Chapter 3, Quiz 2

Question 1

The smallest of the main subatomic particles, located outside the nucleus, having a negative charge and a mass that is 1/1836th that of a proton

Answer 1

Electron

Question 2

A subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom and having a positive charge and a mass slightly less than that of a neutron

Answer 2

Proton

Question 3

A subatomic particle found in the nucleus of most atoms that has no electrical charge and a mass slightly greater than that of a proton

Answer 3

Neutron

Question 4

The unique number of protons found in every atom of a particular element

Answer 4

Atomic Number

Question 5

An atom of an element that has a different number of neutrons compared with other atoms of that element, resulting in a different mass number

Answer 5

Isotope

Question 6

The total number of particles found in the nucleus of a particular isotope of an element

Answer 6

Mass Number

Question 7

A charged atom or group of atoms that has gained or lost electrons, producing an unequal number of protons and electrons

Answer 7

Ion

Question 8

A negatively charged ion

Answer 8

Anion

Question 9

A positively charged ion

Answer 9

Cation

Question 10

The mass of an atom expressed in atomic mass units; the weighted average of the masses of all the naturally occurring isotopes of an element

Answer 10

Atomic Mass