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Atoms and the Periodic

Table
Review Answers

1. Complete the chart showing the basic info about the


atom:Particle
Charge
Mass
Location
Proton

Nucleus

Neutron

Nucleus

Electron

Electron cloud
(energy levels

2. What does the atomic number tell you?


-number of protons
3. The number of protons determines the type (identify)
of the element.
4. Why are atoms neutral (have no charge)?
-same number of Protons and electrons

5. What are different forms of the same element called?


-isotopes
6. Isotopes have the same number of protons but
different numbers of neutrons.
7. Which of the following pairs are isotopes of the same
element?
b. Atom c (20P and 40N) and Atom d (20P and 41N)
c. Atom e (56 P and 81N) and Atom f (56 P and 82N)
8. Why are atomic masses written as averages?
-mass of all the isotopes found in nature
9. An atom has 8p, 8n, and 8e. What element is it?
-oxygen (because oxygen has an atomic number of 8)

10. An atom has 79p, 118n, and 79e. What element is it?
-gold (because golds atomic number is 79)
11. What is a characteristic of an unstable isotope?
-radioactive
12. What are the rows of the periodic table called?
-periods
13. What are the columns of the periodic table called?
-groups, families
14. What happens to the number of valence electrons as you move
across the periodic table?
-increase
15. What happens to the number of energy levels as you moved
down the periodic table?
-increase

16. Why do elements in the same group have similar


properties?
-same number of valence electrons
17. Elements in the same period have the same number
of energy levels.
18. Elements in the same group have the same number
of valence electrons.
19. Where are the metals located on the periodic table?
-left of the zig zag line
20. Where are the nonmetals located on the periodic
table?
-right of the zig zag line
21. Where are the metalloids located on the periodic

22. Which element has the same number of valence electrons


as sulfur (S)?
-oxygen
23. How are sodium and magnesium atoms similar?
-same number of energy levels
24. Which elements are in the same period?
-chlorine and phosphorus
25. What do Na, Mg, K, Ca, Cr, Au, and Li have in common?
-they are all metals
26. Which element has one more proton than gold (atomic
number 79)?
-mercury

28. How many valence electrons does Bromine have?


-7
29. Name one nonmetal.
-bromine
30. Which element is in period 4 and has 5 valence
electrons?
-arsenic
31. Which element is in period 4 and has 8 valence
electrons?
-krypton
32. Which element is in period 3 and has 2 valence
electrons?

34. Which of the following has 4 energy levels?


-Se
35. Which of the following has 4 valence electrons?
-Si
36. Which pair of elements has the same number of energy levels?
-sodium and magnesium
37. Which describes an element with an atomic number of 20?
-20 protons
38. An element with an atomic number of 35 and a mass number of
80 has how many neutrons?
-45
39. What is the mass number of an atom with 19p, 20n, and 19e?
-39

40. How many protons are in an atom of silicon?


-14
41. How many electrons are in an atom of Argon?
-18
42. A neutral atom of aluminum has how many electrons?
-13

Other information:
Group
Group
Group
Group

1 elements are called Alkali Metals


2 elements are called Alkaline Earth Metals
17 elements are called Halogens
18 elements are called Noble Gases

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