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AQA GCSE Chemistry 4.1 Atomic structure and the periodic table overview quiz quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Which statement correctly describes a compound?

  2. What is the relative charge and relative mass of a neutron?

  3. An atom has 17 protons and 20 neutrons. What is its mass number?

  4. Which pair are isotopes of the same element?

  5. What is the electronic structure of calcium, which has 20 electrons?

  6. How is the modern periodic table arranged?

  7. Why did Mendeleev leave gaps in his early periodic table?

  8. What type of ion does a Group 1 metal form?

  9. How does the reactivity of Group 1 alkali metals change down the group?

  10. How does the reactivity of Group 7 halogens change down the group?

  11. Why are the Group 0 noble gases unreactive?

  12. What did the alpha particle scattering experiment show about the atom?