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Atoms Ions Isotopes

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Adding or subtracting neutrons changes the atom into an...

a)
ion
b)
isotope
c)
neutral atom
2.

What is the charge on a lithium atom that loses 1 electron?

a)
+1
b)
0
c)
-1
d)
-2
3.

Is the Bohr model shown representing at atom or an ion?

a)
atom
b)

ion

4.

Is the Helium model shown representing an atom or an ion?

a)
atom
b)

ion

5.
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.
6.

How many protons does this isotope of titanium have?

a)
48
b)
22
c)
26
d)
70
7.

Which isotope has  4 neutrons?

a)
Li-6
b)
Li-7
c)
Li-8
d)
they have the same # of neutrons
8.

Carbon has an atomic number of 6 and an atomic mass of 12. Which elements are considered isotopes of carbon-12?

a)
Carbon-12
b)
Carbon-13
c)
Carbon-14
d)
Both Carbon-13 and Carbon-14
9.

What charge does an atom have when it GAINS electrons?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

10.

How many neutrons does this bromine atom have?

a)

35

b)

45

c)

80

11.

How many electrons does this magnesium ion have?

a)

24

b)

12

c)

10

d)

14

12.

How many protons, neutrons, and electrons?

a)

proton = 16, neutron = 8, electron = 10

b)

proton = 8, neutron = 16, electron = 8

c)

proton = 8, neutron = 8, electron = 10

d)

proton = 6, neutron = 2, electron = 6

13.

Atoms of the same element that have different mass than expected because they have a different number of neutrons.

a)

Neutral Atom

b)

Ion

c)

Isotope

d)

Cation

14.

What changes when an atom becomes an ion?

a)

The number of electrons

b)

The number of protons

c)

The number of neutrons

d)

Both the number of neutrons and electrons

15.

What happened to this Magnesium atom to make it an ion?

a)

It LOST electrons

b)

It GAINED electrons

c)

It GAINED protons

d)

It LOST protons

16.
A neutral atom would become an ion that has a charge of 2+ by 
a)
Losing two protons
b)
Losing two neutrons
c)
Losing two electrons
17.
Isotopes are atoms that have different
a)
Mass numbers
b)
Element names
c)
Atomic Numbers
18.
Two atoms that have different numbers of protons are 
a)
Different ions
b)
Different isotopes
c)
Different elements
19.
If neutral copper atom (atomic number 29) becomes an ion that has a charge of 2+, how many electrons does the resulting ion have?
a)
27
b)
28
c)
29
d)
31
20.

A positively charged ion that has lost electrons to satisfy the octet rule (metals do this)

a)

Anion

b)

Cation

c)

Neutral Atom

d)

Isotope

21.

A negatively charged ion that has gained electrons to satisfy the octet rule (nonmetals do this)

a)

Anion

b)

Cation

c)

Neutral Atom

d)

Isotope

22.

If an atom has 9 protons and 10 electrons it has a charge of ____.

a)

0

b)

-1

c)

+1

d)

-2

23.

If an atom has 4 protons and 2 electrons it has a charge of ____.

a)

0

b)

-2

c)

+2

d)

+1

24.

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

25.

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