Assessment Tasks: MODULE 2

Task No. 1 (to be recorded as one of your Written Works)

Part I. Multiple Choice: Read the questions carefully. Choose the letter of the
correct answer.
1. Where is the majority of the mass of an atom located?
a. Proton c. nucleus
b. Neutron d. electron
2. Which element is an atom with six protons in the nucleus?
a. Boron c. nitrogen
b. Carbon d. oxygen
3. Uranium-238 has 92 protons. How many neutrons does it have?
a. 54 c. 146
b. 92 d. 238
4. If an oxygen atom has 8 neutrons and 8 protons, what is its mass number?
a. 8 c. 16
b. 9 d. 24
5. Which scientist proposed the idea that atoms make up all substances?
a. Aristotle c. Democritus
b. Dalton d. Galileo

Part II. Fill in the blanks: Complete the statement with the correct vocabulary word or
phrase.
1. Mendeleev created an organized table of elements called the __________.
2. Two elements with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons are
called ________________.
3. ____________ is the weighted-average mass of all the known isotopes for an element.
4. The positively charged center of an atom is called the _______________.
5. The particles that make up protons and neutrons are called _________________.
6. A(n) ___________is a horizontal row in the periodic table.
7. The _____________is the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in an atom.

Part II Fill in the blanks. Complete the statement with the correct vocabulary word
or phrase.

8. In the current model of the atom, the electrons are located in the
___________________.
9. The negatively charged center of an atom is called the _______________.
10. __________________ show the valence electrons for an atom.

a tom a tomic numbe r a ve rage a tomic mas s

e le ctron cloud e le ctron dot dia gra m group is otope
ma ss numbe r ne utron nucle us pe riod
pe riodic ta ble proton qua rk e le ctron
Task No. 2 (to be recorded as one of your Performance Task)
Part I. Answer the following questions.

1. Identify the names, charges, and locations of three kinds of particles that make up an atom.
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3. The Mendeleev and Mosely periodic tables have gaps for the as-then-undiscovered
elements. Why do you think the table used by Mosely was more accurate at predicting
where new elements would be placed?
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Part II: Complete the table.

Name of Symbol of Atomic Atomic Number Number Number of

Element Element Number Mass of Protons of Electrons
Neutrons
Re 75
Sulfur 16
Eu 152
7 7
28
Bi 126
3 4
22 24
Te
Oxygen 8