12th Grade Chemistry Vocabulary Assessment

Which term describes the attraction between water molecules and other substances?

• Cohesion
• Suspension
• Adhesion
• Solution

What is the term for a substance that can dissolve another substance?

• Solute
• Buffer
• Mixture
• Solvent

Which of the following is a type of chemical bond where electrons are shared between atoms?

• Ionic bond
• Hydrogen bond
• Covalent bond
• Adhesion

What is the central part of an atom called?

• Proton
• Electron
• Neutron
• Nucleus

Which term describes the attraction between molecules of the same substance?

• Adhesion
• Cohesion
• Suspension
• Buffer

What do we call a substance that helps maintain a stable pH in a solution?

• Enzyme
• Solvent
• Buffer
• Solute

Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?

• Proton
• Neutron
• Nucleus
• Electron

What is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances called?

• Compound
• Solution
• Suspension
• Element

Which term describes atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons?

• Ion
• Isotope
• Compound
• Mixture

What type of bond forms between oppositely charged ions?

• Covalent bond
• Hydrogen bond
• Ionic bond
• Adhesion