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Matter & Atomic Structure

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a subatomic particle with a positive charge that is in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

neutron

b)

proton

c)

electron

d)

valence electron

2.

What is a subatomic particle without an electric charge, located in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

neutron

b)

proton

c)

electron

d)

valence electron

3.

What is a subatomic particle with a negative charge? It is found in the electron cloud surrounding the nucleus.

a)

neutron

b)

proton

c)

electron

d)

electron cloud

4.

What is the center of an atom containing protons and neutrons?

a)

nucleus

b)

neutron

c)

proton

d)

electron cloud

5.

What is material that has mass and takes up space?

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

matter

d)

density

6.

The number of electrons in an atom is equal to ......

a)

the number of protons

b)

the number of neutrons

c)

the atomic mass

7.

What is the maximum number of electrons in the second energy level (second shell)?

a)

18

b)

8

c)

32

d)

2

8.
Which state of matter has particles that are tightly packed?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
9.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
solid, volume, mass
b)
density, volume, mass
c)
solid, liquid, gas
d)
density, gas, volume
10.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
11.
The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid is the
a)
freezing point
b)
saturation point
c)
boiling point
d)
condensation point
12.
When ice melts to form liquid, energy is
a)
created
b)
destroyed
c)
released
d)
absorbed
13.
The process of a liquid becoming a solid is called
a)
condensation
b)
freezing  
c)
melting
d)
evaporation 
14.
A gas becomes a liquid through a process called
a)
melting
b)
freeing
c)
evaporation
d)
condensation
15.

What is the proton number?

a)

the number of protons in the nucleus

b)

the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus

c)

the number of neutrons in the nucleus

d)

the number of protons in the energy levels

16.

What is the nucleon number?

a)

the number of protons in the nucleus

b)

the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus

c)

the number of neutrons in the nucleus

d)

the number of protons and electrons in the atom

17.

What does the C represent?

a)

Relative atomic mass

b)

Proton number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

18.
Which subatomic particles contribute the most to the mass of an atom?
a)
Protons, Neutrons, Electrons
b)
Protons only
c)
Protons and Electrons
d)
Protons and Neutrons
19.
If an atom has 12 positively charged subatomic particles, which of the following must it also have to be considered a neutral atom?
a)
12 neutrons
b)
12 electrons
c)
12 protons
d)
24 protons and neutrons
20.

An atom has 10 protons, 15 neutrons and 10 electrons what is its nucleon number?

a)

20

b)

10

c)

25

d)

35

21.

How many electrons does this atom have?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

10

22.

The proton number of an element that has 9 protons, 9 electrons, and 10 neutrons is _____.

a)

9

b)

10

c)

19

d)

28

23.
Where is most of the mass in an atom located?
a)
in the nucleus
b)
in the protons
c)
in the neutrons
d)
in the electrons
24.

An atom has an proton number of 15 and a nucleon number of 31. How many neutrons are there in the atom?

a)

15

b)

31

c)

16

d)

47

25.

Which of the following determines the identity of an element?

a)

number of protons

b)

atomic mass

c)

number of neutrons

d)

number of shells