Atoms and Atomic Coordination Quiz

1. Which of the following best describes an atom?

A) A nucleus composed of protons and electrons
B) A nucleus composed of neutrons and electrons
C) A nucleus composed of protons and neutrons, encircled by moving electrons
D) A nucleus composed of neutrons and electrons, encircled by moving protons

2. What is the atomic number of an element?

A) The sum of the masses of protons and neutrons within the nucleus
B) The number of protons in the nucleus
C) The number of neutrons in the nucleus
D) The number of electrons in the atom

3. What is the atomic mass of an atom?

A) The sum of the masses of protons and neutrons within the nucleus
B) The number of protons in the nucleus
C) The number of neutrons in the nucleus
D) The number of electrons in the atom

4. What are the two types of forces between atoms?

A) Attractive and repulsive forces
B) Covalent and ionic forces
C) Metallic and van der Waals forces
D) Primary and secondary forces

5. What is the significant force when the distance of separation between two atoms is
large?
A) Attractive (negative) force
B) Repulsive (positive) force
C) Primary force
D) Secondary force

6. At what distance of separation do the attractive and repulsive forces exactly balance
each other?
A) At r0
B) At the nucleus
C) At large distances
D) At the center of the atom

7. What is the magnitude of the minimum energy called?

A) Bond energy
B) Atomic energy
C) Potential energy
D) Kinetic energy
8. How is the length of a bond defined?
A) The distance between two atoms
B) The distance between the nucleus and the electrons
C) The distance between the protons and neutrons
D) The distance between the electrons and the nucleus

9. Which type of bonding occurs between oppositely-charged ions?

A) Ionic bonding
B) Covalent bonding
C) Metallic bonding
D) Van der Waals bonding

10. What is the atom called that contributes electrons in an ionic bond?
A) Anion
B) Cation
C) Neutron
D) Proton

11. How does covalent bonding occur?

A) By the sharing of electrons between neighboring atoms
B) By the transfer of electrons from one atom to another
C) By the interaction of oppositely-charged ions
D) By the polarization of neutral atoms

12. What holds metal atoms together in metallic bonding?

A) A sea of electrons
B) Ionic bonds
C) Covalent bonds
D) Van der Waals bonds

13. What property allows most pure metals to be good electrical conductors?
A) Ductility
B) Magnetism
C) High melting point
D) Non-directional bonding

14. What is the primary characteristic of van der Waals bonding?

A) It is a relatively strong bond
B) It occurs between oppositely-charged ions
C) It is a secondary bond
D) It is non-directional bonding

15. What are dipole-dipole interactions?

A) Attractive forces among polar molecules
B) Attractive forces among non-polar molecules
C) Repulsive forces among polar molecules
D) Repulsive forces among non-polar molecules

16. When does ion-dipole interaction occur?

A) Between oppositely-charged ions
B) Between polar molecules
C) Between non-polar molecules
D) Between neutrons and electrons

17. What happens in ion-induced dipole interactions?

A) A non-polar molecule becomes polarized by the presence of an ion
B) A polar molecule becomes non-polarized by the presence of an ion
C) A non-polar molecule becomes polarized by the presence of another non-polar
molecule
D) A polar molecule becomes non-polarized by the presence of another polar molecule

18. Which type of bonding is relatively weaker?

A) Covalent bonding
B) Metallic bonding
C) Ionic bonding
D) Van der Waals bonding

19. True or False: Hydrogen bonding is a type of secondary bonding.

A) True
B) False

20. True or False: Physical bonds are stronger than primary or chemical bonds.
A) True
B) False

Answer Key:
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. A
9. A
10. B
11. A
12. A
13. A
14. C
15. A
16. B
17. A
18. D
19. A
20. B