WEEKLY ASSESSMENT

BASIC SCIENCE

BASIC 9

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Please take a few minutes to read the instructions before you start. Barakallahu Feekh!

PART A – MULTIPLE CHOICE

Instruction: Choose the correct answer from the options lettered A-D

1. All elements are composed of 

A. molecules
B. atoms
C. neutrons
D. compounds
2.

What is the mass number of carbon (C)?

A. 6
B. 12
C. 13

3. How many electrons are in an atom of carbon (C)?

A. 6
B. 12
C. 13

4. Atoms of the same element must always have the same number of _________
A. electrons
B. neutrons
C. isotopes
D. protons

5. The dense, positively charged mass located in the center of the atom.
A. nucleus
B. proton
C. isotope
D. molecule

6. Number of protons in an atom of an element.

A. proton count
B. atomic number
C. atomic mass

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D. isotopes

7. Where are electrons found in an atom?

A. in the atomic number
B. inside the nucleus
C. outside of the nucleus
D. in the electron zone

8. Where are protons and neutrons found in an atom?

A. in the atomic number
B. inside the nucleus
C. outside of the nucleus
D. in the electron zone

9. The 1st element on the periodic table is 

A. helium
B. carbon
C. hydrogen
D. fluorine
10.

A. Beryllium
B. Boron
C. Barium
D. Bromine

11. The first energy level can hold up to how many electrons?
A. 8
B. 4
C. 2
D. 5

12. Particles in an atom that are neutral and have no charge are 

A. negatrons 
B. electrons 

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C. neutrons 
D. protons 

13. Which of the following is a negatively charged subatomic particle?

A. Electron
B. Proton
C. Neutron
D. Quark
14.

A. Lithium
B. Boron
C. Carbon
D. Neon

15. -------------------- is released when alkali metal or group 1 react with water
A. Hydrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Metahne
D. Carbon di oxide
16.

Which of the following is a property of an alkali-metal or group 1? 

A. hard and can't be cut
B. are very reactive 
C. are stored in water 
D. have few uses 

17. All alkali metals/group1 have ---------------  electrons in their outermost shell.
A. 1

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B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

18. What is formed when sodium reacts with water?

A. sodium oxide and hydrogen
B. sodium hydroxide and hydrogen
C. sodium hydroxide and oxygen
D. sodium hydroxide and carbon dioxide

19. Each column in the periodic table is called a 

A. period
B. group
C. cluster
D. unit

20.How many electrons do the halogens all have in their outer shells?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 7
D. 8

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SECTION B

Question 1
A. Give the relative charge and mass of each of the following: a proton, a neutron, and
an electron
B. Name the two types of sub-atomic particle in the nucleus of an atom.
C. Draw a beryllium atom. It is made up of four protons, four electrons, and five neutrons.
D. Write down the electronic structures of helium, neon, and argon. Describe how the
arrangements are similar

Question 2
A. Write down the electronic structures of the elements from lithium to neon in the
periodic table. Describe the pattern you see.
B. Explain what an isotope is.
C. An atom has a proton number of 19 and a nucleon number of 39. Calculate the
number of protons and neutrons in the atom.
D. Write word equations to summarise how three Group 1 elements react with water.
Describe the trend in these reactions
E. Write word equations for the reactions of three Group 7 elements with iron. Describe
how the vigour of these reactions changes from top to bottom of the group.

Question 3
A.

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B. A phosphorus atom is made up of 15 protons, 15 electrons, and 16 neutrons. Explain why it

is electrically neutral.
C. The electronic structure of lithium is 2, 1.
a Write the electronic structures for sodium and potassium.
b Describe one way in which the electronic structures are similar.
c Describe the link between the atomic structure of an element, and the periodic table group the
element is in.

Question 4

A. The Group 7 elements are non-metals.

a Name two elements in Group 7.
b From the list below, choose two properties of the Group 7 elements.
● do not conduct electricity
● good conductors of heat
● all have high melting points
● all are solid at room temperature
● poor conductors of heat
● good conductors of electricity.

B.

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