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Question 11 Mark
Write the distribution of electrons in an atom of element whose atomic number is 18. What is special about the outermost electron shell (or valence shell) of the atom of this element?
Answer
Atomic No: 18
Electronic configuration: (2, 8, 8)
The special thing about the outermost shell is that it is completely filled with the electrons.
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Question 21 Mark
What is a neutron? State its relative mass and charge.
Answer
The neutron is a neutral particle found in the nucleus of an atom. Its relative mass is 1u. It has no charge.
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Question 31 Mark
An element has an atomic number 12. How many electrons will be present in the K, L and M energy shells of its atom?
Answer
Electronic configuration of element with atomic no. 12-(2, 8, 2)
So, K-2, L-8, M-2
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Question 41 Mark
Which of the following are isotopes and which are isobars?
Argon, Deuterium, Calcium, Tritium, Protium.
Answer
Deuterium, Protium and Tritium are isotopes.
Argon and Calcium are isobars.
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Question 51 Mark
The number of protons, neutrons and electrons in particles A to E are given below:
Particle
Protons
Neutrons
Electrons
A
17
18
17
B
3
4
2
C
18
22
18
D
17
20
17
E
9
10
10
Give reasons, find a pair of isotopes from the above particles.
Answer
Here, A and D are isotopes as they have the same number of protons but different number of neutrons.
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Question 61 Mark
What is the nucleus of an atom and what is the nature of charge on it?
Answer
Nucleus is a small positively charged part at the center of an atom. Nucleus is positively charged.
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Question 81 Mark
Write the electronic configuration of the element with atomic number 17. Indicate the valency of the element.
Answer
Atomic No. = 17
E.C. = (2, 8, 7)
Valency = 8 - no. of valence electrons
Valency = 8 - 7
Valency = 1
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Question 91 Mark
If an element M has mass number 24 and atomic number 12, how many neutrons does its atom contain?
Answer
No. of neutrons = Mass No. - Atomic no.
= 24 - 12
= 12
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Question 101 Mark
Which of the nuclear particles is present in the same fixed number in the atoms of any particular element?
Answer
Proton is present in same fixed no. in the atoms of any particular element.
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Question 111 Mark
What is the maximum number of electrons which can be accommodated in the:
Innermost shell of an atom?
Answer
Maximum of 2e- can be accommodated in innermost shell of an atom.
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Question 121 Mark
Name the particles which actually determine the mass of an atom.
Answer
Protons and neutrons actually determine the mass of atom.
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Question 131 Mark
Give one similarity and one difference between a pair of isotopes.
Answer
Similarity: A pair of isotopes have same atomic number.
Difference: A pair of isotopes have different mass numbers.
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Question 141 Mark
What name is given to the pair of atoms such as $^{14}_\text{ 7}\text{N}\ \text{and }^{15}_\text{ 7}?$
Answer
The given pair are isotopes.
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Question 161 Mark
Compare a proton and a neutron in respect of mass and charge.
Answer
Proton has relative mass of 1u and neutron also has relative mass of 1u.
Proton has relative charge of +1u and neutron has no relative charge.
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Question 171 Mark
Name the radioactive isotope which is used in the treatment of cancer.
Answer
Cobalt-60 radioisotope is used in the treatment of cancer.
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Question 181 Mark
Name the negatively charged particle present in the atoms of all the elements.
Answer
Electron is negatively charged particle present in atoms of all the elements.
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Question 191 Mark
What is the maximum number of electrons that can go into the N shell of an atom?
Answer
Maximum of 32e- can be accommodated in N shell of an atom.
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Question 201 Mark
Name the three subatomic particles present in an atom.
Answer
Three subatomic particles present in atom are electrons, protons and neutrons.
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Question 211 Mark
What are isobars? Explain with an example.
Answer
Isobars are the atoms of different elements having different atomic numbers but the same mass number (or same atomic mass).
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Question 221 Mark
What is the maximum number of electrons which can be accommodated in the:
Outermost shell of an atom?
Answer
Maximum of 8e- can be accommodated in outermost shell of an atom.
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Question 231 Mark
What is the reason for the identical chemical properties of all the isotopes of an element? Explain with the help of an example.
Answer
Because all the isotopes of an element have identical atomic configuration containing same number of valence electrons, therefore, all the isotopes of an element show identical chemical properties.
For example: Cl-35 and Cl-37, show identical chemical properties as they have same no. of 7 valence electrons.
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Question 241 Mark
What is the absolute mass and charge of a proton?
Answer
Absolute mass of proton 1.6 × 10-27Kg
Absolute charge of proton 1.6 × 10-19C
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Question 251 Mark
An element has atomic number 13 and an atomic mass of 27.
