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Review for Final Exam A

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins

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Class
Date
1.

Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as

a)

gases

b)

liquids

c)

metals

d)

nonmetals

2.

The amount of time it takes for half a radioactive sample to decay is known as

a)

decay series

b)

radioactive decay

c)

half life

d)

permutation

3.

Iodine-131 is a radioactive isotopes used

a)

to treat thyroid cancer

b)

in light

c)

a smoke detector

d)

nuclear bombs

4.

What is an alpha particle?

a)

least penetrating radiation

:

Helium nucleus

b)

most penetration radiation

:

gamma ray

c)

middle penetrating

:

electron

d)

no penetration

:

positron

5.

Which radioactive particle has the least mass?

a)

alpha particle

b)

helium nucleusq

c)

beta particle

d)

neutrino

6.

The nucleus of K - 44 contains

a)

19 protons and 23 neutrons

b)

19 protons and 25 neutrons

c)

20 protons and 19 neutrons

d)

44 protons and 19 neutrons

7.

Carbon-14 is a radioactive isotopes used in

a)

treating tumors

b)

cancer treatment

c)

dating fossils

d)

smoke detectors

8.

The average of an element with the following isotopes is ? 40.0g and 42% abundance and 44 g and 58% abundance

a)

42.32g/mol

b)

4232g

c)

41.68g

d)

4.42g

9.

The radioactive isotopes H-3 is used in

a)

nuclear reactors

b)

treating thyroid tumors

c)

smoke detectors

d)

dating fossils

10.

Which list places elements in order of increasing mass?

a)

Al, B, He, H

b)

H, He, B, Al

c)

Lu, Yb, Tm, Er

d)

Rb, K, Na, Li

11.

Which group doesn't bond well with other atoms?

a)

alkali metals

b)

transition metals

c)

halogens

d)

noble gases

12.

Noble gases tend not to bond with other atoms due to a

a)

full outer shell of electrons (8)

b)

full middle shell(8)

c)

full inner shell(8)

13.

Find the mass of an atom with 23 protons, 23 electrons and 28 neutrons?

a)

24.6 amu

b)

74 amu

c)

46 amu

d)

51 amu

14.

Which of the following is NOT a correct definition for isotope?

a)

An atom that has an uncommon number of neutrons

b)

An atom that has more or less mass than what's listed on the Periodic Table

c)

An atom with an unstable nucleus

d)

An atom that has too many electrons

15.
During ______________, the atoms of one element break down to form atoms of another element. 
a)
radioactive decay
b)
potassium decay
16.

During a science project, Harper and Benjamin were discussing a nuclear equation. What type of nuclear equation were they discussing?

a)

fusion

b)

fission

c)

alpha

d)

beta

17.

Elijah, David, and Kai are studying nuclear physics. They come across some symbols in their textbook. Elijah thinks they represent an alpha particle. What do you think these symbols represent?

a)

alpha particle

b)

beta particle

c)

neutron

d)

gamma ray

18.

Rohan is studying nuclear reactions and comes across the following equation that needs to be balanced:
146C --> 0-1e + ________

a)

145B

b)

146C

c)

147N

d)

42He

19.

Evelyn is studying nuclear reactions and comes across a decay process. She needs to complete the nuclear equation and determine the type of decay that is occurring in this reaction. What type of decay is it?

a)

alpha

b)

beta

c)

gamma

d)

none

20.

This isotope has:

​ (a)   protons

8 electrons

​ (b)   neutrons

mass number of ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
8
11
19
20
10
18
9
21.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

carbon-14

lithium-7

phosphorus-30

Hyphen Notation
Isotope Notation
22.

An atom of Aluminum-27 has:

​ (a)   protons

​ (b)   neutrons

a mass number of ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
13
14
27
15
12
28
26
23.

Write the hyphen notation for the element that has 1 proton and 0 neutrons:

(a)  

24.

Write the hyphen notation for the element that has 9 protons and 10 neutrons:

(a)  

25.

An element has three different isotopes. One has a mass of 35.00 u; another has a mass of 36.00 u; and another has a mass of 38.00 u. What is the average atomic mass of this element?

a)
36.33 amu
b)
37.00 amu
c)
12.11 amu
d)
impossible to tell
26.

24.1% of all the isotopes of an element have a mass of 75.23 u, 48.7% have a mass of 74.61 u, and 27.2% have a mass of 75.20 u.

What is the average atomic mass of this element?

a)

74.92 u

b)

24.97 u

c)

75.01 u

d)

74.51 u

27.

Who was the first contributor to the atomic theory?

a)

John Dalton

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

JJ Thompson

d)

Democritus

e)

Neils Bohr

28.

What were J. J. Thomson's three contributions to the atomic theory?

a)

Discovered the electron

b)

Discovered the nucleus -did the gold foil experiment

c)

Used the cathode ray tube in his discovery

d)

Created a model of the atom with electrons moving around the nucleus in fixed orbits

e)

Created the "plum pudding" model of the atom

29.

What is Neils Bohr's contribution to the atomic theory?

a)

Created the atomic theory

b)

Created a model of the atom with electrons moving around the nucleus in a fixed orbits

c)

Discovered that the proton had a positive charge

d)

Believed that atoms of a given element are identical

e)

Discovered the electron

30.

What were Ernest Rutherford's three contributions to atomic theory?

a)

Discovered that the atom is mostly empty space

b)

Discovered the nucleus- did the gold foil experiment

c)

Used the cathode ray tube in his discovery

d)

Discovered the electron

e)

Discovered that the proton had a positive charge

31.
Which scientist saw the atom as a solid sphere?
a)
Dalton
b)
Thomson
c)
Rutherford
d)
Bohr
32.
Who came up with this model of an atom?
a)
J.J. Thompson
b)
Ernest Rutherford
c)
Neils Bohr
d)
James Chadwick
33.
Who's model is this?
a)
Thomson
b)
Rutherford
c)
Democritus
d)
Bohr
34.

What are the seven diatomic elements?

a)

H2, Cl2, Br2, O2, N2, I2, F2

b)

H2, Cl2, I2, F2, Hg2, Br2, Fe2

c)

H2, Cu2, Ni2, B2, O2, I2, Fe2

35.

What are diatomic elements?

a)

Elements that form two-atom molecules when not combined in a compound.

b)

Two elements that combine with one atom from each element.

c)

Elements that are always in pairs no matter what.

36.

Is K2 a diatomic element?

a)

Yes

b)

No