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C) protons and neutrons

2.1 Multiple-Choice and Bimodal D) protons and electrons
Questions E) protons

2. 6. In the periodic table, the rows are

2. 1. __________ and __________ reside in called __________ and the columns
the atomic nucleus. are called __________.

A) Protons, electrons A) octaves, groups

B) Electrons, neutrons B) staffs, families
C) Protons, neutrons C) periods, groups
D) none of the above D) cogeners, families
E) Neutrons, only neutrons E) rows, groups

2. 2. 200 pm is the same as __________ Å. 2. 7. Which group in the periodic table

contains only nonmetals?
A) 2000
B) 20 A) 1A
C) 200 B) 6A
D) 2 C) 2B
E) 2 1012 D) 2A
E) 8A
2. 3. The atomic number indicates
__________. 2. 8. The element __________ is the most
similar to strontium in chemical and
A) the number of neutrons in a nucleus physical properties.
B) the total number of neutrons and protons
in a nucleus A) Li
C) the number of protons or electrons in a B) At
neutral atom C) Rb
D) the number of atoms in 1 g of an element D) Ba
E) the number of different isotopes of an E) Cs
element
2. 9. Horizontal rows of the periodic table
2. 4. Which pair of atoms constitutes a pair are known as __________.
of isotopes of the same element?
A) periods
A) 14
X 14
X B) groups
6 7
14 12
C) metalloids
B) 6 X 6 X D) metals
17 17
C) 9 X 8 X E) nonmetals
19 19
D) 10 X 9 X
2. 10. Vertical columns of the periodic table
20 21
E) 10 X 11 X are known as __________.

2. 5. The nucleus of an atom contains A) metals

__________. B) periods
C) nonmetals
A) electrons D) groups
B) protons, neutrons, and electrons E) metalloids

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2. 11. Elements in Group 1A are known as C) metal, metalloid

the __________. D) metalloid, nonmetal
E) nonmetal, metal
A) chalcogens
B) alkaline earth metals 2. 17. Lithium is a __________ and
C) alkali metals magnesium is a __________.
D) halogens
E) noble gases A) nonmetal, metal
B) nonmetal, nonmetal
2. 12. Elements in Group 2A are known as C) metal, metal
the __________. D) metal, metalloid
E) metalloid, metalloid
A) alkaline earth metals
B) alkali metals 2. 18. Oxygen is a __________ and nitrogen
C) chalcogens is a __________.
D) halogens
E) noble gases A) metal, metalloid
B) nonmetal, metal
2. 13. Elements in Group 6A are known as C) metalloid, metalloid
the __________. D) nonmetal, nonmetal
E) nonmetal, metalloid
A) alkali metals
B) chalcogens 2. 19. Calcium is a __________ and silver is
C) alkaline earth metals a __________.
D) halogens
E) noble gases A) nonmetal, metal
B) metal, metal
2. 14. Elements in Group 7A are known as C) metalloid, metal
the __________. D) metal, metalloid
E) nonmetal, metalloid
A) chalcogens
B) alkali metals 2. 20. __________ are found uncombined, as
C) alkaline earth metals monatomic species in nature.
D) halogens
E) noble gases A) Noble gases
B) Chalcogens
2. 15. Elements in Group 8A are known as C) Alkali metals
the __________. D) Alkaline earth metals
E) Halogens
A) halogens
B) alkali metals 2. 21. When a metal and a nonmetal react,
C) alkaline earth metals the __________ tends to lose electrons
D) chalcogens and the __________ tends to gain
E) noble gases electrons.

2. 16. Potassium is a __________ and A) metal, metal

chlorine is a __________. B) nonmetal, nonmetal
C) metal, nonmetal
A) metal, nonmetal D) nonmetal, metal
B) metal, metal E) None of the above, these elements share

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electrons. A) 1-
B) 1+
2. 22. __________ typically form ions with a C) 2+
2+ charge. D) 3+
E) 3-
A) Alkaline earth metals
B) Halogens 2. 28. Iodine forms an ion with a charge of
C) Chalcogens __________.
D) Alkali metals
E) Transition metals A) 7-
B) 1+
2. 23. Potassium forms an ion with a charge C) 2-
of __________. D) 2+
E) 1-
A) 2+
B) 1- 2. 29. Oxygen forms an ion with a charge of
C) 1+ __________.
D) 2-
E) 0 A) 2-
B) 2+
2. 24. Calcium forms an ion with a charge of C) 3-
__________. D) 3+
E) 6+
A) 1-
B) 2- 2. 30. Sulfur forms an ion with a charge of
C) 1+ __________.
D) 2+
E) 0 A) 2+
B) 2-
2. 25. Barium forms an ion with a charge of C) 3+
__________. D) 6-
E) 6+
A) 1+
B) 2- 2.2 Multiple-Choice Questions
C) 3+
D) 3- 2. 31. Which one of the following is not true
E) 2+ concerning cathode rays?

