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6 Class 9 Chemistry questions with answers and explanations.
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Which particle in an atom has a negative charge?
The atomic number of an element is the number of:
Correct answer: Protons
The atomic number equals the number of protons.
An atom has 11 protons and 12 neutrons. What is its mass number?
Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons are called:
Correct answer: Isotopes
These are isotopes: same atomic number, different mass number.
What is the electronic configuration of sodium (atomic number 11)?
Correct answer: 2, 8, 1
Fill shells 2, 8, then the remaining 1 electron goes in the third shell.
Which scientist discovered the nucleus?
Correct answer: Rutherford
Rutherford's gold foil experiment showed that atoms have a small dense nucleus.