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*Unit 1 Practice-2025

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

His Gold Foil experiment revealed that the nucleus is small, dense, and positively charged part of the atom.

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

2.

In a famous experiment conducted by Ernest Rutherford, positively charged alpha particles were scattered by a thin gold foil. Which of the following is a conclusion that resulted from this experiment?

a)

The nucleus is negatively charged

b)

The atom is a dense solid and is indivisible

c)

The mass is conserved when atoms react chemically

d)

The nucleus is very small, dense and positively charged

3.

What is Oxygen's atomic number?

a)

8

b)

16

c)

15

d)

6

4.

An atom has 10 protons, 15 neutrons and 10 electrons what is its mass number.

a)

20

b)

10

c)

35

d)

25

5.

What does a represent?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

6.

What does b represent?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

7.

What does c represent?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

8.

The atomic mass is the sum of?

a)

Protons+Electrons

b)

Protons+Neutrons

c)

Protons+Neutrons+Electrons

d)

Calculate it using the percent abundance for each isotope

9.

Which is true of a cation (select all that apply)?

a)

A positively charged ion

b)

Formed by gaining protons

c)

Formed by losing electrons

d)

Formed by gaining electrons

10.

Which is true of an anion (select all that apply)?

a)

It is an ion with a positive charge

b)

It has lost electrons

c)

It has gained electrons and has a negative charge

d)

It has lost protons

11.

An ion is:

a)

An atom that has gained or lost electrons

b)

An atom that has gained or lost neutrons

c)

An atom that has gained or lost protons

d)

An atom that is neutrally charged

12.

Why has the atomic theory changed over time?

a)

Theories always change over time.

b)

The feelings of scientists changed over time.

c)

Other scientists interpreted Democritus' evidence differently.

d)

After new experiments, new technology, relevant evidence emerged, scientists reevaluated the theory.

13.
This particle is found in the nucleus and has no charge
a)
Neutron
b)
Proton
c)
Electron
d)
Orbital
14.
This particle is found in the nucleus and has a positive charge
a)
Electron
b)
Proton
c)
Neutron
d)
Neutral
15.
This is a negatively charged particle found outside the nucleus
a)
Electron
b)
Proton
c)
Neutron
d)
Orbital
16.
Calculation used to find the number of neutrons in an atom
a)

Mass - Atomic Number

b)
Atomic Number - Atomic Mass
c)
Atomic Mass - Electrons
d)
none of these
17.

What are the three subatomic particles?

a)

Electricity, Protons, and Neutrons

b)

Electrons, Protons, and Neutrons

c)

The Nucleus

d)

Electrons, Quarks, and Protons

18.
How many neutrons in C-14?
a)
6
b)
7
c)
14
d)
8
19.

Cations are...

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

20.

An atom becomes _________ when it gains electrons.

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

21.
The following element key shows how many protons?
a)
16
b)
15.999
c)
Oxygen
d)
8
22.

Different elements can have the same number of protons?

a)

True

b)

False

23.
Anions are...
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
c)
Neutral
d)
Crying
24.

How many electrons are in an S-2 ion?

a)

18

b)

16

c)

32

d)

34

25.

Compared to a bromine atom, the bromine ion Br1- has

a)

more protons

b)

fewer protons

c)

more electrons

d)

fewer electrons

26.

The atomic mass is equal to

a)

the number of protons only

b)

the number of neutrons only

c)

the total number of protons and neutrons

d)

the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons.

27.

How many neutrons does Carbon-13 have?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

28.

The atomic number is equal to the number of:

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

29.

In a neutral (no charge) atom, the number of electrons equals:

a)

The number of neutrons

b)

The number of protons

c)

The total mass of the atom

30.

An ion with a positive charge is called a:

a)

Cation

b)

Anion

31.

An ion with a negative charge is called a:

a)

Cation

b)

Anion

32.

An iodine ( I ) ion with a charge of -1 has how many electrons?

a)

52

b)

53

c)

54

d)

60

33.

A copper (Cu) ion has 27 electrons. What is its charge?

a)

-2

b)

-1

c)

+1

d)

+2

34.

How many protons, neutrons, and electrons?

a)

proton = 16, neutron = 8, electron = 10

b)

proton = 8, neutron = 16, electron = 8

c)

proton = 8, neutron = 8, electron = 10

d)

proton = 6, neutron = 2, electron = 6

35.

How many ELECTRONS does copper have if it has the following charge: Cu2+ ?

a)

64

b)

35

c)

27

d)

29

36.

How does a Li1+ differ from a Li0 atom?

a)

Li 1+ cation has MORE electrons

b)

Li 1+ cation has fewer (LESS) electrons

c)

IDK

37.
If a substance has a higher number of electrons than protons on its surface, what type of charge does it have?
a)
A positive charge.
b)
A negative charge.
c)
A neutral charge
d)
No charge at all
38.
If an atom has 12 positively charged subatomic particles, which of the following must it also have to be considered a neutral atom?
a)
12 neutrons
b)
12 electrons
c)
12 protons
d)
24 protons and neutrons
39.

Which of the following determines the identity of an element?

a)

number of protons

b)

atomic mass

c)

number of neutrons

d)

number of shells

40.

If an atom has a NET POSITIVE CHARGE it will have

a)

More Protons than Electrons

b)

More Electrons than Protons

c)

IDK