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Metals, non-metals and atomic structure

Total questions: 132

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The non-metal which is liquid at room temperature is

a)

Mercury

b)

Bromine

c)

Chlorine

d)

sodium

2.

Name the metal which is the best conductor of electricity.

a)

copper

b)

silver

 

c)

gold

d)

none of these

3.

Name the metal which is used as a thermometric liquid

a)

mercury

b)

tin

c)

lead

d)

magnesium

4.

Metal that can be cut with a knife is 

a)

Sodium

b)

Iron 

c)

Gold

d)

calcium

5.

Which of the following is a non-metal.

a)

Iron

b)

Bromine

c)

Silver

d)

gold

6.

Which of the following is a metal.

a)

Carbon

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Gold

d)

nitrogen

7.

Name the metal which is brittle.

a)

iron

b)

copper

c)

zinc

d)

potassium

8.

Name the metal which is as precious as gold.

a)

platinum

b)

iron

c)

copper

d)

zinc

9.

Which of the following describes metals

a)

can not conduct heat and electricity and can be easily shaped.

b)

can conduct heat and electricity and can be easily shaped.

c)

they are in powder form.

d)

None of the above.

10.

Metals can be hammered into thin sheets. This property is called

a)

ductility

b)

sonority

c)

malleability

d)

strength

11.

Which of the following is the property of non metal?

a)

All are solids

b)

have lustre

c)

poor conductor of electricity

d)

sonorous

12.

Non metal which is hard

a)

Diamond

b)

graphite

c)

nitrogen

d)

phosphorus

13.

All metals are solids except

a)

Sodium

b)

Calcium

c)

Mercury

d)

Hydrogen.

14.

Metal used in galvanisation is

a)

sodium

b)

copper

c)

potassium

d)

zinc

15.

Brass is an alloy of

a)

copper and zinc

b)

copper and tin

c)

calcium and zinc

d)

mercury and zinc

16.

Which of the following elements is a semi-metal?

        A.    Beryllium

        B.    Silicon

        C.    Phosphorus

        D.    Chlorine

a)

A.    Beryllium

b)

        B.    Silicon

c)

C.    Phosphorus

d)

D.    Chlorine

17.

Which of the following groups of elements are all non-metals?

a)

A. B, Si, Ne, Ar

b)

B. Be, Mg, Al, Li

c)

C. C, N, P, S

d)

D. O, F, Cl, Be

18.

Which of the following statements about subatomic particles is INCORRECT?

a)

A.    Neutrons are electrically neutral.

b)

B.    A proton and a neutron have about the same mass.

c)

C.    All atoms contain protons, neutrons and electrons.

d)

D.    The mass of an atom is concentrated at the nucleus.

19.

The atomic number and mass number of an element L are 15 and 31 respectively. The atom has

a)

A.    16 electrons, 16 protons and 15 neutrons.

b)

B.    15 electrons, 16 protons and 15 neutrons.

c)

C.    16 electrons, 15 protons and 16 neutrons.

d)

D.    15 electrons, 15 protons and 16 neutrons.

20.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.
a)

A.    (1) and (2) only

b)

B.    (1) and (3) only

c)

C.    (2) and (3) only

d)

D.    (1), (2) and (3)

22.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.

Which of the following statements about the structure of an atom is INCORRECT?

a)

A.    The nucleus is composed of electrons and neutrons.

b)

B.    Most of the space in an atom is empty.

c)

C.    Electrons move around the nucleus at a high speed.

d)

D.    Neutrons and protons are much heavier than electrons.

26.

Carbon has how many protons?

a)

12

b)

6

c)

7

d)

4

27.

Argon has how many Valence Electrons?

a)

18

b)

40

c)

8

d)

3

28.

Potassium has how many energy levels?

a)

4

b)

19

c)

39

d)

1

29.

Bromine has how many Neutrons?

a)

35

b)

80

c)

45

d)

8

30.

Elements in the same group all have the same number of...

a)

Electrons

b)

Protons

c)

Valence Electrons

d)

Energy Levels

31.

Oxygen has a mass of...

a)

8

b)

16

c)

15

d)

6

32.

Calcium has _______ valence electrons.

a)

4

b)

40

c)

20

d)

2

33.

Elements in the same period all have the same...

a)

Mass

b)

Valence Electrons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Energy Levels

34.

Arsenic has a mass of _______

a)

33

b)

79

c)

75

d)

47

35.

Iodine has ______ valence electrons

a)

127

b)

53

c)

74

d)

7

36.

How many protons are in Gold

a)

79

b)

197

c)

118

d)

276

37.

