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Atoms are made of three basic particles _________.
a) neutrons, protons, electrons
b) protons, electrons, nucleons
c) electrons, quarks, protons
d) protons, electrons, negatrons

Electrons (indicated by the symbol e– ) are the _____ of the main subatomic particles.
a) most massive
b) smallest
c) slowest
d) heaviest

Each electron carries a single ________ electrical charge.
a) positive
b) neutral
c) negative
d) magnetic

Electrons are primarily responsible for all the ______ properties of atoms, including how bonds form between atoms.
a) physical
b) extra
c) corporate
d) chemical

A _______ is a subatomic particle located in the atom’s nucleus.
a) proton
b) atom
c) electron
d) compound

Protons carry a ______ positive electrical charge.
a) double
b) single
c) triple
d) half

The ______, carries no electrical charge.
a) electron
b) nucleus
c) neutron
d) proton

A neutron has slightly ______ mass than a proton.
a) less
b) lower
c) smaller
d) more

______ gold atom has seventy nine protons.
a) Every
b) No
c) Most
d) The Macro

The unique number of protons in the atoms of each element is that element’s atomic _______ and identifies that element.
a) mass
b) number
c) weight
d) charge

Atomic numbers are always _____ numbers because atoms don’t contain any partial protons.
a) negative
b) neutral
c) whole
d) charged

The atomic number also tells us the number of electrons surrounding the nucleus in a ______ atom, an atom with balanced electric charges.
a) negative
b) positive
c) ionic
d) neutral

A neutral carbon atom has six protons and _____ electrons.
a) six
b) eight
c) seven
d) twelve

Atoms of the same element with differing numbers of ______ are called isotopes.
a) protons
b) neutrons
c) electrons
d) charges

Isotopes of the same element can sometimes have quite different physical _______.
a) reactions
b) measurements
c) properties
d) designs

Because of their unequal numbers of protons and electrons, charged atoms are known as ______.
a) charges
b) atomos
c) electric
d) ions

Ions that have more electrons than protons have an excess of negative charge and are called _______.
a) anions
b) cations
c) any ion
d) net charges

Ions that have more protons than electrons have an excess of positive charge and are known as ______.
a) anions
b) cations
c) any ions
d) charged atoms

Ions play a critical role in the way that many chemical ______ form.
a) signs
b) charges
c) compounds
d) molecules

Protons and ______ have slightly different masses, but the difference is very small.
a) compounds
b) electrons
c) nucleons
d) neutrons

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