Gr 10 Physical Sciences Ch 2: Structure of the atom
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What is the charge of an electron?

  • 9.11 × 10⁻³¹ C positive
  • 9.11 × 10⁻³¹ C negative
  • 1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ C positive
  • 1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ C negative (correct)

What determines the atomic number of an element?

  • The number of protons in the nucleus (correct)
  • The number of neutrons in the nucleus
  • The number of electrons in the outer region
  • The mass of the electron

What is the mass of a proton?

  • 9.11 × 10⁻³¹ kg
  • 1.6749 × 10⁻²⁷ kg
  • 1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ kg
  • 1.6726 × 10⁻²⁷ kg (correct)

What is the role of neutrons in the nucleus?

<p>They contribute to the atomic mass (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the location of electrons in an atom?

<p>In the outer regions of the atom (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the charge of a proton?

<p>1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ C positive (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate mass of an electron?

<p>9.11 × 10⁻³¹ kg (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do neutrons contribute to the atomic mass?

<p>Because they have a significant mass (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the atomic number of an atom?

<p>The number of protons in the nucleus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the atomic mass number of an atom?

<p>The sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the chemical symbol of an element?

<p>A unique abbreviation for the element (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an isotope of an element?

<p>An atom with a different number of neutrons (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a cation?

<p>A positively charged ion (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an anion?

<p>A negatively charged ion (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a neutral atom and an ion?

<p>The number of electrons (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the standard notation for representing an element?

<p>(^{A}_{Z}Symbol) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following subatomic particles has a positive electric charge?

<p>Proton (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of electrons in an atom?

<p>To participate in chemical reactions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which subatomic particle is responsible for determining the chemical properties of an element?

<p>Proton (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the number of protons in a neutral atom?

<p>It balances the number of electrons (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of neutrons in the nucleus?

<p>To stabilize the nucleus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the number of protons and electrons in a neutral atom?

<p>The number of protons is equal to the number of electrons (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the atomic number of an element?

<p>It determines the chemical properties (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the mass of protons and neutrons?

<p>They are similar in mass (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the atomic number in an atom?

<p>To identify the element and its properties (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom?

<p>Atomic mass number (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between isotopes of the same element?

<p>Number of neutrons (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of an atom losing one electron?

<p>A positively charged ion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the symbol for a carbon atom with 6 protons and 6 neutrons?

<p>^{12}_6C (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do isotopes of the same element exhibit the same chemical properties?

<p>Because they have the same atomic number (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the charge of a sodium ion (Na⁺) formed by the loss of one electron from a sodium atom?

<p>Positive (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a neutral atom and an ion?

<p>Number of electrons (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following subatomic particles has no electric charge?

<p>Neutron (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the position of an element in the periodic table?

<p>Number of protons (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about the mass of protons and neutrons?

<p>Protons and neutrons have roughly similar masses (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of electrons in chemical reactions?

<p>To interact with electrons from other atoms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of isotopes of the same element?

<p>They have the same number of protons (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the number of protons and electrons in a neutral atom?

<p>The number of protons is equal to the number of electrons (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the atomic mass of an element?

<p>Sum of protons and neutrons (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the nucleus in an atom?

<p>To stabilize the atom (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the atomic number in an atom?

<p>Defining the identity of the element (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a carbon-12 atom and a carbon-14 atom?

<p>The number of neutrons in the nucleus (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of an atom gaining one electron?

<p>An anion is formed (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the atomic mass number of an element?

<p>It provides a measure of the mass of the nucleus (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the atomic number of an element?

<p>It is unique to each element (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the notation for representing an element with an atomic number of 6 and an atomic mass number of 12?

<p>¹²C₆ (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do atoms of the same element with different atomic mass numbers exhibit the same chemical properties?

<p>Because they have identical numbers of protons and electrons (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of an atom losing one electron?

<p>A cation is formed (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason why isotopes of the same element exhibit the same chemical properties?

<p>They have the same number of protons and electrons (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements is true about the atomic number of an element?

<p>It determines the chemical properties of an element (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of an atom gaining or losing electrons?

<p>It becomes an ion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the atomic mass number of an element?

<p>It provides a measure of the mass of the nucleus and indirectly the mass of the atom (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements is true about cations and anions?

<p>Cations are positively charged ions and anions are negatively charged ions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between the atomic number and the atomic mass number of an element?

<p>The atomic number is the number of protons and the atomic mass number is the sum of protons and neutrons (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the notation for representing an element with an atomic number of 6 and an atomic mass number of 14?

<p>₆¹⁴C (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason why atoms of the same element have different atomic mass numbers?

<p>They have different numbers of neutrons (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason why electrons are fundamental in chemical reactions and bonding?

<p>They occupy the outer regions of atoms and interact with electrons from other atoms. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the number of protons and electrons in a neutral atom?

<p>The number of protons is equal to the number of electrons. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the nucleus in an atom?

<p>To stabilize the atom and determine its chemical properties. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the mass of protons and neutrons?

<p>They are roughly similar in mass and significantly greater than that of electrons. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the position of an element in the periodic table?

<p>The atomic number of the element. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the atomic number of an element?

<p>It determines the chemical properties of the element. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between isotopes of the same element?

<p>The number of neutrons in the nucleus. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the atomic mass number of an element?

<p>It is a sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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