PERIODICAL EXAM IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE

NAME: __________________________ DATE: ______________ SCORE: _____________

MULTIPLE CHOICE: CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER. WRITE YOUR ANSWER BEFORE THE NUMBER. ERASURES MEANS
WRONG.
1. How is a theory different from a guess? Choose the best answer.
a. A theory cannot be disproven; a guess can be
b. A theory is backed up by hard evidence; a guess is not
c. A theory is agreed upon by scientists; a guess is only agreed on by laypeople
d. A theory is usually very old; a guess is usually very new
2. Which word best describes a singularity?
a. Large b. Cold c. Dense d. Flammable
3. What was contained in the singularity that gave rise to the Big Bang? Choose the best answer.
a. Gamma rays b. Electrons in a highly excited state
c. One atom of every known element in our universe d. All the mass, energy, and time in our universe
3. When electrons are shared unequally, chemists characterize these types of bonds as _________.
a. polar covalent b .ionic c. pure covalent d. nonpolar covalent e. none of these
4. Atoms with greatly differing electronegativity values are expected to form
a. no bonds b. polar covalent bonds c. nonpolar covalent bonds d. triple bonds e.ionic bonds
5. Nonmetal elements typically have ______________ electronegativities.
a. low b. high c. neutral d. strong e none of these
6. The electron pair in a bond could be considered
a. closer to C; carbon has a larger radius and thus exerts greater control over the shared electron pair
b. closer to F because fluorine has a higher electronegativity than carbon
c. closer to C because carbon has a lower electronegativity than fluorine
d. an inadequate model because the bond is ionic
e. centrally located directly between the C and F
7. What is the correct order of the following bonds in terms of decreasing polarity?
a. b
C. d. e.
8. Which of the following bonds would be the most polar without being considered ionic?
a. b. c. d. e.
9. Which of the following bonds would be the least polar yet still be considered polar covalent?
a. b. c. d. e.
10. An bond is expected to be more polar than an bond. a. True b. False
11. Carbon dioxide has ______________ bonds.
a. ionic b covalent c. polar covalent d. magnetic e. none of these
12. Which of the following compounds contains an ionic bond?
a. HCl(g) b. NaCl c. CCl4 d. SO2 e. O2
13. Which of the following compounds contains one or more covalent bonds?
a. NaCl b. CaO c. CO2 d. Cs2O e. BaBr2
14. The most electronegative element is:
a. He b. F c. Atd. Cs e. O
15. In the hydrochloric acid molecule, the atoms are held together by a(n)
a. ionic bond b. polar covalent bond c. nonpolar bond d. double bond e.none of these
16. Which of these is not an ionic compound?
a.K2CO3 b. HCl c NaSCN d NH4I e MgCl2
17. Which of the following elements has the lowest electronegativity?
a. Rb b. Na c. Ca d. S e. Cl

18. When a molecule has a center of + charge and a center of - charge, it is said to have a _______.
a. magnetic attraction b. diatomic bond c. double bond d. polyatomic ion e. dipole moment

