Assignment:
Question 1. If matter is uniform throughout and cannot be separated into other substances by physical means, it is _______.
- a compound
- an element
- a homogeneous mixture
- either an element or a compound
- a heterogeneous mixture
Question 2. Which one of the following is not a physical property of water?
- Water exists in solid, liquid and gaseous forms.
- It boils at 100oC at a pressure of 1 atm.
- It is clear and colorless.
- It freezes at 0oC.
- It reacts rapidly with potassium metal to form potassium hydroxide.
Question 3. 1 milligram = _____ micrograms
Question 4. The density of silver is 10.5 g/cm3. What volume (cm3) would be occupied by a piece of silver with a mass of 61.3 g?
- 0.00155
- 644
- 0.171
- 10.5
- 5.84
Question 5. In the Rutherford nuclear-atom model, _______.
- the three principal subatomic particles (protons, neutrons, and electrons) all have essentially the same mass and mass is spread essentially uniformly throughout the atom
- mass is spread essentially uniformly throughout the atom the light subatomic particles, protons and neutrons, reside in the nucleus
- the heavy subatomic particles, protons and neutrons, reside in the nucleus
- the three principal subatomic particles (protons, neutrons, and electrons) all have essentially the same mass
Question 6. An atom of the most common isotope of gold, 197Au, has _____ protons, _____ neutrons, and _____ electrons.
- 79, 197, 197
- 118, 79, 39
- 79, 118, 118
- 79, 118, 79
- 197, 79, 118
Question 7. All atoms of a particular element contain the same number of _______.
- protons and neutrons
- subatomic particles
- protons
- neutrons
- protons, neutrons, and electrons
Question 8. In the symbol below, x = _____.
- 13
- 6
- 19
- 7
- Not enough information to determine
Question 9. In the periodic table, the elements are arranged in __________.
- order of increasing atomic number
- order of increasing metallic properties
- alphabetical order
- reverse alphabetical order
- order of increasing neutron content
Question 10. Elements in Group 7A are known as the _______.
- halogens
- alkaline earth metals
- alkali metals
- noble gases
- chalcogens