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Structure of Atom Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the maximum number of electrons in the M-shell of an atom?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

18

d)

32

2.

What is the number of electrons in the valence shell of boron (B)?

a)

1

b)

0

c)

3

d)

2

3.

Protium, Deuterium, and Tritium are types of _

a)

isobar

b)

isotope

c)

isotone

d)

isomer

4.

Canal rays discovered by E. Goldstein contained particles that were:

a)

neutral

b)

positively charged

c)

negatively charged

d)

none of these

5.

An atom has atomic mass 16u and atomic number of 8. How many neutrons are present in the atom?

a)

10

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

6.

The alpha particles used by Rutherford in his Gold Foil experiment are:

a)

protons

b)

helium atoms

c)

helium ions

d)

neutrons

7.

What is the electronic configuration of Magnesium?

a)

2, 3

b)

2, 8, 1

c)

2, 8, 2

d)

2, 8, 3

8.

Who discovered the existence of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Chadwick

b)

Rutherford

c)

Bohr

d)

Goldstein

9.

What are defined as atoms having the same mass number but different atomic numbers?

a)

isobar

b)

isotope

c)

isotone

d)

isomer

10.

An atom has atomic number 20, what is the number of electrons in the M-shell?

a)

6

b)

0

c)

2

d)

8

11.

An atom has mass 15u. If the number of neutrons is 7, what is the number of electrons?

a)

6

b)

0

c)

2

d)

8

12.

The ion of an element has 2 positive charges. The mass number of atom of this element is 26 and the number of neutrons is 13. What is the number of electrons in the ion?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

13.

Rutherford’s alpha particle scattering experiment led to the discovery of

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

nucleus

d)

electron

14.

Elements having valency ‘one’ are :

a)

always metals

b)

always non-metals

c)

always metalloids

d)

either metals or non-metals

15.

The number of valence electrons in a sulphide ion, S2–, is :

a)

16

b)

10

c)

9

d)

8