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How Atoms Differ

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the charge of a proton?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

2.

What is the charge of an electron?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

3.

What is the charge of a neutron?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

4.

What part of an atom determines the element that it belongs to?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

atomic mass

5.

Mass Number = __________

a)

protons + electrons

b)

neutrons + electrons

c)

protons + neutrons

d)

protons - neutrons

6.

Atoms of the same element can have different mass numbers?

a)

true

b)

false

7.

If an atom has a positive or negative charge we call it a(an) ____.

a)

excited atom

b)

isotope

c)

positive/negative atom

d)

ion

8.

An atom is neutral because the number of protons is equal to the number of _____.

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

d)

ions

9.

An atom that has 5 protons and 5 electrons gains an electron. What is the charge of this ion?

a)

+2

b)

+1

c)

0

d)

-1

e)

-2

10.

Particles with different numbers of protons are different ______.

a)

ions

b)

isotopes

c)

elements

11.

Particles of a given element with different numbers of neutrons are different _____.

a)

ions

b)

isotopes

c)

elements

d)

animals

12.

Particles of a given element with different numbers of electrons are different _____.

a)

ions

b)

isotopes

c)

elements

d)

animals

13.

Why is the atomic mass on the periodic table a decimal instead of a whole number.

a)

sometimes atoms have a partial neutron

b)

sometimes atoms have a partial proton

c)

atomic mass is an average mass of all isotopes of an element

d)

this accounts for the small mass of the electrons

14.

How are chlorine-35 and chlorine-37 different?

a)

the have different numbers of protons

b)

the have different numbers of neutrons

c)

the have different numbers of electrons

d)

they have different ions

15.
Most of the mass in an atom is concentrated in the...
a)
electrons
b)
nucleus
c)
protons
d)
empty space
16.
What does the nucleus consist of?
a)
Protons + Electrons
b)
Neutrons + Electrons
c)
Atoms
d)
Protons + Neutrons
17.

To make this atom a -2 ion what must happen ?

a)

remove 2 electrons

b)

remove 1 electron

c)

add 2 electrons

d)

add 1 electron

18.

To make this atom a +1 ion what must happen ?

a)

remove 2 electrons

b)

remove 1 electron

c)

add 2 electrons

d)

add 1 electron

19.

If an atom has a charge of 0 (neutral) and an atomic number of 8 it should have ____ electrons.

a)

0

b)

8

c)

7

d)

9

20.

If an atom has a charge of -2 and an atomic number of 16 it should have _______ electrons.

a)

14

b)

16

c)

18

d)

20

21.

If an atom has an expected atomic mass of 12, and it has 6 protons and 6 neutrons it is a ____________.

a)

Normal Atom

b)

Isotope

c)

Cation

d)

Anion

22.

To figure out the mass of an atom based on its subatomic particles you would add ______ & ________.

a)

Protons & Electrons

b)

Protons & Neutrons

c)

Neutron & Electrons

23.

To make this atom -1 ion charge what must happen ?

a)

add 1 proton

b)

remove one proton

c)

add 1 electron

d)

remove 1 electron

24.

To make this atom +2 ion charge what must happen ?

a)

add 2 protons

b)

remove one proton

c)

add 1 electron

d)

remove 2 electrons

25.

To make this atom -2 ion charge what must happen ?

a)

add 2 protons

b)

remove one proton

c)

add 2 electrons

d)

remove 2 electrons

26.
Although carbon's three isotopes are carbon-12, carbon-13, and carbon-14, its average atomic mass is 12.01 because
a)
Carbon-12 is the heaviest isotope
b)
Carbon-12 is the most useful to humans
c)
Carbon-12 is the most common isotope
27.

What charge will result if an ion gains 3 electrons?

a)

+3

b)

+1

c)

-3

d)

-2

28.

When and where were dropped the first two atomic bombs by US forces?

a)

In 1945 over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Tokyo

b)

In 1942 over the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Tokyo

c)

In 1942 over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

d)

In 1945 over the Japanase cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

29.

The most dreadful accident involving a Nuclear Power Plant happened in 1986 in...

a)

Kiev

b)

Chernobyl

30.

Uranium has two isotopes but only one of them is radioactive. Which one?

a)

U-235

b)

U-238

31.
_______________ is the process by which unstable atoms emit radiation until they become stable.
a)
Radiation
b)
Chemical Reaction
c)
Radioactive Decay
d)
Isotopes
32.
The rate at which a radioactive element decays is its ____.
a)
quarter life
b)
whole life
c)
wonderful life 
d)
half life
33.

The three types of nuclear radiation in order of decreasing penetrating power are

a)

alpha, beta, gamma

b)

alpha, gamma, beta

c)

beta, alpha, gamma

d)

gamma, alpha, beta

34.
What makes something radioactive?
a)
elements with an atomic number above 81
b)
an unstable nucleus
c)
contaminated sewage
d)
It decays over time
35.
What is Half-life?
a)
The amount of time it takes for some of the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
b)
The amount of time it takes for half the electrons in a sample of the isotope to decay
c)
The amount of time it takes for half the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
d)
the amount of time it takes to double the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay