General Organic and Biochemistry 8th Edition Denniston Test Bank PDF
General Organic and Biochemistry 8th Edition Denniston Test Bank PDF
General Organic and Biochemistry 8th Edition Denniston Test Bank PDF
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3. What term is used to describe atoms of the same element that have different masses?
A) radioactive
B) constituents
C) isotopes
D) telomers
E) isomers
Ans: C
5. When a neutral atom gains one or more electrons, what type of particle is formed?
A) an anion
B) an isotope
C) a proton
D) a positron
E) a cation
Ans: A
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10. Which describes the basic concept of Bohr’s theory of the atom?
A) Atoms contain a small, dense positively charged region called the nucleus.
B) The energy of an electron in an atom is quantized; it has only certain allowable
values.
C) Light is made up of particles called photons.
D) Electrons have the magnetic property of spin.
E) Radioactive atoms spontaneously decay and release large amounts of energy from the
nucleus.
Ans: B
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13. In modern atomic theory, Bohr's orbits are replaced by atomic orbitals. What is an
atomic orbital?
A) a circular path around the nucleus travelled by an electron
B) a dense, positively charged region of space at the center of an atom
C) a region of space within an atom where there is a high probability of finding an
electron
D) the outermost principle energy level in an atom
E) the lowest energy arrangement of electrons in an atom
Ans: C
14. Which two scientists in 1869 arranged the elements in order of increasing atomic
masses to form a precursor of the modern periodic table of elements?
A) Bohr and Rutherford
B) Plank and Rutherford
C) Maxwell and Dalton
D) Thomson and Crookes
E) Mendeleev and Meyer
Ans: E
15. Who stated that the elements, when arranged according to their atomic masses, showed
a distinct periodicity of their properties?
A) Dmitri Mendeleev
B) Niels Bohr
C) J.J Thomson
D) Ernest Rutherford
E) John Dalton
Ans: A
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17. The modern periodic law states that the physical and chemical properties of the
elements are periodic functions of what property?
A) electrons
B) atomic weight
C) neutrons
D) atomic number
E) mass number
Ans: D
19. Tungsten is a metal containing 74 protons, and is used widely in the electronics
industry. What is the chemical symbol for tungsten?
A) T
B) Tg
C) Tn
D) W
E) As
Ans: D
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21. What are the columns of elements on the periodic table called?
A) groups
B) shells
C) periods
D) metals
E) rows
Ans: A
22. Which statement concerning the elements fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine is
FALSE?
A) They are all halogens.
B) They all have the same electron configuration.
C) They are all nonmetals.
D) They are all representative elements.
E) They all have the same number of valence electrons.
Ans: B
23. What is the general name given to the elements of Group IA (1)?
A) halogens
B) alkali metals
C) alkaline earth metals
D) noble gases
E) metalloids
Ans: B
24. What term is used for the elements straddling the “staircase” boundary between the
metals and nonmetals?
A) transition elements
B) metalloids
C) cations
D) lanthanides
E) noble gases
Ans: B
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27. What requirement must be met in order for two electrons to coexist in the same orbital?
A) the electrons must have different energies
B) the electrons must have the same spin
C) the electrons must have opposite charges
D) the electrons must be in different principle energy levels
E) the electrons must have opposite spins
Ans: E
29. The ground state electron configuration of chlorine is shown below. Which statement
concerning an atom of chlorine is FALSE?
Cl 1s22s22p63s23p5
A) A chlorine atom has 17 total electrons.
B) The outermost energy level in a chlorine atom is n=3.
C) A chlorine atom has 5 valence electrons.
D) A chlorine atom needs one electron to obtain an octet in its outermost energy level.
E) A chlorine atom has 17 protons.
Ans: C
30. In nature, the element neon exists as three different isotopes: Ne-20, Ne-21, and Ne-22.
Which isotope would be the most abundant in a sample of neon?
A) Ne-20
B) Ne-21
C) Ne-22
D) All isotopes would be equally abundant.
E) It is impossible to determine.
Ans: A
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31. How many valence electrons are present in a chloride ion, Cl−?
