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WorksheetsElements and compounds
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
A section of the Periodic Table of Elements is provided. What is the chemical symbol for magnesium?
a)
Mn
b)
Magnesium
c)
Mg
d)
12
2.
Compounds are different than elements because compounds are -
a)
A combination of two or more elements.
b)
B)not able to be broken down into parts
B)not able to be broken down into parts
c)
made from the same type of atoms
d)
a pure substance, elements are not
3.
The smallest particle of any particular type of matter is known by which of the following terms?
a)
Element
b)
Chemical
c)
Atom
d)
Substance
4.
What is the difference between a compound and an element?
a)
Compounds are made up of elements and can be chemically separated. Elements cannot be separated.
b)
Elements make up compounds. Elements can be separated but compounds cannot be separated.
c)
Elements are found on the periodic table and compounds are found on the dining room table.
5.
Carbon is considered an element while carbon dioxide is considered a compound. This is because carbon dioxide is –
a)
a gas at room temperature.
b)
made of two different elements.
c)
given off by green plants.
6.
Which one has more than one type of atom in it
a)
Element
b)
Compound
7.
Compounds are chemically bonded together
a)
False
b)
True
c)
I don't know?
8.
A pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substance by a chemical reaction.
a)
compound
b)
element
c)
solid
d)
liquid
9.
A chemical combination of two or more elements
a)
element
b)
liquid
c)
solid
d)
compound
10.
The one or two letter representation of an element. Symbols are often derived from the Latin name of the element
a)
atomic number
b)
element symbol
c)
element name
d)
atomic mass
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