DID YOU LEARN Unit 1 Quiz 1

What an atom is and what are they made of?

How to read some of the information provided on a periodic table?

Why might atoms want to form bonds with other atoms?

Why does water have unique properties and what are some of those properties?

What is an atom?

• A large particle made up of protons and electrons

• The smallest unit of matter that retains the properties of an element

• A particle that cannot be divided

• A large molecule made of many elements

Which of the following is NOT a subatomic particle of an atom?

• Proton

• Neutron

• Electron

• Ion

What is the charge of a proton?

• Negative

• Positive

• Neutral

• It has no charge

Where are neutrons located in an atom?

• In the electron cloud

• In the nucleus

• In the outer shell

• Orbiting the nucleus

Which subatomic particle is involved in chemical bonding?

• Proton

• Neutron

• Electron

• Nucleus

What determines the identity of an element?

• The number of electrons

• The number of protons

• The number of neutrons

• The total number of particles in the atom