Atoms, isotopes and ions (AQA GCSE Physics): Quizzes
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What is the charge of a proton?
What is the charge of a proton?
Positive
Where are neutrons located in an atom?
Where are neutrons located in an atom?
In the nucleus
What determines which element an atom is?
What determines which element an atom is?
Number of protons
What are isotopes?
What are isotopes?
Same element, different neutrons
Why do isotopes of the same element have different masses?
Why do isotopes of the same element have different masses?
Different numbers of neutrons
How do isotopes of the same element behave chemically?
How do isotopes of the same element behave chemically?
The same way
How does an atom become a positive ion?
How does an atom become a positive ion?
Loses electrons
Which type of radiation can remove electrons from atoms?
Which type of radiation can remove electrons from atoms?
UV rays
How does an atom become a negative ion?
How does an atom become a negative ion?
Gains electrons
What never changes when an atom becomes an ion?
What never changes when an atom becomes an ion?
Number of protons