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Ions

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Isla, Charlotte, and Abigail are having a debate. Isla says the atomic number is equal to the number of protons and electrons. Charlotte thinks it's the number of neutrons only. Abigail believes it's the total number of protons and neutrons. And there's a fourth opinion that it's the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Who is correct?

a)

Isla - the number of protons and electrons

b)

Charlotte - the number of neutrons only

c)

Abigail - the total number of protons and neutrons

d)

None of them - the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons

2.

Arjun, Grace, and David are on a space adventure and they encounter a lithium atom. If the lithium atom loses 1 electron, what would be the charge on it?

a)

+1

b)

0

c)

-1

d)

-2

3.

Evelyn, Ava, and Benjamin are on a space adventure and they come across an isotope of titanium! Can you help them figure out how many protons this mysterious isotope has? Remember, titanium has an atomic number of 22.

a)

48

b)

22

c)

26

d)

70

4.

James, Priya, and Samuel are having a debate about the atomic number of Fe. James thinks it's 26, Priya thinks it's 55.845, and Samuel thinks it's 56. Who is correct? (click to see image)

a)

James

b)

Priya

c)

Samuel

d)

None of them

5.

Aiden, Benjamin, and Emma are having a friendly competition to see who can correctly identify the number of neutrons in a Boron atom. Can you help them out?

a)

5

b)

11

c)

6

d)

10.811

6.

Priya, Mia, and Abigail are having a friendly competition to see who can correctly identify the number of neutrons in Lithium (atomic mass = 6.94). Can you help them out?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

6.94

d)

24.94

7.

Samuel and Avery are having a debate about what happens when two objects with similar charges come close to each other. Aria is listening carefully. What will the objects do?

a)

Attract each other.

b)

Repel each other.

c)

Not experience an electric force.

d)

Implode.

8.

Oliver and Isla are having a debate about electric forces. Oliver says that a positively charged object and a neutral object will...

a)

attract.

b)

repel.

c)

not experience an electric force.

d)

implode.

9.

Abigail and Benjamin are having a debate about a negatively charged object and a neutral object. Abigail says they will...

a)

attract.

b)

repel.

c)

not experience an electric force.

d)

implode.

10.

Imagine Nora and Benjamin are in a science lab. Nora has an object and she wants to make it positively charged. What should she do?

a)

She should make the object gain negative charges.

b)

She should make the object lose negative charges.

c)

She should make the object gain positive charges.

d)

She should make the object lose positive charges.

11.

Aiden, Kai, and Oliver are having a debate. Aiden thinks an object becomes negatively charged by...

a)

Aiden says, 'By gaining negative charges.'

b)

Kai argues, 'No, it's by losing negative charges.'

c)

Oliver interjects, 'I think it's by gaining positive charges.'

d)

Or is it by losing positive charges?

12.

Noah, Charlotte, and Anika are having a debate. Noah says that negative ions are called Cations, Charlotte thinks they are Electrons, and Anika believes they are Anions. Who is correct?

a)

Noah

b)

Charlotte

c)

Anika

d)

None of them

13.

Hannah and Rohan are having a friendly debate about atoms. Hannah says that when an atom loses a valence electron, it becomes a certain type of ion. Rohan isn't sure. Can you help Rohan by telling him what type of ion it becomes?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

polyatomic

14.

Grace, Noah, and Abigail are in a science quiz! They got a question: 'Positive ions form when atoms _________ valence electrons.' Can you help them out?

a)

lose

b)

gain

c)

share

d)

gain or share

15.

Priya, Mason, and Arjun are playing a game to guess the number of protons in an element. Can you help them?

a)

79

b)

196

c)

117

d)

Cannot be determined

16.

Scarlett, Henry, and William are playing a game where they pretend to be atoms. If Scarlett's atom character LOSES an electron, what charge will her atom have? 

a)

Positive (+)

b)

Negative (-)

17.

Aria, Ava, and Anika are having a debate about atoms. They come across a situation where an atom LOSES an electron. What would they call this atom?

a)

cation

b)

anion

18.

Aria, Grace, and Priya are having a friendly competition to see who can correctly identify the number of protons in an element. Can you help them out?

a)

34

b)

16

c)

18

d)

S

19.

Priya, Aiden, and Abigail are having a debate about the charge on a lithium atom that loses 1 electron. Can you help them settle the debate?

a)

+1

b)

0

c)

-1

d)

-2

20.

David, Harper, and Liam are having a debate. David says the atomic number of carbon is 6, Harper thinks it's 12, and Liam believes it's 16. Who is correct?

a)

David

b)

Harper

c)

Liam

d)

None of them

21.

David, Oliver, and Hannah are having a debate. David thinks that when an atom gains an electron, it gets a positive charge. Hannah disagrees and says it gets a negative charge. Who is correct?

a)

David (Positive charge)

b)

Hannah (Negative charge)

22.

Evelyn, Grace, and Aria are having a debate. Evelyn thinks that a negatively charged object has a positive charge, but Aria disagrees. Who is correct?

a)

Evelyn (Positive charge)

b)

Aria (Negative charge)

23.

Benjamin and Anika are having a debate. Benjamin says that an atom that loses two electrons will have a positive charge, while Anika thinks it will have a negative charge. Avery, being the science whiz, knows the answer. Can you help Avery settle the debate?

a)

Positive (+)

b)

Negative (-)

24.

Aria, Ava, and Samuel are having a debate. Aria thinks an atom of oxygen has 6 protons, Ava thinks it's 8, and Samuel thinks it's 16. Who is correct?

a)

Aria (6 protons)

b)

Ava (8 protons)

c)

Samuel (16 protons)

d)

None of them