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    The Nuclear Atom

    MAY 2002

    1 2210Ne represents an atom of neon.

    How many neutrons does it have?

    A 10 B 12 C 22 D 32

    NOVEMBER 2002

    2 Which line in the table gives the numbers of protons and neutrons in the nuclide 73

    Li?

    protons neutrons

    A 3 4

    B 3 7

    C 4 3

    D 7 3

    MAY 2003

    3 An atom of lithium contains three protons and three electrons.

    The nucleon number (mass number) of the atom is 7.

    How many neutrons are there in the atom?

    A 3 B 4 C 7 D 10

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    NOVEMBER 2003

    4 Which line in the table shows the structure of the nucleus of a helium atom 42He?

    5 A nucleus of substance X has the symbol 2612 X.

    How many electrons orbit around the nucleus of a neutral atom of substance X?

    A 12

    B 14

    C 26

    D 38

    A

    B

    C

    D

    electrons

    2

    2

    0

    2

    neutrons

    2

    0

    2

    2

    protons

    0

    2

    2

    2

    MAY 2004

    6 How many nucleons are in a nucleus of K39

    19?

    A 19 B 20 C 39 D 58

    NOVEMBER 2004

    7 How many neutrons are in a nucleus of C14

    6?

    A 0 B 6 C 8 D 14

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    MAY 2005

    8 In the symbol below, A is the nucleon number and Z is the proton number.

    XA

    Z

    What is represented by the symbol?

    A an electron

    B a neutron

    C a nuclide

    D an X-ray

    NOVEMBER 2005

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

    A neutrons and protons only

    B neutrons only

    C protons and electrons only

    D protons, electrons and neutrons

    MAY 2006

    10 The nucleus of a neutral atom of lithium is represented by Li.73

    How many protons, electrons and neutrons does the atom contain?

    protons electrons neutrons

    A 7 7 3

    B 3 7 3

    C 3 4 4

    D 3 3 4

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    NOVEMBER 2006

    11 Which statement is true of all neutral atoms?

    A The number of electrons equals the number of nucleons.

    B The number of neutrons equals the number of protons.

    C The number of nucleons equals the number of neutrons.

    D The number of protons equals the number of electrons.

    12 There are three nuclides of hydrogen.

    nuclide 1 nuclide 2 nuclide 3

    1

    1H

    2

    1H

    3

    1H

    Which of these nuclides have the same number of protons in their nuclei?

    A 1 and 2 only

    B 2 and 3 only

    C all of them

    D none of them

    MAY 2007

    13 The data below relates to the nucleus of a particular neutral atom of nitrogen.

    proton number Z = 7

    nucleon number A = 17

    Which row represents the correct number of neutrons and electrons in this atom?

    number of neutrons number of electrons

    A 10 7

    B 10 10

    C 17 7

    D 17 10

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    NOVEMBER 2007

    14 An atom of the element lithium has a nucleon number of 7 and a proton number of 3.

    Which diagram represents a neutral atom of lithium?

    n

    n+

    +

    +

    A

    n+ +

    +

    B

    nn

    n n++

    +nn

    n n++

    +

    C

    n

    +

    D

    = a neutron

    = a proton

    = an electron

    key

    (not to scale)

    MAY 2008

    15 A particular nuclide has the symbol 3717Cl .

    What is true for atoms of this nuclide?

    A There are 17 nucleons in the nucleus.

    B There are 17 protons in the nucleus.

    C There are 37 electrons in the nucleus.

    D There are 37 neutrons in the nucleus.

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    NOVEMBER 2008

    A uranium U238

    92nucleus emits an -particle.

    What are the new nucleon and proton numbers?

    nucleon number proton number

    A 238 88

    B 236 90

    C 234 92

    D 234 90

    MAY 2009

    17 N16

    7is the symbol for a particular nuclide of nitrogen.

    How many nucleons does this nuclide contain?

    A 7 B 9 C 16 D 23

    NOVEMBER 2009

    How many neutrons and how many protons are contained in a nucleus of U23892

    ?

    neutrons protons

    A 92 146

    B 146 92

    C 146 238

    D 238 92

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    18

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    MAY 2010

    19 The nuclide notation for radium-226 is Ra226

    88.

    How many electrons orbit the nucleus of a neutral atom of radium-226?

    A 0 B 88 C 138 D 226

    NOVEMBER 2010

    20 In the atomic model, an atom consists of a central mass, orbited by much smaller particles.

    centralmass

    orbiting

    particles

    What is the name of the central mass and of the orbiting particles?

    central mass orbiting particles

    A neutron -particles

    B neutron electrons

    C nucleus -particles

    D nucleus electrons

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    MAY 2011

    21 An atom of the element lithium has a nucleon number of 7 and a proton number of 3.

    Which diagram represents a neutral atom of lithium?

    n

    n+

    +

    +

    A

    n+ +

    +

    B

    nn

    n n++

    +nn

    n n++

    +

    C

    n

    +

    D

    = a neutron

    = a proton

    = an electron

    key

    (not to scale)

    NOVEMBER 2011

    22 A nuclide of substance X has the symbol X2612

    .

    How many electrons are there in a neutral atom of substance X?

    A 12 B 14 C 26 D 38

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    MAY 2012

    23 Which diagram could represent the structure of a neutral atom?

    +

    +

    keyneutron

    proton

    electron

    A B

    + +

    + +

    C

    ++ +

    D

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    1 B 11 D 21 C

    2 A 12 C 22 A

    3 B 13 A

    4 C 14 C

    5 A 15 B

    6 C 16 D

    7 C 17 C

    8 C 18 B

    9 A 19 B

    10 D 20 D

    23 B

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