Build and Atom Post Questions

What can you make with 4 protons and 4 neutrons?

• Oxygen atom

• Oxygen ion

• Beryllium atom

• Beryllium ion

• 2 of these

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Would you predict that 4 protons and 4 neutrons will make a stable nucleus?

• No, because the net charge is high

• No, because there should always be more protons than neutrons

• Yes, because the number of protons and neutrons are about equal

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3. Reasoning: Neutrons don’t matter because they have zero charge; need equal number of protons and electrons.

• True

• False

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What is mass for an atom with 8 protons, 9 neutrons and 8 electrons?

• Zero

• 8

• 16

• 17

• 25

If you have 5 protons, 6 neutrons, & 5 electrons, what would the symbol look like?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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If you have 8 protons, 9 neutrons, 10 electrons, what would the atom or ion be?

• Zero, it’s an atom

• +2 ion

• +1 ion

• -1 ion

• -2 ion

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If you have 3 protons, 4 neutrons, & 3 electrons, what would the model look like?

• 3 red & 3 blue in center; 4 grey on rings

• 3 red & 4 grey in center; 3 blue on rings

• 3 blue & 4 grey in center; 3 red on rings

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If a particle has 3 protons, 4 neutrons, & 3 electrons, then a proton is added what would the symbol be?

• A

• B

• C

• D

If you have 5 protons & 6 neutrons, how many electrons would you add to make a neutral atom?

• 5 electrons

• 6 electrons

• 11 electrons

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