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Metal Oxide

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a chemical formula also referred to as?

a)

A molecular formula

b)

An empirical formula

c)

A balanced equation

d)

None of these

2.

What does the empirical formula show?

a)

The elements in their lowest whole number ratio

b)

How many of each element are in a compound

c)

What elements are in a compound

d)

The non-simplified version of the compound

3.

What is the first step when chemists analyze an unknown compound?

a)

Determine the mass of the elements

b)

Determine the empirical formula

c)

Determine the elements in the compounds

d)

None of these

4.

What does an ionic compound consist of?

(CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

Cations

b)

Anions

c)

Positive ions

d)

Negative ions

5.

Can an empirical formula ever be the same as a molecular formula?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

sometimes

d)

none of the above

6.

What is the formula for an ionic compound always considered?

(a)  

7.

What is the first step in writing the formula for a binary ionic compound?

a)

Write the nonmetal ion and then the metal ion

b)

Write the charges for both the metal and nonmetal ion

c)

Write the metal ion and its charge, followed by the nonmetal ion with its charge

d)

There is no name for binary ionic compounds

8.

What is the lowest ratio of ions that will produce a neutral compound?

(a)  

9.

What does a water molecule consist of?

(a)  

10.

What does a single crystal of table salt look like on a molecular level?

(a)