CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS WITH M.

RAHEEL KHAN
1. The diagram of an ion is shown.

What can be deduced about the number of protons in this ion?

A It has 9 protons. B It has 10 protons.
C It has 11 protons D You cannot deduce the number of protons from this diagram.

2. An ion contains 20 electrons and has a charge of +3. From which element was the ion formed?
A aluminium B calcium
C iron D vanadium
3. Which definition of isotopes is correct?
A atoms of different elements which have the same number of electrons

B atoms of different elements which have the same number of neutrons

C atoms of the same element which have different numbers of electrons
D atoms of the same element which have different numbers of neutrons
4. Cobalt is a transition element. A particle of cobalt contains 24 electrons and has a nucleon number of 60.
Which statement about this particle is correct?

A It is a 3+ ion. B It is a 3– ion.
C It contains 24 neutrons. D It contains 24 protons.
5. Two particles, K+ and Ar, can be written as 39 K+ 19 and 40Ar 18 .
Which statement about these particles is correct?
A Ar has more neutrons than K+ B K has more nucleons than Ar.
C K+ has 20 electrons. D K+ has a greater mass than Ar.
6. Which row shows the numbers of particles in 34 S2−16 ?
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7. Which particle contains the greatest number of electrons?
A Mg2+ B N3– C Ne D S2–
8. The ion Q2+ has three complete shells of electrons. What is Q?

A calcium B magnesium
C oxygen D sulfur
9. The atomic number of cerium, Ce, is 58. A Ce4+ ion has 140 nucleons in its nucleus.
How many protons, neutrons, and electrons are there in one Ce4+ ion?

10. A particle of an isotope of sulfur contains 18 neutrons and 18 electrons.

What is the symbol for this particle?

11. Which particle contains the same number of both neutrons and electrons?

12.
A They all contain more electrons than protons. B They all contain more neutrons than protons.
C They all contain the same number of electrons. D They all contain the same number of protons.
13. A student is given only the nucleon number of an atom.

What can be deduced about the structure of the atom?

A number of neutrons plus protons B number of neutrons only
C number of protons plus electrons D number of protons only
14. Which statement about chlorine atoms and chloride ions is correct?
A They are both isotopes of chlorine. B They undergo the same chemical reactions.

C They have the same number of protons. D They have the same physical properties.
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15. The symbols for two ions are shown.

Which statement is correct?

A The fluoride ion contains more electrons than the sodium ion.

B The sodium ion contains more neutrons than the fluoride ion.
C The two ions contain the same number of electrons as each other.
D The two ions contain the same number of protons as each other.
16. Which statement about the isotopes of bromine is correct?
They are atoms with the same number of

A electrons and a different number of protons. B neutrons and the same number of electrons.
C protons and the same chemical properties. D protons and the same physical properties.
17. An atom of element R contains 15 protons, 16 neutrons and 15 electrons. What is R?
A gallium B phosphorus
C sulfur D zinc

18. Which statement about atomic structure is correct?

A Isotopes have a different nucleon number but the same proton number.
B Metal atoms gain electrons to achieve a noble gas electronic structure.
C The nucleon number is the total number of electrons and neutrons in the nucleus of the atom.
D Protons and neutrons are oppositely charged particles.

19. What is the meaning of the term 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 protons and electrons in the nucleus of an atom
D the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom

20. 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

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21. 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.
22. The atomic number and nucleon number of a potassium atom are shown.

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

23. 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
24. The structure of an atom of element X is shown.
What is element X?
A boron B carbon

C sodium D sulfur
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25. A representation of an atom is shown.

What is the nucleon number of this atom?

A6 B7
C 12 D 13
26. 14C6 and 12C6 are isotopes of carbon.

Which statement about these isotopes is correct?

A 12C6 is more reactive than 14C6 because the atoms have less mass.
B 12C6 is more reactive than 14C6 because the atoms have different numbers of neutrons.
C The reactions of 12C6 are similar to 14C6 because they have the same number of outer shell electrons.
D The reactions of 12C6 are similar to 14C6 because they have the same number of protons in the nucleus.

27. An isotope of chromium is represented by 52Cr24 .

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.
28. 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
29. Which statement about an atom of fluorine, 19 F9 , 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.
30. Which statement about the formation of ions in chemical reactions is correct?
A A bromine atom loses an electron and forms a –1 ion.
B A chlorine atom gains an electron and forms a –1 ion.
C A potassium atom gains an electron and forms a +1 ion.

D A sodium atom loses an electron and forms a –1 ion.

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31. What is the total number of electrons in one molecule of ammonia, NH3?
A6 B8 C 10 D 11
32. An isotope of lithium has the symbol 7Li3 .

What is the arrangement of electrons in one atom of this isotope of lithium?

33. Element X has two isotopes, 12X6 and 14X6 .

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.
34. Rubidium has two isotopes,
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.

35. Carbon has three isotopes

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.

36. The structure of an atom is shown.

The atom is the isotope of?
A nitrogen B oxygen
C phosphorus D titanium
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37. Which row describes isotopes of the same element?

38. Which row describes the structure of the positive ion in sodium chloride?

39. What is the nucleon number of an atom?

A the number of neutrons B the number of protons

C the total number of protons and neutrons D the total number of protons and electrons
40. How many neutrons are present in the atom
A 21 B 24 C 45 D 66
41. In which atom is the number of protons equal to the number of neutrons?

A 40Ar B 19F C 23Na D 16O

42. Symbols representing four particles are shown.

The letters are not the chemical symbols. Which particles have the same number of neutrons?
A W and X2+ B W and Z C X2+ and Y D Y and Z

43. 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.

D 37Cl has 2 more neutrons than 35Cl.

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44. What is the nucleon number of an atom?
A the number of electrons, neutrons and protons in the nucleus
B the number of neutrons and protons in the nucleus

C the number of neutrons in the nucleus

D the number of protons in the nucleus