Atomic Structure

Which subatomic particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?

• Protons and Electrons
• Protons and Neutrons
• Neutrons and Electrons
• Protons, Neutrons and Electrons

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What electrical charge does a proton have?

• +1
• 0
• -1
• +2

What mass does a neutron have?

• 1
• 0
• -1
• +2

The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom is called the...

• Atomic number
• Proton number
• Mass number
• Weight number

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How many protons does an aluminium atom have?

• 27
• 14
• 40
• 13

How many neutrons does a sodium atom have?

• 23
• 11
• 12
• 34

____________ can move from one energy level to another when they gain or lose energy.

• electrons
• protons
• neutrons
• atoms

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Atoms of the same element must always have the same number of _________

• electrons
• neutrons
• isotopes
• protons

The dense, positively charged mass located in the center of the atom.

• nucleus
• proton
• isotope
• molecule

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The _________ of an element equals the number of protons in an atom of that element

• mass number
• atomic weight
• atomic number
• isotopes