G.D.

GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL,SEC-22,ROHINI

CHAPTER-4 : STRUCTURE OF ATOM

WORKSHEET-1

Q1. Helium atom has an atomic mass of 4u and consists of two protons in its
nucleus. How many neutrons does it have?

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Q2. If numbers of electrons in an atom is 8 and number of protons is also 8,

Then

(a) Then what is the atomic number of the atom? __________________

(b) What is the charge on the atom? ____________________________

Q3. If Z = 3, What would be the valency of the element? Also, name the
element.
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Q4. Composition of the nuclei of two atomic species X and Y are given as

under:
X Y

Protons 6 6

Neutrons 6 8

Given the mass of X and Y. What is the relation between the two species?

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Q5. What happens to an element ‘Z’ if its atom gains three electrons?

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Q6. Give reasons for the following:

(a) Nucleus of an atom is heavy and positively charged.

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 (b) An atom is electrically neutral.

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Q7. The following data represents the distributions of electrons, protons and
neutrons in atoms of four elements A, B, C, D.

ELEMENTS PROTONS NEUTRONS ELECTRONS

A 19 21 19

B 17 18 17

C 17 20 17

D 18 22 18

a) Describe the electronic distribution in atom of element B. __________

b) Is element B metal or a non-metal? Why?

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c) Which two elements form a pair of isotopes?

d) Which two elements form a pair of isobars?

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Q8. a)Potassium(Z=19) is more reactive than Sodium(Z=11). Explain

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b) Fluorine(Z=9) is more reactive than Oxygen(Z=8). Explain.

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Q9. What are the numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons present in 2759Co,
47
108
Ag?

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Q10. S2- has completely filled K, L and M shells. Find its atomic number.

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Q11. An atom of an element has 7 electrons in its L shell.

(a) What is its atomic number? __________________________________

(b) State its valency. __________________________________________

(c) Identify the element. _______________________________________

Q12. The description of atomic particles w.r.t. elements X and Y is given

below:

X Y

PROTONS 8 8

NEUTRONS 8 9

ELECTRONS 8 8

(a) What is the atomic number of Y? _____________________________

(b) What is the mass number of X? ______________________________

(c) What is the relation between X and Y? _________________________

(d) Which element/elements do they represent? ____________________

(e) Write the electronic configuration of

X.__________________________

(f) Write the cation/anion formed by the element.____________________