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PRE UPS 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
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1.

Which of these statements is TRUE?

a)

Elements in periodic table are arranged in the order of decreasing proton number

b)

Elements in periodic table are arranged in the order of increasing proton number

c)

Elements in periodic table are arranged in the order of increasing group

d)

Elements in periodic table are arranged in the order of increasing period

2.

Elements in the same group is arranged in a ____________ in the periodic table.

a)

horizontal row

b)

vertical column

3.

Potassium and calcium are in the same period because they have the same number of ____________.

a)

proton

b)

valence electron

c)

shell

d)

neutron

4.

State the group, period and block of an element with electronic configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1.

a)

Group = 14; period = 3; block = s

b)

Group = 14; period = 4; block = s

c)

Group = 1; period = 4; block = s

d)

Group = 4; period = 4; block = s

5.

Which of these describe the meaning of isoelectronic species?

a)

Atoms or ions with the same electronic configuration

b)

Atoms or ions with the same proton number

c)

Atoms or ions with the same number of valence electron

d)

Atoms or ions with the same number of valence shell

6.

Moving across a period, the atomic size decreases because the ___________ increases.

a)

shielding effect

b)

effective nuclear charge

c)

oxidation number

d)

ionisation energy

7.

Sodium, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Argon are elements in the same period. Which atom has the largest atomic radius?

a)

Sodium

b)

Argon

c)

Magnesium

d)

Phosphorus

8.

Acidic oxide is formed when oxygen reacts with elements from __________.

a)

group 1

b)

group 5

c)

group 17

d)

group 12

9.

Which of the following compounds is ionic?

a)

NaCl

b)

NO

c)

NH4+

d)

H2O

10.

Element B is located in group 17 in the periodic table. The Lewis dot symbol for element B has __________ dots around element B.

a)

17

b)

7

c)

10

d)

3

11.

"Metal elements lose electrons to attain stable electronic configuration and forming cation, while non-metal elements accept electrons to form anion". This statement referred to the formation of _____________.

a)

covalent bond

b)

dative bond

c)

metallic bond

d)

electrovalent bond

12.

Elements from period 3 onwards may expand their octet because they have ________.

a)

more than 8 valence electrons

b)

less than 8 valence electrons

c)

empty d orbital

d)

more valence shell

13.

The bond angle for trigonal bipyramidal molecules is ___________.

a)

109.5°

b)

120°

c)

90° and 180°

d)

90° and 120°

14.

The molecular geometry of a molecule that has three atoms bonded to a central atom and two lone pairs on the central atom is __________.

a)

trigonal planar

b)

T-shaped

c)

trigonal bipyramidal

d)

tetrahedral

15.

One of the possible overlapping of orbital for the formation of pi bond is:

a)

s and s orbitals overlapping head to head

b)

s and p orbitals overlapping head to head

c)

p and p orbitals overlapping sideways

d)

p and p orbitals overlapping head to head

16.

Which of the following molecules is polar?

a)

CH4

b)

Cl2

c)

CCl4

d)

CH3Cl

17.

The covalent bond in nitrogen molecules is made up of ________.

a)

2 sigma bonds and 2 pi bonds

b)

2 sigma bonds and 1 pi bond

c)

1 sigma bond and 2 pi bonds

d)

1 sigma bond and 1 pi bond

18.

The intermolecular forces that cause the instantaneous dipole in molecules is:

a)

Dipole-dipole forces

b)

London dispersion forces

c)

Hydrogen bond

d)

Covalent bond

19.

A _____________ can be defined as the electrostatic forces between the positively charged metal ions and the sea of delocalised electrons.

a)

metallic bond

b)

ionic bond

c)

covalent bond

d)

dative bond

20.

All of the following elements are in period 3 in the periodic table. Which of the following element has the highest boiling point?

a)

Al

b)

Na

c)

Mg

d)

S