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Isotopes Practice

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Adding or subtracting neutrons makes the element change into a(n)...

a)

ion

b)

mixture

c)

isotope

d)

neutral atom

2.
The atomic mass is equal to _.
a)
the number of protons only
b)
the number of neutrons only
c)
the total number of protons and neutrons
d)
the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
3.
If a sulfur atom has 16 protons, 16 electrons, and 16 neutrons, its atomic mass is:
a)
16
b)
32
c)
48
d)
64
4.
What do carbon-12 and carbon-14 have in common?
a)
they have same number of protons
b)
they have the same number of neutrons
c)
they have the same atomic mass
d)
they have the same atomic weight
5.

Which answer choice describes the subatomic particles and their respective charges?

a)

p- e+ n0

b)

p+ e n-

c)

p+ e- n0

d)

p- e+ n0

6.

What is the atomic number of this element?

a)

12

b)

24

c)

23

7.
What subatomic particles would you find in the nucleus of an atom?
a)
Protons only
b)
Protons and Neutrons
c)
Neutrons and Electrons
d)
Protons and Electrons 
8.
What subatomic particle is electrically neutral (no charge)?
a)
Proton
b)
Ion
c)
Neutron
d)
Electron
9.
What subatomic particle(s) would be found orbiting the nucleus?
a)
Neutrons only
b)
Electrons only
c)
Protons and Neutrons
d)
Protons and Electrons
10.
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
11.

An atom is made up mostly of _________.

a)

protons

b)

gravity

c)

empty space

d)

electricity

12.

Isotopes of the same element have the same number of

a)

neutrons

b)

protons

c)

both neutrons and protons

13.

Isotopes of the same element must have a different number of

a)

neutrons

b)

protons

c)

both neutrons and protons

d)

electrons

14.

An atom of Chlorine-37 has

a)

37 protons, 37 neutrons and 37 electrons

b)

17 protons, 37 neutrons and 17 electrons

c)

17 protons, 20 neutrons and 37 electrons

d)

17 protons, 20 neutrons and 17 electrons

15.

What do these isotopes of carbon all have in common?

a)

neutrons and mass number

b)

atomic number and neutrons

c)

atomic number and electrons

d)

atomic number, neutrons and mass number

16.

How many neutrons does the isotope of Lithium have?

a)

8

b)

4

c)

3

d)

5

17.

How many protons does this isotope of Titanium contain?

a)

48

b)

26

c)

22

d)

70