1.

Which row shows the change that takes place when element X gains the new particle
shown?

2. The diagram shows an atom.

What is the proton number and neutron number of the atom?

3. The symbols of two atoms may be written as shown.

Which statement about these atoms is correct?

A They are different elements because they have different numbers of neutrons.
B They are different elements because they have different numbers of protons.
C They are isotopes of the same element because they have the same nucleon number.
D They are isotopes of the same element because they have the same proton number.

4. The diagram shows part of the Periodic Table.

Which element is correctly matched with its electronic structure?

5. The nucleon number and proton number of the lithium atom are shown by the symbol

，What is the correct symbol for the lithium ion in lithium chloride?

6. An element Y has the proton number 18.The next element in the Periodic Table is an
element Z. Which statement is correct?
A Element Z has one more electron in its outer shell than element Y.
B Element Z has one more electron shell than element Y.
C Element Z is in the same group of the Periodic Table as element Y.
D Element Z is in the same period of the Periodic Table as element Y

7. Which atom has twice as many neutrons as protons?

8. The electronic structures of atoms P and Q are shown.

P and Q react to form an ionic compound.

What is the formula of this compound?
A PQ2 B P2Q C P2Q6 D P6Q2

9.

Which statement about element X is correct?

A An atom of X contains 13 protons and 13 neutrons.
B An atom of X contains 27 protons and 13 electrons.
C X forms an ion by gaining electrons.
D X is placed in Group III of the Periodic Table.

10 The diagram shows the structure of an atom of element X.

What is X?
A boron B carbon C sodium D sulfur

11. The diagram shows an atom of an element.

How many protons and neutrons are in the nucleus of the atom and in which group and
period of the Periodic Table is the element found?

12.Element X has six electrons in its outer shell.

How could the element react?

A by gaining two electrons to form a positive ion
B by losing six electrons to form a negative ion
C by sharing two electrons with two electrons from another element to form two covalent
bonds
D by sharing two electrons with two electrons from another element to form four covalent
bonds

13. The diagrams show four particles.

Which two diagrams show atoms that are isotopes of each other?
A 1 and 2 B 1 and 3 C 2 and 3 D 2 and 4

14. Which statements about a phosphorus atom, , are correct?

1 The nucleon number is 16.

2 The number of outer electrons is 5.
3 The proton number is 15.
A 1, 2 and 3 B 1 and 2 only C 1 and 3 only D 2 and 3 only

15. Atoms contain electrons, neutrons and protons.

What is the definition of nucleon number?
A the number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
B the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
C the total number of neutrons and protons in the nucleus of an atom
D the total number of particles in an atom

16. The diagram shows the atomic structure of an element X.

What is X?
A aluminium B beryllium C boron D fluorine

17. Which statements comparing the properties of electrons, neutrons and protons are
correct?
18. An aluminium atom has a nucleon number of 27 and a proton number of 13.
How many neutrons does this aluminium atom contain?
A 13 B 14 C 27 D 40

19. An atom of element Q contains 19 electrons, 19 protons and 20 neutrons.

What is Q?
A calcium B potassium C strontium D yttrium

20. Lithium is in Group I of the Periodic Table. Nitrogen is in Group V of the Periodic
Table.
Lithium reacts with nitrogen to form the ionic compound lithium nitride.
What happens to the electrons when lithium atoms and nitrogen atoms form ions?

21. The table shows the atomic structure of four atoms.

Which atom is not a metal?

22. Which part of an atom has a relative mass of 1 and a relative charge of 0?
A electron B neutron C nucleus D proton

23. Q and R are elements in the same period of the Periodic Table.
Q has 7 electrons in its outer shell and R has 2 electrons in its outer shell.
Which statement about Q and R is correct?
A Q is a metal and R is a non-metal.
B Q and R have different numbers of electron shells.
C R is found to the right of Q in the Periodic Table.
D The proton number of R is less than the proton number of Q.

24. Which element does not form a stable ion with the same electronic structure as
argon?
A aluminium B chlorine C phosphorus D potassium

25. Which definition of isotopes is correct?

A atoms of the same element that have the same number of electrons and nucleons
B atoms of the same element that have the same number of neutrons and protons
C atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons but a different
number of electrons
D atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons but a different
number of nucleons

26. Element X has a nucleon (mass) number of 19 and a proton (atomic) number of 9.
To which group in the Periodic Table does it belong?
AI B III C VII D0

27. The table shows the structure of different atoms and ions.

What are the values of W, X, Y and Z?

