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Question 1

Fluorine is an element in Group 7 of the Periodic Table.

An atom of fluorine can be represented as 919F\phantom{}_{9}^{19}\text{F}919​F.

a.

Use numbers from the box to complete the sentences about this atom of fluorine.

910192838 \begin{array}{|ccccc|} \hline 9 & 10 & 19 & 28 & 38 \\ \hline \end{array} 9​10​19​28​38​​

Each number may be used once, more than once or not at all.

  • (i) The atomic number of fluorine is __________\text{\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_}__________.
  • (ii) The mass number of fluorine is __________\text{\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_}__________.
  • (iii) This atom of fluorine contains __________\text{\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_}__________ protons.
  • (iv) This atom of fluorine contains __________\text{\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_}__________ neutrons.
  • (v) This atom of fluorine contains __________\text{\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_}__________ electrons.
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b.

Chlorine is another element in Group 7 of the Periodic Table.

Select a word or phrase from the box to complete each sentence about an atom of chlorine.

fewermorethe same number of \begin{array}{|ccc|} \hline \text{fewer} & \text{more} & \text{the same number of} \\ \hline \end{array} fewer​more​the same number of​​

Each word or phrase may be used once, more than once or not at all.

  • (i) Compared to an atom of fluorine, an atom of chlorine has __________\text{\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_}__________ protons.
  • (ii) Compared to an atom of fluorine, an atom of chlorine has __________\text{\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_}__________ neutrons.
  • (iii) Compared to an atom of fluorine, an atom of chlorine has __________\text{\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_}__________ electrons in its outer shell.
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c.

The electronic configuration of chlorine is:

  • A 2.7
  • B 2.8.7
  • C 2.8.8.7
  • D 2.8.5
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