Lesson 5.1.1.4
5.1.1.4 Relative electrical charges of subatomic particles Quiz: AQA Combined Science, Unit 8
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The 20 questions
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What is the relative electrical charge of a proton?
- +2
- +1
- -1
- 0
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What is the relative electrical charge of an electron?
- -1
- +1
- -2
- 0
-
What is the relative electrical charge of a neutron?
- 0
- -1
- +0.5
- +1
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What overall electrical charge does a neutral atom possess?
- negative
- positive
- zero
- variable
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What is the number of protons in an atom called?
- mass number
- neutron number
- electron number
- atomic number
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What is identical for all neutral atoms of a specific element?
- isotope mass
- proton count
- mass number
- neutron count
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Where are protons located within an atom?
- orbitals
- nucleus
- electron cloud
- shells
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Which other particle is found in the nucleus?
- electrons
- neutrons
- photons
- positrons
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An atom has 11 protons and is neutral. How many electrons does it have?
- 12
- 10
- 11
- 0
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An atom has 8 protons and 8 electrons. What is its overall charge?
- zero
- +8
- -8
- +1
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An atom has 17 protons. What is its atomic number?
- 18
- 16
- 17
- 34
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What balances the positive charge of the nucleus in an atom?
- electrons
- neutrons
- alpha particles
- protons
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Carbon has 6 protons. What is the total charge of its nucleus?
- -6
- 0
- +12
- +6
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Sodium has 11 protons and 11 electrons. What is the total charge of its protons?
- 0
- -11
- +22
- +11
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What subatomic particle has a relative charge of zero?
- Neutron
- Proton
- Electron
- Positron
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Why does a neutral chlorine atom have no overall charge?
- electrons are heavy
- charges cancel
- extra protons added
- only neutrons present
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A nucleus has a charge of +8 and 8 electrons are outside it. What is the atom's relative charge?
- +16
- +8
- -8
- zero
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Where is almost all the mass of an atom concentrated?
- outer edge
- electron shells
- empty space
- nucleus
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What property determines which element an atom belongs to?
- proton number
- total mass
- neutron number
- electron shell
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Why do neutral atoms have equal numbers of protons and electrons?
- to bind neutrons
- to make isotopes
- to create mass
- to balance charge
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