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Chemistry Competition 2021

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following phases of matter as the highest kinetic energy (besides plasma)?

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid

2.

Which of the following states of matter has the highest potential energy?

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid

3.

A physical substance that has mass and occupies space is called what?

a)

Radiation

b)

Matter

c)

Darkmatter

4.

Which type of chemical formula always matches its structural formula (diagram)?

a)

Molecular

b)

Empirical

5.

Which of the following are characteristics of the ball-and-stick model?

a)

Proportional atom sizes

b)

Equal atom sizes

c)

Bonds shown as cylindrical connections

d)

Atoms are spherical

6.

What is true of physical changes?

a)

They are reversible

b)

They are chemical reactions

c)

They change a substance's composition

d)

They change a substance's phase

7.

Select all that are physical changes

a)

Water boiling

b)

Food digesting

c)

Wood cutting

d)

Fuel burning

8.

Most chemical reactions are

a)

irreversible

b)

reversible

9.

What is true of chemical changes?

a)

They are chemical reactions

b)

They cannot be readily measured

c)

Most are irreversible

d)

Most are reversible

10.

Select all that are chemical changes

a)

Food digesting

b)

Salt formation

c)

Water freezing

d)

Molten metal solidifying

11.

Select the most approriate units for measuring mass

a)

Pounds (lbs.)

b)

Grams (g)

c)

Kilograms (kg)

d)

Tons (t)

12.

How does weight differ from mass?

a)

No difference

b)

Mass is weight affected by gravity

c)

Weight is mass affected by gravity

13.

Which best describes the relationship between mass, density, and volume?

a)

Mass ÷ Density = Volume

b)

Mass ÷ Volume = Density

c)

Density ÷ Mass = Volume

d)

Volume ÷ Mass = Density

14.

How do molecules and compounds differ?

a)

No difference

b)

Molecules are a type of compound

c)

Compounds are a type of molecule

15.

Generally, how do like and opposite charges interact?

a)

Like charges attract, opposite charges repel

b)

Both like and opposite charges repel

c)

Both like and opposite charges repel

d)

Like charges repel, opposite charges attract

16.

What subatomic particles are found in the nucleus?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

17.

Which atomic model is currently the most accurate?

a)

Bohr Model (Planetary Model)

b)

Rutherford Model (Nuclear Model)

c)

Schrodinger Model (Electron Cloud Model)

d)

Democritus Model (Solid Sphere Model)

18.

What are the only 2 possibilities of electrons for a full valence shell?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

19.

What do the P, S, D, and F blocks refer to?

a)

Types of atom shapes

b)

Types of orbitals

c)

Types of reactions

d)

Types of nuclei

20.

The # of which subatomic particle determines an element's identity?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

21.

Gold has an atomic number of 79 and an average atomic mass of 197, how many electrons does gold have?

a)

118

b)

197

c)

79

d)

315

22.

The chalcogens group is located right next to the noble gases, how many valence electrons does its elements have?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

23.

Which of the following elements would be the most reactive?

a)

Carbon

b)

Fluorine

c)

Gold

d)

Nickel

24.

All of the following periodic table trends increase upwards and rightwards EXCEPT?

a)

Electronegativity

b)

Ionization energy

c)

Atomic radius

d)

Electron affinity

25.

How are cations and anions different?

a)

Cations are -, anions are +

b)

Anions are -, cations are +

c)

Both are +

d)

Both are negative -

26.

How do ionic bonds exist?

a)

One atom gives an electron to the other, but is still attracted to it

b)

Both atoms share an electron pair

c)

Atoms share a common pool of electrons

27.

How do polar covalent bonds exist?

a)

Electron pair is equally shared

b)

Electron pair is not at all shared

c)

Electron pair is unequally shared

28.

What type of bonds do salts have?

a)

Covalent

b)

Ionic

c)

Metallic

29.

What metals are usually found in salts?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Transition metals

c)

Alkaline earth metals

d)

Post-transition metals

30.

What does the 1st Law of Thermodyamics say?

a)

Some energy is wasted every time a transfer occurs

b)

Less energy is wasted as atoms become less energized

c)

Energy is always transferred; never created or destroyed

31.

What does the 2nd Law of Thermodyamics say?

a)

Some energy is wasted every time a transfer occurs

b)

Less energy is wasted as atoms become less energized

c)

Energy is always transferred; never created or destroyed

32.

What does the 3rd Law of Thermodyamics say?

a)

Some energy is wasted every time a transfer occurs

b)

Less energy is wasted as atoms become less energized

c)

Energy is always transferred; never created or destroyed

33.

Which thermodynamic law makes reaching absolute zero impossible?

a)

1st Law of Thermodynamics

b)

2nd Law of Thermodynamics

c)

3rd Law of Thermodynamics

34.

Which thermodynamic law refers to enthalpy?

a)

1st Law of Thermodynamics

b)

2nd Law of Thermodynamics

c)

3rd Law of Thermodynamics

35.

Tiebreaker: Which non-metal shares the same number of valence electrons as all the alkali metals?

a)

Chlorine

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Lithium

d)

Carbon