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Atoms and Ionic Compounds

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Elements are composed of one kind of atom

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What is the most abundant element on Earth?

(a)  

3.

What is the least abundant element on Earth?

(a)  

4.

Compounds are made up of two or more elements chemically combined

a)

False

b)

True

5.

What law states that "a given compound always has the same composition regardless of where it comes from"

a)

Law of Constant Composition

b)

Law of Multiple Proportions

c)

Law of Definite Proportions

d)

Law of Conservation of Mass

6.

Every compound has multiple unique formulas

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Formulas represent compounds

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Examples of compounds:

Water, H20 (always two atoms of hydrogen to one atom of oxygen)

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9.

A small chunk of matter is made only from Gold atoms. This is an example of a:

a)

Mixture

b)

Compound

c)

Element

d)

Solution

10.

Which of these samples shown best represents an element?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.
a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture

12.

Rules for Writing Compounds:

  1. 1. each atom is represented by its element symbol

  2. 2. the number of each type of atom is indicated by a subscript written to the RIGHT of the element symbol

  3. 3. when only one atom of a given type is present, the subscript 1 is NOT written

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13.

Each molecule of a compound contains two atoms of nitrogen and five atoms of oxygen, what is the formula?

a)

N2O4

b)

N2O6

c)

N2O3

d)

N2O5

14.

How many hydrogen atoms are there?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

15.

The number that appears on the bottom right of a chemical symbol indicating how many atoms there are for that element.

a)

subscript

b)

superscript

c)

coefficient

d)

squared

16.

How many hydrogen atoms are in this chemical formula: 

a)

4 hydrogen atoms

b)

1 hydrogen atom

c)

2 hydrogen atoms

d)

3 hydrogen atoms

17.

The atom is the basic unit of matter

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What is the smallest particle of an element that retains the characteristics of that element?

a)

Compound

b)

Atom

c)

Molecule

d)

Ion

19.

What is amu?

a)

A measure of units

b)

amu is a type of chemical bond.

c)

Atomic mass unit

d)

Atomic number

20.

What charge does a proton have?

a)

Positive charge

b)

Variable charge

c)

Neutral charge

d)

Negative charge

21.

What charge does a neutron have?

a)

Negative

b)

Positive

c)

Neutral

d)

Variable

22.

What is the correct number of amu for protons, neutrons, and electrons?

a)

Proton: 1 amu, Neutron: 1 amu, Electron: 0 amu

b)

Proton: 2 amu, Neutron: 5 amu, Electron: 2 amu

c)

Proton: 8 amu, Neutron: 7 amu, Electron: 1 amu

d)

Proton: 1 amu, Neutron: 0 amu, Electron: 1 amu

23.

Atoms are electrically neutral- the # of protons equals # of electrons

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Atoms have a charge

a)

True

b)

False

25.

How many protons are in Gold

a)

79

b)

197

c)

118

d)

276

26.

The atomic number is always the number of

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

27.

What is the atom divided into?

a)

Atoms cannot be divided

b)

Nucleus and electron cloud

c)

Ionic compounds

d)

Particle

28.

What charge does the nucleus of an atom have?

a)
Positive charge
b)
Variable charge
c)
Neutral charge
d)
Negative charge
29.

Nucleus

  • -center of atom

  • -small and dense

  • -contains only protons and neutrons

  • -contains most mass of atom

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30.

In the nucleus what # always stays the same?

a)
Number of neutrons
b)
Number of protons
c)
Number of electrons
d)
Atomic mass
31.

# of protons + # of neutrons = mass

Mass - # of protons = # of neutrons

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32.

Electron Cloud

-located OUTSIDE nucleus

-NOT dense

-NEGATIVELY charged (contains electrons)

-mass of electrons negligible (practically zero)

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33.

Determines Reactivity

(a)  

34.

Charged particle

a)

Atom

b)

Cell

c)

Ion

d)

Particle

35.

In an ion the # of protons DOES NOT equal the # of electrons

a)

True

b)

False

36.

The only way to form an ion is to _ the # of electrons

(a)  

37.

Positive ions =

a)
Anions
b)
Neutrons
c)
Electrons
d)
Cations
38.

Negative Ions =

a)

Atom

b)

Cation

c)

Anion

d)

Molecule

39.

Controls behavior in ordinary chemical reactions!!!!

(a)  

40.

The charges on the anions and cations in the compound must sum to

a)
negative
b)
positive
c)
one
d)
zero
41.

Ionic compounds are electrically

a)

Neutral

b)

Positive

c)

Negative

d)

Zero

42.

Ionic compounds have _ boiling and melting points

a)
low
b)
variable
c)
high
d)
moderate
43.

Ionic compounds form between a _ and a _

a)
metal and a metal
b)
non-metal and a non-metal
c)
metal and a metalloid
d)
metal and a non-metal
44.

Naming Ionic compounds

  • -write name of the elements that forms that cation

  • -change the ending of the element that forms the anion to "ide"

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45.

Why do ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points?

a)

Their ions are free to move.

b)

Their ions are held in fixed positions.

c)

They have many strong bonds which require a large amount of heat energy to overcome these strong bonds.

d)

They have weak bonds which require a little amount of heat energy to overcome these weak bonds.

46.

Ionic compounds are _____.

a)

malleable

b)

ductile

c)

soft

d)

brittle

47.

Which of the following is an example of an ionic compound?

a)

H 2_2 O

b)

CO 2_2

c)

NaCl

d)

CH 4_4

48.

Which of the following is a property of ionic compounds?

a)

They have low melting points.

b)

They conduct electricity in solid state.

c)

They are usually soluble in water.

d)

They are malleable and ductile.