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atom A
atom B
atom C
(a) Which atom has an atomic number of 3?
atom D
atom E
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(b) Which atom has a mass number of 6?
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(c) Which two atoms are isotopes of the same element?
..... and ......
[1]
(d) Complete the table below to show the number of sub-atomic particles in both an atom
and an ion of potassium.
potassium atom
39
19
potassium ion
39
19
K+
number of protons
number of electrons
number of neutrons
[2]
Total / 5
IGCSE QUESTIONS
A3 Complete the table below to show the number of subatomic particles in each of the two ions
number of
protons
ion
number of
neutrons
number of
electrons
40
Ca2
37
Cl
[2]
IGCSE QUESTIONS
nucleus
= a proton
= a neutron
(a) Complete the table.
sub-atomic
particle
relative charge
electron
relative mass
neutron
proton
1
12
[2]
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(c) Draw a diagram to show the atomic structure of another isotope of element X.
[2]
[Total:
6]
IGCSE chemistry
A2 The table shows the atomic structure of six particles, represented by the letters L to Q. The particles
are atoms or ions. The letters are not the symbols of the elements.
particle
electrons
protons
neutrons
12
12
12
10
12
12
10
13
14
IGCSE chemistry
2
(a) Complete the table which gives the names, symbols, relative masses and relative charges of the
three subatomic particles.
name
symbol
electron
e-
relative mass
proton
relative charge
1
n
0
[3]
[2]
(ii) Atoms can form positive ions.
[2]
(iii) Atoms of the same element can have different masses.
[2]
(iv) Scientists are certain that there are no undiscovered elements missing from the
Periodic Table from hydrogen to lawrencium.
[1] [Total:
10]
IGCSE chemistry
3
electron distribution
2,5
2,8,4
2,8,8,2
2,8,18,8
2,8,18,8,1
2,8,18,18,7
(a) Choose an element from the list for each of the following descriptions.
(i) It is a noble gas.
(ii) It is a soft metal with a low density.
(iii) It can form a covalent compound with element A.
(iv) It has a giant covalent structure similar to diamond.
(v) It can form a negative ion of the type X 3-.
[5]
[3]
(ii) Predict two properties of this compound.
[2]
[Total: 10]
IGCSE chemistry
2
The table below gives the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in atoms or ions.
number of
electrons
10
number of neutrons
number of
protons
9
11
11
12
18
18
22
15
18
16
13
10
14
particle
10
symbol or
formula
19
9
[6]
(b) Which atom in the table is an isotope of the atom which has the composition 11p,
11e and 14n? Give a reason for your choice.
[2]
[Total: 8]
IGCSE chemistry
X
X X
proton
part A
neutron
negative
neutral
positive
answer ......................................................................................................................... [1]
(iii) Which group of the Periodic Table is this element in?
Group .......................................................................................................................... [1]
(iv) The outer electron is removed.
This forms a charged particle, Li+.
What is a charged particle, such as Li+, called?
..................................................................................................................................... [1]
(b) Look at the Periodic Table on the back page.
Find the element with the symbol Na.
What is the atomic number of this element?
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5]
IGCSE chemistry
electron
XX
XX
X
nucleus
X
X
X
X
XX
X
IGCSE chemistry
SET X (Atomic Structure)
13 This question is about atomic structure.
Look at the diagram.
It shows the structure of an atom.
XX
XX
electron
nucleus
= a proton
= a neutron
(a) What is the atomic number of this atom?
....................................................................
[1]
[1]
[1]
[1]
[Total: 4]
IGCSE chemistry
nucleus
= a proton
= a neutron
(a) What is the atomic number of this atom?
....................................................................
[1]
[1]
[1]
[1]
= a proton
= a neutron
nucleus
[1]
TOTAL / 5
IGCSE QUESTIONS
36
number of
protons
number of
electrons
number of
neutrons
Ar
18
40
Ar
18
[2]
(d) Explain why potassium comes after argon in the Periodic Table even though it has a relative
atomic mass which is lower than that of argon.
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Total / 4
IGCSE QUESTIONS
4.
Zn
K+
20
39
19
16
16
Total 6 marks
18