Name: ______________________________ Date: __________________ Period:_____________

Chapter 11 Study Guide

(due Wednesday)
1.) Electrons are found in the_________________ of an atom.
2.) All atoms of the same element contain the same number of __________________.
3.) ___________________ have no electric charge.
4.) The ___________________ of an element is the number of protons and neutrons in the
nucleus.
5.) The ________________________ is an average of the masses of all naturally occuring
isotopes of an element.
6.) How many protons does an atom with an atomic number of 23 and mass number of 51
have?
Protons:___________________
7.) What determines the identity of an element?
8.) Isotopes exist because atoms of the same element can have different numbers of
_____________________________.
9.) What did Democritis, Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, and Bohr all have in common?
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10.)

An atom of gold with 79 protons, 79 electrons and 118 neutrons would have a

mass number of
11.)

______________________________.

The smallest particle into which an element can be divided and still be the same

substance is a(n) _____________________________.

12.)

Mass number includes _____________________ and ________________________.

13.)

Which part of an atom has the least mass? _____________________________

14.)

Name the charges for the following:

Protons:__________________ Neutrons:__________________ Electrons:______________

15.)

The four forces found in all atoms are

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16.)

The ________________________________ holds the electrons around the

nucleus.
17.)

The Greek philosopher who gave the atom its name was

________________________________.
18.)

How did people respond when Democritus proposed the idea of an uncuttable

particle because of Aristotle?

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19.)

What Thomson called corpuslces are now called ________________________.

20.)

A representation of an object or system is a(n) __________________________.

21.)

Who performed an experiment proving the existence of an atomic nucleus?

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22.)

Who suggested that electrons travel around the nucleus in definite paths?

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23.)

The current model of the atom suggests that

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24.)

Atoms are composed of: (3 things)

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25.)

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Neutrons are particles that

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26.)

Electrons are particles that

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27.)

Define an ion.

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28.)

Which of the following sets of particles represents an ion?

a. 20 protons, 19 neutrons, 20 electrons

b. 19 protons, 19 neutrons, 18 electrons

An atom of nickel has an atomic number of 28 and a mass number of 58.

29.)

How many protons are in the atom of nickel? ___________________

30.)

How many electrons are in the atom of nickel? __________________

31.)

How many neutrons are in the atom of nickel? ___________________

32.)

Illustrate an atom of Helium-3 below.

33.)

What is the atom's atomic number? ________________

34.)

What is the atom's atomic mass? __________________

35.)

Magnesium occurs naturally as 79% Magnesium-24, 10% Magnesium-25, and

11% Magnesium-26. What is the atomic mass of Magnesium?

36.)

Lithium occurs naturally as 92.5 % Lithium-7 and 7.5% Lithium-6. What is the

atomic mass of Lithium?

Pick any 2 elements and provide the following (use the periodic table):
Name:

Name:

Atomic #:

Atomic #:

Atomic mass:

Atomic mass:

# of protons:

# of protons:

# of neutrons:

# of neutrons:

# of electrons:

# of electrons:

One isotope:

One isotope: