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CH. 2 Properties of Atoms and the Periodic Table

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the subatomic particle with a positive charge?

a)

electron

b)

neutron

c)

proton

d)

atom

2.

An atom's nucleus has a ________ charge.

a)

positive

b)

nedative

c)

neutral

3.

Which subatomic particle(s) is found in the nucleus?

a)

electron

b)

proton

c)

neutron

4.

B refers to the

(a)  

5.

Why can't atoms touch?

a)

They don't like each other.

b)

The negative electrons attract each other.

c)

The negative electrons repel each other.

d)

The positive electrons attract each other.

e)

The positive electrons repel each other.

6.

What do like charges do?

a)

Attract each other

b)

Repel each other

7.

This model of the atom is referred to as the (a)   Model.

8.

Which atomic model is a solid sphere?

a)

Democritus

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

e)

Electron Cloud

9.

Which atomic model shows negatively charged electrons embedded in a sphere like chocolate chips in a cookie?

a)

Democritus

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

e)

Electron Cloud

10.

Atoms are neutral because the number of protons is equal to the number of ______.

a)

neutrons

b)

protons

c)

electrons

d)

charges

11.

Which model is this?

a)

Democritus

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

e)

Electron Cloud

12.

During his gold foil experiment, Ernest Rutherford observed that most of the particles when they hit the gold foil did what?

a)

Most of the particles bounced backwards

b)

Most of the particles flew straight through the gold foil

c)

Most of the particles were deflected off to the sides

d)

Most of the particles got stuck in the foil like flies in a spider web

13.

During Ernest Rutherford's gold foil experiment, what was it that Rutherford learned?

a)

Atoms are very dense and alpha particles cannot fly through them

b)

The nucleus takes up most of the space in the atom

c)

The nucleus is the lightest part of the atom

d)

The nucleus only takes up 0.01% of the space in the atom

14.

Mass number can be found by adding the number of (a)   to the number of neutrons.

15.

Can you find an element's mass number on the periodic table?

a)

Yes

b)

No

16.

Isotopes refers to atoms of the same element with different numbers of (a)   .

17.
Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
d)
Quark
18.
What element is this model showing?
a)
Lithium
b)
Boron
c)
Carbon
d)
Neon
19.
What is the element symbol for boron? 
a)
B
b)
Bo
c)
Bn
d)
W
20.

Different isotopes of a particular element contain the same number of ________.

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

protons & neutrons

d)

mass

21.

In the symbol 14x C, x is equal to --

a)

7

b)

13

c)

6

d)

12

22.
24.1% of all the isotopes of a an element have a mass of 75.23 amu, 48.7% have a mass of 74.61 amu, and 27.2% have a mass of 75.20 amu.
What is the average mass of this element?
a)
74.92 amu
b)
24.97 amu
c)
75.01 amu
d)
74.51 amu
23.
4.35% of all X atoms have a mass of 39.946 amu. 83.79% have a mass of 41.941 amu, 9.50% have a mass of 42.941 amu, and 2.36% have a mass of 43.939 amu. What is the average atomic mass of atom X?
a)
41.97 amu
b)
42.19 amu
c)
10.43 amu
d)
40.04 amu
24.
An isotope has three forms.  30% have a mass of 4 amu, 20% have a mass of 5 amu and 50% have a mass of 3 amu.  Average atomic mass will be closest to
a)
2 amu
b)
3 amu
c)
4 amu
d)
5 amu
25.
Which of the following could have 82 neutrons?
a)
W-182
b)
Ta-181
c)
Cs-132
d)
Ba-138
26.

What is the net charge of an atom that has 5 protons, 6 neutrons and 3 electrons?

a)

-3

b)

+2

c)

-2

d)

+5

27.
How many neutrons does the isotope of lithium have?
a)
8
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
28.

Rutherford realized that the atomic nucleus was positively charged because

a)

it attracted alpha particles.

b)

it deflected alpha particles.

c)

it had no effect on alpha particles.

d)

it produced alpha particles.

29.

Whose model suggested that negative particles were mixed in with positively charged material - like seeds in a watermelon?

a)

J.J. Thomson

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

Niels Bohr

d)

Albert Einstein

30.
Where are electrons of an atom found?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Electron Cloud
c)
Some are in the nucleus and some in the electron cloud.
d)
They are moving everywhere.
31.

Name this element.

a)

Neon

b)

Magnesium

c)

Sodium

d)

Manganese

32.

What is the atomic number of this atom?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

33.

What is the symbols for the element sodium?

(a)  

34.

Where is most of the mass of an atom found?

a)

the nucleus

b)

the electron cloud

35.

The large machines that were used to discover quarks by smashing high speed particles into protons are called _________ _______.

(a)