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Part 2 Study Guide

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element?

a)

Atom

b)

Molecule

c)

Compound

d)

Electron

2.

Which subatomic particle has a positive charge and is found in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Electron

b)

Proton

c)

Neutron

d)

Quark

3.

What is the main factor that determines the chemical properties of an element?

a)

Number of neutrons

b)

Mass number

c)

Atomic mass

d)

Number of valence electrons

4.

Which element is located in Group 1, Period 2 of the Periodic Table?

a)

Helium

b)

Lithium

c)

Sodium

d)

Beryllium

5.

Why do atoms form ions?

a)

To increase their atomic number

b)

To change their mass number

c)

To become larger

d)

To achieve a full outer shell of electrons

6.

What is the primary force that holds the nucleus of an atom together?

a)

Electromagnetic force

b)

Strong nuclear force

c)

Weak nuclear force

d)

Gravitational force

7.

What type of radiation is the emission of two protons and two neutrons from the nucleus?

a)

Alpha radiation

b)

Beta radiation

c)

Gamma radiation

d)

Neutron radiation

8.

What is the result when a neutron in the nucleus decays into a proton and an electron?

a)

Alpha decay

b)

Beta decay

c)

Gamma decay

d)

Fusion

9.

According to the graph, what is the half-life of uranium-238?

a)

50 years

b)

9 million years

c)

4.5 billion years

d)

13,500 billion years

10.

After three half-lives, what percentage of uranium-238 isotopes have decayed?

a)

50.0%

b)

75.0%

c)

87.5%

d)

97.0%

11.

Through carbon-14 dating, it was determined that about 9% of a fossil's original carbon-14 remained. Based on this percentage, which other claims about the fossil are supported by the information in the table?

a)

The carbon-14 in the fossil had five half-lives.

b)

The fossil was between 18,000 and 21,000 years old.

c)

The amount of carbon-14 in the fossil decreased over time.

d)

The fossil was older than other fossils found in the same area.

12.

An author claims the age of 6,000-year-old seeds from an ancient culture was determined using uranium-238 radioactive dating. A scientist would most likely challenge this claim because uranium-238

a)

can only be found in fossilized marine remains.

b)

is man-made and processed in nuclear reactors.

c)

has a half-life much greater than this timeframe.

d)

is formed in supernovae and neutron star collisions.

13.

Which process involves splitting of a heavy nucleus into lighter nuclei?

a)

Fusion

b)

Gamma decay

c)

Fission

d)

Radioactive decay

14.

What is the most common isotope of hydrogen?

a)

Deuterium

b)

Tritium

c)

Protium

d)

Hydrogen-2

15.

Which type of bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms?

a)

Covalent bond

b)

Ionic bond

c)

Metallic bond

d)

Hydrogen bond

16.

What is the term for a solid turning directly into a gas without passing through the liquid state?

a)

Melting

b)

Condensation

c)

Freezing

d)

Sublimation

17.

Why is water considered a polar molecule?

a)

It has equal sharing of electrons

b)

It has an unequal distribution of charge

c)

It has no net charge

d)

It can dissolve nonpolar substances

18.

Which concept explains why ice is less dense than liquid water?

a)

Surface tension

b)

Cohesion

c)

Adhesion

d)

Hydrogen bonding

19.

Which type of chemical bond involves the transfer of electrons from one atom to another?

a)

Ionic bond

b)

Covalent bond

c)

Metallic bond

d)

Hydrogen bond

20.

What happens to the atomic radius of an element as you move from left to right across a period in the periodic table?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It remains the same

d)

It fluctuates

21.

What do you call a mixture that has the same composition throughout?

a)

Heterogeneous mixture

b)

Compound

c)

Homogeneous mixture

d)

Suspension

22.

Which of the following elements is most likely to form a covalent bond?

a)

Sodium (Na)

b)

Magnesium (Mg)

c)

Potassium (K)

d)

Carbon (C)

23.

Why do atoms share electrons in a covalent bond?

a)

To become positively charged

b)

To become negatively charged

c)

To achieve a full outer electron shell

d)

To lose excess electrons

24.

What type of reaction is represented by the equation 2H₂ + O₂ → 2H₂O?

a)

Synthesis

b)

Decomposition

c)

Single replacement

d)

Double replacement

25.

In a chemical reaction, what does the law of conservation of mass state?

a)

Mass can be created but not destroyed

b)

Mass can be destroyed but not created

c)

Mass changes based on the reactants used

d)

Mass is neither created nor destroyed

26.

Why is a catalyst used in a chemical reaction?

a)

To slow down the reaction

b)

To speed up the reaction

c)

To change the products of the reaction

d)

To balance the chemical equation

27.

What is the term for a chemical reaction that absorbs energy from its surroundings?

a)

Exothermic

b)

Isothermal

c)

Endothermic

d)

Equilibrium

28.

What makes saturated hydrocarbons different from unsaturated hydrocarbons?

a)

Saturated hydrocarbons are composed entirely of double bonds

b)

Saturated hydrocarbons are composed entirely of single bonds

c)

Saturated hydrocarbons are composed mostly of double bonds

d)

Saturated hydrocarbons are composed mostly of single bonds

29.

Why are hydrocarbons considered non-polar molecules?

a)

They have a uniform distribution of charge.

b)

They contain double bonds.

c)

Their molecular geometry is complex.

d)

They have lone pairs of electrons.

30.

What is the part of the atom labeled 'a' in the diagram?

a)

Electron

b)

Neutron

c)

Proton

d)

Molecule

31.

What is the part of the atom labeled 'c' in the diagram?

a)

Electron

b)

Neutron

c)

Proton

d)

Molecule

32.

What is the part of the atom labeled 'b' in the diagram?

a)

Electron

b)

Neutron

c)

Proton

d)

Molecule

33.

Balance the following equation by adding coefficients: MgCl₂ + HF → MgF₂ + HCl

a)

1, 2, 1, 2

b)

1, 1, 1, 1

c)

2, 2, 2, 2

d)

3, 3, 3, 3

34.

Fill in the blanks for the equation of Aerobic Cellular Respiration: ___ + ___ → ___ + ___ + ATP

a)

6 O₂, C₆H₁₂O₆, 6 CO₂, 6 H₂O

b)

6 CO₂, 6 H₂O, 6 O₂, C₆H₁₂O₆

c)

C₆H₁₂O₆, 6 CO₂, 6 H₂O, 6 O₂

d)

6 H₂O, 6 CO₂, C₆H₁₂O₆, 6 O₂