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atom

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which element has 31 protons ?
a)
Gallium 
b)
Germanium
c)
Gadolinium
d)
Polonium
2.
What number indicates the nucleus?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
3.
What is at the center of every atom?
a)
An electron
b)
A compound
c)
A molecule
d)
A nucleus
4.
The particles with no charge in an atom are the _______.
a)
electrons
b)
neutrons
c)
protons
d)
protons and neutrons
5.
a)
Nucleus, positive
b)
Nucleus, negative
c)
Nucleus, neutral
d)
Electron Cloud, positive
6.

What is the atomic number of chlorine?

a)

35

b)

18

c)

7

d)

17

7.

How many protons are there in an atom of aluminium?

a)

27

b)

13

c)

14

d)

17

8.

What is the symbol of manganese?

a)

Mg

b)

M

c)

Ma

d)

Mn

9.
What are valence electrons?
a)
electrons on the first orbital always
b)
nucleus
c)
the outermost shell
d)
the number of electrons on the outermost orbital
10.
Oxygen’s atomic number is 8. This means that an oxygen atom must have
a)
8 electrons
b)
8 protons
c)
8 neutrons
d)
a mass number of 8
11.

99.9% of the atom's mass is found where?

a)

nucleus

b)

protons

c)

electron cloud

d)

neutrons

12.

Protons are

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

neutral

13.

Thompson was the first to discover a subatomic particle - the electron. What are the others?

a)

neutrons & positrons

b)

protons & neutrons

c)

positrons & quarks

d)

protons & positrons

14.

Rutherford concluded that the amount of positive charge varies

a)

with the amount of electrons in the nucleus.

b)

as the the amount of isotopes varies.

c)

with the amount of neutrons in the nucleus.

d)

with different elements.

15.

The word "proton" comes from an ancient Greek word meaning

a)

amber.

b)

to change or become flexible.

c)

proteus.

d)

positive.

16.

Electrons are subatomic particles that exist

a)

inside the nucleus.

b)

in simultaneous dimensions.

c)

in parallel universes.

d)

outside the nucleus.

17.
all matter is made of what 
a)
energy 
b)
atoms 
c)
electrons 
d)
compounds 
18.

Neutrons have almost exactly the same mass as

a)

electrons.

b)

positrons.

c)

protons.

d)

quarks.

19.

James Dalton proved that the true nature of the atom could best be described as resembling "plum pudding."

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Only protons & neutrons can be distinguished by mass, charge and position in an atom.

a)

True

b)

False