Deck 2: Atoms All About Atoms and Whats Inside Them

Question 1

A neutral atom containing 8 protons will contain how many electrons?

A)2
B)4
C)8
D)16

Answer 1

8

Question 2

A negatively charged particle located in the cloud like smear of negative charge of an atom is called a(n)

A)proton.
B)nucleus.
C)electron.
D)neutron.

Answer 2

electron.

Question 3

Which statement is false?

A)The nucleus contains the protons and neutrons.
B)The number of neutrons in an element is found by subtracting the number of protons from the atomic mass listed under each symbol on the periodic table.
C)The number of electrons in a neutral atom will be equal to the number of protons.
D)The neutron is located in the nucleus and takes up very little space inside the nucleus.Neutrons and protons have about the same mass.

Answer 3

The number of neutrons in an element is found by subtracting the number of protons from the atomic mass listed under each symbol on the periodic table.

Question 4

An element is defined by the number of ________ it contains.

A)electrons
B)protons
C)neutrons
D)nuclei

Question 5

The atomic number of an element is equal to the number of ________ that element contains.

A)electrons
B)protons
C)neutrons
D)isotopes

Question 6

Which is defined as the emission of energy?

A)beta particles
B)radiation
C)electron smear
D)X-rays

Question 7

________ matter is attracted to or repelled by other matter.

A)Heavy
B)Microscopic
C)Isotopic
D)Charged

Question 8

A neutral atom of sulfur will contain how many electrons?

A)32
B)6
C)15
D)16

Question 9

At the time your textbook was written, there were _____________ known different elements.

A)58
B)114
C)2125
D)6.02 × 10²³

Question 10

How many electrons does a neutral atom of phosphorus contain?

A)3
B)30
C)31
D)15

Question 11

Organize these elements from least number of protons to most: chromium, magnesium, arsenic, oxygen.

A)oxygen, magnesium, chromium, arsenic
B)magnesium, chromium, arsenic, oxygen
C)oxygen, arsenic, chromium, magnesium
D)arsenic, chromium, oxygen, magnesium

Question 12

If the diameter of an atom is likened to the distance between San Francisco and Washington, D.C., the size of the nucleus of this atom would be equivalent to

A)the state of Rhode Island.
B)the city of Denver.
C)a store in Kansas.
D)a hair on the head of a person in Illinois.

Question 13

Which of the following can break down atoms?

A)chemical reactions
B)radiation
C)nuclear means
D)exposure to X-rays

Question 14

Who was the first person to have a part of his/her body X-rayed?

A)Marie Curie
B)Anna Röntgen
C)Dmitri Mendeleev
D)Bertha Wilhelm

Question 15

The scientist credited with bringing the metric system to Russia was

A)Marie Curie.
B)Wilhelm Röntgen.
C)Anna Bertha.
D)Dmitri Mendeleev.

Question 16

The name of the element whose atomic number is 22 is

A)titanium.
B)sodium.
C)neon.
D)tin.

Question 17

Which element is the only element to contain only one proton?

A)helium
B)carbon
C)neon
D)hydrogen

Question 18

What is the name of the element that contains 31 protons?

A)antimony
B)gallium
C)phosphorus
D)germanium

Question 19

The element that has 76 protons in its nucleus is called

A)arsenic.
B)osmium.
C)thallium.
D)hafnium.

Question 20

Although the nucleus takes up a very small portion of the volume of an atom, each particle in the nucleus is about _________ times more massive than an electron.

A)10
B)100
C)2000
D)5 million

Question 21

Which type of visible light would have the shortest wavelength light?

A)yellow
B)blue
C)red
D)green

Question 22

The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 stated that

A)cars produced after 2007 must get at least 35 mpg.
B)incandescent bulbs that do not meet certain energy efficiency requirements must be phased out by 2014.
C)the U.S.must import less than 50% of its oil by the year 2020.
D)each state must produce at least 40% of its electricity from renewable sources by the year 2015.

Question 23

How many neutrons, protons and electrons are in an atom of Eu-153?

A)63 protons, 63 electrons, 90 neutrons
B)153 protons, 63 electrons, 63 neutrons
C)152 electrons, 153 electrons, 63 neutrons
D)90 electrons, 90 protons, 63 neutrons

Question 24

Choose the true statement.

A)When light is absorbed by an atom, electrons move from a higher energy to a lower energy level.
B)When light is emitted by an atom, electrons move from a higher energy to a lower energy level.
C)Sunlight produces light at distinct locations in a line spectrum.
D)The colors in a rainbow include all wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Question 25

Rank the following from shortest to longest wavelength: microwaves, yellow light, X-rays, gamma rays.