2. 26. Aluminum forms an ion with a charge A) They originate from the negative
of __________. electrode.
B) They travel in straight lines in the
A) 2+ absence of electric or magnetic fields.
B) 3- C) They impart a negative charge to metals
C) 1+ exposed to them.
D) 3+ D) They are made up of electrons.
E) 1- E) The characteristics of cathode rays
depend on the material from which they are
2. 27. Fluorine forms an ion with a charge of emitted.
__________.

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2. 32. The charge on an electron was D) become positively charged

determined in the __________. E) bend toward a light source

A) cathode ray tube, by J. J. Thompson 2. 37. Of the following, the smallest and
B) Rutherford gold foil experiment lightest subatomic particle is the
C) Millikan oil drop experiment __________.
D) Dalton atomic theory
E) atomic theory of matter A) neutron
B) proton
2. 33. In the Rutherford nuclear-atom model, C) electron
__________. D) nucleus
E) alpha particle
A) the heavy subatomic particles, protons
and neutrons, reside in the nucleus 2. 38. All atoms of a given element have the
B) the three principal subatomic particles same __________.
(protons, neutrons, and electrons) all have
essentially the same mass A) mass
C) the light subatomic particles, protons and B) number of protons
neutrons, reside in the nucleus C) number of neutrons
D) mass is spread essentially uniformly D) number of electrons and neutrons
throughout the atom E) density
E) the three principal subatomic particles
(protons, neutrons, and electrons) all have 2. 39. Which atom has the smallest number
essentially the same mass and mass is spread of neutrons?
essentially uniformly throughout the atom
A) carbon-14
2. 34. Cathode rays are __________. B) nitrogen-14
C) oxygen-16
A) neutrons D) fluorine-19
B) x-rays E) neon-20
C) electrons
D) protons 2. 40. Which atom has the largest number of
E) atoms neutrons?

2. 35. Cathode rays are deflected away from A) phosphorus-30

a negatively charged plate because B) chlorine-37
__________. C) potassium-39
D) argon-40
A) they are not particles E) calcium-40
B) they are positively charged particles
C) they are neutral particles 2. 41. There are __________ electrons,
D) they are negatively charged particles __________ protons, and __________
E) they are emitted by all matter neutrons in an atom of 132
54 Xe .

2. 36. In the absence of magnetic or electric A) 132, 132, 54

fields, cathode rays __________. B) 54, 54, 132
C) 78, 78, 54
A) do not exist D) 54, 54, 78
B) travel in straight lines E) 78, 78, 132
C) cannot be detected

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2. 42. An atom of the most common isotope C) protons, neutrons

of gold, 197Au, has __________ D) electrons, protons
protons, __________ neutrons, and E) neutrons, electrons
__________ electrons.
2. 47. The nucleus of an atom does not
A) 197, 79, 118 contain __________.
B) 118, 79, 39
C) 79, 197, 197 A) protons
D) 79, 118, 118 B) protons or neutrons
E) 79, 118, 79 C) neutrons
D) subatomic particles
2. 43. Which combination of protons, E) electrons
neutrons, and electrons is correct for
63 2. 48. The nucleus of an atom contains
the isotope of copper, 29 Cu ?
__________.

A) 29 p + , 34 n°, 29 e  A) electrons
B) 29 p + , 29 n°, 63 e  B) protons
C) neutrons
C) 63 p + , 29 n°, 63 e 
D) protons and neutrons
D) 34 p + , 29 n°, 34 e  E) protons, neutrons, and electrons
E) 34 p + , 34 n°, 29 e 
2. 49. Different isotopes of a particular
2. 44. Which isotope has 45 neutrons? element contain the same number of
__________.
80
A) 36 Kr
80
A) protons
B) 35 Br B) neutrons
78
C) 34 Se C) protons and neutrons
34 D) protons, neutrons, and electrons
D) 17 Cl
E) subatomic particles
103
E) 45 Rh
2. 50. Different isotopes of a particular
2. 45. Which isotope has 36 electrons in an element contain different numbers of
atom? __________.

