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Standard IX

Chemistry

Thomson's Model of an Atom

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If number of electrons in an atom is 8 and number of protons is also 8, then (i) what is the atomic number of the atom and (ii) what is the charge on the atom?

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(i) The atomic number is equal to the number of protons. Therefore, the atomic number of the atom is 8.
(ii) Since the number of both electrons and protons is equal, therefore, the charge on the atom is 0.

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Multiple Choice Questions

(a) The outermost shell of an atom is known as

(i) valency

(ii) valence electrons

(iii) nucleus

(iv) valence shell

(b) The number of valence electrons present in magnesium is

(i) two

(ii) three

(iii) four

(iv) five

(i) proton

(ii) neutron

(iii) electron

(iv) nucleon

(d) If the atomic number of an atom is 17 and mass number is 35 then number of neutrons will be

(i) 35

(ii) 17

(iii) 18

(iv) 52

(e) The number of electrons in an atom is equal to the number of

(i) protons in a neutral atom

(ii) neutrons in a neutral atom

(iii) nucleons in a neutral atom

(iv) none of the above

(f) The sum of number of protons and number of neutrons present in the nucleus of an atom is called its

(i) mass number

(ii) atomic number

(iii) number of electrons

(iv) all of the above

Q. (i) Describe the Rutherford's model of an atom. State one drawback of Rutherford's model of the atom.
(ii) The mass number of an element is 23 and it contains 11 electrons. What is the number of protons and neutrons in it? What is the atomic number of the element?

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If number of electrons in an atom is 8 and number of protons is also 8, then (i) what is the atomic number of the atom and (ii) what is the charge on the atom?

(i) The atomic number is equal to the number of protons. Therefore, the atomic number of the atom is 8. (ii) Since the number of both electrons and protons is equal, therefore, the charge on the atom is 0.

(i) The atomic number is equal to the number of protons. Therefore, the atomic number of the atom is 8.
(ii) Since the number of both electrons and protons is equal, therefore, the charge on the atom is 0.