21Atoms, Molecules, and Ions (Worksheet)
Q.1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
a)An atom is the smallest unit of an element.
b)A proton is a subatomic particle that has a positive charge.
c)An neutron is a subatomic particle that has no charge.
d)An electron is a subatomic particle that has a negative charge.
e)A molecule is two or more atoms that are chemically bonded together.
f) When an atom loses or gains electron(s), it becomes an ion.
g) The negatively charged ion is called anion.
h) The positively charged ion is called cation.
Q.2. Label the parts of an atom on the diagram below.
● Neutron ● Electron
● Proton ● Nucleus
Q.3. An _______ is a pure substance containing only one kind of atom, and it cannot be
broken down into a simpler substance.
a) Molecule b) Element
c) İon d) Compound
Q.4. Which of the following molecules is composed of one type of atom?
a) b) c) d)
Q.5. Which of the following is not a molecule?
a) Ozone (O3) b) Helium (He)
c) Carbon dioxide (CO2) d) Nitrogen gas (N2)
Q.6. Write T or True if the statement is true; write F or False if the statement is false.
___T______ 1. The word atom comes from an ancient Greek word that means "indivisible".
___F______ 2. The nucleus of an atom contains protons and electrons.
____T_____ 3. All matter is composed of tiny particles called atoms.
____T_____ 4. An element is made up of one type of an atom.
____T_____ 5. Protons and electrons are about the same mass.
____T_____ 6. The molecule may contain atoms of the same element or atoms of different
elements.
___F______ 7. The atomic number is the total number of protons and neutrons present in
the nucleus of an atom.
Q.7. What is the particle in a nucleus that determines the identity of the element?
a) Mass number b) Electron
c) Proton d) Neutron
Q.8. How many total atoms are in a molecule of Methane (CH4)?
a) 2 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6
Q.9. A molecule of water consists of one atom of oxygen (O) and two atoms of hydrogen (H).
What is its chemical formula?
a) HO b) H2O c) HO2 d) H2O2
Q.10. Which of the following represents molecules of an element?
a) b) c) d)
Q.11. How many different types of atoms are in the acetic acid (CH3COOH)?
a) 3 b) 5 c) 6 d) 8
Q.12. How many carbon atoms are in the glucose (C6H12O6) molecule?
a) 3 b) 6 c) 12 d) 24
Q.13. An atom that loses one or more electrons becomes a ________________ ion.
a) positive b) neutral c) negative
Q.14. An atom that gains one or more electrons becomes a ________________ ion.
a) positive b) neutral c) negative
Q.15. Which of the following cannot be broken down into simpler substances?
a) CaO b) CO c) NO d) Na
Q.16. What could be the chemical formula for the following molecule?
a) Ammonia (NH3) b) Phosphorus (P4)
c) Carbon dioxide (CO2) d) Calcium oxide (CaO)
Q.17. Which of the following is considered both a molecule and a compound?
a) Oxygen gas (O2) b) Chlorine (Cl2)
c) Nitrous oxide (N2O) d) Hydrogen gas (H2)
Q.18. An atom has an atomic number of 8 and a mass number of 16. How many neutrons
are there in this atom?
a) 4 b) 8 c) 16 d) 24
Q.19. What is the mass number of an element that has 21 protons, 21 electrons, and 22
neutrons?
a) 21 b) 22 c) 42 d) 43
Q.20. Which of the following is an ion?
a) OH− b) NaCl c) H2 d) Mg
Q.21. How many protons and electrons are present in one Ca2+ ion?
a) 20 protons, 20 electrons b) 20 protons, 18 electrons
c) 20 protons, 21 electrons d) 20 protons, 22 electrons
Q.22. How many protons and electrons are present in one O2− ion?
a) 8 protons, 6 electrons b) 8 protons, 8 electrons
c) 8 protons, 10 electrons d) 8 protons, 12 electrons
Q.23. Complete the following table.
Elements Number of Number of Number of Atomic Mass
Number (Z)
protons neutrons electrons Number (A)
5 6 5 5 11
13 14 10 13 27
34 44 36 34 78
