The Nuclear Atom

MAY 2002

22 10 Ne

represents an atom of neon.

How many neutrons does it have? A 10 B 12 C 22 D 32

NOVEMBER 2002

Li? Which line in the table gives the numbers of protons and neutrons in the nuclide 7 3 protons A B C D 3 3 4 7 neutrons 4 7 3 3

MAY 2003

An atom of lithium contains three protons and three electrons. The nucleon number (mass number) of the atom is 7. How many neutrons are there in the atom? A 3 B 4 C 7 D 10

NOVEMBER 2003

4 He? Which line in the table shows the structure of the nucleus of a helium atom 2

electrons A B C D 2 2 0 2

neutrons 2 0 2 2

protons 0 2 2 2

26 X. A nucleus of substance X has the symbol 12

How many electrons orbit around the nucleus of a neutral atom of substance X? A B C D 12 14 26 38

MAY 2004

How many nucleons are in a nucleus of A 19 B 20

39 19 K

? 39 D 58

NOVEMBER 2004

How many neutrons are in a nucleus of 14 6C ? A 0 B 6 C 8 D 14

MAY 2005
8 In the symbol below, A is the nucleon number and Z is the proton number.
A Z

What is represented by the symbol? A B C D an electron a neutron a nuclide an X-ray

NOVEMBER 2005

Which particles are found in the nucleus of an atom? A B C D neutrons and protons only neutrons only protons and electrons only protons, electrons and neutrons

MAY 2006

10 The nucleus of a neutral atom of lithium is represented by 7 3 Li. How many protons, electrons and neutrons does the atom contain? protons A B C D 7 3 3 3 electrons 7 7 4 3 neutrons 3 3 4 4

NOVEMBER 2006
11 Which statement is true of all neutral atoms? A B C D The number of electrons equals the number of nucleons. The number of neutrons equals the number of protons. The number of nucleons equals the number of neutrons. The number of protons equals the number of electrons.

12 There are three nuclides of hydrogen. nuclide 1

1 1

nuclide 2
2 1

nuclide 3
3 1

Which of these nuclides have the same number of protons in their nuclei? A B C D 1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only all of them none of them

MAY 2007

13 The data below relates to the nucleus of a particular neutral atom of nitrogen. proton number nucleon number Z=7 A = 17

Which row represents the correct number of neutrons and electrons in this atom? number of neutrons A B C D 10 10 17 17 number of electrons 7 10 7 10

NOVEMBER 2007

14 An atom of the element lithium has a nucleon number of 7 and a proton number of 3. Which diagram represents a neutral atom of lithium?

n + + n

+ + + n

key n = a neutron + = a proton = an electron

(not to scale)

n +n+ n n +

n +n+ n n +

MAY 2008

15 A particular nuclide has the symbol

37 17

Cl .

What is true for atoms of this nuclide? A B C D There are 17 nucleons in the nucleus. There are 17 protons in the nucleus. There are 37 electrons in the nucleus. There are 37 neutrons in the nucleus.

NOVEMBER 2008

16 A uranium

238 92 U

nucleus emits an -particle.

What are the new nucleon and proton numbers? nucleon number A B C D 238 236 234 234 proton number 88 90 92 90

MAY 2009
16 7N

17

is the symbol for a particular nuclide of nitrogen.

How many nucleons does this nuclide contain? A 7 B 9 C 16 D 23

NOVEMBER 2009
238 92 U ?

18 How many neutrons and how many protons are contained in a nucleus of neutrons A B C D 92 146 146 238 protons 146 92 238 92

MAY 2010

19 The nuclide notation for radium-226 is 226 88 Ra . How many electrons orbit the nucleus of a neutral atom of radium-226? A 0 B 88 C 138 D 226

NOVEMBER 2010
20 In the atomic model, an atom consists of a central mass, orbited by much smaller particles.
central mass

orbiting particles

What is the name of the central mass and of the orbiting particles? central mass A B C D neutron neutron nucleus nucleus orbiting particles -particles electrons -particles electrons

MAY 2011

21 An atom of the element lithium has a nucleon number of 7 and a proton number of 3. Which diagram represents a neutral atom of lithium?

n + + n

+ + + n

key n = a neutron + = a proton = an electron

(not to scale)

n +n+ n n +

n +n+ n n +

NOVEMBER 2011

22 A nuclide of substance X has the symbol

26 12 X

How many electrons are there in a neutral atom of substance X? A 12 B 14 C 26 D 38

MAY 2012
23 Which diagram could represent the structure of a neutral atom?
A + B ++ C ++ D ++ + key neutron + proton electron

The Nuclear Atom

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B A B C A C C C A D 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 D C A C B D C B B D 21 22 23 C A B

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