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Class 8 Worksheet Atomic Structure Sudha Sridhar

1. The nucleons are

(A) Protons and electrons (B) Neutrons and electrons
(C) Protons and neutrons (D) None of these

2. The isotope deuterium of hydrogen has

(A) No neutrons and one proton (B) One neutrons and two protons
(C) One electron and two neutrons (D) One proton and one neutron

3. The electrons present in the outermost shell are called

(A) Valence electron (B) Octate electrons
(C) Duplet electrons (D) Valence electrons

4. An alpha particle contains

(A) 4 positive charge and 2 mass unit (B) 2 positive charge and 4 mass unit
(C) 2 positive charge and 2 mass unit (D) 4 positive charge and 4 mass unit

5. The atomic number of sodium is 11 and its mass number is 23. It has
(A) 11 neutrons and 12 protons (B) 12 protons and 11 electrons
(C) 11 electrons and 12 neutrons (D) 12 electrons and 11 neutrons

6. The electronic configuration of chlorine is

(A) 2,7 (B) 2,8,8,7 (C) 2,8,7 (D) 2,7,8

7. The isotope used to remove the brain tumours and treatment of cancer is
(A) U-235 (B) Na-24 (C) Iodine (D) Co-60

8. Neutral atoms of same element can differ is

(A) Mass number
(B) Atomic number
(C) Nucleons
(D) None of these
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9. An element has an atomic number as 17. Its valency is
shells
10. The fixed circular path around the nucleus is calledorbits or

11. and are isobars because they have same number of

(A) Protons
(B) Electrons
(C) Neutrons
(D) Nucleons

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12. An atom has a mass number 23 and atomic number 11. Find the number of protons.

13. The mass of the atom is determined by

(A) neutrons (B) protons (C) electrons (D) neutron and proton

14. Which of the following have same valency?

(A) isobars (B) isotopes (C) both of these (D) none of these

15. Match the following

Elements (protons) Electronic configuration

(i) Magnetism (P=12) (a) 2,8,3 v
(ii) Sulphur (P=16) (b) 2,8iii
(iii) Neon (P=10) (c) 2,8,2 i
(iv) Calcium (P=20) (d) 2,8,6
ii
(v) Aluminium (P=13) (e) 2,8,8,2
iv
16. The proton is heavier than an electron by
(A) 1840 times (B) 2000 times (C) 1080 times (D) 1540 times

17. Difference between carbon 12 and carbon 14 is the difference in the number of
(A) neutrons (B) protons
(C) electrons (D) no difference in atomic structure

18.
a) An atom is electrically neutral
b) neutron has mass approximately equal to that of a proton.
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c) The outermost shell of an atom is also called the valence shell.

d) Which metal has valency one(sodium/calcium)

19. If an atom looses an electron, its charge becomes

(A) positive (B) negative (C) no change
20. Complete the following table

Element Atomic Mass No. of No. of No. of

symbol number Number Neutrons Electrons Protons
Li 3 6 a b c
Cl 17 d 20 e f
Na g h 12 i 11
Al j 27 k l 13
S m 32 16 n o
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