How many neutrons are in Tungsten

a)

110

b)

74

c)

183

d)

258

38.
How many electrons are in Manganese (Mn) ?
a)
12
b)
25
c)
55
d)
30
39.

The number of neutrons equals...

a)

atomic number - mass number

b)

Protons - neutrons

c)

Electrons - protons

d)

mass number - atomic number

40.
Where are protons located in the atom?
a)
orbitals
b)
nucleus
c)
rings
d)
positive
41.
Where are electrons located in the atom?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Shells/orbitals
c)
rings
d)
center
42.

What is the atomic number of this atom?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

7

43.

What is the mass number of this atom?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

7

44.

What does the 6 represent?

a)

Atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

chemical symbol

d)

element name

45.
If an atom has 12 positively charged subatomic particles, which of the following must it also have to be considered a neutral atom?
a)
12 neutrons
b)
12 electrons
c)
12 protons
d)
24 protons and neutrons
46.

An atom has 10 protons, 15 neutrons and 10 electrons what is its mass number.

a)

20

b)

10

c)

35

d)

25

47.

How many electrons does this atom have?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

10

48.
Referring to the table, what is the relative mass of a proton?
a)
10
b)
1
c)
0.1
d)
0.01
49.
If an atom contains exactly three protons, then it's an atom of _____
a)
lithium
b)
gold
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon
50.

At what part of the atom is the arrow pointing?

a)

nucleus

b)

energy level

c)

electron

d)

proton

51.

How many protons are in Gold

a)

79

b)

197

c)

118

d)

276

52.

How many electrons are in Gold

a)

79

b)

118

c)

197

d)

276

53.

How many neutrons are in Gold

a)

118

b)

79

c)

197

d)

276

54.

How many Neutrons are in Neon

a)

10

b)

21

c)

20

d)

30

55.

How many protons are in Neon

a)

10

b)

20

c)

21

d)

30

56.

How many electrons are in Potassium

a)

19

b)

39

c)

20

d)

58

57.

How many neutrons are in Potassium

a)

19

b)

20

c)

39

d)

58

58.

How many neutrons are in Tungsten

a)

110

b)

74

c)

183

d)

258

59.

In the development of the atomic theory, who came up with the electrons like chocolate chips in ice cream?

a)

Thomson

b)

Rutherford

c)

Dalton

d)

Bohr

60.

In the development of the atomic theory, who used the atomic shooting gallery and discovered the nucleus?

a)

Bohr

b)

Rutherford

c)

Dalton

d)

Thomson

61.

What is the atomic mass of Neon?

a)

10

b)

20.18

c)

10.18

d)

20

62.
How many protons are in Beryllium?
a)
4
b)
9
c)
5
d)
2
63.

What is the atomic mass of Copper?

a)

63.546

b)

29

c)

29.546

d)

92

64.
How many neutrons are in a Gold atom?
a)
79
b)
196
c)
118
d)
275
65.

How many electrons does a Copper atom have?

a)

63

b)

29

c)

92

d)

34

66.

What is the atomic mass of Gold?

a)

79

b)

196.97

c)

79.97

d)

275

67.

What is the atomic mass of Helium

a)

4.0026

b)

2.0026

c)

4

d)

1

68.

What is the atomic mass of Hydrogen?

a)

1.008

b)

2

c)

1

d)

0

69.

How many neutrons does a Hydrogen atom have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

0

70.

How many electrons does an Iodine atom have?

a)

53

b)

126

c)

73

d)

179

71.

How many electrons are in a gold atom?

a)

79

b)

196

c)

117

d)

275

72.

What is the atomic weight of Iron?

a)

26

b)

55.845

c)

56

d)

30

73.

How many electrons does an atom of Krypton have?

a)

36

b)

83.798

c)

47.798

d)

119.798

74.

What does the topmost number (3) represent?

a)

Mass Number

b)

Atomic Number

c)

Atomic Mass

d)

Number of Neutrons

75.

How many electrons does a Hydrogen atom have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

0

76.

How many neutrons does an Oxygen atom have?

a)

8

b)

16

c)

24

d)

7.999

77.

What does the bottom most number (39.098) represent?

a)

Atomic number

b)

Atomic mass

c)

Number of protons

d)

Number of electrons

78.

What does the bottom most number (39.098) (rounded out) represent?

a)

Number of protons

b)

Number of Protons and Electrons

c)

Number of Protons and Neutrons

d)

Number of Electrons, Protons and Neutrons

79.

What does top most number (47) represent?

a)

Number of protons

b)

Number of neutrons

c)

Number of electrons

d)

Number of protons and neutrons

80.

What is the atomic mass of Sodium?

a)

11

b)

22.990

c)

33.990

d)

11.990

81.

