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C1 Lessons 1-12

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

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1.

What is an atom?

a)

The smallest part of an element that can still be recognised as that element

b)

A substance made of only one type of atom

c)

A substance made of two or more different atoms chemically bonded together

d)

A substance made of more than one atom chemically bonded together (can be atoms of the same type!)

2.

What is an element?

a)

The smallest part of an element that can still be recognised as that element

b)

A substance made of only one type of atom

c)

A substance made of two or more different atoms chemically bonded together

d)

A substance made of more than one atom chemically bonded together (can be atoms of the same type!)

3.

What is a compound?

a)

A substance made of only one type of atom

b)

A substance made of two or more different atoms chemically bonded together

c)

A substance made of more than one atom chemically bonded together (can be atoms of the same type!)

d)

A substance made of more than one thing not chemically bonded together

4.

What is a molecule?

a)

A substance made of only one type of atom

b)

A substance made of two or more different atoms chemically bonded together

c)

A substance made of more than one atom chemically bonded together (can be atoms of the same type!)

d)

A substance made of more than one thing not chemically bonded together

5.

What is a mixture?

a)

A substance made of only one type of atom

b)

A substance made of two or more different atoms chemically bonded together

c)

A substance made of more than one atom chemically bonded together (can be atoms of the same type!)

d)

A substance made of more than one thing not chemically bonded together

6.

Name the three subatomic particles

a)

Protons, quarks, electrons

b)

Protons, neutrons, electrons

c)

Borons, neutrons, electrons

d)

Protein, neutral, electricity

7.

State the masses of the subatomic particles

a)

Protons: 1, neutrons: 0, electrons: 1

b)

Protons: 0, neutrons: 1, electrons: 0

c)

Protons: 1, neutrons: 1, electrons: 1

d)

Protons: 1, neutrons: 1, electrons: 0

8.

How are the subatomic particles arranged in an atom?

a)

Protons and neutrons in the nucleus, electrons orbiting in shells

b)

Neutrons and electrons in the nucleus, protons orbiting in shells

c)

Electrons and neutrons in the nucleus, protons orbiting in shells

d)

Protons in the nucleus, electrons orbiting in shells

9.

What is the plum pudding model of the atom?

a)

A ball, similar to a snooker ball.

b)

A ball of negative charge with positive protons embedded into it.

c)

A central mass of positive charge with negative electrons orbiting in shells.

d)

A ball of positive charge with negative electrons embedded into it

10.

What did the gold foil experiment prove?

a)

That atoms have a dense nucleus with a neutral charge.

b)

That atoms have a dense nucleus with a positive charge.

c)

That atoms have a do not have a nucleus.

d)

That atoms have a dense nucleus with a positive and negative charge.

11.

What is the atomic number of an atom?

a)

The number of protons and neutrons in an atom

b)

The number of protons and electrons in an atom

c)

The number of neutrons in an atom

d)

The number of protons in an atom

12.

What is the mass number of an atom?

a)

The number of protons + the number of electrons in an atom.

b)

The number of protons in an atom.

c)

The number of neutrons in an atom.

d)

The number of protons + the number of neutrons in an atom.

13.

Why is the number of electrons in an atom equal to the number of protons?

a)

To give the atom a positive charge

b)

To give the atom a negative charge

c)

As their charges cancel out

d)

As their mass numbers cancel out

14.

How do you calculate the number of neutrons in an atom?

a)

Mass number - atomic number

b)

Mass number + atomic number

c)

Atomic number - atomic number

d)

Atomic number + atomic number

15.

What did Chadwick discover?

a)

The proton

b)

The neutron

c)

The electron

d)

The electron orbits

16.

What did Bohr's experiments show?

a)

That protons are located in the central nucleus.

b)

That neutrons existed.

c)

That electrons are in specific shells.

d)

That protons and neutrons have a mass of 1.

17.

What are isotopes?

a)

Atoms of the same element with the same number of neutrons

b)

Atoms of the same molecule with a same number of protons

c)

Atoms of the same molecule with a different number of protons

d)

Atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons

18.

What is the mass number of magnesium?

a)

6

b)

12

c)

18

d)

24

19.

How are the electrons arranged in atoms?

a)

Orbiting the nucleus in shells, specifically arranged.

b)

Randomly arranged in the nucleus

c)

Specific arrangement in the nucleus

d)

Randomly arranged in shells

20.

How many electrons can go in the first shell?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

21.

How many electrons can go in the second and third shells?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

22.

What are groups in the periodic table?

a)

The rows, numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 0

b)

The columns, numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 0

c)

The sections, numbered 2, 4, 6, 8

d)

The segments, numbered 2, 4, 6, 8

23.

What can the group tell you about the electrons in an atom?

a)

How many electron shells there are. E.g. carbon is in period 2 and has 2 electron shells

b)

How many electrons in the outer shell. E.g. carbon is in group 4 so has 4 electrons in the outer shell

24.

