7.

Which of the following is correct about the two isotopes of oxygen, 16

8O and 18
8 O?

16
8 0 18
8 O

A Electronic configuration 2, 8, 6 2, 8, 6
B Number of valence electrons 8 8
C Chemical formula of oxygen gas formed O2 O3
D Number of neutrons 8 10 ( D )

8. Elements W, X, Y and Z have proton numbers of 10, 12, 14 and 16 respectively. Which element
does not have the same number of electron shells as the other three?
A W B X
C Y D Z ( A )

9. Which diagram represents the electronic structure of an oxygen atom?

O O O O

A B C D ( B )

10. The number of valence electrons for the first 12 elements in the Periodic Table, hydrogen to
magnesium, was plotted against their proton numbers. Which of the following is the correct graph?
A B
14 14
12 12
valence electrons

valence electrons

10 10
Number of

Number of

8 8
6 6
4 4
2 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Proton number Proton number

C D
14 14
12 12
valence electrons

valence electrons

10 10
Number of

Number of

8 8
6 6
4 4
2 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Proton number Proton number

( C )

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