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Chemistry Knowledge Check

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What element has the electron configuration of 1s22s22p63s23p4

a)

Sulfur

b)

Phosphorous

c)

Selenium

d)

Chromium

2.

A neutral atom has a ground state electron configuration of 1s22s22p63s23p64s2. The neutral atom becomes an ion during a chemical reaction. Which is the most likely charge of the ion?

a)

1+

b)

2+

c)

1-

d)

2-

3.

Which element will form covalent bonds with Nitrogen?

a)

Potassium

b)

Sodium

c)

Carbon

d)

Iron

4.

Which type of bond/intermolecular force is the strongest?

a)

dipole-dipole forces

b)

London dispersion forces

c)

Hydrogen bonding

d)

Covalent Bonding

5.

What is the chemical formula of the compound iron (II) iodide?

a)

FeI

b)

Fe2I

c)

FeI2

d)

Fe2I2

6.

What is the name of the compound that is NH4HCO3?

a)

Ammonium bicarbonate

b)

Ammonium carbonate

c)

Ammonium hydrocarbonate

d)

Ammonium hydrocarbon trioxide

7.

How many protons does Silver have?

a)

108

b)

47

c)

61

d)

155

8.

How many grams of NaCl do you have if you have 5 moles? (Mass of NaCl is 58.44 g/mol)

a)

292.2 grams

b)

58.43 grams

c)

5 grams

d)

11.69 grams

9.

If a gas in a 4 L container has the pressure of 2 atm, what is the new pressure of the container if the volume is now 1 L?

a)

1 atm

b)

2 atm

c)

4 atm

d)

8 atm

10.

CaSO4 + AlBr3 → CaBr2 + Al2(SO4)3

What will be the coefficient of AlBr3 in a balanced equation?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

Why does an increase in temperature usually increase the rate of a chemical reaction?

a)

because the activation energy of the reaction increases

b)

because the surface area of reacting particles increases

c)

because the proper orientation of reacting particles improves

d)

because the number of effective collisions between reacting particles increases

12.

If a solution has a pOH of 4, what is the pH of the solution?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

10

d)

12

13.

Which isotope has the greatest number of protons?

a)

Pa-238

b)

U-240

c)

Np-238

d)

Pu-239

14.

What color of light does a hydrogen atom emit when an electron transitions from the n=6 energy level to the n=2 energy level?

a)

orange

b)

yellow

c)

blue

d)

violet

15.

The equation below represents the radioactive decay of a gold isotope.

17479Au → 17077Ir + ?

Which choice correctly completes this equation?

a)

alpha particle

b)

beta particle

c)

photon

d)

neutron

16.

How many electrons are in the outermost energy level of a neutral carbon atom?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

17.

The compound sodium chloride is placed in water and separates into ions. What are the correct names for these ions?

a)

the chloride and sodium ions are cations

b)

the chloride and sodium ions are anions

c)

the sodium ion is the anion, and the chloride ion is the cation

d)

the sodium ion is the cation, and the chloride ion is the anion

18.

Which statement best compares how bond strength affect the physical properties of iron and lead?

a)

iron has a higher melting point because the bonds in iron are stronger

b)

iron has a higher melting point because the bonds are weaker

c)

lead has a higher density because the bonds in lead are stronger

d)

lead has a higher density because the bonds in lead are weaker

19.

How is copper (Cu) classified based on its location on the periodic table?

a)

a nonmetal

b)

an alkaline earth metal

c)

a transition metal

d)

an alkali metal

20.

Which of the following is an element?

a)

steel

b)

water

c)

titanium

d)

bleach

21.

A neutral atom of a certain element has the electron configuration

1s22s22p63s23p4. How many valence electrons does the atom have?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

11

d)

16

22.

What is the formula for chromium (III) oxide?

a)

CrO

b)

CrO2

c)

Cr2O3

d)

Cr3O2

23.

Which three elements are arranged according to increasing electronegativity

values?

a)

N, C, B

b)

N, P, As

c)

N, O, F

d)

F, O, N

24.

What phase change does a substance go under when it vaporizes?

a)

liquid to solid

b)

solid to liquid

c)

gas to liquid

d)

liquid to gas

25.

Which group of elements is arranged in order of increasing atomic radii?

a)

O, S, Se, Te

b)

Fe, Ni, Ag, Au

c)

Rb, K, Na, Li

d)

Y, Zr, Nb, Mo