Protons

Question 1

What happens when an electron is removed from an atom?

Answer 1

a positive charge remains

Question 2

What is the relationship between the masses of protons and electrons?

Answer 2

Protons are much more massive than electrons.

Question 3

Which statement(s) are TRUE about protons.

Answer 3

they have a mass over 1800 times greater than the mass of an electron

they have a positive charge

Question 4

Which statement best describes how protons were discovered?

Answer 4

A cathode ray tube revealed a ray of positive particles traveling in the opposite direction of negative electrons.

Question 5

A neutral atom has 37 electrons. How many protons does the atom have?

Answer 5

exactly 37 protons

Question 6

_____ are attracted to negatively charged particles and repelled from positively charged particles.

Answer 6

protons

Question 7

An atom can have 2.5 protons, as long as it also has 2.5 electrons.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

An atom can have 2.5 protons, as long as it also has 2.5 electrons.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

At the time protons were discovered, it was apparent that they existed in a central nucleus.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

Protons have much more mass than electrons do.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

The number of protons and electrons in a neutral atom must be equal.

Answer 11

True