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Chemistry Unit 3 Practice Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A certain compound is composed of elements A and B. It always has the same mass ratio of A to B because

a)

all atoms have the same mass.

b)

A and B have characteristic masses.

c)

A and B have identical masses.

d)

any excess A or B will be destroyed

2.

Carbon dioxide or CO2 will always be a 1 to 2 ratio of carbon to oxygen according to the Law of Definite Proportions.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

If 2 g of element K combine with 10 g of element L, how many grams of element K combine with 20 g of element L?

a)

10 g

b)

4 g

c)

20 g g

d)

5 g

4.

The two oxides of carbon, CO and CO2, are explained by the

a)

periodic law.

b)

law of multiple proportions.

c)

atomic law

d)

law of conservation of mass

5.

If two or more compounds are composed of the same two elements, the ratio of the masses of one element that combine with a fixed mass of the other element is a simple whole number. This is a statement of the law of

a)

conservation of mass.

b)

mass action.

c)

multiple proportions

d)

definite proportions

6.

If 3 g of element C combine with 8 g of element D to form compound CD, how many grams of D are needed to form compound CD3?

a)

8 g

b)

16 g

c)

24 g

d)

19 g

7.

Oxygen can combine with nitrogen to form two compounds, nitrogen monoxide and nitrogen dioxide. The ratio of the masses of oxygen that combine with a given mass of nitrogen is 1:2. This is an example of

a)

the law of conservation of mass.

b)

the law of conservation of energy.

c)

the law of multiple proportions.

d)

Dalton's atomic theory

8.

According to the law of definite proportions, any two samples of H2O have

a)

the same mass.

b)

slightly different molecular structures.

c)

the same melting point

d)

the same ratio of elements

9.

Who was the Russian scientist who studied chemistry and organized the periodic table by atomic mass?

a)

John Dalton

b)

Robert Brown

c)

Jons Berzelius

d)

Dmitri Mendeleev

10.

Who was the English scientist who first recognized that the ratio of the number of atoms that combine is the same as the ratio of the masses that combine?

a)

John Dalton

b)

Jon Newlands

c)

Edward Morley

d)

Jons Berzelius

11.

Who was the scientist who discovered the electron using the cathode ray tube?

a)

Dalton

b)

Chadwick

c)

Thomson

d)

Mendeleev

12.

Who discovered the nucleus by bombarding gold foil with positively charged particles and noting that some particles were widely deflected?

a)

Rutherford

b)

Dalton

c)

Chadwick

d)

Bohr

13.

In Rutherford's experiments, very few positively charged particles

a)

dissolved the metal

b)

were greatly deflected back from the metal.

c)

passed straight through the metal

d)

combined with the metal

14.

Rutherford fired positively charged particles at metal foil and concluded that most of the mass of an atom was

a)

in the electrons

b)

evenly spread throughout the atom

c)

concentrated in the nucleus

d)

in rings around the nucleus

15.

The nucleus of an atom has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT that it

a)

is positively charged.

b)

is very dense.

c)

contains nearly all the atom's mass

d)

contains nearly all the atom's volume

16.

Protons and neutrons strongly attract when they

a)

are moving fast.

b)

are very close together.

c)

are at high energies

d)

have opposite charges

17.

Most of the volume of an atom is occupied by the

a)

nucleus.

b)

electron cloud

c)

nuclides

d)

protons

18.

The most common form of hydrogen has

a)

no neutrons.

b)

one neutron.

c)

two neutrons

d)

three neutrons

19.

The only radioactive form of carbon is

a)

Carbon-14

b)

Carbon-12

c)

Carbon-13

d)

There are no radioactive forms of Carbon

20.

The Hydrogen-2 or deuterium atom consists of

a)

one proton, two neutrons, and two electrons.

b)

one proton, one neutron, and one electron.

c)

one proton, two neutrons, and one electron.

d)

two protons, one neutron, and one electron.

21.

The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom is its

a)

atomic number.

b)

mass number.

c)

number of neutrons.

d)

Avogadro's number.

22.

As the atomic number decreases, the number of electrons in an atom

a)

decrease

b)

increases

c)

remains the same

d)

is undetermined

23.

All atoms of the same element have the same

a)

atomic mass

b)

number of neutrons.

c)

mass number

d)

atomic number

24.

In determining atomic mass units or amu, the standard is 1/12 the mass of a(an)

a)

C-12 atom.

b)

C-14 atom.

c)

H-1 atom

d)

O-16 atom

25.

The abbreviation for atomic mass unit is

a)

amu.

b)

mu.

c)

a.

d)

u.

26.

A single atom of an isotope does not have a(n)

a)

relative atomic mass.

b)

atomic number.

c)

mass number

d)

average atomic mass

27.

The average atomic mass is a weighted average of all the isotopes that an element contains times it percent abundance.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The mass of 1 mol of Lithium (atomic mass 6.941 amu) is

a)

51.996 g.

b)

6.941 g.

c)

6.022 x 1023 g.

d)

1 g.

29.

A quantity of carbon (atomic mass 12.011 amu) contains 6.02 x 1023 atoms. The mass of the carbon is

a)

6.02 × 1023 g.

b)

12.011 g.

c)

22.99 g.

d)

not determinable

30.

The mass of 3.00 moles of sulfur atoms (atomic mass 32.066 amu) is

a)

96.2 g.

b)

10.7 g.

c)

32.1 g.

d)

6.022 x 1023 g.

31.

How many atoms are present in 40.0 mol of zirconium?

a)

4.82 x 1025 atoms Zr

b)

6.022 x 1023 atoms Zr

c)

2.41 x 1025 atoms Zr

d)

This can't be calculated

32.

How many moles of iron are equivalent to 5.32 x 1026 atoms?

a)

5.32 mol Fe

b)

55.9 mol Fe

c)

6.022 x 1023 mol Fe

d)
  1. 883 atoms

33.

Determine the mass in grams of 10.0 mol of chlorine. The molar mass of chlorine is 35.453 g/mol.

a)

355 g Cl

b)

3.54 g Cl

c)

10.0 g Cl

d)

6.022 x 1023 g Cl

34.

Determine the number of moles in 100. g of nitrogen. The molar mass of potassium is 14.01 g/mol.

a)

1400 mol N

b)

2.56 mol N

c)

7.14 mol N

d)

6.022 x 1023 mol N

35.

Calculate the mass in grams of 6.00 mol of potassium (molar mass 39.10 g/mol).

a)

0.153 g K

b)

235 g K

c)

39.1 g K

d)

6.022 x 1023 g K

36.

Calculate the number of atoms in 5.0 g of sulfur (molar mass 32.07 g/mol).

a)

5.0 x 1025 atoms S

b)

32 atoms S

c)

6.022 x 1023 atoms S

d)

9.4 x 1022 atoms sulfur

37.

How many atoms are in a mole of a substance?

a)

6.022 x 1025 atoms

b)

6.022 x 1026 atoms

c)

6.022 x 1023 atoms

d)

12 atoms

38.

The atom is electrically neutral with a net charge of zero.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

40.

What is the charge of the atom's nucleus?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

It has no charge

d)

It can't be detrmined