Atomic Number and Mass Number

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Atomic Number and Mass Number: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Atomic Number and Mass Number, Atomic Numbers, Mass Numbers, Nucleons, Notation of Atoms, Isotopes, Nature of Isotopes, Properties of Isotopes, Average Atomic Mass, Applications of Isotopes, Isobars, Properties of Isobars, Isotones & Isoelectronic Species etc.

Important Questions on Atomic Number and Mass Number

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The half-life of a radioisotope is 4 hours. If the initial mass of the isotope was 200 g, the mass remaining after 24 hours undecayed

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Which statement out of the following is true? Isobars have

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Radioactive isotope used in the treatment of cancer disease is 

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Isotopes of an element contains 

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Two elements P and Q have 5 and 7 electrons in their outermost shell respectively. The atomic number of P and Q will be

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Two atoms are said to be isobars if 

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An isotope of which element is used in the treatment of cancer?

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Hydrogen contains three types of atoms (H11 protium, H12 deuterium, H13 tritium). These atoms are

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An element X (atomic number 12) reacts with another element Y (atomic number 17) to form a compound Z. Which of the following statements are true regarding this compound?

 1. Molecular formula of Z is XY2

2. It is soluble in water.

3. X and Y are joined by sharing of electrons.

4. It would conduct electricity in the molten state.

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When the neutral X atom is compared to the ion of another element Y, which of the following could be the same?

(i) Proton numbers

(ii) Electron numbers

(iii) Neutron numbers

(iv) Chemical properties

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X and Y atoms are atoms of the same element. Which of the following is equal in X and Y?

(i) Proton numbers

(ii) Neutron numbers

(iii) Mass numbers

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Since there are 24 electrons and 29 neutrons in X2+ ion, which of the following is an isotope of this ion?

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In 80X2- ion, the number of neutrons is 10 times more than the number of electrons. What is the number of protons in the element X?

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An atom with four protons and four neutrons will have a valency of:

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Some information about X, Y, Z, and Q particles is given in the table.

    Particle    Number of protons         Neutron Number     Number of electrons   Mass Number

      X

           16              15            -          -

      Y  

             -               16            18          32

      Z

             15

              -             15           31

      Q

             28               30              24            -

Accordingly, which of the following about X, Y, Z, and Q is incorrect?

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In a sample of ethyl ethanoate (CH3COOC2H5), the two oxygen atoms have the same number of electrons but different number of neutrons. Which of the following is the correct reason for this?

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The ion of an element carries 3 units of positive charges. The mass number of an atom is 27 and the number of neutrons is 14. What is the number of electrons in the ion?

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Which of the following is true for an element?

(i) Mass 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

 

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The number of electrons of the X11+ and 16Y2-  ions are equal.The number of neutrons of X+ is four times more than the number of neutrons of Y2-, What is the mass number of X+?

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Which of the following is the same for  C2963u+ and  C2965u2+particles?