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Chapter: Chapter 4

Multiple Choice

1. Which family of elements doesn’t react easily with other elements?

A) the halogens

B) the noble gases

C) the alkali metals

D) the alkali earth metals

E) the transition metals

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2. The driving force that causes atoms to react with one another is the desire for an increase in

A) the number of electrons.

B) stability.

C) the size of the atom.

D) metallic property of the atom.

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3. As you move from left to right across the periodic table, each element has one more ________ than the element before it.

A) family

B) atom

C) electron

D) neutron

E) energy level

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4. The distribution of __________ in an atom determines the stability of that atom.

A) protons

B) physical properties

C) neutrons

D) electrons

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5. How many electrons can the third energy level hold, maximum?

A) 2

B) 8

C) 10

D) 18

E) 32

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6. How many electrons can the fourth energy level hold, maximum?

A) 2

B) 8

C) 10

D) 18

E) 32

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7. What is special about the number of electrons that each noble gas contains?

A) It is the maximum for a particular energy level.

B) It is the minimum for a particular energy level

C) Noble gases need to undergo chemical reactions to gain more electrons.

D) None of the above.

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8. Which of the following elements is a noble gas?

A) Br₂

B) O₂

C) Xe

D) I₂

E) H₂

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9. Choose the true statement.

A) The core electrons in an atom are the ones that participate in chemical reactions.

B) The valence electrons in an atom are more reactive than the core electrons.

C) Each energy level holds 8 electrons.

D) The least stable family is the family of noble gases.

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10. The outermost electrons of an atom, the ones that participate in chemical reactions, are called _______ electrons.

A) core

B) valence

C) stable

D) reactive

E) shell

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11. Choose the element whose valence electrons would be easiest to remove in a chemical reaction.

A) O

B) Se

C) S

D) Te

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12. Choose the element whose valence electrons would be hardest to remove in a chemical reaction.

A) Na

B) K

C) Rb

D) Cs

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13. How many core electrons and how many valence electrons do atoms of Sr possess?

A) 38 core and 87 valence

B) 32 core and 8 valence

C) 36 core and 2 valence

D) 18 core and 20 valence

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14. How many core electrons and how many valence electrons do atoms of Se possess?

A) 18 core and 16 valence

B) 28 core and 6 valence

C) 26 core and 8 valence

D) 79 core and 34 valence

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15. A certain atom has 10 core electrons and 5 valence electrons. Identify the element.

A) O

B) N

C) S

D) P

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16. If an atom obeys the octet rule it means that

A) it has a total of 8 electrons.

B) it has 8 valence electrons.

C) it has 8 protons.

D) it has 8 particles in the nucleus.

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17. Choose the false statement.

A) When determining the number of valence electrons in an element in Period 4 or below, we include the transition elements.

B) The noble gases are the most stable family on the periodic table

C) The first energy level contains two electrons

D) As you go from left to right across the periodic table, each element has one more proton and one more electron than the element before it.

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18. How many electrons will nitrogen gain or lose to obtain a noble gas configuration of electrons?

A) gain 4

B) lose 5

C) lose 7

D) gain 3

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19. How many electrons will calcium gain or lose to obtain a noble gas configuration of electrons?

A) gain 16

B) lose 12

C) lose 2

D) gain 4

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20. How many dots would be placed around the Si symbol in its Lewis dot structure?

A) 1

B) 2

C) 4

D) 6

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21. In order for the silver particles that are embedded in clothing to work, they must be “activated.” What is necessary to do this?

A) heat

B) acid

C) air

D) lemon juice

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22. A control experiment is one

A) that is repeated at least three times.

B) in which most of the variables are tightly controlled so that the effect of changing one variable can be determined.

C) that is tightly sealed and not exposed to oxygen so that the effect of oxygen on the experimental variables can be determined.

D) that produces an “xy” plot.

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23. In order to kill bacteria and fungi, clothing is often embedded with

A) finely ground, combusted charcoal

B) silver nanoparticles

C) buckyballs

D) neoprene

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24. Some think that clothing embedded with silver is unsafe because

A) silver is a heavy metal that can be toxic after long periods of exposure.

B) silver from the clothing can make its way to natural waters where it can cause mutations in fish.

C) silver can become volatile when released into the air. This type of silver has many effects on human health.

D) the clothing breaks down easily and can release mutated bacteria and fungi into the environment.

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25. An atom of phosphorus would be most likely gain or lose electrons to become a________ ion.

