1. Why do most of the elements try to participate in the chemical combinations?

i. To gain more electrons

ii. To achieve Inert Gas configuration

iii. To complete their octet

iv. To complete their inner shells

Choose the correct option among the following

2. The ion of an element has 3 positive charges. Mass number of the atom is 27 and the number of neutrons is 14. What is the number of electrons in the ion?

3. Rutherford’s ‘alpha (α) particles scattering experiment’ resulted in the discovery of

4. Which one of the following is a correct electronic configuration of sodium?

5. An alpha particle is also known as:

6. What property of an element determines its chemical behaviour?

7. Which of the following correctly represents the electronic distribution in the Mg atom?

8. The first model of an atom was given by

9. Atomic models have been improved over the years. Arrange the following atomic models in the order of their chronological order
(i) Rutherford’s atomic model
(ii) Thomson’s atomic model
(ii) Bohr’s atomic model

10. Which radioactive element is used in the treatment of cancer?

11. How many electrons are present in M-shell of an element with atomic number 20?

12. An atom with 3 protons and 4 neutrons will have a valency of

13. Which of the following are called nucleon?

14. Isotopes of an element have:

15.  What was the source of alpha particles in Rutherford scattering experiment?

16. Which of the following statement is always correct?

17.  What prevents an atom from being collapsed?

18. . Which of the following elements does not exhibit the electrovalencey?

19. Isobars do not differ in the number of

20. Which of the following are true for an element?
(i) Atomic number = number of protons + number of electrons
(ii) Mass number = number of protons + number of neutrons
(iii) Atomic mass = number of protons = number of neutrons
(iv) Atomic number = number of protons = number of electrons