REVIEW 1: INSIDE ATOMS
1 Tick the boxes to show which statements are true and which are false. Correct any false statements.
True False
a The atomic number is the number of neutrons in an atom.
b Electrons have a negative charge.
c Electrons and protons have the same mass.
d The mass number is the total number of protons and electrons.
e Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons.
f Isotopes of an element have the same number of neutrons.
g A neutron has the same mass as a proton.
h Protons have a positive charge.
i Protons are found in the nuclei of atoms.
2 Complete these sentences:
a The atomic number is the number of in the nucleus of an atom.
b An electron has a charge and a negligible .
c Isotopes are atoms of an element with different numbers of .
d The mass number is the total number of and in the
nucleus.
e A neutron has a charge and a relative mass of .
f A proton has a charge and a relative mass of .
3 The diagram shows an atom of nitrogen (N).
a Count the number of protons to work out its atomic number.
b Count the total number of protons and neutrons to work out its
mass number. _________
c Write the symbol for this isotope of nitrogen.
4 Complete the table below. In the atom column, remember to add the mass number and atomic
number to the chemical symbol.
Atom Atomi Mass Number Number Number
c number of of of
numb protons neutrons electron
er s
1
H
1
H 2
2 1
Li 3 6
4 3
12
6 C
C 14
Mg 12 24
Mg 13
26
12 Mg
5 a What are isotopes?
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b How many isotopes of magnesium are shown in the table?
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c What is the same in the isotopes of magnesium? _____________________________________________
d What is different in the isotopes of magnesium?_____________________________________________
6 Complete the table using information from the box. You can use each term once, more
than once or not at all.
0 1 +1 +2 −1 −2 1/1835 around nucleus in nucleus
Particle Location Relative charge Relative mass
proton
electron
neutron
7 The diagrams show atoms of boron (B).
a What is the same in the two atoms?___________________________________________________
b What is different?_______________________________________________________________
c Write the symbols for the two atoms. __________________________________________________