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Question 11

Lithium is an element in Group 1 of the Periodic Table.

An atom of lithium can be represented as 37Li\phantom{}_{3}^{7}\text{Li}37​Li.

a.

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

134710 \begin{array}{|ccccc|} \hline 1 & 3 & 4 & 7 & 10 \\ \hline \end{array} 1​3​4​7​10​​

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

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

Sodium is another element in Group 1 of the Periodic Table.

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

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

The electronic configuration of sodium is:

  • A 2.1
  • B 2.8.1
  • C 2.8.8.1
  • D 2.8.3
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