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Unit 2 Vocab

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the core of an atom......]

a)

neutron

b)

proton

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

2.

the positive particles of an atom are.....

a)

nuetrons

b)

protons

c)

electrons

d)

ions

3.

the nuetral parts of an atom are called

a)

nuetrons

b)

nucleus

c)

ions

d)

protons

4.

the negative particles in an atom are.....

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

d)

ions

5.

the fixed amount of energy that a system can have

a)

energy level

b)

orbital

c)

mass number

d)

cation

6.

Orbital

a)

process by which an atom or a molecule acquires a negative or positive charge by gaining or losing electrons,

b)

is an outer shell electron that is associated with an atom, and that can participate in the formation of a chemical bond if the outer shell is not closed

c)

each of the actual or potential patterns of electron density that may be formed in an atom or molecule by one or more electrons, and that can be represented as a wave function.

d)

a law stating that the elements, when listed in order of their atomic numbers (originally, atomic weights), fall into recurring groups, so that elements with similar properties occur at regular intervals.

7.

Valence electron

a)

an atom or molecule that has a net electrical charge.

b)

the process by which an atom or a molecule acquires a negative or positive charge by gaining or losing electrons

c)

the name given to a horizontal row of the periodic table.

d)

an outer shell electron that is associated with an atom

8.

a law stating that the elements, when listed in order of their atomic numbers, fall into recurring groups, so that elements with similar properties occur at regular intervals

a)

periodic law

b)

law of conservation of mass

c)

newton's law of motion

d)

law of conservation of energy

9.

Period

a)

a columnar diagram that shows the rock formations of a locality or region

b)

the name given to a horizontal row of the periodic table

c)

a set of chemical elements in the same vertical column of the periodic table

d)

the points on a line, infinite in number, as the points in which a pencil of rays is intersected by a line

10.

Which of these represents a group?

a)

U, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Fr

b)

B, C, N, O, F, Ne

c)

Tl, Pb, Bi, Po, At, Rn

d)

Ga, Ge, As, Se, Br, Kr

e)

Cr, Mo, W, Unh

11.

Ionization

a)

a negatively charged ion, i.e. one that would be attracted to the anode in electrolysis.

b)

a positively charged ion, i.e. one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.

c)

the process by which an atom or a molecule acquires a negative or positive charge by gaining or losing electrons

d)

each of two or more forms of the same element that contain equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei

12.

ion

a)

an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons

b)

a group of atoms

c)

the purest form of a substance

d)

two or more elements mixed together

13.

True or False: a cation is a negativley charged ion, i.e. one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False: an anion is a positivley charged ion, i.e. one that would be attracted to the anode in electrolysis.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Which of these make up the mass number of an atom

a)

proton

b)

nueclus

c)

neutron

d)

electron

16.

Isotopes are....

a)

a negativley charged particle

b)

each of the actual or potential patterns of electron density that may be formed in an atom or molecule by one or more electrons, and that can be represented as a wave function

c)

an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons

d)

variants of a particular chemical element which differ in neutron number

17.

Atomic mass unit

a)

a unit of mass used to express atomic and molecular weights

b)

he process by which an atom or a molecule acquires a negative or positive charge by gaining or losing electrons

c)

the sum of the masses of its isotopes

d)

the fixed amount of energy that a system described by quantum mechanics, such as a molecule, atom, electron, or nucleus, can have.

18.

The average atomic mass of an element is....

a)

the sum of its protons and neutrons

b)

the sum of its valence electrons

c)

the sum of the masses of its isotopes

d)

the sum of its protons neutrons and electrons

19.

Which of these are metals?

a)

Wool

b)

Iron

c)

Wood

d)

Aluminum

e)

Phosphorus

20.

Which of these are nonmetals?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Gallium

c)

Tin

d)

Neon

e)

Oxygen

21.

a solid substance that has a conductivity between that of an insulator and that of most metals, either due to the addition of an impurity or because of temperature effects.

a)

semiconductor

b)

halogen

c)

noble gas

d)

isotope

22.

lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), cesium (Cs), and francium (Fr) are known as...

a)

alkaline earth metals

b)

trasition metals

c)

alkali metals

d)

halogens

23.

beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium are known as...

a)

noble gases

b)

transition metals

c)

alkali metals

d)

alkaline earthmetals

24.

any of the set of metallic elements occupying a central block in the periodic table

a)

transition metals

b)

semiconductors

c)

halogens

d)

alkaline earth metals

25.

halogens

a)

a solid substance that has a conductivity between that of an insulator and that of most metals

b)

a class of chemical elements with similar properties;

c)

five non-metallic elements found in group 17 of the periodic table

26.

helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), radon (Rn), and oganesson (Og) are all types of...

a)

alkali metals

b)

noble gasses

c)

earth metals

d)

transition metals