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Worksheet: The Structure of the Atom
Q1:
Where is most of the mass of an atom located?
- AIn the space between the nucleus and the electron shells
- BIn the electron shells
- CIn the nucleus
Q2:
Where are the neutrons in an atom?
- AThe nucleosome
- BThe space around the nucleus
- CThe nuclide
- DThe nucleus
- EThe shells
Q3:
Which particles can be found in the nucleus of an atom?
- ANeutrons and electrons
- BProtons and electrons
- CPositrons and electrons
- DProtons and neutrons
- EPositrons and neutrons
Q4:
Fill in the blanks: An atom is a combination of a dense nucleus, containing and neutrons, and bound in the shells around the nucleus.
- Anegatively charged, electrons, protons
- Bpositively charged, protons, electrons
- Cneutral, electrons, protons
- Dneutral, protons, electrons
- Enegatively charged, positrons, electrons
Q5:
Where are the protons in an atom?
- AThe nucleosome
- BThe space around the nucleus
- CThe nuclide
- DThe nucleus
- EThe shells
Q6:
Approximately how large is the radius of an atomic nucleus compared to the radius of the atom, ?
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
Q7:
Where are the electrons in an atom?
- AThe nucleosome
- BThe nucleus
- CThe nuclide
- DThe space around the nucleus
- EThe space around the nucleosome