True or False: It is impossible for the mass number () of a stable atom to be smaller than its atomic number ().
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Practise MYP Chemistry questions on 1.4 Atomic Structure and review the explanations to check your understanding.
Use these questions for topic practice and to find ideas you want to revisit in your notes or lessons.
True or False: It is impossible for the mass number () of a stable atom to be smaller than its atomic number ().
In the Bohr model of the atom, electrons move around the nucleus in fixed paths known as __________ or shells.
In the modern quantum model of the atom, where are the nucleons (protons and neutrons) specifically located?
Spectral lines in an emission spectrum are evidence for which of the following?
A certain nuclide is represented as . How many neutrons are contained in the nucleus of this specific atom?
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energy levels
nuclei
orbitals
protons
In the electron shells
In the nucleus
Orbiting the atom like planets
In the empty space between energy levels
Neutrons have no charge
Electrons have a negative charge
Energy levels in an atom are quantized (discrete)
Atoms contain a small, dense nucleus
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