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GCSE Atoms Isotopes and Radiation

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which model of the atom is a sphere of positive charge with negative electrons stuck in it?

a)

Nuclear model

b)

Plum pudding model

c)

Bohr model

d)

Chadwick model

2.

Which model of the atom has neutrons in the nucleus?

a)

Nuclear model

b)

Plum pudding model

c)

Bohr model

d)

Chadwick model

3.

Which model of the atom has electrons in shells at certain distances from the nucleus?

a)

Nuclear model

b)

Plum pudding model

c)

Bohr model

d)

Chadwick model

4.

Which model of the atom has a positively charged nucleus in a cloud of negative electrons?

a)

Nuclear model

b)

Plum pudding model

c)

Bohr model

d)

Chadwick model

5.

What is the radius of an atom?

a)

10-8 m

b)

10-10 m

c)

10-12 m

d)

10-14 m

6.

What is the radius of a nucleus?

a)

10-8 m

b)

10-10 m

c)

10-12 m

d)

10-14 m

7.

Which particle has no mass?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

8.

Which particle has a negative charge?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

9.

Which particle has a positive charge?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

10.

Which particle has no charge?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

11.

Which two particles have the same mass?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

12.

Which type of ionising radiation is a fast moving electron

a)

alpha α

b)

beta β

c)

gamma γ

13.

Which type of ionising radiation is stopped by paper?

a)

alpha α

b)

beta β

c)

gamma γ

14.

What is the mass number of this element?

(a)  

15.

What is the atomic number of this element?



(a)  

16.

How many neutrons are in this nucleus?



(a)  

17.

What type of radioactive decay is this?

a)

alpha α

b)

beta β

c)

gamma γ

18.

What type of radioactive decay is this?

a)

alpha α

b)

beta β

c)

gamma γ

19.

What type of radioactive decay is this?

a)

alpha α

b)

beta β

c)

gamma γ

20.

Which type of ionising radiation is most dangerous from outside the body?

a)

alpha α

b)

beta β

c)

gamma γ