Subatomic particles with a negative charge

a)

Electrons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Protons

d)

Quarks

82.
Subatomic particles with a positive charge
a)
neutrons
b)
atomic mass
c)
protons
d)
isotopes
83.
Measure mainly of the nuclear particles: protons + neutrons
a)
Subatomic Particles
b)
Atomic Number
c)
Atomic Mass
d)
Gluons
84.
Value representing the number of protons in an element
a)
Atomic Mass
b)
Mass Number
c)
Valence Electrons
d)
Atomic Number
85.
Subatomic particles that are neutral in charge
a)
Neutrons
b)
Protons
c)
Nucleus 
d)
Electrons
86.
A tiny but very dense, positively charged portion of the atom that holds most of the atomic mass
a)
Electron Shells
b)
Orbitals
c)
Electron Cloud
d)
Nucleus
87.
Arrangement of elements organized by atomic number
a)
Electron Cloud 
b)
Periodic Table 
c)
Electron Configuration
d)
None of these
88.
The only element with no neutrons in its nucleus.
a)
Oxygen
b)
Helium 
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Lithium
89.

The smallest particle of an element.

a)

Element

b)

Molecule

c)

Atom

90.

What is one way Neutrons are different from electrons?

a)

they both are negative

b)

neutrons have no charge, while electrons have a negative charge

c)

Both are in the nucleus( center of atom)

d)

Electrons are inside nucleus and neutrons are outside the nucleus.

91.

What is the atomic number?

a)

35

b)

18

c)

17

d)

52

92.

How many protons and electrons does this element have?

a)

35

b)

18

c)

17

d)

52

93.

How many neutrons does Chlorine have?

a)

18

b)

17

c)

35

d)

52

94.

What is the atomic mass of Neon?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

95.

How many neutrons does calcium have?

a)

20

b)

40

c)

60

d)

0

96.

What is the atomic mass of Arsenic?

a)

33

b)

107

c)

75

97.
What number indicates the nucleus?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
98.
What number indicates an electron?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
99.
All matter is made of 
a)
energy 
b)
atoms 
c)
air
d)
chemistry
100.
Referring to the table, what is the relative mass of a proton?
a)
10
b)
1
c)
0.1
d)
0.01
101.

The atomic number is the same as......

a)

the number of protons

b)

the number of electrons

c)

the number of neutrons

d)

the number of protons plus neutrons

102.

The mass number is the same as......

a)

the number of protons

b)

the number of electrons

c)

the number of neutrons

d)

the number of protons plus neutrons

103.

If we are talking about the isotope carbon-14, the mass number of this isotope is.....

a)

12

b)

13

c)

14

d)

6

104.

If we are talking about the isotope carbon-13, the mass number of this isotope is...

a)

12

b)

13

c)

14

d)

6

105.

Isotopes of an element have different numbers of ......

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

106.

This picture shows different isotopes of hydrogen written in isotope notation. What is the mass number of deuterium?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

107.

This picture shows different isotopes of hydrogen written in isotope notation. What is the atomic number of deuterium?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

108.

This picture shows different isotopes of hydrogen written in isotope notation. What is the mass number of tritium?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

109.

This picture shows different isotopes of hydrogen written in isotope notation. How many protons does tritium have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

110.

This picture shows different isotopes of hydrogen written in isotope notation. How many neutrons does tritium have? (remember-- mass number is protons plus neutrons)

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

111.

Can you use the periodic table to find the atomic number of an element?

a)

yes

b)

no

112.

Can you use the periodic table to find the mass number of an element?

a)

yes

b)

no

113.

On the periodic table, the number under the symbol for carbon is "12.01" This number is the....

a)

atomic number

b)

mass number

c)

average atomic mass

d)

number of neutrons

114.

(Check all that apply!) An atom can become an ion by.....

a)

gaining electrons

b)

losing electrons

c)

gaining protons

d)

losing protons

115.

A neutral fluorine atom has 9 protons and 9 electrons. How many electrons does fluoride ion, F-1, have?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

10

d)

18

116.

how many electrons does hydrogen have

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

117.

how many protons does hydrogen have

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

118.

how many neutrons does hydrogen have?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

119.

what energy level does hydrogen have

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

120.

how many electrons does carbon have?

a)

1

b)

6

c)

4

d)

2

121.

how many protons does carbon have?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

2

d)

4

122.

how many neutrons does carbon have?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

4

d)

2

123.

what energy level does carbon have

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

1

124.

how many electrons does argon have?

a)

18

b)

20

c)

22

d)

3

125.

how many protons does argon have?

a)

18

b)

22

c)

4

d)

12

126.

how many neutrons does argon have?

a)

22

b)

18

c)

2

d)

12

127.

what energy level is argon?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

128.

what is Cl

a)

chlorine

b)

carbon iodine

c)

not an element

129.

what is the element Na?

a)

sodium

b)

nardium

c)

nitrogen

130.

what element is K

a)

kadium

b)

potassium

c)

kharmonium

131.

what is the element U

a)

uranium

b)

utopium

c)

urnitium

132.

what is the element Au?

a)

gold

b)

silver

c)

bronze

d)

aurgen