A) P^5-

B) P^3-

C) P³⁺

D) P^4-

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26. An oxygen ion will have the same number of electrons as which of the following noble gases?

A) He

B) Ne

C) Ar

D) Kr

E) Xe

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27. Which of the following ions would be unlikely to exist, based on the octet rule?

A) S^3-

B) Mg²⁺

C) Ca²⁺

D) Na¹⁺

E) F^-

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28. Which of the following elements will form an anion?

A) Na

B) He

C) Zn

D) Pb

E) Br

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29. Which of the following elements will form a cation?

A) Ne

B) Ca

C) N

D) O

E) Cl

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30. Another name for an ionic compound is

A) a diatomic compound.

B) a polyatomic ion.

C) a salt.

D) a nonmetal.

E) none of these.

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31. A bond between calcium and iodine would be

A) nonpolar covalent.

B) polar covalent.

C) metallic.

D) ionic.

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32. In which of the following bonds are electrons NOT shared?

A) nonpolar covalent bonds

B) polar covalent bonds

C) ionic bonds

D) metallic bonds

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33. Write the formula for the salt that forms from the following pair of elements: potassium (K) and nitrogen (N).

A) KN

B) KN₃

C) K₂N

D) K₃N

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34. Write the formula for the salt that forms from the following pair of elements: calcium (Ca) and chlorine (Cl).

A) CaCl

B) CaCl₂

C) Ca₂Cl

D) Ca₂Cl₂

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35. Write the formula for the salt that forms from the following pair of elements: aluminum (Al) and bromine (Br).

A) Al₃Br

B) AlBr₂

C) AlBr

D) AlBr₃

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36. Write the formula for the salt that forms from the following pair of elements: sodium (Na) and oxygen (O).

A) NaO₂

B) NaO

C) Na₂O

D) Na₆O

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37. Choose the false statement.

A) The formula for a salt tells exactly how many ions of each element a salt contains.

B) The formula for a salt indicates the ratio of one element to another, in small whole numbers.

C) Salts exist in a crystal lattice structure.

D) Salts contain ionic bonds.

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38. The bond that forms between which of the pairs listed would be ionic?

A) N and F

B) Na and N

C) Br and Br

D) O and C

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39. The type of bond that exists between two fluorine atoms in a molecule of diatomic fluorine is

A) a covalent bond.

B) a diatomic bond.

C) an ionic bond.

D) a dispersion bond.

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40. Which is an example of a diatomic molecule?

A) H₂O

B) N₂

C) He

D) CO₂

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41. How many electrons does each atom in the O₂ molecule have once bonds form between the two individual oxygen atoms?

A) 6

B) 12

C) 8

D) 32

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42. How many total electrons are shared between the atoms in a water molecule, H₂O?

A) 2

B) 4

C) 14

D) 12

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43. If a bond between two atoms involves an equal sharing of electrons between the two atoms, the bond is said to be

A) even.

B) ionic.

C) metallic.

D) nonpolar.

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44. In a polar covalent bond,

A) electrons are shared between two of the same type of atom.

B) there is an uneven distribution of electron density between two atoms.

C) electrons are sometimes “split” so that part goes to one atom and another part goes to another atom.

D) there are more protons than electrons between two atoms.

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45. Which of the following pairs of atoms would be most likely to form a bond that is a polar covalent bond?

A) H and H

B) Ca and Cl

C) N and O

D) Li and Br

E) F and F

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46. Which one of the following elements does not exist naturally as a diatomic molecule?

A) N

B) O

C) F

D) H

E) C

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47. The sharing of two electrons between a pair of atoms is referred to as

A) the octet rule.

B) a covalent bond.

C) an ionic bond.

D) a crystal lattice.

E) a nanoparticle.

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48. Which pair of elements would form the least polar bond?

A) Cl and Br

B) N and S

C) Ca and F

D) H and H

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49. A “sea of electrons” normally exists in

A) noble gases.

B) metals.

C) nonpolar covalent molecules.

D) ionic salts.

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50. In a solid metal, the type of bonding that exists can be described

A) as a sea of free electrons moving between the atoms.

B) as a transfer of electrons from one atom to another.

C) as the sharing of electrons between adjacent atoms.

D) as the localization of electrons around the more positive element.

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51. An atom of chlorine will ____________ to achieve a noble gas configuration and become an ion.

A) lose 7 electrons

B) gain one electron

C) lose 5 electrons

D) gain 5 electrons

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