5th form revision topic atomic structure worksheet

Name………………………………………………. Date……………………

1. a) Complete the Table 1 below. You are NOT required to identify the species. Use the symbols X, Y and
Z in writing the formulae of the chlorides. [12 marks]

Species Atomic Mass Arrangement # of neutrons Formula of Type of

# # of electrons in species the chloride bonding in
in species the chloride
X 6 6
Y+ 23 2.8
Z 32 16

b) Illustrate, using an example, what you understand by the term isotope. [ 3 marks]

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c) Draw a diagram to represent an atom of Z from Table 1. [ 3 marks]

2. The chemical notation of three elements are shown below:-

40 16 28

Ca O Si
20 8 14

a) Define the term element

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b) Give the numbers of all THREE sub-atomic particles in ANY ONE of the atoms above. [3]

element ……… protons…….. neutrons…………….. electrons……………………

c)
i) Write the electronic configuration the element used in part b) above……………………. [3]

ii) What characteristic is used in arranging the elements of the periodic table? [1]
A increasing mass # B increasing atomic # C increasing # of neutrons D decreasing atomic mass

d) i) Neon consists of 90.9% 20Ne, 0.3% 21Ne and 8.8% 22Ne. Calculate the relative atomic mass, A r, of neon
5th form revision topic atomic structure worksheet
e) The following table shows hypothetical elements with some information missing. Use your knowledge of
atomic structure to complete the table. [14]

Element Atomic # of Mass # of # of charge

# protons # neutrons electrons
Ab 5 5 3+
Ce 8 16 10 2-
Fg 13 12 0
Gh 14 28 14
Ij 10 14 3-

g) Below are two columns in relation to isotopes. Draw a line from the left side to the right side matching
appropriate items. Not all items will be used up. [6]
37
protium Cl
14
C
2
an isotope of chlorine H
235
radiocarbon dating U
131
tracer studies I
1
H
12
C
15
used to produce nuclear energy N
3
H
deuterium