A) 80
Kr A) protons
36
80
B) neutrons
B) 35 Br C) protons and neutrons
78
C) 34 Se D) protons, neutrons, and electrons
D) 34
Cl E) None of the above is correct.
17
36
E) 80 Hg 2. 51. In the symbol shown below, x =
__________. 13x C
2. 46. Isotopes are atoms that have the same A) 7
number of __________ but differing B) 13
number of __________. C) 12
D) 6
A) protons, electrons E) not enough information to determine
B) neutrons, protons

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2. 52. In the symbol below, X =

__________. 136 X A) hydrogen
B) oxygen
A) N C) sodium
B) C D) carbon
C) Al E) helium
D) K
E) not enough information to determine 2. 57. The element X has three naturally
occurring isotopes. The masses (amu)
2. 53. In the symbol below, x = __________. and % abundances of the isotopes are
x given in the table below. The average
6C atomic mass of the element is
__________ amu.
A) 19
B) 13
C) 6
D) 7
E) not enough information to determine

2. 54. In the symbol below, x is __________. A) 219.7

x
6C B) 220.4
C) 220.42
A) the number of neutrons D) 218.5
B) the atomic number E) 221.0
C) the mass number
D) the isotope number 2. 58. Element X has three naturally
E) the elemental symbol occurring isotopes. The masses (amu)
and % abundances of the isotopes are
2. 55. Silver has two naturally occurring given in the table below. The average
isotopes with the following isotopic atomic mass of the element is
masses: __________ amu.

107 107
Ar
47 Ar
47
106.90509 108.9047

The average atomic mass of silver is

107.8682 amu. The fractional abundance of
A) 41.54
the lighter of the two isotopes is
B) 39.68
__________.
C) 39.07
D) 38.64
A) 0.24221
E) 33.33
B) 0.48168
C) 0.51835
2. 59. The element X has three naturally
D) 0.75783
occurring isotopes. The isotopic
E) 0.90474
masses (amu) and % abundances of
the isotopes are given in the table
2. 56. The atomic mass unit is presently
below. The average atomic mass of
based on assigning an exact integral
the element is __________ amu.
mass (in amu) to an isotope of
__________.

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has an atomic weight of 62.9 amu and

A) 161.75
B) 162.03
C) 162.35
D) 163.15
E) 33.33
2. 60. The element X has three naturally
occurring isotopes. The isotopic
masses (amu) and % abundances of
the isotopes are given in the table
below. The average atomic mass of
the element is __________ amu.
constitutes 69.1% of the copper
isotopes. The other isotope has an
abundance of 30.9%. The atomic
weight (amu) of the second isotope is
__________ amu.
A) 63.2
B) 63.8
C) 64.1
D) 64.8
E) 28.1
2. 63. The element X has three naturally
occurring isotopes. The masses (amu)
and % abundances of the isotopes are
given in the table below. The average
atomic mass of the element is
__________ amu.

A) 33.33
B) 55.74
C) 56.11
D) 57.23 A) 17.20
E) 56.29 B) 16.90
C) 17.65
2. 61. The element X has two naturally D) 17.11
occurring isotopes. The masses (amu) E) 16.90
and % abundances of the isotopes are
given in the table below. The average 2. 64. Vanadium has two naturally occurring
atomic mass of the element is isotopes, 50V with an atomic mass of
__________ amu. 49.9472 amu and 51V with an atomic
mass of 50.9440. The atomic weight
of vanadium is 50.9415. The percent
abundances of the vanadium isotopes
are __________% 50V and
__________% 51V.
A) 30.20
B) 33.20 A) 0.25, 99.75
C) 34.02 B) 99.75, 0.25
D) 35.22 C) 49, 51
E) 32.73 D) 1.0, 99
E) 99, 1.0
2. 62. The average atomic weight of copper,
which has two naturally occurring 2. 65. An unknown element is found to have
isotopes, is 63.5. One of the isotopes three naturally occurring isotopes with

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atomic masses of 35.9675 (0.337%), 2. 70. Which species has 54 electrons?

37.9627 (0.063%), and 39.9624
(99.600%). Which of the following is A) 132
54 Xe+
the unknown element?
B) 128
52 Te2
118
A) Ar C) 50 Sn 2+
B) K D) 112
Cd
48
C) Cl 132
D) Ca E) 54 Xe2+
E) None of the above could be the unknown
element. 2. 71. Which species has 16 protons?

2. 66. In the periodic table, the elements are A) 31P

arranged in __________.
B) 34 S2 
A) alphabetical order C) 36Cl
B) order of increasing atomic number D) 80 Br 
C) order of increasing metallic properties E) 16O
D) order of increasing neutron content
E) reverse alphabetical order 2. 72. Which species has 18 electrons?