A) 5
B) 7
C) 8
D) 17
E) 18
Ans: C
32. Which statement correctly describes the basis for the octet rule?
A) Atoms strive to attain eight protons in their nucleus to attain the stability of the
nearest noble gas.
B) Atoms have a tendency to form eight bonds with other atoms to attain the stability of
a noble gas.
C) Atoms will lose, gain, or share eight electrons to become a noble gas.
D) Atoms are most stable with eight electrons in their outermost shell, and the electron
configuration of a noble gas.
E) Atoms are most stable when the number of protons they contain is identical to the
noble gas closest to them in the periodic table.
Ans: D
33. Which ion is NOT isoelectronic (i.e. has the same electron configuration) with Ar? The
electron configuration of Ar is shown below.
Ar 1s22s22p63s23p6
A) Cl−
B) K+
C) Br−
D) Ca2+
E) S2−
Ans: C
34. The ground state electron configuration of a sulfur atom is shown below. What is the
ground state electron configuration of the ion S2−?
S 1s22s22p63s23p4
2 2 6 0 4
A) 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p
B) 1s22s22p63s23p6
C) 1s22s22p63s23p2
D) 1s22s22p6
E) 1s22s22p63s33p5
Ans: B
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35. Atoms with the biggest radii occur in the _______ region of the periodic table.
A) bottom left
B) top right
C) bottom right
D) top left
E) middle
Ans: A
36. Which best explains why an Al3+ ion is smaller than an Al atom?
A) In forming the Al3+ ion, the Al atom loses the electrons in its outermost energy level,
causing a decrease in the atomic radius.
B) In forming the Al3+ ion, the Al atom gains three protons and the resulting net positive
charge keeps the electrons more strongly attracted to the nucleus, reducing the radius.
C) The Al3+ ion contains more electrons than the Al atom, which results in a greater
attraction for the nucleus and a smaller atomic radius.
D) In forming the Al3+ ion, the Al atom adds electrons into a higher energy level,
causing a decrease in the atomic radius.
E) There are more protons in an Al3+ ion than there are in an Al atom.
Ans: A
38. Hydrogen can form two different ions: a hydrogen ion (H+), and a hydride ion (H−).
Which statement concerning these ions is FALSE?
A) The H+ ion is a cation formed by the loss of one electron; this ion has no valence
electrons.
B) The H− ion is an anion formed by the gain of one electron; this ion has a full n=1
energy level.
C) The hydrogen ion and the hydride ion are isotopes.
D) The hydrogen ion and the hydride ion have the same number of protons.
E) The hydrogen ion and the hydride ion have different sizes.
Ans: C
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39. The element carbon forms the basis of study in Organic Chemistry. Which statement
about the element carbon is FALSE?
A) Carbon is a period 2 element.
B) Carbon is a group 4 element.
C) Carbon is a nonmetal.
D) Carbon atoms have six valence electrons.
E) Carbon atoms have six protons.
Ans: D
40. What does the mass number minus the atomic number represent?
A) number of protons
B) number of electrons
C) number of neutrons
D) number of protons – number of neutrons
E) number of neutrons – number of protons
Ans: C
42. Given that helium has an isotope 42 He , how many electrons does an atom of this helium
isotope contain?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 4 D) 6 E) 0
Ans: B
45. Where are the alkaline earth metals located on the periodic table?
A) IA (1) B) IIA (2) C) IIIA (3) D) VIIA (17) E) VIIIA (18)
Ans: B
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48. What Group IA (1) ion has the electronic arrangement shown below?
1s22s22p6
A) lithium ion D) magnesium ion
B) sodium ion E) calcium ion
C) potassium ion
Ans: B
49. What ion carries two negative charges and is isoelectronic with K+?
A) O2– B) S2– C) F2– D) Cl2– E) Ar2–
Ans: B
50. What kind(s) of particles can be found outside the nucleus of an atom?
A) protons D) protons and electrons
B) neutrons E) protons and neutrons
C) electrons
Ans: C
51. The total mass of the protons in any neutral atom is about _______ times the total mass
of electrons in the atom.
