Practice Defining Elements: Atomic Number, Mass Number, And Isotopes (2.3) - The Building Blocks of Matter: Atoms, Elements, and the Periodic Table
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Defining Elements: Atomic Number, Mass Number, and Isotopes

Practice - Defining Elements: Atomic Number, Mass Number, and Isotopes

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does the atomic number represent?

💡 Hint: Remember 'Z for Protons.'

Question 2 Easy

How do you calculate mass number?

💡 Hint: Think of A = Z + N.

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Question 1

What does the atomic number represent?

Total neutrons
Total protons
Total protons + neutrons

💡 Hint: Remember 'Z for protons'!

Question 2

True or False: Isotopes have different atomic numbers.

True
False

💡 Hint: They're the same element, just different in neutrons!

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

An element with atomic number 20 has a mass number of 40. How many neutrons does it have, and what element is it?

💡 Hint: Use the formula A = Z + N to find N.

Challenge 2 Hard

You have samples of Carbon-12 and Carbon-14. If both have 6 protons, how can you differentiate them in a lab setting?

💡 Hint: Think about physical properties and measurements.

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