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Question 1

Which subatomic particle defines the identity of an element?

Accepted Answer

Proton

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Neutron

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Electron

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Nucleus

Question 2

Which of the following best describes a molecule?

Accepted Answer

Two or more atoms chemically bonded together

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A single atom with no charge

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A charged particle

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A group of isotopes

Question 3

What is the smallest particle of a compound that retains its properties?

Accepted Answer

Molecule

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Atom

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Ion

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Proton

Question 4

What type of bond forms when atoms share electrons?

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Covalent bond

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Ionic bond

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Metallic bond

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Hydrogen bond

Question 5

Which phase of matter has a definite shape and volume?

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

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Plasma

Question 6

Which phase of matter can conduct electricity due to the presence of free ions and electrons?

Accepted Answer

Plasma

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

Question 7

In which phase do particles have the least amount of kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

Bose-Einstein Condensate

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

Question 8

What is a unique property of a liquid compared to a solid?

Accepted Answer

Liquids are compressible.

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Liquids have a fixed shape.

Question 9

What happens to the kinetic energy of particles when a substance transitions from liquid to gas?

Accepted Answer

It increases.

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It decreases.

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It remains constant.

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It becomes zero.

Question 10

What did Rutherford's gold foil experiment demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

Atoms have a dense, positively charged nucleus.

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Electrons are embedded in a positive sphere.

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Electrons move in fixed orbits.

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Atoms are indivisible.

Question 11

In J.J. Thomson's model, what are electrons embedded in?

Accepted Answer

A positively charged "pudding"

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A dense nucleus

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An electron cloud

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A stationary orbit

Question 12

What is the key feature of Bohr's model of the atom?

Accepted Answer

Electrons move in fixed energy levels around the nucleus.

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Electrons are scattered randomly in an atom.

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Electrons occupy a dense nucleus.

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Electrons exist as waves of energy.

Question 13

Which model first introduced the concept of electron orbitals?

Accepted Answer

Quantum mechanical model

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Plum pudding model

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Rutherford model

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Bohr model

Question 14

Which subatomic particle has no charge?

Accepted Answer

Neutron

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Proton

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Electron

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Positron

Question 15

Where are protons and neutrons located in an atom?

Accepted Answer

In the nucleus

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In electron shells

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Outside the atom

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In orbitals

Question 16

What is the overall charge of a neutral atom?

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Neutral

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Positive

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Negative

Question 17

How is the mass number of an atom calculated?

Accepted Answer

Protons + Neutrons

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Protons + Electrons

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Neutrons + Electrons

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Protons only

Question 18

What happens if an atom loses an electron?

Accepted Answer

It becomes an ion.

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It becomes an isotope.

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It becomes neutral.

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It becomes unstable.

Question 19

Isotopes are atoms of the same element that differ in the number of:

Accepted Answer

Neutrons

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Protons

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Electrons

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Orbitals

Question 20

Which of the following is an isotope of Carbon-12?

Accepted Answer

Carbon-13

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Carbon-11

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Oxygen-16

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Nitrogen-14

Question 21

Which property of isotopes remains the same?

Accepted Answer

Number of protons

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Atomic mass

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Number of neutrons

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Nuclear stability

Question 22

Isotopes have the same:

Accepted Answer

Chemical properties

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Physical properties

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Mass numbers

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Neutron numbers

Question 23

Which isotope of hydrogen has one neutron?

Accepted Answer

Deuterium

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Protium

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Tritium

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Hydrogen-1

Question 24

Which rule states that electrons fill the lowest energy orbitals first?

Accepted Answer

Aufbau Principle

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Hund's Rule

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Pauli Exclusion Principle

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Octet Rule

Question 25

How many electrons can the s-orbital hold?

Accepted Answer

2

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1

Question 26

What is the maximum number of electrons the third energy level can hold?

Accepted Answer

18

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2

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8

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32

Question 27

What determines the order of elements in the modern periodic table?

Accepted Answer

Atomic number

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Atomic mass

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Number of neutrons

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Number of electrons

Question 28

Which group in the periodic table contains the noble gases?

Accepted Answer

Group 18

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Group 1

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Group 2

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Group 17

Question 29

What is a property of elements in the same group of the periodic table?

Accepted Answer

They have similar chemical properties.

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They have the same atomic mass.

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They have the same number of energy levels.

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They have no shared characteristics.

Question 30

Which element is located in Period 3, Group 2?

Accepted Answer

Magnesium

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Sodium

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Aluminum

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Calcium

Question 31

What is the general trend for electronegativity across a period?

Accepted Answer

It increases from left to right.

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It decreases from left to right.

