Topic 1- Atomic structure and the Periodic Table

Question 1

Radius of the nucleus

Answer 1

1X10^-14

Question 2

What is the number above the element symbol

Answer 2

The mass number

Question 3

What is the number below the element symbol

Answer 3

The atomic symbol

Question 4

What does the atomic number tell you

Answer 4

The number of protons in an atom

Question 5

What does the mass number tell you

Answer 5

The number of protons and neutrons in an atom

Question 6

What decides the type of atom

Answer 6

The number of protons (atomic number)

Question 7

What are isotopes

Answer 7

Different forms of the same element, with the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons

Question 8

Non-metal bonding

Answer 8

Covalent bonds (sharing electrons)

Question 9

What ions do metal atoms form

Answer 9

Postitive ions (because they lose electrons)

Question 10

Metal and non-metal bonding

Answer 10

Ionic bonds (Metal atom loses an electron and non-metal gains an electron)

Question 11

What ions do non-metals form

Answer 11

Negative (because they gain an electron)