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Atomic strucuture, Ions, Isotopes

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An atom that has gained or lost electrons in an attempt to become stable/bond with another atom.

a)

Normal/Neutral Atom

b)

Ion

c)

Isotope

2.

An atom with the same number of protons and electrons (no charge) and the expected atomic mass or number of neutrons from the periodic table.

a)

Neutral/Normal Atom

b)

Ion

c)

Isotope

3.

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

a)

Anion

b)

Cation

c)

Neutral Atom

d)

Isotope

4.

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

a)

Anion

b)

Cation

c)

Neutral Atom

d)

Isotope

5.

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

6.

If an ion has a positive charge you would __________ the charge number from the number of protons to figure out how many electrons there are.

a)

subtract

b)

add

c)

multiply

d)

divide

7.

If an ion has a negative charge you would __________ the charge number to the number of protons to figure out how many electrons there are.

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Divide

d)

Multiply

8.

If an atom has a charge of +3 and an atomic number of 5 it should have _______ electrons.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

Which two notations represent isotopes of the same element?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Two atoms that are different isotopes of the same element have

a)

the same number of protons and same number of neutrons

b)

the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons

c)

a different number of protons but the same number of neutrons

d)

a different number of protons and a different number of neutrons

11.

the mass of an electron is

a)

equal to the mass of a proton

b)

equal to the mass of a neutron

c)

greater than the mass of a proton

d)

less than the mass of a neutron

12.

Which notations represent atoms that have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons?

a)

H-2 and He-3

b)

S-32 and S-32

c)

Cl-35 and Cl-37

d)

Ga-70 and Ge-73

13.

Atoms are neutral because the number of

a)

protons equals the number of neutrons

b)

protons equals the numbers of electrons

c)

neutrons is greater than the number of protons

d)

neutrons is greater than the number of electrons

14.

What is the total number of neutrons in K-42

a)

19

b)

20

c)

23

d)

42

15.

Which atom has the same number of neutrons as the isotope above? 

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

The nucleus is held together by the ___________________________force.

a)

The Strong Nuclear Force

b)

The Weak Nuclear Force

c)

Electromagnetism

d)

Gravity

17.
Has the symbol
a)
Alpha
b)
Beta 
c)
Gamma
18.
Has the symbol
a)
Alpha
b)
Beta
c)
Gamma
19.
Has the symbol
a)
Alpha
b)
Beta
c)
Gamma
20.
The process of nuclear change in an atom of radioactive material is called... 
a)
nuclear decay
b)
nuclear mass
c)
isotopes
d)
radon
21.
Radioactive materials have unstable...
a)
electrons
b)
protons
c)
nuclei
d)
neutrons