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Ch. 1 Introduction to Chemistry

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is used to represent an element?

a)
Chemical Symbol
b)
Subscript
c)
Chemical Formula
d)
Compound
2.

What is the name for a substance that contains two or more elements?

a)
Heterogeneous
b)
Homogeneous
c)
Chemical Formula
d)
Compound
3.

What is a combination of symbols that represent a compound?

a)
Chemical Symbol
b)
Subscript
c)
Chemical Formula
d)
Compound
4.

What tells you the number of atoms of each element in a formula?

a)
Chemical Symbol
b)
Subscript
c)
Chemical Formula
d)
Compound
5.

What type of mixture has a composition that is the same throughout?

a)
Compound
b)
Homogeneous
c)
Heterogenerous
d)
Subscript
6.

Which of the following is true of most metals?

a)
They are poor conductors of electricity
b)
They are brittle
c)
The are dull and not shiny
d)
The are good conductors of heat
7.

What are the three subatomic particles that make up an atom?

a)
electrons, protons, and nuclei
b)
elements, protons, and electrons
c)
protons, neutrons, and nuclei
d)
protons, neutrons, and electrons
8.

What do the dots in a Dot Diagram represent?

a)
Protons
b)
Outer Electrons (valence electrons)
c)
Atomic Mass
d)
The structure of the nucleus
9.

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

a)
two
b)
four
c)
eight
d)
ten
10.

What is the group number for elements that have a stable (Full) number of electrons in their outer energy level?

a)
Group 18
b)
Group 17
c)
Group 2
d)
Group 1
11.

To become more stable, an atom that has two electrons in its outer energy level will gain two electrons.

a)
True
b)
False
12.

Fluorine is a halogen.

a)
True
b)
False
13.

Metals are on the right side of the "staircase" on the periodic table.

a)
True
b)
False
14.

Magnesium is a noble gas.

a)
True
b)
False
15.

What groups are the transition metals?

a)
Groups 1 and 2
b)
Groups 3-12
c)
Groups 13-15
d)
Groups 16 and 17
16.

What family of elements is highly reactive in water?

a)
Alkali Metals
b)
Alkaline Earth Metals
c)
Halogens
d)
Noble Gases
17.

How many dots are there in a Dot Diagram of Lithium (Li)?

a)
1
b)
3
c)
6
d)
7
18.

If a Sodium atom loses one electron, what charge does it now have?

a)
Positive
b)
Negative
c)
No Charge
d)
Neutral
19.

How many protons does Boron (B) have?

a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
11
20.

How many neutrons does the oxygen ion O²⁻ have?

a)
7
b)
8
c)
10
d)
16
21.

How many electrons does the lithium ion Li⁺ have?

a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
7
22.

What element is in Period 3, Group 16?

a)
Oxygen
b)
Phosphorus
c)
Selenium
d)
Sulfur