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Chemistry Isotopes

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many neutrons are in the isotope Carbon-14?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

12

d)

14

2.

What is the complete symbol for a cobalt atom with a mass number of 60?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

What is the mass-form for the isotope with 38 protons and 50 neutrons?

a)

Stronium-88

b)

Stronium-50

c)

Tin-88

d)

Tin-50

4.
How many neutrons does the isotope below have?     89 36Kr
a)
53
b)
36
c)
89
d)
125
5.
If X is the symbol for an element, which of the following two symbols represent    isotopes of the same element?     I. 7735X  II. 7733X  III. 8137X  IV. 8135 X
a)
I and II
b)
III and IV
c)
I and IV
d)
I and III
6.
How many neutrons does an atom of the isotope Neon-22 have?
a)
12
b)
10
c)
22
d)
20
7.
which atom has  4 neutrons?
a)
Li-6
b)
Li-7
c)
Li-8
d)
they have the same # of neutrons
8.
What is an isotope?
a)
An atom with an unstable nucleus
b)
An atom with more/less neutrons than 'normal'
c)
An atom with an isotopic charge
d)
An atom with more/less protons than 'normal'
9.

Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have different

a)

principal chemical properties.

b)

masses.

c)

numbers of protons.

d)

number of electrons.

10.

As the mass number of an element's isotopes of an element increases, the number of protons

a)

decreases.

b)

increases.

c)

remains the same.

d)

doubles each time the mass number increases.

11.

The average atomic mass of an element is the average of the atomic masses of its

a)

naturally occurring isotopes.

b)

two most abundant isotopes.

c)

radioactive isotopes.

d)

artificial isotopes.

12.

The average atomic mass of an element

a)

is the mass of its most abundant isotopes.

b)

may not equal the mass of any of its isotopes.

c)

cannot be calculated.

d)

always adds up to 100.

13.

The atomic mass of an element listed in the periodic table is the

a)

average atomic mass.

b)

relative atomic mass of the most abundant isotope.

c)

relative atomic mass of the most abundant radioactive isotope.

d)

mass number of the least abundant isotope.

14.

Carbon-14 (atomic number 6), the radioactive nuclide used in dating fossils, has

a)

6 neutrons.

b)

8 neutrons.

c)

10 neutrons.

d)

14 neutrons.

15.

What does the number 84 in krypton-84 represent?

a)

the atomic number

b)

the mass number

c)

the sum of the protons and electrons

d)

twice the number of protons

16.

How do the isotopes of hydrogen-1 and hydrogen-2 differ?

a)

Hydrogen-2 has one more electron than hydrogen-1.

b)

Hydrogen-2 has one neutron, hydrogen-1 has none.

c)

Hydrogen-2 has two protons; hydrogen-1 has one.

d)

Hydrogen-2 has one proton; hydrogen-1 has none.

17.

Which of the following equals one atomic mass unit?

a)

the mass of one electron

b)

the mass of one helium-4 atom

c)

the mass of one carbon-12 atom

d)

one-twelfth the mass of one carbon-12 atom

18.

hydrogen-1 is called _________.

a)

hydrogen (protoium)

b)

deuterium

c)

tritium

d)

none of these

19.

hydrogen-2 is called _________.

a)

hydrogen (protoium)

b)

deuterium

c)

tritium

d)

none of these

20.

hydrogen-3 is called _________.

a)

hydrogen (protoium)

b)

deuterium

c)

tritium

d)

none of these

21.

A fictitious element X is composed of 20 percent of the isotope X-50, 15 percent of the isotope X-51, and 65 percent of the isotope X-52. Estimate the mass of element X.

a)

51.5 amu

b)

5145 amu

c)

135190.98 amu

d)

50.95 amu

22.

Calculate the atomic mass of silicon. The three silicon isotopes have atomic mass and relative abundances of 27.9769 amu (92.2297%), 28.9765 amu (4.6832%) and 29.9738 amu (3.0872%).

a)

28.0853 amu

b)

25166.4483 amu

c)

2808.5389 amu

d)

28.0546 amu

23.

Gallium has two naturally occurring isotopes. The mass of gallium-69 is 68.9256 amu and it is 60.108% abundant. The mass of gallium-71 is 70.9247 amu and it is 39.892% abundant. Calculate the atomic mass of gallium.

a)

4958.8597 amu

b)

6972.3081 amu

c)

70.0928 amu

d)

69.7231 amu