DAY – 6 (Chemistry)

Atomic Structure
1. The element boron occurs in nature as two isotopes having atomic masses 10 u and 11 u. What are the
percentage abundances of these isotopes in a sample of boron having average atomic mass of 10.8 u?

2. Which of the two will be chemically more reactive? Element X with atomic number 16 or element Y with
atomic number 17.

3. An ion X2+ contains 18 electrons and 20 neutrons Calculate the atomic number and mass number element
X. Name the element X. of

4. An ion Y3-- contains 18 electrons and 16 neutrons Calculate the atomic number and mass number of element
Y. Name the element Y. the

5.An atom of an element has 2 electrons in the M shell What will be the atomic number of this element?
Name this element. Find the valency of this element. Also, find the number of neutrons in the atom of this
element.

54 56 57
6. Given that natural sample of iron has isotopes Fe, Fe and Fe in the ratio of 5%, 90% and 5%
26 26 26
respectively. What will be the average atomic mass of iron?

7. The given table shows the sub-atomic particles in particles, represented by the letters P to U. (The letters
are not the actual symbols of the particles.)

(a) Find the particles which can be

(i) noble gases. (ii) positive ions. (iii) negative ions.
(b) Which two particles are an atom and an ion of the same element?
(c) (i) Which particle is the lightest?
(ii) Which particle is the heaviest?