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Chapter 2 Structure of the atom

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.
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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?

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28. 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

29. The table describes the structures of four particles.

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

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

31. Which row gives the number of electrons in the outer electron shell of fluorine and of neon?
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32. The nucleon number of an isotope of rubidium is 85.

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

33. 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

34. 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

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

Which row describes these particles?

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36. Which element has the atomic structure shown?

A Al BP CS D Si

37. 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

38.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.

39.

A electrons and neutrons B electrons and protons

C neutrons only D protons only

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

41. 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

42. 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

43. 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.
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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

44. 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?

45. 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