A Practice Test On Chemistry! Trivia Questions Quiz
25 Questions
| Total Attempts: 45
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Questions and Answers
- 1.Particles of matter that make up the nucleus of the atom are ___.
- A.
Protons and neutrons
- B.
Protons and electrons
- C.
Electrons and neutrons
- D.
Ions and isotopes
- 2.All of the mass of the atom is in the ___.
- A.
Nucleus
- B.
Electrons
- C.
Protons
- D.
Electron cloud
- 3.Horizontal rows of the periodic table are called ___.
- A.
Periods
- B.
Clusters
- C.
Groups
- D.
Families
- 4.Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons are called ___.
- A.
Isotopes
- B.
Ions
- C.
Nucleates
- D.
Metalloids
- 5.Elements that are gases, are brittle, and are poor conductors at room temperature are ___.
- A.
Non-metals
- B.
Metals
- C.
Metalloids
- D.
Actinides
- 6.A certain atom has 38 protons, 38 electrons, and 50 neutrons. Its mass number is ___.
- A.
88
- B.
38
- C.
50
- D.
76
- 7.Why are the noble gases stable?
- A.
They have a full outer shell of electrons
- B.
They are gases
- C.
They do not have any electrons
- D.
They were used by monarchies throughout history
- 8.An atom that has gained 2 electrons and is now positively charged is specifically called a(n) ___.
- A.
Cation
- B.
Anion
- C.
Antion
- D.
Dogion
- 9.Elements that fall along the "staircase" on the periodic table and have properties like metals and non-metals are called___.
- A.
Metalloids
- B.
Non-metals
- C.
Isotopes
- D.
Metals
- 10.What period and group (in that order) is barium found in?
- A.
6, 1
- B.
5, 2
- C.
2, 6
- D.
6, 2
- 11.Given the following information, Iodine - 128, how many electrons are present?
- A.
53
- B.
75
- C.
128
- D.
127
- 12.An atom that has gained two additional electrons would have a charge of ___.
- A.
+2
- B.
-2
- C.
-6
- D.
None
- 13.Argon is considered a noble gas and non-reactive. What makes argon such a stable atom?
- A.
8 electrons in outer shell
- B.
More positive thatn negative charge
- C.
More negative than positive charge
- D.
None of these
- 14.An atom found in period 4, group 7 would be considered a non-metal.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.In an atom, the atomic number is useful because a physical science student can determine the number of protons and electrons.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.If Tellurium - 127 were to lose 4 neutrons, the new mass would be 122.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Oxygen has 5 valence electrons.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Sodium has 11 electrons total, but only 2 electrons in its first energy level.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.The elements on the modern Periodic Table are arranged by decreasing atomic number.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Electrons farthest from the nucleus have a higher level of energy as compared to other electrons in the atom.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.Nuclear fusion occurs naturally in the sun.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.The three subatomic particles are ___.
- A.
Protons, neutrons, and electrons
- B.
Photons, ions, and isotopes
- C.
Nucleus, electrons, and photons
- D.
Protons, nucleons, and quarks
- 23.The mass of an electron is so small, we sometimes say it's mass is negligible.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.Two isotopes of hydrogen are hydrogen-2 and hydrogen-3. These isotopes differ from one another by one proton.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.The region around the nucleus occupied by the electrons is called the negative zone.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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