Foundation Chemistry Practice Questions

1). A beryllium atom has 4 protons, 5 neutrons, and 4 electrons. What is the
mass number of this atom?

a) 4
b) 5
c) 9
d) 13

2). An electron dot symbol for an element shows that element's symbol and an
arrangement of dots that indicates the:

a) Atomic number
b) Atomic mass
c) Total number of electrons
d) Number of electrons in the outer energy level

3). Which element is most likely to form a covalent compound?

a) Carbon
b) Berrylium
c) Magnesium
d) Sodium
4). What are most atoms made of?

a) Molecules
b) Water
c) Protons, neutrons and electrons
d) None of the above

5). What is the charge assigned to the protons?

a) Negative
b) Positive
c) Zero
d) None of the above

6). If the atomic mass of Nitrogen is 14, and it has 7 neutrons, how many
electrons does it have?

a) 8
b) 6
c) 14
d) 7
7). The atomic number of an element is equal to:

a) The number of protons in the atom

b) The number of protons plus the number of neutrons
c) The number of protons plus the number of electrons
d) The number of neutrons in the atom

8). Isotopes are atoms of the same elements which have different

a) Proton numbers
b) Electron numbers
c) Neutron numbers
d) Electronic structure

9). In the chemical notation for isotopes, the chlorine atom is written as shown
below. The number 35 stands for

35
Cl

a) 17 Number of electrons
b) Mass number
c) Number of neutrons
d) Atomic number
10). The horizontal rows of the periodic table are known as

a) Groups
b) Series
c) Periods
d) Sections

11). The vertical columns of the periodic table are known as

a) Groups
b) Series
c) Periods
d) Sections

12). If an atom has 7 electrons in its outer shell, to what group does it belong
in the periodic table?

a) 1
b) 5
c) 2
d) 7
e) 4
13). -------- increases across the period from left to right.

a) Atomic radius
b) Electonegativity
c) Nuclear charge
d) Ability to form a positive ion

14). In general, metals are

a) brittle and dull in appearance

b) gases at room temperature
c) have high electrical and thermal conductivities

15). In general, nonmetals

a) have low electrical and thermal conductivities

b) are liquids at room temperature
c) have high electrical and thermal conductivities
d) Can only be a gas.

16). The transition elements are located

 a) on the left side of the periodic table
b) on the right side of the periodic table
c) in central section of the periodic table
d) outside the periodic table

17). Lithium is in the group of

a) The Boron Elements

b) The Alkali Metals
c) The Alkaline Earth Metals
d) Halogens

18). Calcium is in the group of

a) Alkali metals
b) Alkaline earth metals
c) Transition metals
d) Halogens
e) Noble gases
KEY

1. C
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. A
8. C
9. B
10.C
11.A
12.D
13.B
14.C
15.A
16.C
17.B
18.B