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Basic Chemistry Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What element contains 8 protons?

a)

Argon

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Uranium

2.

What element contains 42 protons?

a)

Gold

b)

Iron

c)

Oxygen

d)

Molybdenum

3.

What element is this atom?

a)

Copper

b)

Carbon

c)

Helium

d)

Plutonium

4.

Which of the following would be true about a neutral atom of sodium? (there is more than one right answer).

a)

It would contain 22 protons

b)

It would contain 11 protons

c)

It would contain 22 electrons

d)

It would contain 11 electrons

5.

What charge do neutrons have?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

d)

Depends on their environment

6.

What charge do protons have?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

d)

Depends on their environment

7.

What charge do electrons have?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

d)

Depends on their environment

8.

How many electrons does this element have it its outer shell?

a)

7

b)

2

c)

5

d)

18

9.

What is the valence shell of an atom?

a)

The electron shell closest to the nucleus

b)

The electron shell farthest from the nucleus

c)

The electron shell that has the most electrons in it.

d)

The electron shell that is empty.

10.

Generally speaking, how many electrons do atoms "want" to have in their valence shell?

a)

8

b)

1

c)

14

d)

22

11.

Look at this image of a water molecule, what do you notice about the electrons?

a)

There are 15 of them, half in the hydrogen and half in the oxygen.

b)

They are pink and purple.

c)

They are labelled "H" and "O"

d)

They are being shared between hydrogen and oxygen

12.

Including the shared electrons, how many electrons are in oxygen's valence shell?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10