27. The diagram shows the electronic structures of atoms P and Q.

P and Q combine to form a molecule.
What is the formula of this molecule?
A PQ4 B PQ C P2Q D P4Q

28. The table describes the structures of four particles.

What are the correct values of X, Y and Z?

29. Which statements comparing the properties of electrons, neutrons and protons are
correct?

30. Which row gives the number of electrons in the outer electron shell of fluorine and of
neon?

31. The nucleon number of an isotope of rubidium is 85.

How many protons, neutrons and electrons are present in an atom of this isotope?

32. Element X has 7 protons.

Element Y has 8 more protons than X.
Which statement about element Y is correct?
A Y has more electron shells than X.
B Y has more electrons in its outer shell than X.
C Y is in a different group of the Periodic Table from X.
D Y is in the same period of the Periodic Table as X

33. Which statements about a sodium atom, are correct?

1 The number of protons and neutrons is the same.
2 The number of protons and electrons is the same.
3 The number of outer electrons is one.
A 1, 2 and 3 B 1 and 2 only C 1 and 3 only D 2 and 3 only

34. The diagram shows the structure of three particles, R, S and T.

Which row describes these particles?

35. Which element has the atomic structure shown?

A Al BP CS D Si

36. What is different for isotopes of the same element?

A nucleon number B number of electron shells
C number of electrons in the outer shell D proton number

37.Which statement about atoms is correct?

A Atoms contain protons and electrons in the nucleus.
B Neutrons are negatively charged.
C Protons are positively charged.
D The nucleon number is the number of neutrons.

38.

A electrons and neutrons B electrons and protons

C neutrons only D protons only

39. The table shows the nucleon number and the number of neutrons in one atom of
isotopes W, X, Y and Z.

Which statement about W, X, Y and Z is correct?

A W and X are isotopes of the same element.
B X and Y are isotopes of elements in the same group of the Periodic Table.
C Y and Z are isotopes of elements in the same period of the Periodic Table.
D Z has a higher proton number than Y.

40. Argon, Ar, has a higher relative atomic mass than potassium, K, but appears before it
in the Periodic Table.
Why is argon listed before potassium in the Periodic Table?
A Argon has fewer neutrons than potassium.
B Argon has fewer protons than potassium.
C Argon has more neutrons than potassium.
D Argon has more protons than potassium

41. Which statements about isotopes of the same element are correct?
1 They are atoms which have the same chemical properties because they have the
same number of electrons in their outer shell.
2 They are atoms which have the same number of electrons and neutrons but
different numbers of protons.
3 They are atoms which have the same number of electrons and protons but different
numbers of neutrons.
A 1 and 2 B 1 and 3 C 2 only D 3 only

42. Sodium reacts with chlorine to form sodium chloride.

Which statements describe what happens to the sodium atoms in this reaction?
1 Sodium atoms form positive ions.
2 Sodium atoms form negative ions.
3 Sodium atoms gain electrons.
4 Sodium atoms lose electrons.
A 1 and 3 B 1 and 4 C 2 and 3 D 2 and 4
43. An atom has three electron shells. There are three electrons in the outer shell.
How many protons and how many neutrons are in this atom?

44. Why do isotopes of the same element have the same chemical properties?
A They have the same nucleon number.
B They have the same number of electrons in the outer shell.
C They have the same number of neutrons in the nucleus.
D They have the same number of protons as neutrons

45.Chlorine exists as two common isotopes, 35Cl and 37Cl.

Information about these two isotopes is shown

Which statement explains why the two isotopes are of the same element?
A Both have the same number of electron shells.
B Both have the same number of protons.
C Both have 7 outer shell electrons.
D37Cl has 2 more neutrons than 35Cl.

46.Which pair shows particles with the same chemical properties?

47. Iron has an atomic number of 26. It occurs as the isotopes 54Fe, 56Fe, 57Fe and 58Fe.
Which statement explains why these isotopes have the same chemical properties?
A They have similar mass numbers.
B They have the same number of electrons in their outer shells.
C They have the same number of neutrons in their nuclei.
D They have the same number of protons in their nuclei.

48. Which statement about the isotopes of an element is correct?

A Their physical properties are different because they have different proton numbers.
B Their atomic masses are different because they have different numbers of electron
shells.
C They have the same chemical properties because they have the same number of
electrons in their outer shells.
D They have the same physical properties because they have the same number of
neutrons in their nuclei.

