Lesson 4.1.1.6

4.1.1.6 Relative atomic mass Quiz: AQA Chemistry, Unit 1

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The 20 questions

  1. What factor does relative atomic mass use alongside isotope masses?

    • Isotope abundance
    • Electron speed
    • Melting point
    • Nucleus volume
  2. What type of value is the relative atomic mass of an element?

    • A maximum mass
    • A whole number
    • An average value
    • A fixed constant
  3. What is the relative atomic mass of an element with two isotopes in equal abundance, masses 35 and 37?

    • 35
    • 37
    • 36
    • 72
  4. Which data is needed to calculate the relative atomic mass of an element?

    • Proton counts
    • Neutron numbers
    • Isotope abundances
    • Electron shells
  5. Chlorine has isotopes of mass 35 (75 percent) and 37 (25 percent). What is its relative atomic mass?

    • 37.0
    • 35.0
    • 35.5
    • 36.0
  6. Boron has isotopes of mass 10 (20 percent) and 11 (80 percent). What is its relative atomic mass?

    • 10.5
    • 10.8
    • 10.2
    • 11.0
  7. An element has isotopes of mass 63 (69 percent) and 65 (31 percent). Which value is its relative atomic mass?

    • 64.0
    • 63.0
    • 65.0
    • 63.6
  8. Why is the relative atomic mass of chlorine not a whole number?

    • Due to isotopes
    • Nuclear decay
    • Experimental error
    • Electron loss
  9. An element has two isotopes of mass 20 and 22, each with 50 percent abundance. What is its relative atomic mass?

    • 42
    • 21
    • 22
    • 20
  10. An element has isotope masses 24 (79 percent) and 26 (21 percent). Its relative atomic mass is closest to:

    • 24.4
    • 26.0
    • 24.0
    • 25.0
  11. A sample has isotope masses 107 (52 percent) and 109 (48 percent). What is the approximate relative atomic mass?

    • 107.00
    • 109.00
    • 108.00
    • 107.96
  12. What do the percentage abundances of isotopes add up to in total?

    • 50%
    • 1000%
    • 100%
    • 10%
  13. An element has three isotopes of equal abundance with masses 10, 11 and 12. What is its relative atomic mass?

    • 33
    • 10
    • 11
    • 12
  14. What value is typically listed in the periodic table for an element's mass?

    • Proton number
    • Isotope mass
    • Mass number
    • Relative atomic mass
  15. Two isotopes have masses 79 and 81 and are present in equal amounts. What is the relative atomic mass?

    • 160
    • 80
    • 81
    • 79
  16. An element is 90 percent isotope 39 and 10 percent isotope 41. What is its relative atomic mass?

    • 41.0
    • 40.0
    • 39.0
    • 39.2
  17. What unit is used for relative atomic mass?

    • No units
    • g per mol
    • grams
    • atomic mass units
  18. Which factor has the greatest effect on an element's relative atomic mass?

    • Most abundant isotope
    • Atomic number
    • Smallest isotope
    • Total electron count
  19. Hydrogen has isotopes of mass 1 (99 percent) and 2 (1 percent). What is its relative atomic mass?

    • 1.50
    • 1.01
    • 1.00
    • 2.00
  20. Nitrogen-14 is 99.6 percent and nitrogen-15 is 0.4 percent. Which relative atomic mass is closest?

    • 15.0
    • 14.0
    • 14.5
    • 14.4

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