19. Which of the following has the most nonpolar bond?

a.H2S b.HCl c. Br2 d. OF2 e. all are nonpolar.
20. Which diagram best represents a polar molecule? (an ionic bond is an extreme polar bond)
a. 1 -
+
1) Cl2 2) H 2 3) HCl 4) NaCl
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
21. The electrons in a bond between two iodine atoms (I2) are shared
a. Equally, and the resulting bond is polar. b. Equally, and the resulting bond is nonpolar.
c. Unequally, and the resulting bond is polar. d. Unequally, and the resulting bond is nonpolar.
22. As a calcium atom undergoes oxidation to Ca +2 the overall size of the atom
a. Increase b. Decrease c. Remain the same
23. A neutral atom changes to an ion with a charge of +3 by
a. gaining 3 protons b. losing 3 protons c. gaining 3 electron d. losing 3 electrons
24. How many of the following will have Lewis structures with multiple bonds? CO, CO 2, CO32, N2, O2
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5
25. Which of the following has the most nonpolar covalent bond?
a.N2 b. CO c. HI d. CCl4 e. NaCl
26. Which of the following has a triple bond?
a.CH4 b. CO c. SO2 d. NO3 e. none of these
27. Which of the following has primarily ionic bonding?
a.N2O3 b. Na2O c. CO2 d. CCl4 e. none of these
28. The number of polar covalent bonds in NH3 is
a.1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. none of these
29. If atom X forms a diatomic molecule with itself, the bond is
a. ionic b. polar covalent c. nonpolar covalent d. polar coordinate covalent
30. How many lone pairs of electrons are in the Lewis structure for ammonia, NH 3?
a.. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3 e. 4
31. The Lewis structure for which of the following contains the greatest number of lone pairs?
a. CH4 b. HF c. F2 d. H2O e. H2

32. Choose the correct Lewis structure for the OH ion.

a. b. c. d.
33. What is the total number of valence electrons in an atom with the electron configuration 2-8-5?
a) 2 b) 5 c) 8 d) 15
2+ 0 2+
34. A Ca ion differs from a Ca atom in that the Ca ion has
a) more electrons b) more protons c) fewer protons d) fewer electrons
35.Which particles are referred to as nucleons (subatomic particles located in the nucleus)?
a) protons and neutrons c) neutrons, only
b) protons and electrons d) neutrons and electrons
36.What is the mass number of an atom that contains 19 protons, 19 electrons, and 20 neutrons?
a) 39 b) 19 c) 58 d) 20
37.What term refers to the region of an atom where an electron is most likely to be found?
a) quantum b) spectrum c) orbital d) orbit
38. The nucleus of an atom consists of 8 protons and 6 neutrons. The total number of electrons present in a
neutral atom of this element is
a) 6 b) 8 c) 2 d) 14
39. What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy the third principle energy level?
a) 18 b) 8 c) 10 d) 3
40. Atoms of 16O, 17O, and 18O have the same number of
protons, but a different number of electrons c) protons, but a different number of neutrons
electrons, but a different number of protons d) neutrons, but a different number of protons
41. All atoms of an element have the same
a) number of neutrons c) atomic number
b) atomic mass d) mass number
42. The atomic number is always equal to the total number of
a) neutrons in the nucleus c) neutrons plus protons in the atom
b) protons in the nucleus d) protons plus electrons in the atom
43. How many protons are in the nucleus of an atom of beryllium?
a) 2 b) 4 c) 9 d) 5
44. Which subatomic particle is negative?
a) proton b) neutron c) electron d) nucleus
45. Which of the following particles has the least mass?
a) neutron b) proton c) electron d) hydrogen nucleus
46. A sample of element X contains 90% X-35 atoms, 8.0% X-37 atoms, and 2.0% X-38 atoms. The average
atomic mass will be closest to which value?
a) 35 b) 36 c) 37 d) 38
47. What is the total number of electrons in an Mg+2 ion?
a) 10 b) 24 c) 2 d) 12
48. Which of the following electron configurations represents an atom in the excited state?
a) 2-8 b) 2-8-1 c) 2-6-1 d) 2-1
49. Which principal energy level of an atom contains an electron with the lowest energy?
a) 3 b) 4 c) 1 d) 2
50. The atomic mass of an element is defined as the weighted average mass of that element’s
a) naturally occurring isotopes c) radioactive isotopes
b) least abundant isotope d) most abundant isotope
51. Compared to the entire atom, the nucleus of the atom is
smaller and contains most of the atom’s mass c) larger and contains most of the atom’s mass
smaller and contains little of the atom’s mass d) larger and contains little of the atom’s mass
52. What is the nuclear charge in an atom of boron?
a) +11 b) +6 c) +5 d) +12
54. Draw the Lewis structure for the H2Te molecule.
55. Draw the Lewis structure for AsH3.