49. Which two molecules contain the same number of electrons?

A Cl2 and SO2 B CH4 and H2O C CO and NH3 D CO2 and HCl

50. Two naturally occurring isotopes of oxygen are 16O and 17O.
Which statement is correct?
A Both isotopes react with iron to form rust.
B Neither isotope reacts with iron to form rust.
C Only 16O reacts with iron to form rust.
D Only 17O reacts with iron to form rust.

51. Which statement describes isotopes?

A Isotopes of the same element have different electron arrangements.
B Isotopes of the same element have different nuclear charges.
C Isotopes of the same element have nuclei with masses that are the same.
D Isotopes of the same element have the same number of protons.

52. X and Y are both atoms.

X and Y have the same chemical properties as each other.
Which row describes the atomic structures of X and Y?

53. Which statement about an atom of fluorine, , is correct?

A It contains more protons than neutrons.

B It contains a total of 28 protons, neutrons and electrons.
C Its isotopes contain different numbers of protons.
D Its nucleus contains 9 neutrons.

54

55. The structure of an atom is shown.

Which element is the atom an isotope of?

A nitrogen B oxygen C phosphorus D titanium

56. An isotope of chromium is represented by .

Which statement about an atom of this isotope of chromium is correct?
A It contains 24 electrons. B It contains 24 neutrons.
C It contains 28 protons. D It contains 52 neutrons.
57.

Which statement about these isotopes is correct?

A They have different chemical properties because they have different numbers of
neutrons.
B They have the same chemical properties because they have the same number of outer
shell electrons.
C They have the same nucleon number because the sum of the number of protons and
electrons is the same.
D They have different positions in the Periodic Table because they have different
numbers of neutrons.

58. What is the total number of electrons in one molecule of ammonia, NH3 ?
A6 B8 C 10 D 11

59.

Which statement explains why both isotopes have the same chemical properties?
A They have the same number of protons.
B They have the same number of outer shell electrons.
C They have different numbers of neutrons.
D They have different mass numbers.

60. The numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons present in the atoms P, Q, R and S
are shown.

Which atoms are isotopes of the same element?

A P and Q only B Q and R only C R and S only D P and S only

61. Carbon has three isotopes, 12C, 13C and 14C.

Why do all three isotopes have the same chemical properties?
A They all have the same atomic mass.
B They all have the same number of electrons in their outer shell.
C They all have the same number of electron shells.
D They all have the same number of nucleons.

62. The atomic number and nucleon number of a potassium atom are shown.

How many protons, neutrons and electrons are in a potassium ion, K+ ?

63. The electronic structures of two atoms, P and Q, are shown.

P and Q combine together to form a compound.

What is the type of bonding in the compound and what is the formula of the compound?

64. The diagram shows the electronic structure of a particle with a nucleon number
(mass number) of 40.

The table shows the suggestions that three students, 1, 2 and 3, made to identify the
particle.
Which students are correct?
A 1 and 2 only B 1 and 3 only C 2 and 3 only D 1, 2 and 3
65. The electronic structures of two atoms, P and Q, are shown.

P and Q combine together to form a compound.

What is the type of bonding in the compound and what is the formula of the compound?

66. The structure of an atom of element X is shown.

What is element X?
A boron B carbon C sodium D sulfur
67. The atomic structure of four particles are shown.

Which particles have the same chemical properties?

A P and R only B P and S C P, Q and R D R and S

68. Which statement about isotopes is correct?

A They have different proton numbers.
B They have different chemical properties.
C They have the same nucleon number.
D They have the same number of electrons in their outer shell.
69. A neutral atom, J, contains 45 neutrons and 35 electrons.
Which row is correct for atom J?

70. Which definition of isotopes is correct?

A atoms of the same element that have the same number of electrons and nucleons
B atoms of the same element that have the same number of neutrons and protons
C atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons but a different
number of electrons
D atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons but a different
number of nucleons

71. Which statement about the atoms of all the isotopes of carbon is correct?
A They are all radioactive.
B They have the same mass.
C They have the same number of neutrons.
D They have the same number of electrons in the outer shell.

72. The relative atomic mass of chlorine is 35.5.

When calculating relative atomic mass, which particle is the mass of a chlorine atom
compared to?
A a neutron B a proton C an atom of carbon-12 D an atom of hydrogen-1