Nelson Chemistry Chapter 2 Quiz
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1
Standard Ambient Temperature and Pressure is:
0
o
C and 100 kpa
25
o
C and 100 kpa
0
o
C and 101 kpa
25
o
C and 101 kpa
2
An ionic substance, when dissolved in water will:
turn blue litmus red
change the color of the water
conduct electricity
turn red litmus blue
3
In order for an atom to become an ion it must:
lose or gain protons
lose or gain neutrons
share electrons
lose or gain electrons
4
Families or groups of elements in the periodic table run:
horizontally
vertically
along the "staircase"
none of the above
5
The alkali metals can be found in group:
I
II
IIIB
XVIII
6
The "raisin bun" model of the atom is credited to:
Rutherford
Bohr
Thomson
Mendeleyev
7
An isotope of an element has:
Same number of electrons but different number of protons
Same number of protons but different number of electrons
Same number of protons but different number of neutrons
Same number of protons but different number of electrons.
8
In order to form a monatomic ion an element must:
gain protons
gain neutrons
gain or lose electrons
gain electrons only
9
Chemical reactions are explained as a rearrangement of:
protons
neutrons
compounds
atoms
10
Energy levels contain:
electrons
protons
neutrons
both protons and neutrons
11
Which groups of elements do not generally follow the octet rules as outlined in chapter 2 of the text.
The noble gases
The alkali metals
The transition elements
All the group "A" elements