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Year 11 Intro to chemistry

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
all matter is made of what 
a)
energy 
b)
atoms 
c)
electrons 
d)
compounds 
2.
The positive particles of an atom are 
a)
electrons 
b)
positrons 
c)
neutrons 
d)
protons 
3.
Particles in an atom that are neutral and have no charge are 
a)
negatrons 
b)
electrons 
c)
neutrons 
d)
protons 
4.
The particles that are found in the nucleus of an atom are
a)
neutrons and electrons
b)
electrons only
c)
protons and neutrons
d)
protons and electrons
5.
Neutrons are _______________ particles.
a)
negative
b)
positive
c)
neutral
d)
cows
6.
The positive particles of an atom are called ___________.
a)
electrons 
b)
atoms
c)
neutrons 
d)
protons 
7.
The central region of an atom where its neutrons and protons are is called the
a)
nucleus 
b)
electron cloud
c)
core 
d)
center 
8.
electrons have this type of charge?
a)
negative
b)
positive
c)
neutral
9.
Where are neutrons located in the atom?
a)
shells/orbitals
b)
rings
c)
center
d)
nucleus
10.
These particles orbit around the nucleus of an atom.  What are they called?
a)
electrons
b)
protons
c)
neutrons
d)
photons
11.
What is the overall charge of this atom?
a)
+3
b)
-3
c)
0
d)
+1
12.
What is the mass of an atom if it has 11 protons, 12 neutrons, and 11 electrons?
a)
22
b)
11
c)
34
d)
23
13.
If an atom has 10 protons, 10 neutrons, and 10 electrons, what is the mass of the atom?
a)
10
b)
20
c)
30
14.
What is the atomic number for an element with three protons?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
3
d)
6
15.
How many neutron are in the atom "K"?
a)
7
b)
2
c)
39
d)
20
16.
What is the number of protons that the element in this image contain?
a)
14
b)
7
c)
15
d)
18
17.
What are the 3 particles that make-up the atom?
a)
protons, neutrons, and isotopes
b)
neutrons, isotopes, and electrons
c)
positives, negatives, and electrons
d)
protons, neutrons, and electrons
18.
an atom with atomic number 6 would have how many protons 
a)
6
b)
12
c)
3
d)
cannot be determined 
19.
a)
2
b)
8
c)
3
d)
13
20.
a)
2
b)
6
c)
10
d)
16
21.

Valence electrons are the number of

a)

protons in the atom

b)

electrons in the atom

c)

protons + neutrons in the nucleus

d)

electrons in the outside shell of the atom

22.

What is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom that determines the chemical properties of an atom?

a)

mass number

b)

atomic mass

c)

atomic number

d)

atomic symbol

23.

What is the mass 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

24.

What is the atomic number of this atom?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

7

25.

What is the mass number of this atom?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

7

26.

The first energy shell can hold ______ electrons.

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

27.

All elements in the same row have the same number of shells.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Sometimes

28.

Elements in the same group or column have the same ...

a)

# of valence electrons

b)

# of shells

c)

# of protons

d)

Mass Number

29.

Rows on the periodic table are called ___________.

a)

Periods

b)

Sentences

c)

Fences

30.

The columns in the periodic table are called ___________.

a)

Towers

b)

Herds

c)

Groups

31.

Elements in the same group have __________

a)

Similar Properties

b)

Same number of shells

c)

Similar Mass

32.

What do all elements in the same period have?

a)

same number of shells

b)

same number of electrons

c)

belong in the same family

33.
What is the chemical symbol for Lithium?
a)
H
b)
He
c)
Li
d)
N
34.
Diamonds are a pure form of what element?
a)
Carbon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Silicon
d)
Silver
35.
What element is used in light bulbs to help them last longer?
a)
Xenon
b)
Argon
c)
Helium
d)
Krypton
36.

Carbon

a)

CA

b)

C

c)

Ca

d)

Cn

37.

Sn

a)

tin

b)

sulfur

c)

iron

d)

sodium

38.

Zinc

a)

Z

b)

Zi

c)

ZN

d)

Zn

39.

Sulfur

a)

Sf

b)

Su

c)

Sr

d)

S

40.

Neon

a)

N

b)

No

c)

Ne

d)

Nn

41.

Calcium

a)

Cl

b)

Ca

c)

C

d)

Cm

42.

Copper

a)

CU

b)

Cp

c)

Cu

d)

Cr

43.

Hydrogen

a)

Hy

b)

H

c)

Hr

d)

Hn

44.

Iron

a)

Ir

b)

In

c)

Fe

d)

FE

45.

Pb

a)

Gold

b)

Lead

c)

peanut butter

d)

Paribium

46.

Mercury

a)

Me

b)

Hg

c)

HG

d)

ME

47.

Potassium

a)

P

b)

K

c)

Pt

d)

k

48.

Aluminum

a)

A

b)

Al

c)

Am

d)

Au

49.

Mg

a)

Manganese

b)

Mangium

c)

Magnesium

d)

Manzanium

50.

Gold

a)

Go

b)

Gl

c)

AU

d)

Au