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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
PART 1. ATOMIC HISTORY AND ATOMIC STUCTURE
1. Atoms have no electric charge because they c. neutrons plus protons in the atom
a. have an equal number of charged and noncharged d. protons plus electrons in the atom
particles. 14. How many protons are in the nucleus of an atom of
b. have neutrons in their nuclei. beryllium?
c. have an equal number of electrons and protons. a. 2 b. 9 c. 4 d. 5
d. have an equal number of neutrons and protons. 15. Which subatomic particle is negative?
2. A subatomic particle that has a negative charge is a. proton c. electron
called a(n) b. neutron d. nucleus
a. molecule. c. element. 16. Which of the following particles has the least mass?
b. electron. d. compound. a. neutron c. electron
3. Which of the following statements is not true? b. proton d. hydrogen nucleus
a. Protons have a positive charge. 17. What is the total number of electrons in an Mg+2 ion?
b. A nucleus has a positive charge. a. 10 c. 2
c. Neutrons have no charge. b. 24 d. 12
d. Neutrons have a negative charge. 18. What is the nuclear charge in an atom of boron?
4. What is an atom’s nucleus made of? a. +11 c. +5
a. protons and neutrons c. only neutrons b. +6 d. +12
b. only protons d. anodes 19. What is the total number of valence electrons in an
5. The charge of an atom is atom with the electron configuration 2-8-5?
a. positive. c. negative. a) 2 b) 5 c) 8 d) 15
b. neutral. d. unbalanced. 20.A Ca2+ ion differs from a Ca0 atom in that the Ca2+ ion
6. An iron atom has an atomic mass of 56. Its atomic has ______. a) more electrons b) more protons
number is 26. How many neutrons does the iron atom c) fewer protons d) fewer electrons
have? 21. Which particles are referred to as nucleons (subatomic
a. 30 c. 26 particles located in the nucleus)?
b. 56 d. 82 a) protons and neutrons c) neutrons, only
7. An element’s atomic number is equal to its number of b) protons and electrons d) neutrons and electrons
a. protons. c. valence electrons 22. What is the mass number of an atom that contains 19
b. neutrons. d. protons and neutrons. protons, 19 electrons, and 20 neutrons?
8. What is the mass number of an element that has a) 39 b) 19 c)
19 protons, 19 electrons, and 20 neutrons? 58 d) 20
a. 19 c. 39 23. What term refers to the region of an atom where an
b. 20 d. 58 electron is most likely to be found?
9. Oxygen’s atomic number is 8. This means that an a) quantum b) spectrum
oxygen atom has c) orbital d) orbit
a. eight neutrons in its nucleus. 24. The nucleus of an atom consists of 8 protons and 6
b. a total of eight protons and neutrons. neutrons. The total number of electrons present in a
c. eight protons in its nucleus. neutral atom of this element is
d. a total of eight neutrons and electrons. a) 6 b) 8
10. An atom’s mass number equals the number of c) 2 d) 14
a. protons plus the number of electrons. 25. What is the maximum number of electrons that can
b. protons plus the number of neutrons. occupy the third principle energy level?
c. protons. a) 18 b) 8
d. neutrons. c) 10 d) 3
11. How many electrons does an element have with a 26. Electrons involved in bonding between atoms are
mass number of 36? a. valence electrons b. inside the nucleus
a. 36 b.72 c. 18 d. unkno c. closest to the nucleus d. positively charged
12. All atoms of an element have the same 27. Each family in the periodic table has its own
a. number of neutrons c. atomic number characteristic properties based on the number of
b. atomic mass d. mass number a. neutrons b. valence electrons
c. protons d. ions
13. The atomic number is always equal to the total 28. What is the greatest number of valence electrons an
number of atom can have? With the exception of helium.