How are these electrons distributed in the various energy levels?
Answer
Electronic configuration of given element (2, 8, 3) K-2, L-8, M-3.
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Question 261 Mark
Which radioactive isotope is used to determine the activity of thyroid gland?
Answer
lodine-131 radioisotope is used to determine the activity of thyroid gland.
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Question 271 Mark
What is the relation between the atomic number and mass number of an element?
Answer
Mass No. = Atomic no. + No. of neutrons
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Question 281 Mark
Give one example of a radioactive isotope which is used as a fuel in the reactors of nuclear power plants.
Answer
Uranium-235 isotope is used as a fuel in the reactors of nuclear power plants for generating electricity.
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Question 291 Mark
Explain why, the atomic masses of many elements are in fractions and not whole numbers.
Answer
The fractional atomic masses of elements are due to the existence of their isotopes having different masses.
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Question 301 Mark
What is the number of valence electrons in the atoms of an element having atomic number 13? Name the valence shell of this atom.
Answer
There are 3 valence electrons present in the element with atomic no. 13.
Valence shell of this atom is M.
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Question 321 Mark
Explain why $^3_1\text{H}\text{ and }^3_2\text{He}$ are not considered isotopes.
Answer
$^{3}{\text{H}_1}\text{ and }^3\text{He}_2$ are not consideredas isotopes because they do not have same atomic number.
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Question 331 Mark
Name the shell of an atom which can accommodate a maximum of:
  1. 2 electrons.
  2. 18 electrons.
Answer
  1. K shell can accommodate maximum of 2e-
  2. M shell can accommodate maximum of 18e-
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Question 341 Mark
The total number of electrons in a nitrogen atom is 7. Find the number of valence electrons in it.
Answer
E.C of Nitrogen = 2, 5 So, no. of valence electrons in Nitrogen atom = 5
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Question 351 Mark
All the gases form cathode rays and anode rays when electricity is passed through them:
What does the formation of anode rays tell us about the atoms?
Answer
Formation of anode rays tells about the presence of positively charged protons in all the atoms.
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Question 361 Mark
Which part of an atom was discovered by Rutherford’s alpha particle scattering experiment?
Answer
Nucleus was discovered by Rutherford in the alpha particle scattering experiment.
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Question 371 Mark
The atomic number of an element X is 16.
Write down the electronic configuration of X.
Answer
Atomic No. of X = 16
E.C. of X = (2, 8, 6)
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Question 391 Mark
What is the relationship between an atom containing 11 protons, 11 electrons ad 11 neutrons, and another atom containing 11 protons, 11 electrons and 12 neurtrons?
Answer
Isotopes.
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Question 401 Mark
What are valence electrons? Where are valence electrons situated in an atom?
Answer
The number of electrons present in the valence shell are called valence electrons.
Valence electrons are situated in the outermost shell.
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Question 411 Mark
Name the particles used by Rutherford in his experiment on the discovery of nucleus. Also state the charge on these particles.
Answer
Alpha-particles were used by Rutherford in his experiment on the discovery of nucleus.
Alpha-particles have +2 units of charge.
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Question 431 Mark
Name the central part of an atom where protons and neutrons are held together.
Answer
Nucleus is the central part of an atom in which protons and neutrons are held together.
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Question 441 Mark
All the gases form cathode rays and anode rays when electricity is passed through them:
What does the formation of cathode rays tell us about the atoms?
Answer
Formation of cathode rays tells about the presence of negatively charged electrons in all the atoms.
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Question 451 Mark
For the symbols H, D and T, write the subatomic particles (protons, neutrons and electrons) found in each one of them.
Answer
H–1 proton, 1 electron and no neutron.
D–1 proton, 1 electron and 1 neutron.
T–1 proton, 1 electron and 2 neutrons.
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Question 461 Mark
Which subatomic particle is not present in an ordinary hydrogen atom?
Answer
Neutron is not present in ordinary hydrogen atom.
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Question 471 Mark
What is the maximum number of electrons an M shell of the atom can accommodate?
Answer
Maximum of 18e- can be accommodated in M shell of an atom.
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Question 481 Mark
What conclusion is obtained from the fact that all the gases form cathode rays?
Answer
The conclusion is that all the atoms contain negatively charged particles called electrons.
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Question 491 Mark
State one use of radioactive isotopes in medicine.
Answer
Radioactive isotopes are used in the treatment of cancer.
One such isotope is Cobalt-60.
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Question 501 Mark
What is the maximum number of electrons which can be accommodated in the K shell of an atom?
Answer
Maximum of 2e- can be accommodated in K shell of an atom.
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