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Intro Chemistry - Chapter 5. Practice Test.


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  • 1. 

    What is the term for the weighted average mass of all the naturally occurring isotopes of an element?

    • A.

      Atomic notation

    • B.

      Atomic number

    • C.

      Atomic mass

    • D.

      Mass number

    • E.

      None of the above

    Correct Answer
    C. Atomic mass
  • 2. 

    What is the term for the region of very high density in the center of the atom?

    • A.

      A) atomic center

    • B.

      B) atomic core

    • C.

      C) atomic kernel

    • D.

      D) atomic nucleus

    • E.

      E) none of the above

    Correct Answer
    D. D) atomic nucleus
  • 3. 

    What is the term for the value that indicates the number of protons for an atom of a given element?

    • A.

      A) atomic notation

    • B.

      B) atomic number

    • C.

      C) atomic mass

    • D.

      D) mass number

    • E.

      E) none of the above

    Correct Answer
    B. B) atomic number
  • 4. 

    What is the term for the atomic model that describes electrons circling the nucleus in an orbit of specific energy?

    • A.

      A) Bohr atom

    • B.

      B) Rutherford atom

    • C.

      C) Thomson atom

    • D.

      D) quantum mechanical atom

    • E.

      E) none of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. A) Bohr atom
  • 5. 

    What is the negatively charged subatomic particle having a negligible mass?

    • A.

      A) electron

    • B.

      B) neutron

    • C.

      C) proton

    • D.

      D) quark

    • E.

      E) none of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. A) electron
  • 6. 

    What is the term for the shorthand description of the arrangement of electrons by sublevels according to increasing energy?

    • A.

      A) atomic notation

    • B.

      B) atomic number

    • C.

      C) continuous spectrum

    • D.

      D) electron configuration

    • E.

      E) none of the above

    Correct Answer
    D. D) electron configuration
  • 7. 

    What is the term for two atoms of the same element that differ by the number of neutrons in the nucleus?

    • A.

      A) atomic mass units

    • B.

      B) isotopes

    • C.

      C) nucleons

    • D.

      D) photons

    • E.

      E) none of the above

    Correct Answer
    B. B) isotopes
  • 8. 

    What is the term for the value that indicates the total number of protons and neutrons in an atom of a given element?

    • A.

      Atomic notation

    • B.

      Atomic number

    • C.

      Atomic mass

    • D.

      Mass number

    • E.

      None of the above

    Correct Answer
    D. Mass number
  • 9. 

    What is the neutral subatomic particle having an approximate mass of 1 amu?

    • A.

      Electron

    • B.

      Neutron

    • C.

      Proton

    • D.

      Quark

    • E.

      None of the above

    Correct Answer
    B. Neutron
  • 10. 

    What is the term for the spatial region about the nucleus of an atom where there is a high probability of finding an electron with a given energy?

    • A.

      Electron shell

    • B.

      Electron subshell

    • C.

      Orbital

    • D.

      Quantum level

    • E.

      None of the above

    Correct Answer
    C. Orbital

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