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Chemistry I Honors Vocabulary: Semester 1 (and Unit 5 Part 1)

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A physical combination of two or more substances that are NOT chemically bonded.

a)

Compound

b)

Mixture

c)

Pure substance

d)

Element

2.

A calculated value that shows how far measured data is from the accepted data value.

a)

Percent composition

b)

Density

c)

Percent error

d)

Molar mass

3.

A nuclear particle with no mass and a negative charge.

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Nuclide

d)

Electron

4.

Nuclear particle found in the nucleus that has no charge.

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Alpha particle

5.

The nuclear particle that has a positive charge and contributes to the mass of the atom.

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Alpha Particle

6.

The nuclear particle that defines the atom (tells you the identity).

a)

Neutron

b)

Proton

c)

Electron

d)

Nuclide

7.

The mass of one mole of a substance.

a)

Mass number

b)

Density

c)

Molar mass

d)

Percent error

8.

A mole is:

a)

A furry animal

b)

6.02 x 10^23 of something

c)

An atom of an element

d)

The number of atoms in a compound

9.

A charged (positive or negative) atom.

a)

Anion

b)

Cation

c)

Ion

d)

Isotope

10.

An atom that has a positive charge.

a)

Anion

b)

Ion

c)

Cation

d)

Mole

11.

An atom with a negative charge.

a)

Anion

b)

Cation

c)

Ion

d)

Isotope

12.

Electronegativity is a measure of...

a)

What charge an atom forms

b)

How well an atom attracts electrons

c)

How much energy it takes to remove electrons from an atom

d)

How many electrons an atom loses

13.

The size of an atom from the center of the nucleus to the edge of the electron cloud.

a)

atomic radius

b)

electronegativity

c)

charge

d)

atomic #

14.

A chemical formula is best described as...

a)

The number of protons in a chemical compound

b)

The size of a chemical compound

c)

The elements (and the amount of each element) in a chemical compound

d)

Density = mass/volume

15.

Density is best described as...

a)

A ratio of mass to volume of a substance

b)

How much mass something has

c)

How much space something takes up

d)

The length of a substance

16.

The electrons found in the outermost energy level of an atom are called:

a)

p electrons

b)

neutrons

c)

protons

d)

valence electrons

17.

A compound made of both a metal and a nonmetal is called:

a)

A covalent compound

b)

An ionic compound

c)

A metallic compound

d)

A polar covalent compound

18.

A compound made of two nonmetals is called:

a)

A covalent compound

b)

An ionic compound

c)

A metallic compound

d)

A super compound

19.

A vertical column of the periodic table is called a:

a)

Molar mass

b)

Row

c)

Period

d)

Group

20.

A horizontal row of the periodic table is called a:

a)

Group

b)

Period

c)

Column

d)

Molar mass

21.

If I have 2 different isotopes of carbon, I have:

a)

2 carbon atoms with a different number of protons

b)

2 carbon atoms with a different number of neutrons

c)

2 carbon atoms with a different number of electrons

d)

2 carbon atoms with identical protons, neutrons, and electrons

22.

Ionization energy is best described as:

a)

The measure of how well an atom attracts electrons

b)

The charge of an atom

c)

How much energy is required to remove an electron from an atom

d)

How many electrons an atom has

23.

A substance consisting of water molecules chemically bonded to another chemical compound.

a)

A hydrate

b)

An ionic compound

c)

A covalent compound

d)

A metallic compound

24.

The smallest unit of an ionic compound is called a:

a)

mole

b)

formula unit

c)

cation

d)

chemical bond

25.

An ratio of two units used to convert from one unit to another is called:

a)

Density

b)

Molar Mass

c)

Percent Error

d)

A conversion factor

26.

The smallest unit of a covalent compound that maintains its properties is called a(n):

a)

Formula unit

b)

Molecule

c)

Atom

d)

Proton

27.

A bond is considered ____ when electrons are shared unequally.

a)

Ionic

b)

Nonpolar covalent

c)

Polar covalent

d)

Nonpolar ionic

28.

The ______ formula shows the simplest ratio of elements within a compound while the _____ formula shows the true amount of each element in a compound.

a)

Molecular, empirical

b)

Empirical, molecular

c)

Molecular, chemical

d)

Chemical, Molecular