Year 10 Term 2 Chemistry Quiz
  • 1. Rubidium has an electron cofiguration of 2, 8, 18, 1. Use this information to state which period rubidium would be in:
A) 1
B) 37
C) 2
D) 5
  • 2. Nitrogen bonds with the halogen chlorine to form the molecule NCl3. Identify which of the molecules of nitrogen with halogens is most likely.
A) NBr
B) NF3
C) NI4
D) NCl2
  • 3. Magnesium has 12 electrons. When magnesium is in its ground state, state its electron configuration:
A) 10,2
B) period 2, group 2
C) 12
D) 2,8,2
  • 4. Which of the following particles has a negative charge?
A) electron
B) proton
C) neutron
D) atom
  • 5. Which statement about the group18 elements is INCORRECT?
A) Group 18 is known as the noble gases
B) All atoms have a full outer electron shell or 8 electrons in the outer shell
C) atoms in group 18 tend to be monatomic
D) All atoms in group 18 have 18 electrons
  • 6. Which would be the SMALLEST of these alkaline earth atoms?
A) Mg (period 3)
B) Sr (period 5)
C) B (period 2)
D) Ca (period 4)
  • 7. Oxygen (O) is in period 2, group 16. State which of the following elements would have properties most similar to oxygen:
A) Neon Ne (period 2, group 18)
B) Nitrogen N (period 2, group 15)
C) Osmium (Os) because its symbol also starts with O
D) Sulfur S (period 3, group 16)
  • 8. What is the chemical symbol for sodium?
A) So
B) Sm
C) S
D) Na
  • 9. If an atom has the electron configuration 2,8,8,7, what group would it be in?
A) Metals
B) Halogens
C) Noble Gases
D) Non-metals
  • 10. Chlorine is in group 17. It is .....
A) an alkali earth metal
B) a halogen
C) an alkali metal
D) an inert gas
  • 11. An ionic bond happens between
A) a metal and a non-metal
B) non-metals only
C) different metals
D) atoms of the same type
  • 12. A covalent bond means
A) atoms overlap and share protons
B) one atom steals the electron/s from another
C) electron/s are shared between two atoms so both have a full outer shell
D) atoms collect free electrons and use them as glue
  • 13. The PERIODS in the periodic table are...
A) days of the month nobody wants to be doing chemistry!
B) horizontal rows
C) groups with similar properties
D) vertical columns
  • 14. Which of these elements only has a temporary symbol because its existance has not yet been proven?
A) O
B) Uub
C) Ag
D) N
  • 15. What is a LATTICE?
A) the three dimensional structure atoms form when they bond
B) rings around the outside of the nucleus
C) the heavy core of an atom
D) Part of a salad
  • 16. Which of these has a neutral charge?
A) nucleus
B) proton
C) ion
D) atom
  • 17. Oxygen has an atomic number of 8 and is in group 16. Predict how many covalent bonds oxygen would form:
A) 16
B) 2
C) 6
D) 8
  • 18. Which of the following particles are used in determining the position of an element in the periodic table?
A) electrons only
B) neutrons only
C) Protons only
D) Protons and electrons
  • 19. The atomic number in the periodic table ia equal to....
A) the number of neutrons
B) the number of electrons and the number of protons
C) the number of electrons only
D) the sum of the protons and the electrons
  • 20. The term MONATOMIC means
A) only one atom can exist at a time
B) the atom is desperate to gain one more electron to have a full outer shell
C) only one type of atom is in the molecule
D) these kinds of atoms do not bond at all ever
  • 21. The symbol for sodium is Na and comes from its original Latin name. Given this information, the latin name is most likely to be....
A) Natrium
B) Sodium
C) Nullaborium
D) Sodinium
  • 22. Which of the following could explain the decrease in melting and boiling points as you go down Group 1 of the periodic table?
A) Atoms get larger as you move down the the group so the electrons are less strongly attracted to the nucleus
B) Atoms have a stonger hold on their electrons as you go down the group
C) Atoms get smaller as you move down the group, so they need less energy
D) Atoms have increasing numbers of electrons in their outer shell as you move down the group
  • 23. What is the likely name given to a molecule containing one phosphorous atom bonded to five Chlorines?
A) PentaPhosphorous dichloride
B) Phosphorous pentachloride
C) phosphorous dichloride
D) pentachloride monophosphorate
  • 24. A molecule with a carbon backbone and hydrogen on the outside is called a ...
A) hydrocarbon
B) carbohydrate
C) carbonohydrogenate
D) carbonate
  • 25. An organic chemist studies
A) How musical instruments can be used to poison people
B) the properties of hydrocarbons and their reactions
C) All the chemical reactions that take place inside the human body
D) how to grow fresh fruit and vegetables without chemicals
  • 26. Methane, ethane and propane all belong to which hydrocarbon family?
A) Alkanes
B) Alkaloids
C) Alkenes
D) Alkynes
  • 27. Plastics are tyes of hydrocarbon because...
A) They come in many forms
B) They are made from oil, which was made from the remains of dead plants and animals
C) They are made of carbon
D) they are synthetically produced by humans
  • 28. A diamond is made of....
A) four carbon atoms bonding together
B) carbon atoms bonding in pairs
C) glass
D) Carbon atoms arranged in a lattice with each atom bonding with 6 other atoms
  • 29. The first person to arrange the elements in a table according to ATOMIC NUMBER was...
A) Mr Thompson
B) Henry Moseley
C) Aristotle
D) Dmitri Mendeleev
  • 30. The two groups that are removed and found at the bottom of the periodic table are known as the....
A) lanthanides and Actinides
B) Artificial and predicted elements
C) lanthinides and the semi-metals
D) transition elements and the silicons
  • 31. The group most likely to bond with a HALOGEN is
A) The Alkali Earth metals
B) The alkali metals
C) The noble gases
D) The transition metals
  • 32. Allotropes of carbon include....
A) People, plants, natural gas and carbon dioxide.
B) Oxygen, Nitrogen, Hydrogen and Helium.
C) Charcoal, diamond, graphite and buckyballs.
D) fossil fuels, plastics, litter and the greenhouse effect.
  • 33. An element is....
A) a substance made up of atoms with the same atomic number
B) a charged atom.
C) A combination of several atoms bonded covalently
D) A pure and rare substance
  • 34. How do we know subatomic particles (proton, neutron, electron) exist?
A) You can see them with a microscope in the laboratory.
B) Scientists can see them using a Scanning Electron Microscope
C) Scientists have collected indirect evidence about the way they bahave and interact.
D) Scientists have taken photographs of electrons with high speed cameras.
  • 35. How do you find the number of neutrons in an atom?
A) Mass number - atomic number
B) Protons + electrons
C) Neutrons = protons
D) Atomic number-mass number
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