2. 67. Elements __________ exhibit similar

A) 39K
physical and chemical properties.
B) 32 S2
A) with similar chemical symbols C) 35Cl
B) with similar atomic masses D) 27 Al3
C) in the same period of the periodic table
D) on opposite sides of the periodic table E) 64 Cu 2
E) in the same group of the periodic table
2. 73. The species __________ contains 16
2. 68. Of the following, __________ neutrons.
contains the greatest number of
electrons. A) 31P
B) 34 S2 
A) P3+ C) 36Cl
B) P
D) 80 Br 
C) P 2
E) 16O
D) P3
E) P 2+
2. 74. Which species is an isotope of 39Cl?
2. 69. Which one of the following is most
likely to lose electrons when forming A) 40 Ar 
an ion? B) 34 S2 
C) 36 Cl
A) F
B) P D) 80Br
C) Rh E) 39Ar
D) S
E) N 2. 75. Which one of the following species
has as many electrons as it has

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neutrons? 2. 80. An atom of 131I contains __________

electrons.
A) 1H
B) 40 Ca 2 A) 131
C) 14C B) 184
C) 78
D) 19 F
D) 124
E) 14 C2 E) 53

2. 76. There are __________ protons, 2. 81. 420 pm is the same as __________
__________ neutrons, and Angstroms.

__________ electrons in 131 I .
A) 4200
A) 131, 53, and 54 B) 42
B) 131, 53, and 52 C) 420
C) 53, 78, and 54 D) 4.2
D) 53, 131, and 52 E) 0.42
E) 78, 53, and 72
2. 82. The mass number of an atom of
2. 77. Which species has 48 electrons? 118Xe is __________.

A) 118
50 Sn 2 A) 54
116 4 B) 172
B) 50 Sn
C) 64
C) 112
48 Cd 2 D) 118
68
D) 31 Ga E) 110
48
E) 22Ti
2. 83. The atomic number of an atom of
80Br
2.5 Algorithmic Questions is __________.

2. 78. An atom of 17O contains __________ A) 115

protons. B) 35
C) 45
A) 8 D) 73
B) 25 E) 80
C) 9
D) 11 2. 84. An ion has 8 protons, 9 neutrons, and
E) 17 10 electrons. The symbol for the ion is
__________.
2. 79. An atom of 15N contains _______
A) 17O2
neutrons.
B) 17O2
A) 7 C) 19F
B) 22 D) 19F
C) 8 E) 17Ne2
D) 10
E) 15

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2. 85. How many electrons does the Al3 ion

possess?

A) 16
B) 10
C) 6
D) 0
E) 13

2. 86. How many protons does the Br  ion

possess?

A) 34
B) 36
C) 6
D) 8
E) 35

2. 87. Predict the charge of the most stable

ion of bromine.

A) 2+
B) 1+
C) 3+
D) 1-
E) 2-

2. 88. Predict the charge of the most stable

ion of potassium.

A) 3+
B) 1-
C) 2+
D) 2-
E) 1+

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Answer: A

2.1 2.17
Answer: C Answer: C

2.2 2.18
Answer: D Answer: D

2.3 2.19
Answer: C Answer: B

2.4 2.20
Answer: B Answer: A

2.5 2.21
Answer: C Answer: C

2.6 2.22
Answer: C Answer: A

2.7 2.23
Answer: E Answer: C

2.8 2.24
Answer: D Answer: D

2.9 2.25
Answer: A Answer: E

2.10 2.26
Answer: D Answer: D

2.11 2.27
Answer: C Answer: A

2.28
2.12 Answer: E
Answer: A
2.29
2.13 Answer: A
Answer: B
2.30
2.14 Answer: B
Answer: D
2.31
2.15 Answer: E
Answer: E
2.32
2.16
Answer: C

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2.33
Answer: A Answer: A

2.34 2.50
Answer: C Answer: B

2.35 2.51
Answer: D Answer: D

2.36 2.52
Answer: B Answer: B

2.37 2.53
Answer: C Answer: E

2.38 2.54
Answer: B Answer: C

2.39 2.55
Answer: B Answer: C

2.40 2.56
Answer: D Answer: D

2.41 2.57
Answer: D Answer: B

2.42 2.58
Answer: E Answer: A

2.43 2.59
Answer: A Answer: C

2.44 2.60
Answer: B Answer: C

2,45 2.61
Answer: A Answer: B

2.46 2.62
Answer: C Answer: D

2.47\ 2.63
Answer: E Answer: A

2.48 2.64
Answer: D Answer: A

2.49 2.65

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Answer: A
2.82
2.66 Answer: D
Answer: B
2.83
2.67 Answer: B
Answer: E
2.84
2.68 Answer: A
Answer: D
2.85
2.69 Answer: B
Answer: C
2.86
2.70 Answer: E
Answer: B
2.87
2.71 Answer: D
Answer: B
2.88
2.72 Answer: E
Answer: B

2.73
Answer: A

2.74
Answer: C

2.75
Answer: D

2.76
Answer: C

2.77
Answer: A

2.78
Answer: A

2.79
Answer: C

2.80
Answer: E

2.81
Answer: D

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