a. neutrons in the nucleus a. 2 b. 3 c. 8 d. 12
b. protons in the nucleus
29. When an atom loses an electron, it becomes a II. PART II. VALENCE ELECTRON AND
a. positive ion b. negative ion LEWIS DOT STRUCTURE:
c. neutral ion d. neutral atom 41. How many unpaired electrons are in the Lewis dot
30. An ionic bond is the attraction between symbol of a chlorine atom?
a. similarly charged ions b. oppositely charged ions A. 7 B. 3 C. 5 D. 1
c. neutral ions d. neutral atoms 42. Which of the following molecules consider to be a
31.The element boron is directly above aluminum on the polar molecule?
periodic table. Which statement about boron is true? A. NH3 B. BF3
a. Boron is in the same period as aluminum C. CO2 D. C2H2
b. Boron is in the same group as aluminum 43. Which one of the following forms an ionic bond with
and has 5 valence electrons Chlorine gas?
c. Boron has 5 valence electrons and is in A. C B. Mg C. P D. As
the same period as aluminum 44. Which of the following is the electron configuration
d. Boron is in the same group as aluminum for the Cr3+ ?
and has 3 valence electrons A. [Ar] 4s2 3d4 B. [Ar] 4s1 3d5 C. [Ar] 3d3 D.
32. Magnesium bromide is an ionic compound with the 2
[Ar] 4s 3d 1
E. none of these
chemical formula MgBr2. What does the “2” tell you? 45. How many valence electron are in SO42- ion?
a. Bromide has a 2 charge. A. 32e- B. 30e- C. 14e- D 28e-
b. There are two magnesium ions to every III. True/False: Indicate whether the statement is true
bromide ion. (A) or false (B).
c. There are two bromide ions for every 46. The valence electrons are those electrons closest to the
magnesium ion. nucleus.
d. Bromide has a 2+ charge. 47. Each family in the periodic table has its own
33. What is the chemical name for the compound with the characteristic properties based upon its number of valence
formula Na2S? electrons.
a. sodium fluoride b. magnesium sulfide 48. When an atom gains an electron it becomes a positive
c. lithium oxide d. sodium sulfide ion.
34. In the chemical formula for an ionic compound, which 49. The attraction between a positive ion and a negative
item is written first? ion results in a covalent bond.
a. positive ion b. negative ion 50. Orderly crystal shapes, high melting points, and
c. subscript d. charge electrical conductivity when dissolved in water are
35. A chemical bond formed when two atoms share properties of ionic compounds.
electrons is called a(n) 51. When electrons are transferred between two atoms, a
a. ionic bond b. covalent bond covalent bond is formed.
c. polyatomic bond d. crystal bond When a double bond is formed two electrons are shared.
36. What is a double bond? IV.Completion: Complete each statement by matching
a. a bond between two atoms the word with the statement.
b. one pair of electrons shared between two A. valence B. positive C. equal
atoms D. most E. negative
c. two pairs of electrons shared between 52. Elements in Group 17 (the halogens) are the
two atoms _____________ reactive nonmetals.
d. two pairs of electrons shared between 53. Elements in Group 1 lose one electron to form ions
four atoms with a(n) __________ charge.
37. The attraction between a positive metal ion and the 54. An element is stable when it has a full ______ shell.
electrons surrounding it is a(n) 55. When an ionic compound forms, the total number of
a. chemical bond b. covalent bond positive charges and the total number of negative charges
c. ionic bond d. metallic bond must be____________.
38. Which of the following terms means that metals can V. Complete the table.
be hammered or pounded into thin sheets, as in aluminum Ions and Their Charges
foil, or beaten into complex shapes? Name Charge Symbol or Formula
a. polar b. alloy c. ductile d. malleable Lithium 56. Li+
39. Which of the following terms means that metals can
be pulled into thin strands or wires? 57. 1+ Na+
a. polar b. alloy c. ductile d. malleable Calcium 2+ 58.
40. What subatomic particle was discovered in the Chloride 1– 59.
cathode ray tube experiment?
a) proton b) electron 60. 1– NO3
c) neutron d) gravitron
Prepared by: John Mark A. Cantila
Subject Teacher