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Atomic Structure Practice

Answer the following constructed response questions in the space provided.
1. Complete the table below with the names of the subatomic particles, charges, and their
location in the atom.
Name of subatomic particle Charge Location

Electron Negative electron field

neutron neutral nucleus

proton positive nucleus

2. Use the following Bohr model to determine the answers to the information in the table
below.

Property Answer

Number of Shells 4

Number of Protons 19

Total Number of Electrons 19

Number of Valence Electrons 1

Identity of Atom Potassium

 3. Complete the table below.

Question Answer
What is the maximum number of electrons that the first 2
electron shell can hold?
How many electrons are in the outermost shell of a sulfur 6
atom?
How many shells are there in the Bohr model of a hydrogen 1
atom?
How many valence electrons are in the fluorine atom? 7
How many shells are there in the Bohr model of a silicon 3
atom?
What subatomic particle determines the identity of an atom? proton
What subatomic particles does the atomic number represent? proton
Pure substances that consist entirely of one type of atom. elements
Where is most of the mass located in an atom? nucleus

What is the basic unit of matter? atom

What are the regions in an atom called that contain shells

electrons?
How many protons are in this element? 54

What is the atomic mass of this atom? 4.002602

Complete the information in the table below.
Place the Appropriate Number of Total Number of
Question Number Number
Element Electrons in each Shell of the Bohr Number of Valence
Number of Protons of Shells
Model Electrons Electrons

1. Sodium 11 3 11 1

2. Aluminum 13 3 13 3

Place the Appropriate Number of Total Number of

Question Number Number
Element Electrons in each Shell of the Bohr Number of Valence
Number of Protons of Shells
Model Electrons Electrons
3. Carbon 6 2 6 4

4. Silicon 14 3 14 4

5. Magnesium 12 3 12 2