WGU C165 Section 2 Chemistry: Lesson
1-3 Questions with Correct Answers
2025
DescribeNtheNgeneralNstructureNofNanNatom.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNgeneralNstructureNofNanNatomNconsistsNofNthreeNmainNcomponents:
Nucleus
ElectronNCloud
ElectronNShells
DescribeNtheNgeneralNstructureNofNanNatom.
Nucleus:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Nucleus:
oNDescription:NTheNdense,NcentralNpartNofNtheNatom.
oNComponents:NComposedNofNprotons,NwhichNareNpositivelyNcharged,NandNneutrons,NwhichNhaveN
noNcharge.NTheNnucleusNcontainsNmostNofNtheNatom'sNmass.
DescribeNtheNgeneralNstructureNofNanNatom.
ElectronNCloud:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ElectronNCloud:
oNDescription:NTheNregionNsurroundingNtheNnucleusNwhereNelectronsNareNfound.
, oNComponents:NElectronsNareNnegativelyNchargedNparticlesNthatNmoveNrapidlyNinNorbitalsNorNener
gyNlevelsNaroundNtheNnucleus.NTheNarrangementNofNtheseNelectronsNdeterminesNtheNatom'sNchem
icalNproperties.
DescribeNtheNgeneralNstructureNofNanNatom.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ElectronNShells:
oNDescription:NSpecificNenergyNlevelsNorN"shells"NthatNsurroundNtheNnucleusNandNwhereNelectronsN
areNlocated.
oNComponents:NElectronsNoccupyNtheseNshellsNbasedNonNtheirNenergy,NwithNeachNshellNhavingNaN
maximumNcapacityNforNelectrons.
sumarizeNtheNgeneralNstructureNofNanNatom.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
InNsummary,NanNatomNhasNaNcentralNnucleusNmadeNofNprotonsNandNneutrons,NsurroundedNbyNaNcl
oudNofNelectronsNarrangedNinNshellsNorNenergyNlevels.
atom:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
theNbasicNbuildingNblocksNofNmatterNconsistingNofNaNnucleusN(madeNofNprotonsNandNneutrons),Nan
dNelectronsNsurroundingNtheNnucleus;NsmallNparticlesNthatNmakeNupNallNmatter
electron:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
aNnegativelyNchargedNsubatomicNparticleNfoundNoutsideNofNtheNnucleus
energy:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-theNcapacityNtoNcauseNchangeNorNdoNwork
mass:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-aNmeasureNofNhowNmuchNmatterNanNobjectNhas
matter:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-anythingNthatNtakesNupNspaceNandNhasNmass
1-3 Questions with Correct Answers
2025
DescribeNtheNgeneralNstructureNofNanNatom.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNgeneralNstructureNofNanNatomNconsistsNofNthreeNmainNcomponents:
Nucleus
ElectronNCloud
ElectronNShells
DescribeNtheNgeneralNstructureNofNanNatom.
Nucleus:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Nucleus:
oNDescription:NTheNdense,NcentralNpartNofNtheNatom.
oNComponents:NComposedNofNprotons,NwhichNareNpositivelyNcharged,NandNneutrons,NwhichNhaveN
noNcharge.NTheNnucleusNcontainsNmostNofNtheNatom'sNmass.
DescribeNtheNgeneralNstructureNofNanNatom.
ElectronNCloud:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ElectronNCloud:
oNDescription:NTheNregionNsurroundingNtheNnucleusNwhereNelectronsNareNfound.
, oNComponents:NElectronsNareNnegativelyNchargedNparticlesNthatNmoveNrapidlyNinNorbitalsNorNener
gyNlevelsNaroundNtheNnucleus.NTheNarrangementNofNtheseNelectronsNdeterminesNtheNatom'sNchem
icalNproperties.
DescribeNtheNgeneralNstructureNofNanNatom.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ElectronNShells:
oNDescription:NSpecificNenergyNlevelsNorN"shells"NthatNsurroundNtheNnucleusNandNwhereNelectronsN
areNlocated.
oNComponents:NElectronsNoccupyNtheseNshellsNbasedNonNtheirNenergy,NwithNeachNshellNhavingNaN
maximumNcapacityNforNelectrons.
sumarizeNtheNgeneralNstructureNofNanNatom.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
InNsummary,NanNatomNhasNaNcentralNnucleusNmadeNofNprotonsNandNneutrons,NsurroundedNbyNaNcl
oudNofNelectronsNarrangedNinNshellsNorNenergyNlevels.
atom:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
theNbasicNbuildingNblocksNofNmatterNconsistingNofNaNnucleusN(madeNofNprotonsNandNneutrons),Nan
dNelectronsNsurroundingNtheNnucleus;NsmallNparticlesNthatNmakeNupNallNmatter
electron:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
aNnegativelyNchargedNsubatomicNparticleNfoundNoutsideNofNtheNnucleus
energy:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-theNcapacityNtoNcauseNchangeNorNdoNwork
mass:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-aNmeasureNofNhowNmuchNmatterNanNobjectNhas
matter:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-anythingNthatNtakesNupNspaceNandNhasNmass