Grade – 9 - Chemistry - Chapter - 4 Practise worksheet – 1
I. OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS
1. Who discovered the electron?
a. Goldstein b. J.J Thomson c. Chadwick d. Eugen Goldstein
2. The atomic number of sodium is 11 and its mass number is 23. It has
a. 11 neutrons and 12 protons b. 12 protons and 11 electrons c. 11 electrons and 12
neutrons d. 12 electrons and 11 neutrons
3. The electronic configuration of Aluminium is a. 2, 8, 3 b. 2,8,8,3 c. 2, 11, d. 8,2,3
4. The isotope used to remove the brain tumours and treatment of cancer is
a. U-235 b. Na-24 c. Iodine d. Co-60
5. The isotopes of an element have: a. Same number of neutrons b. same atomic
number c. Same mass number d. None of these
ASSERTION AND REASON Questions:
6. Assertion: Atom is electrically neutral.
Reason: Equal number of protons and electrons are present in an atom.
7. Assertion: Inert elements show zero valency.
Reason: Atoms of inert element have fully filled outermost orbit.
II. VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (1 MARK)
8. If ‘K’ and ‘L’ shells of an atom are completely filled, then what would be its
valency?
9. For chlorine, Z = 17, A = 35. Give the number of protons, electrons and neutrons in
chlorine atom.
10. The K and L shells of an atom are completely filled. Find the number of electrons
present in it. State the name of the element.
III. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (2-mark questions)
11. Define the terms (a) isotope (b) isobar
12. A certain particle X has 17 protons, 17 electrons and 18 neutrons (i) what is the
mass number of X? (ii) What is atomic number of X? (iii) What is valency of X?
(iv) Identify the element.
13. What are valence shell and valence electrons?
14. The total number of nucleons in the atoms of calcium and argon is 40 and the
atomic numbers of calcium and argon are 20 and 18 respectively. Name the pair of
these two elements and also find out the number of neutrons present in the nucleus
of argon atom.
15. An atom has 2 electrons in M-shell. What is the atomic number of the element?
16. The composition of two atoms A and B is given:
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(a) What are the mass numbers and atomic numbers of A and B? (b) What is the
relation between the two chemical species? (c) Which element or elements do they
represent?
17. Out of elements 34 40
17𝑋 and 18𝑋𝑌, which is chemically more reactive and why?
IV. LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (5 MARKS)
18. An atom of an element has two electrons in outermost M-shell. State its (a)
Electronic configuration (b) Number of protons (c) Atomic number (e) Valency
(f) Name
19. Explain why: (a) These isotopes of hydrogen have identical chemical properties.
(b) These isotopes are electrically neutral (c) These isotopes differ in their masses.
20. In the following table, the mass number and the atomic number of certain
elements are given:
(a) Select the pair of isobars from the above table.
(b) What would be the valency of the element C listed in the above table?
(c) Which two sub-atomic particles are equal in number in a neutral atom?
21. Complete the following table:
22. Define valency by taking examples of silicon and oxygen.
23. The atomic number of lithium is 3. Its mass number is 7. (a) How many protons
and neutrons are present in a lithium atom? (b) Draw the diagram of a Lithium
atom.
24. The given figure depicts the atomic structure of an atom of an element ‘X’. Write
the following information about the element ‘X’.
(a) Atomic number of ‘X’ (b) Atomic mass of ‘X’ (c) Valence electrons (d) Valency of
‘X’
25. Helium atom has 2 electrons in its valence shell, but its valency is not 2. Explain.
26. The atomic number of lithium is 3. Its mass number is 7. (a) How many protons
and neutrons are present in a lithium atom? (b) Draw the diagram of a lithium atom.
V. PASSAGE BASED QUESTIONS
The atomic number or proton number (symbol Z) of a chemical element is the
number of protons found in the nucleus of every atom of that element. The atomic
number uniquely identifies a chemical element. It is identical to the charge number
of the nucleus.
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In an uncharged atom, the atomic number is also equal to the number of electrons. In
the following table, the mass number and atomic number of certain elements are
given:
27. How many neutrons are present in F?
28. Which atoms are isotopes of the same element?
29. Which atom will form singly positively charged ion?
30. Which is the atom of an inert gas?
31. Which will form singly negatively charged ion?
32. Which of these has 11 electrons?