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Atomic Structure

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  • TRUE OR FALSE : Electrons found in the innermost shell of an atom that determine its mass.
    FALSE
  • Rubidium and strontium are both in Period 5 of the Periodic Table. Rubidium is in Group I. Strontium is in Group II. What is the valence electron for both atom
    Rubidium 1; Strontium 2
  • What is the mass number of an atom with 20 electrons and 22 neutrons?
    42
  • How does an atom become a cation?
    By losing electrons
  • What is the atomic number of an element?
    The number of protons in its nucleus
  • What is the difference between an atom and an ion?
    no charge and with charge
  • What is the main function of neutrons in the atomic nucleus?
    They help hold the nucleus together
  • What happens to an atom when it becomes an ion with a charge of +1?
    It loses an electron
  • How many particles in atomic orbitals of element Z with atomic number (28) and mass number (36)?
    28
  • Is it possible for an atom’s atomic number to be larger than its atomic mass in a stable, naturally occurring element?
    not possible
  • Element M forms M2+ ions. In which part of the Periodic Table is M placed?
    Group 2
  • Where are protons, neutrons, and electrons located within an atom?
    nucleus and orbital
  • How do you calculate the mass number of an atom?
    neutron + proton
  • How many particles in atomic nucleus of element Y with 18 protons and 18 electrons?
    NO ANSWER
  • What is the atomic notation for an atom X with 9 protons, 8 neutrons, and 9 electrons?
  • Elements X and Y react to form a compound. Element X loses two electrons and element Y gains one electron. What is the formula of the compound?
    XY2
  • How do electrons arrange themselves around the nucleus of an atom?
    because its attracted to positive charge
  • Elements in the same group of the periodic table have the same number of
    Electron shell
  • What does the period number in the periodic table indicate?
    The number of electron shells
  • The Group I element potassium (K) forms an ionic bond with the Group VII element fluorine (F). Which two ions are produced?
    K+ and F-