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Chemistry of life

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an atom

a)

the smallest unit of life

b)

the smallest unit of matter

c)

makes up stuff

d)

a type of molecule

2.

What is the positive charge in the nucleus


a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

protein

d)

electron

3.

what is the neutral part of an atom

a)

proton

b)

nucleus

c)

neutron

d)

electron

4.

what is the negative part of an atom

a)

proton

b)

electrode

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

5.

What are the three sub-atomic particles of an atom

a)

protons, nucleus, electrodes

b)

proteins, neutrons, electrons

c)

Protons, neutrons, electrodes

d)

protons, neutrons, electrons

6.

Are electrons found in the nucleus?

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Who discovered the atom

a)

Demetri

b)

Democritus

c)

Devinci

d)

Dalton

8.

What is an element

a)

the purest form of substance that is made of only one type of atom

b)

when one or more atoms bond together

c)

when electrons are shared between atoms

d)

when an electron is transferred from one atom to another

9.

What is an compound

a)

the purest form of substance that is made of only one type of atom

b)

when one or more atoms bond together in definite measures

c)

when electrons are shared between atoms

d)

when an electron is transferred from one atom to another

10.

What is an ionic bond

a)

the purest form of substance that is made of only one type of atom

b)

when one or more atoms bond together in definite measures

c)

when electrons are shared between atoms

d)

when an electron is transferred from one atom to another

11.

What is an covalent bond

a)

the purest form of substance that is made of only one type of atom

b)

when one or more atoms bond together in definite measures

c)

when electrons are shared between atoms

d)

when an electron is transferred from one atom to another

12.

What is the charge of a proton?

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

no charge

d)

neutral

13.

What is the charge of a electron?

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

no charge

d)

neutral

14.

What is the charge of a neutron?

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

no charge

d)

neutral

15.

The atomic number of an atom is equal to what

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

protons and neutrons

d)

electrons

16.

The mass number or atomic mass of an atom is equal to what

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

protons and neutrons

d)

electrons

17.

Protons are smaller than electrons

a)

true

b)

false

18.

Where are electrons found

a)

the nucleus

b)

the atmosphere

c)

circling the nucleus

d)

no where, what is an electron

19.

Where are neutrons found

a)

the nucleus

b)

the atmosphere

c)

circling the nucleus

d)

no where, what is an neutron

20.

Where are protons found

a)

the nucleus

b)

the atmosphere

c)

circling the nucleus

d)

no where, what is a proton

21.

if the atomic number of carbon is 6, how many protons does it have?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

22.

The number of protons an element has can change and it still be the same element

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What are valence electrons?

a)

inner most electrons

b)

outer most electrons

c)

any electron

d)

who knows

24.

What are Van Der Waals Forces?

a)

a strong interaction between molecules when they are briefly close together

b)

a weak interaction between molecules when they are briefly close together

c)

any interaction between molecules when they are briefly close together

d)

no interaction between molecules when they are briefly close together

25.

Why is water considered covalent?

a)

because the oxygen takes the electrons from the two hydrogen atoms

b)

because water is cool and polar

c)

because the oxygen atom shares the electrons with the two hydrogen atoms

d)

because water is the universal solvent

26.

What does "atomos" mean

a)

unable to bend

b)

unable to break

c)

unable to be cut

d)

unable to be big

27.

A chemical compounds has the same physical and chemical properties as the different elements that make it up


a)

true

b)

false

28.

Hydrogen bonds are bonds that hydrogen forms with other atoms such as oxygen and nitrogen

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Hydrogen bonds are stronger than ionic and covalent bonds

a)

true

b)

false

30.

How many neutrons does Oxygen 18 have?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10