Question

Fill in the blanks in the following statements:
(a) The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom is called its ______.
(b) The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom is called ______.
(c) An atom has atomic mass number 23 and atomic number 11. The atom has ______ electrons.
(d) An atom of an element has 11 protons, 11 electrons and 12 neutrons. The atomic mass of the atom is ___________.
(e) If the nucleus of an atom has atomic number 17 , mass number 37 and there are 17 electrons outside the nucleus, the number of neutrons in it is ______.
(f) Almost all the mass of an atom is concentrated in a small region of space called the ______.
(g) Cathode rays are a beam of fast moving ______.
(h) The anode rays obtained from hydrogen gas consist of particles called ______.
(i) The maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in L shell are ______.
(j) The maximum number of electrons that can go into the M shell is ______.
(k) The subatomic particle not present in a hydrogen atom is ______.
(l) The electron has ______ charge, the proton has ______ charge, and the neutron has ______ charge.

Answer 1

(a) Atomic number

(b) Mass number

(c) 11

(d) 23

(e) 20

(f) Nucleus

(g) Electrons

(h) Protons

(i) 8

(j) 18

(k) Neutron

(l) Negative; Positive; No