QUESTION ANSWERS: 3 Cards

1 Cards: Q: What piece of equipment is used to split water into hydrogen and
oxygen?
Q: Water is a compound. True or False
A: The Hofmann voltameter.
A: True – It is made up of water and oxygen.
Q: What metal is liquid at room temperature?
Q: What electric charge does an electron carry?
A: Mercury.
A: An electron carries a negative electric charge.
Q: What metal melts at low temperatures?
Q: Pure salt is a compound. True or False
A: Mercury
A: True – It is made up of sodium and chlorine.
Q: What does the atomic number of an atom tell us?
Q: In compounds, the elements are not bonded tightly together. True or
False A: The atomic number of an atom tells us the number of protons there are
in the atom.
A: False – The atoms of a compound ARE bonded very tightly together.
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Q: What electric charge does a proton carry?
Q: What is the atomic number of helium?
A: A proton carries a positive electric charge.
A: 2
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Q: What is the atomic number of hydrogen?
Q: There are 80 naturally occurring elements in their pure form. True or
False A: 1

A: False – There are 92 naturally occurring elements in their pure form. Q: What is the atomic number of lithium?

Q: What two particles make up the nucleus of an atom? A: 3

A: Protons and neutrons. Q: What is the atomic number of beryllium?

Q: The element ‘einsteinium’ was named after the famous scientist Albert A: 4
Einstein. True or False 5 Cards
A: True
Q: What is the atomic number of boron?
Q: A neutron does not have an electric charge. True or False
A: 5
A: True
Q: What is the chemical symbol for sodium?

A: Na
Q: What is the chemical symbol for potassium?
A: K
Q: What is the chemical symbol for neon?
A: Ne
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Q: What is the chemical symbol for iron?
A: Fe
Q: What is the chemical symbol for gold?
A: Au
Q: What takes up most of an atom?
A: Empty space takes up most of an atom.
Q: Plastics are synthetic polymers. True or False
A: True
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Q: Where are electrons located in an atom?
A: Electrons are located outside the nucleus.
Q: Where are protons located in an atom?
A: Protons are located inside the nucleus.
Q: Where are neutrons located in an atom?
A: Neutrons are located inside the nucleus.
Q: If a neutral atom has ten protons, how many electrons will it have?
A: It will have ten electrons.
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Q: What does it mean for something to be inert?
A: If something is inert, it means that it is not reactive.
Q: What does it mean for something to be combustible?
A: If something is combustible, it means it is easily ignited.
Q: What system did the Russian scientist, Dmitri Mendeleev, invent?
A: He invented the system for grouping elements – the periodic
table.
Q: Hydrogen is an element with the smallest atom. True or False
A: True
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Q: Name one way that elements in a compound can be separated.
A: (Multiple answers) Passing electricity through the compound;
burning the compound; mixing the compound with other chemicals.
Q: Name the common features of metalloids.
A: They can be polished like a metal, but are poor conductors of heat
and electricity and cannot be bent or made into a wire.
Q: What did Democritus suggest that everything in the world was
made out of?
A: Democritus suggested that everything in the world was made of
tiny invisible particles called atomos (atoms).
Q: What is photosynthesis?
A: Photosynthesis is the food-making process in plants that takes
place in chloroplasts (small pockets found on plant cells containing
the pigment chlorophyll) within cells.
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Q: What is a molecule?

A: A molecule is a group of atoms joined (bonded) together.

Q: What are polymers?

A: Polymers are a compound made of molecules that are long chains

of atoms.
Q: Carbon is found naturally in three different forms. Name them

A: The three natural forms of carbon are diamonds, graphite and

coal.
Q: Name the eight metalloids.

A: (Any order) Boron, silicon, arsenic, germanium, antimony,

polonium, astatine and tellurium.
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Q: What is decomposition?

A: The breaking up of substances into smaller parts.

Q: Metals can conduct heat and electricity well. True or False

A: True
Q: Non-metals are malleable and ductile, but metals are not. True or
False
A: False – Non-metals are NOT malleable (can be bent) or ductile
(can be made into wire), but metals are.
Q: The amount of hydrogen is less than the amount of oxygen in
water. True or False
A: False – The amount of hydrogen is MORE than the amount of
oxygen in water because water has two hydrogen atoms and one
oxygen atom.