ATOMS, ELEMENTS, AND COMPOUNDS STUDY GUIDE
NAME: _____________________________________________ DATE: ___________________ PERIOD: _________
ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER. STAPLE THIS SHEET TO YOUR
ANSWERS.
1.
WHAT IS AN ATOM?
2. WHAT IS FOUND IN THE NUCLEUS OF AN ATOM?
3. WHAT IS A PROTON?
4. WHAT IS THE ATOMIC MASS OF A PROTON?
5. WHAT IS THE CHARGE OF A PROTON?
6. WHAT IS A NEUTRON?
7. WHAT IS THE ATOMIC MASS OF A NEUTRON?
8. WHAT IS THE CHARGE OF A NEUTRON?
9. WHAT IS AN ELECTRON?
10. WHAT IS THE ATOMIC MASS OF AN ELECTRON?
11. WHAT IS THE CHARGE OF AN ELECTRON?
12. WHERE IS MOST OF THE MASS OF AN ATOM FOUND?
13. WHAT IS THE STANDARD UNIT FOR MEASURING THE MASS OF ATOMIC PARTICLES?
14. WHAT IS THE ATOMIC NUMBER OF AN ATOM?
15. HOW DO YOU FIND THE ATOMIC MASS OF AN ATOM?
16. WHAT IS AN ION?
17. WHAT IS AN ISOTOPE?
18. WHAT IS AN ELEMENT?
19. WHAT IS A COMPOUND?
20. WHAT IS AN ORGANIC COMPOUND?
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STUDIED FOR THIS TEST. YOU WILL EARN THESE BONUS POINTS ONLY IF YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL QUESTIONS ON
THIS STUDY GUIDE AND IT WAS TURNED IN ON TIME.
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