Year 10 Term 2 Chemistry Quiz
  • 1. Rubidium has an electron cofiguration of 2, 8, 18, 1. Use this information to state which period rubidium would be in:
A) 37
B) 1
C) 2
D) 5
  • 2. Nitrogen bonds with the halogen chlorine to form the molecule NCl3. Identify which of the molecules of nitrogen with halogens is most likely.
A) NI4
B) NCl2
C) NBr
D) NF3
  • 3. Magnesium has 12 electrons. When magnesium is in its ground state, state its electron configuration:
A) 10,2
B) 2,8,2
C) period 2, group 2
D) 12
  • 4. Which of the following particles has a negative charge?
A) atom
B) proton
C) electron
D) neutron
  • 5. Which statement about the group18 elements is INCORRECT?
A) All atoms have a full outer electron shell or 8 electrons in the outer shell
B) All atoms in group 18 have 18 electrons
C) Group 18 is known as the noble gases
D) atoms in group 18 tend to be monatomic
  • 6. Which would be the SMALLEST of these alkaline earth atoms?
A) Mg (period 3)
B) Ca (period 4)
C) B (period 2)
D) Sr (period 5)
  • 7. Oxygen (O) is in period 2, group 16. State which of the following elements would have properties most similar to oxygen:
A) Sulfur S (period 3, group 16)
B) Nitrogen N (period 2, group 15)
C) Neon Ne (period 2, group 18)
D) Osmium (Os) because its symbol also starts with O
  • 8. What is the chemical symbol for sodium?
A) S
B) So
C) Na
D) Sm
  • 9. If an atom has the electron configuration 2,8,8,7, what group would it be in?
A) Non-metals
B) Metals
C) Noble Gases
D) Halogens
  • 10. Chlorine is in group 17. It is .....
A) a halogen
B) an alkali metal
C) an inert gas
D) an alkali earth metal
  • 11. An ionic bond happens between
A) a metal and a non-metal
B) non-metals only
C) atoms of the same type
D) different metals
  • 12. A covalent bond means
A) one atom steals the electron/s from another
B) electron/s are shared between two atoms so both have a full outer shell
C) atoms collect free electrons and use them as glue
D) atoms overlap and share protons
  • 13. The PERIODS in the periodic table are...
A) vertical columns
B) groups with similar properties
C) days of the month nobody wants to be doing chemistry!
D) horizontal rows
  • 14. Which of these elements only has a temporary symbol because its existance has not yet been proven?
A) O
B) N
C) Uub
D) Ag
  • 15. What is a LATTICE?
A) rings around the outside of the nucleus
B) the three dimensional structure atoms form when they bond
C) Part of a salad
D) the heavy core of an atom
  • 16. Which of these has a neutral charge?
A) nucleus
B) ion
C) proton
D) atom
  • 17. Oxygen has an atomic number of 8 and is in group 16. Predict how many covalent bonds oxygen would form:
A) 6
B) 2
C) 16
D) 8
  • 18. Which of the following particles are used in determining the position of an element in the periodic table?
A) electrons only
B) Protons only
C) neutrons only
D) Protons and electrons
  • 19. The atomic number in the periodic table ia equal to....
A) the sum of the protons and the electrons
B) the number of electrons only
C) the number of neutrons
D) the number of electrons and the number of protons
  • 20. The term MONATOMIC means
A) only one atom can exist at a time
B) only one type of atom is in the molecule
C) the atom is desperate to gain one more electron to have a full outer shell
D) these kinds of atoms do not bond at all ever
  • 21. The symbol for sodium is Na and comes from its original Latin name. Given this information, the latin name is most likely to be....
A) Nullaborium
B) Sodinium
C) Sodium
D) Natrium
  • 22. Which of the following could explain the decrease in melting and boiling points as you go down Group 1 of the periodic table?
A) Atoms get larger as you move down the the group so the electrons are less strongly attracted to the nucleus
B) Atoms have increasing numbers of electrons in their outer shell as you move down the group
C) Atoms get smaller as you move down the group, so they need less energy
D) Atoms have a stonger hold on their electrons as you go down the group
  • 23. What is the likely name given to a molecule containing one phosphorous atom bonded to five Chlorines?
A) phosphorous dichloride
B) Phosphorous pentachloride
C) PentaPhosphorous dichloride
D) pentachloride monophosphorate
  • 24. A molecule with a carbon backbone and hydrogen on the outside is called a ...
A) carbonate
B) carbonohydrogenate
C) hydrocarbon
D) carbohydrate
  • 25. An organic chemist studies
A) the properties of hydrocarbons and their reactions
B) All the chemical reactions that take place inside the human body
C) how to grow fresh fruit and vegetables without chemicals
D) How musical instruments can be used to poison people
  • 26. Methane, ethane and propane all belong to which hydrocarbon family?
A) Alkenes
B) Alkanes
C) Alkynes
D) Alkaloids
  • 27. Plastics are tyes of hydrocarbon because...
A) They come in many forms
B) they are synthetically produced by humans
C) They are made from oil, which was made from the remains of dead plants and animals
D) They are made of carbon
  • 28. A diamond is made of....
A) Carbon atoms arranged in a lattice with each atom bonding with 6 other atoms
B) glass
C) four carbon atoms bonding together
D) carbon atoms bonding in pairs
  • 29. The first person to arrange the elements in a table according to ATOMIC NUMBER was...
A) Henry Moseley
B) Dmitri Mendeleev
C) Aristotle
D) Mr Thompson
  • 30. The two groups that are removed and found at the bottom of the periodic table are known as the....
A) lanthinides and the semi-metals
B) transition elements and the silicons
C) lanthanides and Actinides
D) Artificial and predicted elements
  • 31. The group most likely to bond with a HALOGEN is
A) The transition metals
B) The alkali metals
C) The noble gases
D) The Alkali Earth metals
  • 32. Allotropes of carbon include....
A) Oxygen, Nitrogen, Hydrogen and Helium.
B) fossil fuels, plastics, litter and the greenhouse effect.
C) Charcoal, diamond, graphite and buckyballs.
D) People, plants, natural gas and carbon dioxide.
  • 33. An element is....
A) a substance made up of atoms with the same atomic number
B) A combination of several atoms bonded covalently
C) A pure and rare substance
D) a charged atom.
  • 34. How do we know subatomic particles (proton, neutron, electron) exist?
A) Scientists have collected indirect evidence about the way they bahave and interact.
B) Scientists have taken photographs of electrons with high speed cameras.
C) Scientists can see them using a Scanning Electron Microscope
D) You can see them with a microscope in the laboratory.
  • 35. How do you find the number of neutrons in an atom?
A) Mass number - atomic number
B) Protons + electrons
C) Atomic number-mass number
D) Neutrons = protons
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