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Practice Questions- Atoms and Elements

Name___________________________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question.

1) What is the term for the weighted average mass of all the naturally occurring isotopes of an element?
A) atomic number
B) mass number
C) atomic notation
D) atomic mass
E) none of the above

2) What is the term for a unit of mass exactly equal to 1/12 the mass of a carbon-12 atom?
A) proton
B) neutron
C) hydrogen atom
D) atomic mass unit
E) none of the above

3) What is the term for the region of very high density in the center of the atom?
A) atomic center
B) atomic kernel
C) atomic core
D) atomic nucleus
E) none of the above

4) Which of the following subatomic particles are found inside the nucleus?
A) electron and neutron
B) proton and electron
C) neutron and proton
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

5) What is the negatively charged subatomic particle having a negligible mass?


A) proton
B) quark
C) electron
D) neutron
E) none of the above

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6) Which subatomic particle has a relative charge of +1 and a mass of ~1 amu?
A) alpha
B) electron
C) neutron
D) proton
E) none of the above

7) How many neutrons are in the nucleus of an atom of 18 O?


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A) 10
B) 8
C) 18
D) 26
E) none of the above

8) How many neutrons are in the nucleus of an atom of 195Pt?


A) 117
B) 78
C) 195
D) 273
E) none of the above

9) What is the current reference isotope for the atomic mass scale?
A) helium-4
B) hydrogen-1
C) oxygen-16
D) carbon-12
E) none of the above

10) The elements in Group IA/1 are classified as which of the following?
A) representative elements
B) transition elements
C) inner transition elements
D) rare earth elements
E) transuranium elements

11) How many neutrons are in the nucleus of an atom of silver-107?


A) 60
B) 107
C) 47
D) 154
E) none of the above

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12) Which fifth period representative element has the lowest atomic number?
A) Cd
B) Rb
C) Xe
D) Y
E) none of the above

13) Find the number of protons, electrons and neutrons in each of the following ions?
A) O2- B) Na+ C) F- D) Mg2+

14) Which of the following is a transition element?


A) Ca
B) Mg
C) Sr
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

15) The elements 58 71 and 90 103 are classified as which of the following?
A) representative elements
B) transition elements
C) inner transition elements
D) rare earth elements
E) transuranium elements

16) Element Y has two natural isotopes: Y-63 (62.940 amu) and Y-65 (64.928 amu). Calculate the atomic mass of
element Y given the abundance of Y-63 is 69.17%.
A) 63.55 amu B) 64.32 amu C) 64.00 amu D) 107.85 amu E) 108.46 amu

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Answer Key
Testname: PRACTICE WORKSHEET_CHAPTER 4

1) D
2) D
3) D
4) C
5) C
6) D
7) A
8) A
9) D
10) A
11) A
12) B
13) No Correct Answer Was Provided.
14) E
15) C
16) A

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