NUCLEAR PHYSICS QUIZ
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1. Does a proton have a negative charge or a positive charge?
Negative     Positive

2. Does the number of protons in the nucleus decide what chemical factor the atom belongs to?
Yes     No

3. The joining of two nuclei is called
Fusion     Fission

4. The electron orbits the outside of the nucleus.
True     False

5. This is the smallest particle of an element.
Atom     compound     mixture

6. This is a substance made up of only one kind of atom.
Mixture compound     element

7. The center of the atom that contains the proton and neutron is the
Electron    nucleus     orbit

8. An atom with more neutrons than protons is called a/an
Element compound     isotope

9. The part of the atom with a positive charge is the
Proton     neutron     electron

10. The part of the atom with a negative charge is the
Proton     neutron     electron

11. Most of the mass of an atom is in the nucleus.
True     False

12. The part of the atom that orbits the nucleus is the
Proton     neutron     electron

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ANSWERS

1. Positive

2. Yes

3. Fusion

4. True

5. Atom

6. Element

7. Nucleus

8. Isotope

9. Proton

10. Electron

11. True

12. Electron