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Chemistry Chapter 4

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins

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Class
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1.

Protons are located in the nucleus of the atom. A proton has...

a)

No charge

b)

A negative charge

c)

A positive and negative charge

d)

A positive charge

2.

Neutrons are in the nucleus of the atom. A neutron has...

a)

A positive charge

b)

No charge

c)

A negative charge

d)

Twice as much positive charge as a proton

3.

An electron is in a region outside the nucleus. An electron...

a)

Is larger than a proton and has no charge

b)

Has less mass than a proton and has a negative charge

c)

Is smaller than a proton and has no charge

d)

Has a positive charge

4.

A hydrogen atom is made up of one proton and one electron. The proton and electron stay near each other because...

a)

Positive and negative charges repel

b)

Positive and positive charges repel

c)

Positive and negative charges attract

d)

Two negatives make a positive

5.

The atomic number of an atom is...

a)

The mass of the atom

b)

The number of protons added to the number of neutrons

c)

The number of protons

d)

Negatively charged

6.

The atoms of the same element can have different isotopes. An isotope of an atom...

a)

Is an atom with a different number of protons

b)

Is an atom with a different number of neutrons

c)

Is an atom with a different number of electrons

d)

Has a different atomic number

7.

The atomic mass of an element is...

a)

The average mass of all the isotopes of the element

b)

A measure of the density of that element

c)

The mass of the most common isotope of that element

d)

The number of protons and electrons in the atoms of the element

8.

An element and an atom are different but related because...

a)

A particular element is made up of many different types of atoms

b)

A molecule is the same as an atom

c)

An element is made up of all the same type of atom

d)

An element is smaller than an atom

9.

The periodic table shows that a carbon atom has six protons. This means that a carbon atom also has

a)

Six electrons

b)

Six neutrons

c)

More protons than electrons

d)

An atomic mass that equals six

10.

The atomic number of nitrogen is 7. The atomic mass is 14.01. This means that

a)

All nitrogen atoms have exactly 7 neutrons

b)

A small percentage of nitrogen atoms have fewer than 7 neutrons

c)

A small percentage of nitrogen atoms have more than 7 neutrons

d)

Some nitrogen atoms have fewer than 7 electrons

11.

Electrons are in regions around the nucleus called energy levels. The first energy level

a)

Is furthest from the nucleus

b)

Is closest to the nucleus

c)

Holds the most elecrons

d)

Needs more than two electrons to fill it up

12.

Neon has 10 protons and 10 electrons. The electrons fill the energy levels in Neon like this:

a)

2 in the first, 2 in the second, and 6 in the third

b)

4 in the first, 4 in the second, and 2 in the third

c)

2 in the first, 4 in the second, and 4 in the third

d)

2 in the first, and 8 in the second

13.

The atoms in a column of the periodic table all have...

a)

The same abbreviation

b)

The same number of energy levels

c)

The same number of electrons

d)

The same number of electrons in the outer energy level

14.

In the process of covalent bonding, atoms share electrons. This means that...

a)

Electrons from each atom are attracted to the nucleus of both atoms

b)

Protons and neutrons attract

c)

Atoms lose electrons and become ions

d)

Atoms gain electrons and become ions

15.

In the process of ionic bonding

a)

Both atoms gain electrons

b)

One atom gains one or more electrons and the other loses the same number

c)

Atoms switch protons

d)

Both atoms lose electrons

16.

In the process of ionic bonding, ions come together because...

a)

Opposite charges repelt

b)

Positive and negative ions attract

c)

Salt is magnetic

d)

Like charges attract each other

17.

In a Lewis dot diagram, the electrons shown...

a)

Are in the innermost energy level

b)

Always equal the number of protons

c)

Are in the outermost energy level

d)

Always add up to an even number

18.

Electrons are found in the nucleus of an atom.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Neutrons and electrons are attracted to one another.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The first energy level of an atom is closest to the nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

In a covalent bond, electrons are shared between two atoms.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

In an ionic bond, electrons are shared between two atoms.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

It is possible to have a double covalent bond.

a)

True

b)

False