A)X-rays, gamma rays, yellow light, microwaves
B)microwaves, yellow light, X-rays, gamma rays
C)gamma rays, X-rays, yellow light, microwaves
D)yellow light, microwaves, gamma rays, X-rays

Question 26

Yellow light has a wavelength of about 655 nm.Electromagnetic radiation whose wavelength is 455 nm would most likely belong to

A)radio waves.
B)X-rays.
C)violet light.
D)infrared light.

Question 27

What is the atomic symbol for the element sodium?

A)S
B)So
C)Na
D)Dm

Question 28

What determines how far from the ground state an electron will jump when energy is added to an atom?

A)the size of the atom
B)the number of electrons in the atom
C)the amount of energy added to the atom
D)the number of atoms in a certain sample

Question 29

Identify the number of protons and neutrons in an atom of chromium.

A)24 protons, 28 neutrons
B)28 protons, 24 neutrons
C)52 neutrons, 24 protons
D)52 protons, 28 neutrons

Question 30

Which of the following types of electromagnetic radiation is the most energetic?

A)radio waves
B)visible light
C)ultraviolet light
D)infrared light

Question 31

Isotopes of which element were used to determine the source of the marble used in the Parthenon?

A)oxygen
B)carbon
C)chlorine
D)calcium

Question 32

What are the maximum number of electrons that can exist in the second energy level?

A)2
B)8
C)10
D)18

Question 33

In an atom, which particles are most likely to participate in chemical reactions?

A)the protons
B)the core electrons
C)the valence electrons
D)the neutrons

Question 34

Identify the element that contains the following number of protons and neutrons: 36 protons and 48 neutrons.

A)Kr
B)Cd
C)Po
D)Mg

Question 35

Write the name and symbol for the element with atomic number 51 is

A)Sb, antimony.
B)Pd, palladium.
C)Ce, cerium.
D)Mg, magnesium.

Question 36

Identify the element that contains the following number of protons and neutrons: 29 protons and 35 neutrons.

A)I
B)Br
C)Gd
D)Cu

Question 37

Incandescent light bulbs

A)have not been produced since 2010.
B)will be phased out of production starting in 2020.
C)have been manufactured worldwide since just before the first World War.
D)will be used to replace less energy efficient LED type bulbs.

Question 38

All of the elements after atomic number______ are artificial and do not exist in nature.

A)57
B)89
C)92
D)104

Question 39

Isotopes of an element differ in the number of __________ that they contain.

A)electrons
B)neutrons
C)protons
D)atoms

Question 40

An "EMR blocker" blocks

A)electrons making rays.
B)electromagnetic radiation.
C)exceptional magnetic responses.
D)extraneous machine relays.

Question 41

Electrons can be promoted from a low energy level to a higher one

A)by adding electricity to the atom.
B)by exposing the atom to any type of light.
C)by vigorously shaking a sample of atoms.
D)by dissolving a sample of atoms in water.

Question 42

Which statement is true?

A)High energy electromagnetic radiation has very long wavelengths.
B)Electromagnetic radiation that has very short wavelengths is the least dangerous to humans.
C)Cell phone radiation is considered ionizing radiation.
D)A computer emits lower energy radiation than a cell phone.

Question 43

An atom of a particular element is energized and promoted to a higher energy level.The electron later relaxes back to its original state and emits electromagnetic radiation that has a wavelength of 1050 nm.You were observing this occurrence but did not detect any light being emitted.What is the most likely reason that you did not observe any light?

A)The process happened too fast.
B)The electrons are too small to see.
C)The wavelength that was emitted is outside the visible range of light.
D)The wavelength that was emitted caused the emission of radio waves, which you would have had to hear rather than see.

Question 44

Cell phones emit radiation that is of similar frequency to

A)X-rays.
B)microwaves.
C)visible light.
D)radio waves.

Question 45

Electromagnetic radiation that is very energetic will

A)be of a low frequency.
B)have a long wavelength.
C)contain mostly non-ionizing radiation.
D)have a short wavelength.

Question 46

Street lamps that give off yellow light are most often filled with atoms of what element?

A)mercury
B)lithium
C)sodium
D)chlorine

Question 47

Cell phones communicate with cell phone towers using

A)microwave radiation.
B)visible light.
C)infrared light.
D)radio waves.

Question 48

When electrons in an atom are in their lowest possible energy state, they are said to be

A)unionized.
B)in the ground state.
C)non-reactive.
D)part of a line spectrum.

Question 49

The term "light" refers to

A)visible light that humans can observe with the naked eye.
B)all types of electromagnetic radiation.
C)sunlight.
D)non-ionizing radiation.

Question 50

Which type of electromagnetic radiation is associated with heat?

A)X-rays
B)gamma rays
C)visible light
D)infrared light