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U1.2 Electronegativity and Isotopes

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which has the greater EN: 
N or C?
a)
C
b)
N
2.
Which has the greater EN: 
H or F?
a)
H
b)
F
3.
Put these in increasing order:
F, N, B
a)
B < N < F
b)
B < F < N
c)
N < F < B
d)
F < N < B
4.
Put these in increasing order:
C, H, and O
a)
H < C < O
b)
H < O < C
c)
O < C < H
d)
C < H < O
5.
Which has the greater EN: 
Cl or Al?
a)
Cl
b)
Al
6.
Choose the set that goes from lowest to highest electronegativity?
a)
Cu, Mg, Sr, Ca
b)
F, Cl, Br, Si
c)
Cs, Rb, Ca, Mg
d)
Zn, Cd, Ag, Cu
7.
Electronegativity is...
a)
how good an atom is at attracting electrons
b)
the ability of an atom to lose electrons
c)
the energy required to remove an electron from a specific atom
d)
how easy it is to make friends. 
8.
The element with the largest electronegativity in the halogens is - 
a)
At
b)
F
c)
Cl
d)
Br
9.
The element with the lowest electronegativity in Period 3 is - 
a)
Na
b)
Cl
c)
Ar
d)
Mg
10.
 Which of the following generally applies to the noble gases? 
a)
high ionization energy, low electronegativity, high reactivity
b)
high ionization energy, high electronegativity, high reactivity
c)
low ionization energy, low electronegativity, low reactivity
d)
high ionization energy, low electronegativity, low reactivity 
11.
Elements closer to the noble gases have stronger attraction for electrons.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Which of the following is the least electronegative element?
a)
oxygen
b)
potassium
c)
fluorine
d)
nitrogen
13.
Which of the following is the most electronegative element?
a)
nitrogen
b)
phosphorus
c)
arsenic
d)
lithium
14.
Put these in order of increasing electronegativity:
Se, S, and O
a)
Se < S < O
b)
Se < O < S
c)
O < S < Se
d)
S < Se < O
15.
Chlorine and Fluorine are both very electronegative, as they are both missing a single electron from their valence energy level.  Why is Fluorine more electronegative than Chlorine? 
a)
Fluorine has less energy levels.
b)
Chlorine has more electrons in its outer shell
c)
Fluorine has more protons.
d)
None of these
16.
What elements have zero electronegativity?
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
17.

Isotopes of an element have a different number of...

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Mass

18.

Potassium-39 has how many neutrons?

a)

19

b)

18

c)

20

d)

21

19.

Nickel-59 has how many neutrons?

a)

30

b)

31

c)

32

d)

33

20.

Bromine-80 has how many neutrons?

a)

41

b)

42

c)

44

d)

45

21.

76 protons and 114 neutrons

a)

Osmium-114

b)

Osmium-76

c)

Osmium-190

d)

Osmium-190.23

22.

12 protons and 13 neutrons

a)

Mg-12

b)

Mg-13

c)

Mg-25

d)

Mg-24.305

23.

Rubidium has two common isotopes, 85Rb and 87Rb. If the abundance of 85Rb is 72.2% and the abundance of 87Rb is 27.8%, what is the average atomic mass of rubidium?

a)

85.468 amu

b)

37 amu

c)

85.6 amu

d)

86.4 amu

24.

There are two primary isotopes found in any sample of copper: copper-63 and copper-65. The isotope 65Cu composes 69.2% of the sample and 63Cu comprises the other 30.8%. Based on this data, what is the atomic mass of copper?

a)

29 amu

b)

63.546 amu

c)

64.4 amu

d)

63.6 amu