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Chapter 4: The Structure of the Atom

Practice Test
      
  1.What is the charge of a gamma ray?  
  a.   0  
  b.   2+  
  c.   1–  
  d.   1+  
  Hint    
      
  2.How is the atomic mass unit (amu) defined?  
  a.   1/12 the mass of a carbon-12 atom  
  b.   1/14 the mass of a nitrogen-14 atom  
  c.   1/16 the mass of an oxygen-16 atom  
  d.   1/13 the mass of a carbon-13 atom  
  Hint    
      
  3.The sum of the protons and neutrons in a nucleus is __________?  
  a.   the atomic number  
  b.   Avogadro’s number  
  c.   the mass number  
  d.   the element number  
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  4.Which scientist determined that almost all of an atom’s mass of is located in its nucleus?  
  a.   Dalton  
  b.   Thomson  
  c.   Rutherford  
  d.   Democritus  
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  5.What is the charge of an alpha particle?  
  a.   2+  
  b.   0  
  c.   1–  
  d.   1+  
  Hint    
      
  6.What is the negatively—charged particle in an atom?  
  a.   electron  
  b.   neutron  
  c.   proton  
  d.   positron  
  Hint    
      
  7.What is the name for the emission of rays and particles by a radioactive material?  
  a.   radiation  
  b.   decay  
  c.   radioactive series  
  d.   nuclear reactivity  
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  8.What is the name of the element that has an atomic number of 3?  
  a.   lithium  
  b.   lanthanum  
  c.   beryllium  
  d.   helium  
  Hint    
      
  9.An atom of an element contains eight electrons. What is the identity of this element?  
  a.   nitrogen  
  b.   oxygen  
  c.   carbon  
  d.   fluorine  
  Hint    
      
  10.How do gamma rays differ from alpha particles and beta particles?  
  a.   Gamma rays have mass, whereas alpha and beta particles do not.  
  b.   Gamma rays and beta particles result in the formation of new atoms, but alpha particles do not.  
  c.   Alpha particle and beta particle emissions result in the formation of new atoms, whereas gamma ray emissions do not.  
  d.   Gamma rays and alpha particles result in the formation of new atoms, but beta particles do not.  
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  11.What is the primary factor in determining an atom’s stability?  
  a.   neutron to proton ratio  
  b.   proton to electron ratio  
  c.   neutron to electron ratio  
  d.   alpha particle to beta particle ratio  
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  12.What fundamental particle is identical to a beta particle?  
  a.   the positron  
  b.   the electron  
  c.   the neutron  
  d.   the proton  
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  13.How many protons are present in an atom potassium-39?  
  a.   19  
  b.   20  
  c.   39  
  d.   58  
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  14.What isotope has seven protons and six neutrons?  
  a.   carbon-7  
  b.   nitrogen-7  
  c.   nitrogen-13  
  d.   carbon-13  
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  15.What is the name for atoms of an element that have different masses?  
  a.   isomers  
  b.   alloforms  
  c.   allotropes  
  d.   isotopes  
  Hint    
      
  16.The atomic number of an element is defined by its number of ________.  
  a.   neutrons  
  b.   electrons  
  c.   nuclei  
  d.   protons  
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  17.Which of the following particles has a mass that is almost the same as the mass of a proton?  
  a.   beta particle  
  b.   neutron  
  c.   electron  
  d.   positron  
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  18.What is the smallest particle of an element that maintains the properties of the element?  
  a.   molecule  
  b.   cation  
  c.   mixture  
  d.   atom  
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  19.Which of the following statements concerning hydrogen is false?  
  a.   All hydrogen isotopes have one neutron.  
  b.   All hydrogen isotopes have one proton.  
  c.   Hydrogen’s electron is not found in the nucleus.  
  d.   All hydrogen isotopes have one electron.  
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  20.Which of the following is a correct statement about a neutral atom?  
  a.   The atoms carry a positive or a negative charge.  
  b.   The atom has the same number of proton and electrons.  
  c.   Neutrons are present in the nucleus.  
  d.   The atom is radioactive.  
  Hint    

 
   
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