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It remains constant.

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It decreases and then increases.

Question 32

Which type of bond involves the transfer of electrons?

Accepted Answer

Ionic bond

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Covalent bond

Question 33

What term refers to the ability of an atom to attract electrons in a chemical bond?

Accepted Answer

Electronegativity

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Ionization energy

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Atomic radius

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Electron affinity

Question 34

What type of bond forms between two nonmetals?

Accepted Answer

Covalent bond

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Ionic bond

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Metallic bond

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Van der Waals bond

Question 35

Which of the following atoms is most likely to form a cation?

Accepted Answer

Sodium (Na)

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Chlorine (Cl)

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Nitrogen (N)

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Oxygen (O)

Question 36

What is the term for a stable electron configuration with eight valence electrons?

Accepted Answer

Octet rule

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Aufbau principle

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Pauli exclusion principle

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Hund's rule

Question 37

What type of elements typically form ionic bonds?

Accepted Answer

Metals and nonmetals

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Nonmetals only

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Metals only

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Noble gases

Question 38

What is the charge of the ion formed by a chlorine atom?

Accepted Answer

-1

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+1

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+2

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-2

Question 39

What holds the ions together in an ionic bond?

Accepted Answer

Electrostatic attraction

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Shared electrons

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Nuclear forces

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Magnetic attraction

Question 40

What happens to the valence electrons of a metal during ionic bonding?

Accepted Answer

They are transferred to a nonmetal.

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They are shared.

Question 41

In a covalent bond, electrons are:

Accepted Answer

Shared between atoms

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Transferred

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Lost by metals

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Gained by nonmetals

Question 42

Which statement is true about polar covalent bonds?

Accepted Answer

Electrons are unequally shared.

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Electrons are equally shared.

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Electrons are transferred.

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No electrons are involved.

Question 43

What is the "sea of electrons" in metallic bonding?

Accepted Answer

Free-moving valence electrons around metal cations

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Shared electrons between atoms

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Transferred electrons between ions

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Stationary electrons in orbitals

Question 44

Which of the following is a property of metals due to metallic bonding?

Accepted Answer

Electrical conductivity

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Brittleness

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Low melting point

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Poor thermal conductivity

Question 45

What allows metals to be malleable and ductile?

Accepted Answer

Layers of cations sliding over each other

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Strong ionic bonds

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Rigid lattice structures

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Random arrangement of electrons

Question 46

Which of the following metals is a good conductor of electricity?

Accepted Answer

Aluminum

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Sulfur

Question 47

Metallic bonding occurs between:

Accepted Answer

Metals only

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Metals and nonmetals

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Nonmetals only

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Noble gases

Question 48

What does the subscript in a chemical formula represent?

Accepted Answer

The number of atoms of that element

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The charge of the element

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The atomic number of the element

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The mass of the compound

Question 49

What does VSEPR stand for?

Accepted Answer

Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion

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Valence Shell Electron Proton Repulsion

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Variable Shell Electron Pair Repulsion

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Variable Shell Electron Proton Reaction

Question 50

Which factor primarily determines molecular shape according to VSEPR theory?

Accepted Answer

Repulsion between electron pairs

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Number of neutrons

Question 51

Which is the weakest type of intermolecular force?

Accepted Answer

London dispersion forces

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Hydrogen bonding

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Dipole-dipole interaction

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Ionic bonding

Question 52

Which intermolecular force is present in all molecules?

Accepted Answer

London dispersion forces

Answer

Hydrogen bonding

Answer

Dipole-dipole interaction

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Metallic bonding

Question 53

What type of intermolecular force is responsible for the high boiling point of water?

Accepted Answer

Hydrogen bonding

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Ionic bonding

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Dipole-dipole interaction

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London dispersion forces

Question 54

What is the main force holding nonpolar molecules together?

Accepted Answer

London dispersion forces

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Dipole-dipole interaction

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Hydrogen bonding

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Ionic bonding

Question 55

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

Accepted Answer

Melting ice

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Burning wood

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Rusting iron

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Baking a cake

Question 56

What happens during a chemical change?

Accepted Answer

The substance changes its state but not its composition.

Answer

The substance retains its original properties.

Question 57

Which of the following is evidence of a chemical change?

Accepted Answer

Formation of bubbles

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Change in state

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Change in size

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Dissolving salt in water

Question 58

What type of change occurs when water boils?

Accepted Answer

Physical change

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Chemical change

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Nuclear change

Answer

Combustion

Question 59

Which is a characteristic of a physical change?

Accepted Answer

Is reversible

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Produces a new substance

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Involves breaking chemical bonds

Answer

Results in a color change

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