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Regents Chemistry atomic structure and the periodic table quiz quiz

14questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Which two particles have approximately the same mass?

  2. What does the atomic number of an element equal?

  3. An atom has a mass number of 3131 and an atomic number of 1515. How many neutrons does it have?

  4. Atoms of 816O^{16}_{8}\text{O} and 818O^{18}_{8}\text{O} are isotopes because they have the same number of

  5. An element has two isotopes: mass 24.024.0 at 79%79\% and mass 26.026.0 at 21%21\%. Which value is the best estimate of its average atomic mass?

  6. Which electron configuration represents an atom of phosphorus in the ground state?

  7. An atom with the configuration 2-7-22\text{-}7\text{-}2 is best described as

  8. How many valence electrons does an atom of sulfur (2-8-62\text{-}8\text{-}6) have?

  9. As you move from left to right across a period, the atomic radius generally

  10. Which element has the highest electronegativity?

  11. Which group contains the noble gases?

  12. Compared with a sodium atom, a sodium ion (Na+\text{Na}^{+}) has

  13. From the nuclide 1327Al3+^{27}_{13}\text{Al}^{3+}, how many electrons are present?

  14. Which statement about the modern (wave-mechanical) model of the atom is correct?