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Quiz on Structure of Matter

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two main categories of things in our environment?

a)

Matter and Energy

b)

Atoms and Molecules

c)

Solids and Liquids

d)

Elements and Compounds

2.

What is the smallest unit of matter?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Atom

d)

Molecule

3.

Who introduced the nuclear model of the atom?

a)

John Dalton

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev

d)

Niels Bohr

4.

What is the maximum number of electrons in the second energy level?

a)

2

b)

18

c)

32

d)

8

5.

What does the atomic number represent?

a)

Number of neutrons

b)

Number of protons

c)

Total number of electrons

d)

Mass of the atom

6.

What is the mass number of an atom?

a)

Sum of protons and electrons

b)

Sum of protons and neutrons

c)

Number of neutrons only

d)

Number of protons only

7.

What is the electronic configuration of sodium (Na)?

a)

2, 8, 1

b)

2, 8

c)

2, 8, 2

d)

2, 8, 8, 1

8.

Which element has the atomic number 6?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Hydrogen

9.

What are isotopes?

a)

Atoms with different mass numbers

b)

Atoms with the same mass number

c)

Atoms with different electrons

d)

Atoms with different numbers of protons

10.

What is the first ionisation energy?

a)

Energy to form a bond

b)

Energy to add an electron

c)

Energy to remove an electron

d)

Energy to remove a neutron

11.

Which element is considered to have the highest electronegativity?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Fluorine

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Chlorine

12.

What is the group number for elements with 2 electrons in their outer energy level?

a)

Group IV

b)

Group III

c)

Group I

d)

Group II

13.

What is the primary characteristic of metals?

a)

Brittle

b)

Good conductors of heat and electricity

c)

Gaseous at room temperature

d)

Low density

14.

What happens to sodium when it reacts with water?

a)

No reaction

b)

Forms sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas

c)

Forms sodium chloride

d)

Forms sodium oxide

15.

What is the electronic configuration of magnesium (Mg)?

a)

2, 8, 2

b)

2, 8, 1

c)

2, 8

d)

2, 8, 8