The document is about atomic structure and contains questions to test understanding. It defines key atomic terms like nucleus, proton, neutron, electron and shells. It asks about the atomic number, mass and electrons of atoms with given proton and neutron numbers. It contains a table to fill in missing particle numbers of atoms and asks which are isotopes. It also has a paragraph to complete about elements being pure substances that cannot be broken down chemically, with over 100 total elements that are typically metallic, shiny conductors of heat and electricity. Compounds are formed by two or more elements chemically combined.
The document is about atomic structure and contains questions to test understanding. It defines key atomic terms like nucleus, proton, neutron, electron and shells. It asks about the atomic number, mass and electrons of atoms with given proton and neutron numbers. It contains a table to fill in missing particle numbers of atoms and asks which are isotopes. It also has a paragraph to complete about elements being pure substances that cannot be broken down chemically, with over 100 total elements that are typically metallic, shiny conductors of heat and electricity. Compounds are formed by two or more elements chemically combined.
The document is about atomic structure and contains questions to test understanding. It defines key atomic terms like nucleus, proton, neutron, electron and shells. It asks about the atomic number, mass and electrons of atoms with given proton and neutron numbers. It contains a table to fill in missing particle numbers of atoms and asks which are isotopes. It also has a paragraph to complete about elements being pure substances that cannot be broken down chemically, with over 100 total elements that are typically metallic, shiny conductors of heat and electricity. Compounds are formed by two or more elements chemically combined.
1 Use the words in the box to answer the following questions.
electron, neutron, nucleus, proton, shells
(a) The central part of an atom is called the ...................................
(b) The ................................... has a negative charge (c) The ................................... has no charge (d) The nucleus contains the ................................... and the ................................... (e) Electrons are found in ................................... (f) The ................................... and the ................................... have the same mass.
2 An atom contains 32 protons and 48 neutrons.
(a) What is its atomic number? ................................... (b) How many electrons does it have? ................................... (c) What is the mass of the atom? ...................................
3 Complete the table to show the missing numbers of particles in the four atoms A, B, C and D.
Atom Protons Neutrons Electrons Mass
A 20 40 B 24 45 C 20 44 D 19 21
Which two atoms are isotopes of the same element? .......... and ..........
4 Complete the following paragraph about elements and compounds.
Elements are simple ................................... made of the same type of
................................... They cannot be ................................... down chemically. There are about ................................... elements in total. Most elements are metals. They are ................................... in appearance and are good ................................... of heat and ................................... Compounds are made from ................................... or more elements chemically ...................................