Basic Atomic Structure

This quiz was designed by a New Zealand high school teacher to help her Year 9 students with the topic of atomic structure. If you are studying for Year 11 this quiz is not covering everything you need to know; Year 11's should be getting 100% in this quiz!

Atomic structure is an important topic because knowing what is inside atoms can help us figure out in Year 10 and 11 why certain atoms have particular properties/behave in certain ways/bond with certain other atoms.

Created by: Hayley Robinson
  1. which of the answers BEST describes what an atom is?
  2. Every atom has...
  3. The different particles in an atom have different charges. 'Charge' means whether something is
  4. Atoms are held together by...
  5. Neutrons are subatomic particles that have no charge (they are neutral). Where are they found?
  6. 'Nuclei' means...
  7. The term 'neutral' means...
  8. The ATOMIC NUMBER refers to the number of ________ in an atom.
  9. Atoms are neutral (the positive and negative charges balance out). But, an atom can become what is called an 'ion' by either losing or gaining an electron. If an atom lost an electron, its overall charge would become...
  10. Where are electrons found?
  11. An electron is smaller than.... [pick the BEST answer]
  12. 'Subatomic particles' are...
  13. Hydrogen atoms have only one proton. How many electrons would a hydrogen atom have?

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