Chemistry Quiz

Which type of change involves a change in the chemical composition of a substance?

• Chemical Changes

• Irreversible Changes

• Physical Changes

• Reversible Changes

Where are metals located on the periodic table?

• Top side

• Bottom side

• Right side

• Left side

What is the characteristic of non-metals in terms of conducting heat and electricity?

• Dull, poor conductors

• Malleable and ductile

• Shiny, good conductors

• Tend to lose electrons to form cations

What is the number of electrons an atom can gain, lose, or share to achieve a stable electron configuration called?

• Charge

• Valency

• Bonding

• Structure of Atom

What is the type of bonding that involves the transfer of electrons from a metal to a non-metal?

• Ionic Bonding

• Cation

• Covalent Bonding

• Anion

How are ionic compounds named?

• Use prefixes to indicate the number of atoms

• Use the criss-cross method to determine the subscripts

• Use prefixes to indicate the number of atoms

• Name the metal, then the non-metal with an -ide ending

What does the criss-cross method help determine in the formula of an ionic compound?

• Structure of Atom

• Charges

• Valency

• Subscripts

What is the charged group of two or more covalently bonded atoms called?

• Polyatomic

• Multivalent Metals

• HOFBrINCl

• Chemical Equations

What type of reaction involves the exchange of ions between two compounds?

• Double Displacement

• Decomposition

• Synthesis

• Single Displacement

What is the general characteristic of acids in terms of taste and color change of litmus paper?

• Bitter taste, turn blue litmus paper red

• Sour taste, turn blue litmus paper red

• Sour taste, turn red litmus paper blue

• Bitter taste, turn red litmus paper blue