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An element was 8 protons and 10 neutrons, what is the atomic number?
18
8
10
2
What term describes atoms of the same element that have different number of neutrons?
Atom
Valence electrons
Isotopes
3
Which type of radiation can pass through several meters of concrete?
Gamma
Alpha
Beta
4
Which elements are to the right of the stairstep?
Metal
Metalloids
Nonmetals
5
Which subatomic particles is the largest?
Electron
Neutron
Proton
6
Who developed the plum pudding model?
Niels Bohr
J.J. Thomson
John Dalton
7
Vertical columns on the periodic table are known as _____.
Periods
Groups
Series
8
In which type of decay is an electron ejected from the atom?
Gamma
Beta
Alpha
9
The further away an electron is from the nucleus the ____ energy it has.
Same
More
Less
10
Which type of radiation is the least damaging?
Alpha
Beta
Gamma
11
Transition elements are a part of which family?
Group 1B-8B
Group 8A
Group 4A
12
Which scientist is responsible for the quantum model?
James Chadwick
Variety of scientists
Niels Bohr
13
In which type of decay does an atom lose two protons and two neutrons?
Beta
Alpha
Gamma
14
What does the word “atomos” mean?
Scientific
Indivisible
Circular
15
Which theory is based on the caloric theory?
Core-envelop model
Nuclear model
Plum pudding model
16
How many diatomic elements exist?
8
4
6
17
Which of the following is not a subatomic particle?
Electron
Neutron
Photon
18
The nucleus’s consists of which two subatomic particles?
Protons/neutrons
Electrons/neutrons
Protons/electrons
19
An element has 12 protons and 14 neutrons, what is its mass number?
12
26
14
20
The noble gases belong to which family?
Group 1A
Group 7A
Group 8A
21
The letter Z symbolizes
Mass number
Atomic mass
Atomic number
22
What occupies the outer most energy level of an atom?
Valance electrons
Protons
Isotopes
23
What is the smallest subatomic particle?
Protons
Electrons
Neutrons
24
The properties of an atom are determined by which subatomic particle?
Neutrons
Protons
Electrons
25
Which of the subatomic particles has a negative charge?
Electrons
Protons
Neutrons
26
What is the name of the horizontal rows on the periodic table?
Groups
Families
Periods
27
Which theory consisted of electrons embedded in a positively charged mass?
Nuclear model
Atomic model
Plum pudding model
28
Atomic bombs work by ______.
Valence electrons
Nuclear fission
Nuclear fusion
29
Which type of particles can be stopped by a sheet of paper?
Gamma
Alpha
Beta
30
Which scientist is responsible for the core-envelop model?
Ernest Rutherford
Niels Bohr
John Dalton
31
The alkali earth metals belong to which family?
Group 1A
Group 8A
Group 2A
32
Which of the subatomic particles has a positive charge?
Neutrons
Electrons
Protons
33
Which model is also known as the planetary model?
Atomic model
Quantum model
Nuclear model
34
Which scientist is responsible for the nuclear model?
J.J. Thomson
Niels Bohr
Ernest Rutherford
35
Halogens are a part of which family?
Group 7A
Group 1A
Group 8A
36
What is the abbreviation for mass number?
Z
M
A