NAME: ______________________________________________ SCORE: ________________________________

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CHAPTER TEST: PHYSICAL SCIENCE

I. Multiple Choice

Directions :Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on one whole sheet of paper.

1. The two elements created at the beginning of the universe are ______.
a. Hydrogen and Helium c. Hydrogen and Oxygen
b. Hydrogen and carbon d. carbon and nitrogen
2. The most abundant element in the universe is _____.
a. Hydrogen b. helium c. Proton d. oxygen
3. How many helium nuclei are involved on the triple alpha process?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
4. Which statement is true about the triple alpha process?
a. Carbon-12 is directly produced when Beryllium-8 captures an alpha particle.
b. The process involves two unrelated steps.
c. Triple alpha process occurs whenever stars run out of hydrogen core.
d. Oxygen-16 is produces when Carbon 12 captures an alpha particle.
5. How many helium atoms are produced when six protons fused?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
6. The proton-proton chain reaction is a fusion reaction that enables small stars like the sun to generate energy.
Which statement is not true about proton-proton chain?
a. Hydrogen nuclei fuse to produced carbon atoms.
b. The p-p process occurs in three steps.
c. Hydrogen nuclei combined to form helium atom.
d. Four hydrogen nuclei are converted to one helium atom.
7. The number of protons in one atom of an element determines the atom’s _____.
a. Mass b. atomic number c. weight d. charge
8. How many helium atoms is needed to synthesized one carbon atom?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
9. All of the following are the subatomic particles of an atom except _____.
a. Proton b. electron c. Neutron d. Cation
10. The negatively charged particle of an atom is _____.
a. Proton b. electron c. Neutron d. Isotope
II. Complete the Table

Directions: Locate the following elements below and identify the missing item. Round off the atomic mass to the
nearest whole number

Element Atomic number Number of Proton Number of Neutron Atomic mass

1. 100 2. 3. 4.
Hassium 5. 108 6. 7.
8. 9. 10. 151 247

III. Identification/ Fill in the blank

1. According to __________ Law, “Every galaxy is rushing away from us with a s peed which is in direct proportion
to its distance”.
2. Alexander the Great established __________ in Egypt as a center of learning.
3. He discovered the electron through a cathode test tube to study the nature of electric discharge.
4. It is the force that can attract or repel particles.
5. He was the first toxicologist and he proposed that a balance of three substances was necessary for maintaining
health.

IV. Enumeration

1-5. Give the five ideas given by John Dalton in his atomic theory.
6-8. Give the three goals of Alchemy.
9-10. Name the two processes under the neutron capture.
VI. Nuclear Equations

1. Write the 6 equations in the CNO Process. (5 points)

2. Show the formation of Xenon 128 into Barium 137 using the neutron capture process. Identify if the isotopes
are stable or unstable. (10 points)
3. Using the carbon burning, show how oxygen, neon, sodium, and magnesium are formed. (10 points)mnkj