Chemistry Work Sheet for Grade 9 Tutorial Class Students (2018E.
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1. Explain why electrons do not simply crash into the nucleus despite being attracted to it.
2. Explain why atoms form ions. Include the roles of valence electrons and the drive to achieve a stable
electron configuration.
3. Some isotopes are unstable (radioactive) while others are stable. Explain why isotopes of the same element
behave chemically the same but physically different. Give an example
4. “Scientific knowledge is always changing.” Discuss this statement using the history of atomic theory.
5. By explaining how atoms are composed, list the three statements that make up the modern atomic theory
6. Many students think atoms are like tiny solar systems. Explain why this idea is partly correct but mostly
incorrect, using:Niels Bohr Model and quantum mechanics model
7. An element X has two isotopes: X-35 with abundance 75% and X-37 with abundance 25%. A) Calculate the
average atomic mass of the element. B) Identify the element if its atomic number is 17.
8. An element has two isotopes: Mass number 24 and Mass number [Link] average atomic mass of the
element is 24.21
A. Calculate the percentage abundance of each isotope.
B. Identify the element.
9. An atom has mass number 40 and the number of neutrons is equal to the number of protons plus 4
A. Find the number of protons. B) Find the number of neutrons. C) Identify the element
10. An atom has atomic number of 37
A. Write its electron configuration. B) What ion will it most likely form? C) Why this ion is stable?
11. Two isotopes of an element contain 20 neutrons and 22 neutrons respectively.
Both have atomic number 18.
A. Write their mass numbers. B) Explain why the isotopes have similar chemical behavior.
12. For a certain atom: Number of neutrons = Number of electrons + 1 with Mass number of 23 then Find:
A. Number of protons B) Number of neutrons C) Number of electrons D) Name of the element
13. Explain why electrons occupy different energy levels (shells) instead of staying close to the nucleus.
14. Explain clearly the difference between: isotopes, isobars, isotones, and isoelectronic by giving one example
for each.
15. If all electrons in an atom suddenly disappeared:
A. What would happen to the charge of the atom? B) Which particles would remain?
C) What would be the overall charge of the remaining particle?
16. An element X has electrons arranged in three energy levels; the third shell contains 5 electrons. Then
A. Write the electronic configuration of element X. B) Identify the element C)Determine its atomic number.
D. Predict whether it is more likely to gain or lose electrons in chemical reactions and explain why.
17. A neutral atom Y has valance electron configuration: 3s² 3p³ then
A. Determine the atomic number of Y. B) How many valence electrons does it have?
B. If Y forms the most stable ion, what will be its charge? D) Write the electron configuration of the ion.
18. Two atoms, A and B, both have three electron shells. An atom A has 2 electrons in the outer shell and an
atom B has 8 electrons outer shell. Then,
A. Suggest possible elements for A and B. B) which atom will have higher chemical stability?
19. An element has three isotopes: Isotope 1: 20 protons, 20 neutrons, Isotope 2: 20 protons, 21 neutrons and
Isotope 3: 20 protons, 22 neutrons. Then,
A. Identify the element. B) Write the nuclear symbol for each isotope.
20. An atom Z has 18 electrons in its neutral state.
A. Write its electron configuration.
B. If the atom loses two electrons, write the new electron configuration.
C. Explain why these two electrons are removed first based on energy levels.
D. Predict whether the resulting ion will have the same electron configuration as a noble gas, and identify
that noble gas.
21. Three elements A, B, and C have the same number of shell. You are given the following information:
I. A²⁺, B⁺, and C⁻ all have exactly 18 electrons.
II. The atomic number of A is 1 greater than that of B.
III. The atomic number of B is 2 greater than that of C. then,
A. Determine the number of electrons in the neutral atoms of A, B, and C.
B. Determine the atomic numbers of A, B, and C.
C. Identify the elements A, B, and C.
D. Write the electron configuration of each neutral atom.
E. Explain why A forms a 2+ ion, B forms a 1+ ion, and C forms a 1− ion based on their outer electron
shells.
22. Explain why atoms are electrically neutral, even though they contain charged particles and what would
happen if an atom gained more electrons than protons?
23. An unknown ion has18 electrons and Charge = [Link] A. Find number of protons B) identify the element
C) Write electron configuration of neutral atom and ion D) Explain how the ion forms
24. An ion has the configuration: 2, 8. Them A) Give at least 3 different ions that could have this
configuration B) For each ion: identify the element and state its charge
C) Explain why different elements can share the same configuration
25. An ion has the valance electron configuration of ns2 np6. then if n=3 A. List all possible elements that
could form this ion B) For each element, determine: atomic number, charge of the ion valance electron and
valancy