)

number of protons plus number of neutrons.

b)

number of protons plus number of electrons.

c)

number of electrons plus the number of neutrons.

d)

number of protons minus number of electrons.

22.

How many protons does indium have?

a)

49

b)

65

c)

114

d)

115

23.

How many neutrons are in an atom of Indium?

a)

49

b)

65

c)

114

d)

115

24.

What is the mass number of barium?

a)

56

b)

81

c)

137

d)

138

25.

How many neutrons are in an atom of barium?

a)

56

b)

81

c)

137

d)

138

26.

Identify #1

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

27.

Identify #2

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

28.

Identify #3

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

29.

Identify #4

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

30.

In order of most to least penetrating radiation we have

a)

Alpha , Beta, Gamma

b)

Beta , Gamma , Alpha

c)

Gamma, Beta, Alpha

d)

Gamma, Alpha, Beta

31.
Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?
a)
Alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma 
d)
none
32.

Which type of radiation has this symbol?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

33.

Which type of radiation has this symbol?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

34.

Which type of radiation has this symbol?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

35.

Which type of radioactive decay gives off energy only (no particles)?

a)

alpha

b)

beta

c)

gamma

36.

The time taken for half of a sample of radioactive material to decay is the...

a)

Nuclear fusion

b)

Decay constant

c)

Dead time

d)

Half-life

37.

Gamma rays have a _____ charge

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

38.

Alpha particles have a _____ charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

39.

Beta particles have a _____ charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

40.

What type of decay is this?

23892U --> 42He + 23490Th

a)

Gamma Decay

b)

Positron Emission

c)

Alpha Decay

d)

Beta Decay

41.

What would two different isotopes of an element have in common?

a)

Number of neutrons

b)

Number of protons

c)

Atomic weight

d)

Atomic mass

42.

Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here? (Hint: Figure out the other product first!)

a)

alpha

b)

beta

c)

gamma

d)

none