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Coral Secondary School Marks

Secondary Two Science Chemistry
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Revision Atomic Structure

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The sulphur atom contains 16 protons; this shows that

A the atom contains 6 electrons in the outermost shell.
B the atom contains 16 neutrons.
C sulphur is a metal.
D sulphur cannot form a negative ion. ( )

2. Which one of the following pairs contains particles which have equal and
opposite charges?
A a proton and a hydrogen ion
B a neutron and an electron
C a neutron and a hydrogen nucleus
D a proton and an electron ( )

3. Which one of the following particles contains the greatest number of protons?
A Mg2+ B Al3+ C P D Cl- ( )

4. Which one of the following elements have ions with the same number of electrons as
a neon atom?
Atomic number Ion
A 1 Hydrogen
B 11 Sodium
C 17 Chlorine
D 19 Potassium ( )

5. Which of the statements is correct for all neutral atoms?

A number of protons = number of neutrons
B number of protons = number of electrons
C number of neutrons = number of electrons
D number of neutrons = number of protons + electrons ( )

6. Which of the following atoms has fewer neutrons than protons in its nucleus?
2 7 11
A 3 He B 3 Li C 49 Be D 5B ( )

7. The bar chart shows the period of elements from lithium to neon.

B N

Be O

Li F Ne

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Which property of these elements is shown on the charts?
A number of electrons used in bonding
B number of orbits holding the electrons
C number of nucleons
D number of protons ( )

8. The table shows information about ions Q and R.

Protons Neutrons Electrons
Q 16 16 18
R 17 18 18

What are Q and R?

A negative ions of different elements
B negative ions of the same element
C positive ions of different elements
D positive ions of the same element ( )

Structured and Free-response Questions

1. Atoms of beryllium and magnesium are represented below:

9 24
4 Be 12 Mg
a. What do these numbers tell you about each atom?
i. 4 (for Be)
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ii. 24 (for Mg)

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b. i. Write the electronic configuration of an atom of magnesium.

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ii. In which group is magnesium placed?

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c. How do the structures of beryllium and magnesium indicated they are

in the same Group of the Periodic Table?

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2. The ion of element X contains twelve protons, twelve neutrons and ten
electrons.
a. Which particles in this ions have
i. a positive charge? ………………………………………..
ii. no charge? …………………………………………
b. What is the nucleon number of this ion? ……………………………..
c. Identify element X. ……………………………..
d. Write the chemical symbol for this ion. ……………………………
e. Draw the atom of element X showing the arrangement of electrons in
the atom.

3. The nuclei of five different atoms, F, G, H, I and J, are shown below. (These
letters are not the chemical symbols)

a. Which atom has a nucleon number of 6?

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b. Which two atoms have three electrons in their outermost shell?
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c. Which atoms are isotopes? Provide a reason for your answer.
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d. Which atom is an isotope of hydrogen?
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4. Uranium is used in nuclear reactors. A sample of uranium is found to consist
of two isotopes.
a. Define isotopes.

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b. Complete the table below which describes the two isotopes of uranium.

Isotope Number of protons Number of Symbol of isotope

in each atom neutrons in each
atom
Uranium-235 92 143
Uranium-233

5. Boron is used to make control rods for a nuclear reactor. Naturally occurring
10 11
boron contains atoms represented by the symbols 5 B and 5 B .
a. Draw a diagram of the electronic structure of a boron atom.

b. Suggest why the relative atomic mass of naturally occurring boron is not a
whole number.

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