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Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table

Modified True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.  If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the sentence or statement true.
 

1. 

The central core of an atom is called the hub. _________________________

 

2. 

The chart showing the classifications of elements according to their properties and increasing atomic numbers is called the periodic table. _________________________

 

3. 

The mass of an electron is about equal to the mass of a proton. _________________________

 

4. 

Elements arranged in vertical columns in the periodic table are called periods. _________________________

 

5. 

The region around the nucleus occupied by the electrons is called the negative zone. _________________________

 

6. 

The symbol for chlorine is C. _________________________

 

7. 

The maximum number of electrons in the second energy level of an atom is 4. _________________________

 

8. 

Two isotopes of carbon are carbon-12 and carbon-14. These isotopes differ from one another by two protons. _________________________

 

9. 

Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity. _________________________

 

10. 

Scientists believe that naturally occurring elements are manufactured within Mars. _________________________

 

11. 

So far, scientists have confirmed the existence of six different quarks. _________________________

 

12. 

In 1926, scientists developed the Bohr model of the atom that is in use today. _________________________

 

13. 

The sum of the number of protons and neutrons in an atom is the mass number. _________________________

 

14. 

The symbol for fluorine is Fe. _________________________

 

15. 

A very stable electron arrangement in the outer energy level is characteristic of noble gases. _________________________

 

16. 

One proton and one electron are added to each element as you go across the periodic table. _________________________

 

17. 

Electron cloud models are used to show how electrons in the outer energy level are bonded when elements combine to form compounds. _________________________

 

18. 

The atomic number of an element is determined by its number of protons. _________________________

 

19. 

According to present atomic theory, the location of an electron in an atom cannot be pinpointed exactly. _________________________

 

20. 

Moving from left to right in a row of the periodic table, metallic properties increase. _________________________

 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

21. 

Each inner energy level of an atom has a maximum number of ____ it can hold.
a.
electrons
c.
quarks
b.
neutrons
d.
protons
 

22. 

Dot diagrams are used to represent ____.
a.
atomic numbers
c.
isotopes
b.
atomic mass
d.
outer level electrons
 

23. 

Particles of matter that make up protons and neutrons are ____.
a.
electrons
c.
quarks
b.
isotopes
d.
atoms
 

24. 

A chemical symbol represents the ____ of an element.
a.
name
c.
group
b.
reaction
d.
structure
 

25. 

Horizontal rows of the periodic table are called ____.
a.
clusters
c.
groups
b.
families
d.
periods
 

26. 

Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons are called ____.
a.
isotopes
c.
metalloids
b.
metals
d.
radioactive elements
 

27. 

A particle that moves around the nucleus is a(n) ____.
a.
electron
c.
neutron
b.
proton
d.
quark
 

28. 

Elements that are gases, are brittle, and are poor conductors at room temperature are ____.
a.
metals
c.
metalloids
b.
nonmetals
d.
isotopes
 

29. 

A ____ is used to accelerate protons in the study of subatomic particles.
a.
tevatron
c.
technology
b.
termanite
d.
television
 

30. 

A certain atom has 26 protons, 26 electrons, and 30 neutrons. Its mass number is ____.
a.
26
c.
52
b.
30
d.
56
 



 
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