What are periods in the periodic table?

a)

The columns in the periodic table

b)

The sections in the periodic table

c)

The rows in the periodic table

d)

The segments in the periodic table

25.

What can the period tell you about the electrons in an atom?

a)

How many shells an atom has. E.g. carbon is in the second period so has two shells

b)

How many electrons are in the outer shell of an atom. E.g. carbon has 4 electrons in its outer shell and is in group 4.

26.

Why did Mendeleev put some elements in groups?

a)

Because they were solid/liquid/gas

b)

Because they looked the same colour

c)

Because they had different properties (e.g. they reacted differently with water)

d)

Because they had similar properties (e.g. they reacted violently with water)

27.

Why did Mendeleev leave gaps in his periodic table?

a)

For elements that had not been discovered yet

b)

To make space between groups in the table

c)

Just in case there were mistakes, he could move the elements about.

d)

For compounds that were being investigated on

28.

How many electrons are in calcium?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

20

29.

How are the electrons in sulfur atoms arranged?

a)

2,8,5

b)

2,8,6

c)

2,8,7

d)

2,8,8

30.

What is the formula of magnesium oxide?

a)

MgO2

b)

Mg2O

c)

MgO

d)

MGO2

31.

In terms of electrons, what do group 1 elements have in common?

a)

1 electron shell

b)

1 electron in the outer shell

c)

1 neutron

d)

1 proton in the nucleus

32.

In terms of electrons, what do group 7 elements have in common?

a)

7 protons in the nucleus

b)

7 electron shells

c)

7 neutrons

d)

7 electrons in the outer shell

33.

In terms of electrons, what do group 0 elements have in common?

a)

All shells have 8 electrons in them

b)

Full inner shell

c)

Full outer shell

34.

Why is sodium more reactive than lithium?

a)

Because the outer electron is further away from the nucleus, so is easier to lose.

b)

Because the outer electron is closer to the nucleus, so is easier to lose.

c)

Because there is only 1 electron in its outer shell.

d)

Because there are more shells in sodium.

35.

Why is chlorine more reactive than bromine?

a)

Because there are only 7 electrons in its outer shell.

b)

Because chlorine has less electron shells than bromine.

c)

Because the outer shell is closer to the nucleus, so it is easier to gain an electron.

d)

Because the outer shell is further away from the nucleus, so it is easier to gain an electron.

36.

Explain why the noble gases are inert

a)

They are unreactive gases

b)

They have full outer shells, so do not need to gain or lose electrons

c)

They have incomplete outer shells, so need to gain or lose electrons

d)

They are used for lighting.

37.

State the trend in the melting points of the alkali metals

a)

They all have similar melting points

b)

Gets lower down the group

c)

Gets higher down the group

38.

What state is fluorine at room temperature?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

39.

What state is chlorine at room temperature?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

40.

What state is bromine at room temperature?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

41.

What state is iodine at room temperature?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

42.

Name LiOH

a)

Lithium oxide

b)

Lithium hydride

c)

Lithium hydroxide

d)

Lithium dihydroxide

43.

Name KOH

a)

Potassium oxide

b)

Potassium hydride

c)

Potassium hydroxide

d)

Potassium dihydroxide

44.

Explain why the group 1 elements are called alkali metals

a)

They are metals that form acids when they react with water

b)

They all produce a purple colour

c)

They produce substances with a pH of 1-6

d)

They are metals that form alkalis when they react with water

45.

What is a displacement reaction?

a)

A reaction in which elements form a compound

b)

A reaction in which a more reactive element takes the place of all the elements in a compound

c)

A reaction in which a more reactive element takes the place of a less reactive element in a compound

d)

A reaction in which a less reactive element takes the place of a more reactive element in a compound

46.

Explain why the following reaction does not proceed: KBr + I₂

a)

Iodine is less reactive than bromine so cannot displace it

b)

Potassium is less reactive than bromine so cannot displace it

c)

Iodine is less reactive than potassium so cannot displace it

d)

Bromine is less reactive than iodine so cannot displace it

47.

Where are transition metals found in the periodic table?

a)

At the top

b)

In the middle

c)

On the left

d)

On the right

48.

Compare the melting point, density, strength, hardness and reactivity of transition metals with group 1 metals

a)

Lower for all the transition metals except reactivity

b)

Higher for all the transition metals except hardness

c)

Higher for all the transition metals except reactivity

d)

Lower for all the transition metals except hardness

49.

What is distinctive about compounds formed from transition metals?

a)

They are coloured

b)

They are white

c)

They are black

d)

They are brown

50.

What can transition metals be used for?

a)

Catalysts

b)

Pharmaceuticals

c)

Fertilisers

d)

Explosives