MR. SURRETTE
VAN NUYS HIGH SCHOOL
CHAPTER 3: ELEMENTS AND ATOMIC STRUCTURE
ATOMS AND ELEMENTS
WORKSHEET SOLUTIONS
1. This scientist discovered the electron.
1A. JJ Thomson
2. This scientist proposed the plum pudding model.
2A. JJ Thomson
3. This scientist disproved the plum pudding model.
3A. Ernest Rutherford
4. This scientist discovered the nucleus.
4A. Ernest Rutherford
5. This scientist coined the term “atom.”
5A. Democritus
6. This scientist first organized the periodic table.
6A. Mendeleev
7. Most of the atom’s mass and all of its __________ charge are contained in the __________.
7A. positive nucleus
8. The atom’s nucleus contains __________ and __________.
8A. protons neutrons
9. An atom with 16 protons, 17 neutrons and 18 electrons has a mass of __________ and a charge of
__________ and belongs to the element __________.
9A. 33 amu - 2 sulfur
10. Classify each of the following as a metal, a nonmetal, or a metalloid:
10a. Cl A. non metal
10b. K
A. metal
10c. Si
A. metalloid
10d. N
A. nonmetal
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11. Determine the group or family for each of the following.
11a. F
11b. Ca
A. halogen
A. alkaline earth metals
11c. Li
A. alkali metals
11d. N
A. nonmetals
12. A positive ion is called a(n) __________ , while a negative ion is called a(n) __________.
A. cation anion
13. An iron isotope has 29 neutrons.
13a. What is the atomic symbol for iron?
A. Fe
13b. What is the Z value?
A. 26
13c. What is the A value?
A.
(1) A = Z + N
(2) A = 26 + 29
(3) A = 55
14. Ni-62 has how many protons and how many neutrons?
A. 28 protons 34 neutrons
15. Gallium has two naturally occurring isotopes: Ga-69 and Ga-71. Ga-71 is 6.11% abundant. The
atomic mass of gallium is 69.72 amu.
15a. Calculate the natural abundance of Ga-69.
A.
(1) Total mass of gallium must equal 100%.
(2) 100 – 6.11 = 93.89
(3) Natural abundance for Ga-69 is 93.89%
15b. Out of 10,000 gallium atoms, how many would be Ga-69 and Ga-71?
A. 611 Ga-71 and 9389 Ga-69
16. Which of the following elements is diatomic?
(a) C (b) He (c) Au (d) H
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CHAPTER 3: ELEMENTS AND ATOMIC STRUCTURE
NUCLEUS WORKSHEET SOLUTIONS
1. A radioactive material initially has an activity of 1200 counts/sec. If six hours later it has an activity
of 300 counts/sec, what is its half life?
1A.
(1) 1200  600  300
(2) 2 half-lives have gone by, since each arrow represents one half-life.
(3) Let x = one half-life.
(4) Since the total time is 6 hours: 2x = 6 hours
(5) x = 3 hours
2. 88Ra-226 decays to 86Rn-222 by emitting what type of particle:
(A) beta
(B) proton
(C) gamma
(D) positron
(E) alpha
2A.
A= number of nucleons
Z = number of protons
(1) Parent particle:
A = 226
(2) Daughter particle: A = 222
(3) A = 4 Z = 2
(4) alpha particle
Z = 88
Z = 86
3. How does the daughter nucleus differ from the parent in the beta emission process:
(A) atomic mass increases by one
(B) atomic number increases by two
(C) atomic number increases by one
(D) atomic mass decreases by two
(E) atomic charge increases by two
4. What energy results when one hydrogen atom and one neutron are combined to form a deuterium
atom? (hydrogen 1.007825 u, neutron 1.009665 u, deuterium 2.014100 u)
4A.
Let mB = “mass before reaction”
Let mA = “mass after reaction”
(1) mB = 1 H + 1 n
(2) mB = 1.007825 u + 1.009665 u
(3) mB = 2.01749 u
(4) mA = 2H
(5) mA = 2.014100 u
(6) m = mB - mA
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4A. continued…
(7) m = 2.01749 u – 2.014100 u
(8) m = 0.00339 u
(9) E = mc2
(10) E = (m)c2
(11) E = (0.00339 u)(931.5 MeV / 1u)
(12) E = 3.16 MeV
5. If there are 6 neutrons in C-12, how many neutrons are in C-14?
5A.
(1) A1 = Z + N1
(2) Z = A1 – N1
(3) Z = 12 – 6
(4) Z = 6 (number of protons in C)
(5) A2 = Z + N2
(6) N2 = A2 – Z
(7) N2 = 14 – 6
(8) N2 = 8 (number of neutrons in C-14)
6. What particle is emitted when 15P-32 decays to 16S-32?
(A) alpha
(B) beta
(C) neutron
(D) gamma
(E) proton
7. What is the Q-value for the reaction 9Be +   12 C + n? (m = 4.0026 u, mBe = 9.01218 u, mc =
12.0000 u, mn = 1.008665 u, and c2 = 931 MeV/u)
7A.
(1) mB = mBe +  m
mu4.0026 u
(3) mB = 13.01478 u
(4) mA = mc + mn
(5) mA = 12.0000 u + 1.008665 u
(6) mA = 13.008665 u
(7) m = mB – mA
(8) m = 0.006115 u
(9) E = (m)c2
(10) E = (0.006115 u)(931.5 MeV/ u)
(11) E = 5.69 MeV (Q-value)
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8. Nuclear fusion involves combining the nuclei of:
(A) low atomic numbers
(B) metals
(C) non-metals
(D) noble gases
(E) high atomic numbers
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