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How Atoms Differ

Quiz by Cheryl Morton

High School
Chemistry (2017)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

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  • Q1

    Why are all atomic masses not nearly whole numbers?

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    this is due to the mass of all the electrons in the atom

    this is because of experimental error

    this is due to binding energy of the atoms 

    This is because atomic masses are the weighted average of the masses of all naturally occurring isotopes. 

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  • Q2

    The atomic number of an element is defined by its number of __________

    nuclei

    electrons

    neutrons

    protons

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  • Q3

    the sum of the protons and neutrons in a nucleus is ___________________

    element number

    Avagadro's number

    atomic number

    mass number 

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  • Q4

    which of the following is true for any atom?

    mass number = number of protons = number of neutrons

    atomic number = number of protons=number electrons

    mass number - number of protons = number of electrons

    atomic number = number of neutrons = number of electrons

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  • Q5

    how is the atomic mass unit (amu) defined?

    1/12 the mass of a carbon - 12 atom

    1/13 the mass of a carbon - 13 atom

    1/14 the mass of a nitrogen - 14 atom

    1/16 the mass of a oxygen - 16 atom 

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