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01-11-2021 Year 10 Chemistry Quiz 2 C1- Atomic Structure Pt2

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

C1.5- Which ancient civilisation were the first to theorise about the existence of 'atmos'- small particles that make up the universe?

a)

Romans

b)

Greeks

c)

Mayans

d)

Aztecs

2.

C1.5- Which scientist suggested in the early 1800s that atoms were tiny, hard spheres and that different elements were made of different types of atom?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Dalton

c)

Rutherford

d)

Thomson

3.

C1.5- The 'plum pudding model' contained the first mention of which type of subatomic particle?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Positrons

4.

C1.5- What did Geiger and Marsden fire at gold foil in their experiments investigating the structure of the atom?

a)

Protons

b)

Electrons

c)

Alpha Particles

d)

Gamma Rays

5.

C1.5- Which of these is NOT a correct observation from Geiger and Marsden's experiment?

a)

Some particles were absorbed by the atoms

b)

The vast majority of the particles passed through the atoms

c)

A small amount of them were deflected slightly

d)

An even smaller amount were completely reflected back

6.

C1.5- Which of these is atomic discoveries was made by Rutherford thanks to Geiger and Marsden's experiment?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Nucleus

7.

C1.5- Which of these is true of BOTH the plum pudding model AND the nuclear model

a)

An atom contains a sphere of positive charge

b)

An atom is mostly empty space

c)

The positive charge is really concentrated in the centre of the atom

d)

Electrons orbit the positive charge of the atom

8.

C1.5- Which subatomic particle did Chadwick discover?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Positrons

9.

C1.5- What discovery did Bohr make about the atom?

a)

That electrons can be added or removed

b)

That electrons orbit fixed distances (or shells) around an atom

c)

That electrons have a charge of -1

d)

That isotopes have the same number of protons but different a number of neutrons

10.

C1.6- What is the charge of a proton?

a)

-1

b)

0

c)

+1

d)

+2

11.

C1.6- What is the relative mass of an electron?

a)

~0

b)

-1

c)

1

d)

+1

12.

C1.6- How many protons does a Cobalt atom have?

a)

59

b)

27

c)

32

d)

86

13.

C1.6- How many neutrons does a Phosphorus atom have?

a)

31

b)

15

c)

16

d)

46

14.

C1.6- How many electrons does an Argon atom have?

a)

40

b)

18

c)

22

d)

58

15.

C1.6- What is the relative mass of a neutron?

a)

~0

b)

1

c)

+1

d)

-1

16.

C1.6- What does the mass number on a periodic table show you?

a)

How many electrons an atom has

b)

How many protons an atom has

c)

How many protons + neutrons an atom has

d)

How many protons + electrons an atom has

17.

C1.7- How many electrons can be held in the first shell of an atom?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

18.

C1.7- How many electrons can be held in the second shell of an atom?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

19.

C1.7- How many electrons can be held in the third shell of an atom?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

20.

C1.7- What is the correct electron configuration for a calcium atom?

a)

2.8.10

b)

2.4.8.6

c)

2.8.8.2

d)

20

21.

C1.7- How many electrons can be found in the outer shell of a carbon atom?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

12

22.

C1.7- How many electrons can be found in the first shell of a platinum atom?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

d)

78

23.

C1.7- What is the correct electron configuration for a Neon atom?

a)

2.4.6

b)

2.2.2.2.2

c)

2.8

d)

2.8.8.2

24.

C1.8- What causes an atom to become a positive ion?

a)

It gains a proton

b)

It loses a proton

c)

It gains an electron

d)

It loses an electron

25.

C1.8- What causes an atom to become an ion with a charge of 2-?

a)

It gains two protons

b)

It loses two protons

c)

It gains two electrons

d)

It loses two electrons

26.

C1.8- What is the charge of a choride ion (chlorine is in Group 7 of the Periodic Table)?

a)

-7

b)

-1

c)

+1

d)

+7

27.

C1.8- What is the charge of a Magnesium ion (Mg is in group 2 of the Periodic Table)?

a)

-6

b)

-2

c)

+2

d)

+6

28.

C1.8- What is an isotope?

a)

An atom with the same number of protons but a different number of electrons

b)

An atom with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons

c)

An atom with the same number of electrons but a different number of protons

d)

An atom with the same number of neutrons but a different number of protons

29.

C1.8- Which of the following is true?

a)

Isotopes have the same mass as each other

b)

Isotopes have the same physical properties as each other

c)

Isotopes have the same chemical properties of each other

d)

Isotopes can never be identified in a sample

30.

C1.8- Why does Chlorine have a relative atomic mass of 35.5?

a)

It has half a proton

b)

It has half a neutron

c)

It is a mix of 75% Chlorine with 20 protons and 25% Chlorine with 18 protons

d)

It is a mix of 75% Chlorine with 18 protons and 25% Chlorine with 20 protons