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Subatomic Particles Practice MR

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 2hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many protons in a neutral cesium-134 atom?

2.

How many protons in a neutral scandium-46 atom?

3.

How many neutrons in a neutral scandium-46 atom?

4.

How many neutrons in a neutral radon-222 atom?

5.

How many electrons in a neutral scandium-46 atom?

6.

How many neutrons in a neutral cesium-134 atom?

7.

How many neutrons in a neutral zinc-64 atom?

8.

How many electrons in a neutral zinc-64 atom?

9.

How many protons in a neutral zinc-64 atom?

10.

How many electrons in a neutral cesium-134 atom?

11.

How many protons do all isotopes of magnesium (Mg) have?

12.

How many protons and electrons would a neutral atom of Ne have?

13.

How many protons and electrons would a neutral atom of tungsten have?

14.

How many protons and electrons would a neutral atom of Sr have?

15.

What is the mass number for the most common isotope of cesium?

16.

What is the mass number for the most common isotope of iron?

17.

What is the mass number for the most common isotope of aluminum?

18.

What is the mass number for the most common isotope of sodium ?

19.

What is the mass number for the most common isotope of Sc?

20.

How many protons and electrons would a neutral atom of cobalt have?

21.

How many protons and electrons would a neutral atom of V have?

22.

How many protons and electrons would a neutral atom of oxygen have?

23.

The most common isotope of Ne is neon-22.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The most common isotope of Ca is calcium-40.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The most common isotope of F is fluorine-19.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The most common isotope of Ti is titanium-49.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Categorize these particles as neutral atoms, positive ions or negative ions.

Categorize the following

9 protons, 10 neutrons, 9 electrons

10 protons, 11 neutrons, 9 electrons

15 protons, 16 neutrons, 18 electrons

CoCo  

Ca+2Ca^{+2}  

Cl1Cl^{-1}  

particle with more electrons than protons

particle with more protons than electrons

particle with equal numbers of protons and electrons

neutral atom
positive ion
negative ion
28.

Calculate the atomic number of an atom with:
2 protons
3 neutrons
4 electrons

29.

Calculate the atomic number of an atom with:
10 protons
11 neutrons
11 electrons

30.

Calculate the mass number of an atom with:
10 protons
11 neutrons
11 electrons

31.

Calculate the mass number of an atom with:
2 protons
3 neutrons
4 electrons

32.

How many neutrons does this isotope have?

33.

How many protons does this isotope have?

34.

What is the mass number of this isotope?

35.

What is the mass number of this isotope?

36.

How many neutrons in this isotope?

37.

What is the mass number of this isotope?

38.

How many neutrons are present in this isotope?

39.

Label the isotopes with the correct description.

40.
Isotopes are atoms of the same element with different #’s of __________ & therefore different __________.
a)
n0 ;  atomic #’s
b)
p+ ; atomic #’s
c)
e- ; atomic masses
d)

n0 ; mass nummbers

41.

Nickel-59 has how many neutrons?

a)

30

b)

31

c)

32

d)

33

42.

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
43.
Four isotopes of lead include lead-204, lead-206, lead-207, and lead-208.  The average atomic mass of lead is 207.2.  Which isotope of lead is likely to be the most abundant.
a)
204
b)
206
c)
207
d)
208
44.
In a correctly written symbol what would be located in the "A" position?
a)
number of neutrons
b)
atomic number
c)
number of electrons 
d)
mass number
45.
How many neutrons does the isotope below have?     89 36Kr
a)
53
b)
36
c)
89
d)
125
46.
What is the name of the pictured isotope?
a)
Chlorine-Schmorine
b)
Chlorine-17
c)
Chlorine-35
d)
Chlorine-18
47.
What is the name of the pictured isotope?
a)
Copper-29
b)
Copper-63
c)
Copper-34
d)
CopperWopperHopperBopper
48.
If an atom gains an electron it is a(n)
a)
Positive ion
b)
Negative ion
c)
Isotope
d)
Neutral Atom
49.
If an atom loses an electron it is a(n)
a)
Positive ion
b)
Negative ion
c)
Isotope
d)
Neutral Atom
50.

How many electrons are in an atom that has an atomic number of 34, an atomic mass of 74 and a charge of -2?

a)

2

b)

34

c)

36

d)

40

51.

Write the hyphen notation for the isotope that has 39 protons and 50 neutrons.

a)

Yttrium-11

b)

Tin-39

c)

Tin-89

d)

Yttrium-89

52.
What is the number of neutrons?
a)
34
b)
79
c)
45
d)
35
53.

This particle determines the identity of an atom

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

ion

d)

isotope

54.

When two atoms of the same element have different masses, they are called ______, and have a different number of ______.

a)

Neutrons; Isotopes

b)

Atoms; Isotopes

c)

Isotopes; Protons

d)

Isotopes; Neutrons

55.

If a proton is added or removed from an atom, what happens?

a)

It becomes a different element.

b)

It becomes a different isotope.

c)

Nothing happens.

d)

It becomes a different ion.

56.

How many neutrons are in 1 atom of Carbon-13?

a)

6

b)

13

c)

7

d)

20

57.

What is the difference between Neon-20 and Neon-22?

a)

They have different numbers of electrons.

b)

They have different numbers of neutrons.

c)

Only 1 is radioactive.

d)

No difference.

58.

Which is the correct symbol for Fluorine-18?

a)
b)
c)
d)
59.

How many neutrons are in the isotope of sulfur, S36?

a)

16

b)

20

c)

24

d)

26

60.

A neutron has what charge? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Positive
Negative
Neutral
61.

Which particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

protons only

b)

neutrons only

c)

protons & electrons

d)

protons & neutrons

62.

What two subatomic particles have approximately the same mass?

a)

electrons & neutrons

b)

protons & electrons

c)

neutrons & protons

63.

What is the lightest subatomic particle?


(a)  
Choose from the below words
electron
proton
neutron
64.

How many protons, neutrons, and electrons are in the most common/abundant isotope of Oxygen?

a)

Protons = 8; Neutrons = 16; Electrons = 8

b)

Protons = 8; Neutrons = 8; Electrons = 8

c)

Protons = 16; Neutrons = 8; Electrons = 16

d)

Protons = 16; Neutrons = 24; Electrons = 16

65.

The subatomic particle with a negative charge

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

66.

the extremely dense center of an atom

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

67.

Atoms of the same element that have a different number of neutrons

a)

isotopes

b)

atomic mass

c)

atomic number

d)

mass number

68.

The weighted average mass of all isotopes of an element

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

chemical symbol

d)

mass number

69.

one or two letter symbol that represents the element

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

chemical symbol

d)

mass number

70.

What does the arrow pointing to 8 represent

a)

atomic number

b)

chemical symbol

c)

element name

d)

atomic mass

71.

What does the arrow pointing to 15.999 represent

a)

atomic number

b)

chemical symbol

c)

element name

d)

atomic mass

72.

True or False. There are the same # of protons and electron in an atom?

a)

True

b)

False

73.
Where is the proton located?
a)
In the very dense nucleus
b)
Floating around in the negative electron cloud
c)
the loose nucleus
d)
the positive electron cloud
74.
In an atom, what is the number of protons equal to?
a)
The number of electrons.
b)
The number of neutrons.
c)
The number of molecules.
d)
The number of nuclei.
75.
Which of the following determines the type of element that an atom makes?
a)
The size of the nucleus.
b)
The number of protons.
c)

The number of electrons.

d)
The number of neutrons.
76.

The number of neutrons equals...

a)

atomic number - mass number

b)

Protons - neutrons

c)

Electrons - protons

d)

mass number - atomic number