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Structure of Atom and Models

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the atomic number?

a)

the number of protons in the nucleus

b)

the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus

c)

the number of neutrons in the nucleus

d)

the number of protons in the energy levels

2.

What is the atomic number of this atom?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

7

3.

What is the mass number of this atom?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

7

4.

What does the 6 represent?

a)

Atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

chemical symbol

d)

element name

5.
In order for an atom to be neutral what has to be true?
a)
The atom has more protons than neutrons
b)
The atom has more neutrons than protons
c)
The atom has the same number of protons and neutrons
d)
The atom has the same number of protons and electrons
6.
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
7.

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

a)

20

b)

10

c)

35

d)

25

8.
An atom has an atomic number of 15 and a mass number of 31. How many protons are there in the atom?
a)
15
b)
31
c)
16
d)
47
9.

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

10.
How many electrons can the first energy level hold?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
8
d)
0
11.
What is incorrect about this orbital diagram?
a)
Both arrows in the 2p box should be pointing up
b)
There is nothing incorrect with this diagram
c)
In the there should only be 1 orbital in the first 2p box and one in the 2nd 2p box
d)
All the arrows should be pointing up.
12.
How many electrons can the d sublevel hold?
a)
14
b)
10
c)
2
d)
6
13.
How many electrons can the s sublevel hold?
a)
14
b)
10
c)
2
d)
6
14.
How many electrons can the p sublevel hold?
a)
14
b)
10
c)
2
d)
6
15.
What electron configuration matches an oxygen atom?
a)
1s22s22p63s2, 3p64s23d104p5
b)
1s22s22p4
c)
1s22s22p6
d)
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d1
16.

How many dots would you put around carbon, a group 14 element?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

18

17.

How many valence electrons does Aluminum Have?

a)

1 Valence electron

b)

2 Valence electron

c)

3 Valence electron

d)

4 Valence electron

e)

5 Valence electron

18.

Electron dot notation is . . . .

a)

A representation of an element in which only valence electrons of an atom are shown

b)

A representation of how compounds are formed.

19.

How many valence electrons does Magnesium Have?

a)

1 Valence electron

b)

2 Valence electron

c)

3 Valence electron

d)

4 Valence electron

e)

5 Valence electron

20.
While making his model of an atom, what structure did Rutherford discover (containing protons and neutrons)?
a)
the Nucleus
b)
the Electron Cloud
c)
the quarks
d)
the atomic mass
21.
Which of these particles was discovered first?
a)
Protons
b)
Electrons
c)
Neutrons
d)
Quarks
22.
In Dalton's Atomic Theory, all elements consist of __________ that cannot be divided.
a)
Atoms
b)
Parts
c)
Molecules
d)
Hydrogen
23.

Who was the Greek philosopher who called the smallest particle of matter an "atom"?

a)

Democritus

b)

Aristotle

c)

J.J Thompson

d)

Einstein