A) 0.0005 B) 0.3 C) 1 D) 2 E) 2000
Ans: E
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54. Which of the following accounts for the fact that chlorine has an atomic mass of 35.45
amu rather than a whole number?
A) isotopes B) electrons C) protons D) radioactivity E) isomers
Ans: A
55. Who discovered that cathode rays consist of a stream of negative particles, electrons?
A) Crookes B) Thomson C) Geiger D) Rutherford E) Bohr
Ans: B
57. In Rutherford's experiment which led to the discovery of the atomic nucleus, what type
of particle or ray was fired at the gold foil target?
A) alpha B) beta C) gamma D) neutrons E) cathode rays
Ans: A
58. In Mendeleev's table of the elements, the elements were arranged according to
______________.
A) atomic number D) neutron number
B) mass number E) density
C) atomic mass
Ans: C
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66. How many sublevels are there in the third principal energy level?
A) 3 B) 2 C) 1 D) 0 E) 4
Ans: A
67. How many orbitals are there in the second principal energy level?
A) 2 B) 3 C) 1 D) 0 E) 4
Ans: E
68. Which of the following correctly gives the electron capacity of a principal energy level
in terms of the number n?
A) n B) 2n C) 2n + 2 D) n2 E) 2n2
Ans: E
69. What is the ground state electron configuration of sulfur, whose atomic number is 16?
A) 1s21p62s22p6 D) 1s22s22p63s23d4
B) 1s22s22p62d6 E) 1s22s22p63s22d4
2 2 6 2 4
C) 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p
Ans: C
70. Which one of the following electron configurations is appropriate for a ground state
atom?
A) 1s12s1 B) 1s22s1 C) 1s22s22p8 D) 1s22s22p43s1 E) 1s22s22p63d1
Ans: B
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72. What is the ground state electronic configuration of the sodium ion, Na+?
A) 1s22s22p5 D) 1s22s22p63s2
2 2 6
B) 1s 2s 2p E) 1s22s22p63s23p64s1
2 2 6 1
C) 1s 2s 2p 3s
Ans: B
73. Which of the following ions does not follow the octet rule?
A) Na+ B) Ca2+ C) Al3+ D) N3- E) Cl2-
Ans: E
74. Which of the following atoms has the biggest size (radius)?
A) Na B) Al C) Cl D) Rb E) I
Ans: D
75. Which of the following elements has the highest ionization energy?
A) Li B) B C) O D) F E) He
Ans: E
76. Which of the following elements has the lowest ionization energy?
A) Li B) B C) O D) F E) Ne
Ans: A
78. Which one of the following elements has the highest electron affinity?
A) Li B) K C) Kr D) O E) Cl
Ans: E
79. Which of the following statements relating to Bohr's model of the hydrogen atom is
FALSE?
A) The lowest energy orbit has quantum number n = 1.
B) The highest energy orbits are farthest from the nucleus.
C) In a transition from the n = 3 to the n = 1 level, light is emitted.
D) Energy differences between energy levels can be calculated from the wavelengths
of the light absorbed or emitted.
E) The Bohr model consists of energy levels that are evenly spaced, like the rungs of
a ladder.
Ans: E
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80. What can be said about the possibility of the existence of the hydrogen isotope
represented by the symbol shown below?
81. For the imaginary element abdicinium (Ab), two isotopes exist. Isotope one has a mass
of 40.005 amu with a relative abundance of 14.00%. Isotope two has a mass of 41.008
amu with a relative abundance of 86.00%. What is the atomic mass of the element?
A) 40.99 amu B) 40.87 amu C) 40.61 amu D) 40.21 amu E) 40.05 amu
Ans: B
82. Which of the following correctly matches the ion with the total number of electrons in
the ion?
A) Br –, 34 electrons D) P3–, 15 electrons
B) Mg2+, 14 electrons E) H+, 2 electrons
2+
C) Zn , 28 electrons
Ans: C
83. Rutherford's experiment, in which alpha particles were aimed at a thin piece of gold, led
to what understanding?
A) neutrons existed
B) electrons existed and have a negative charge
C) the number of electrons can be determined by the mass number and atomic
number
D) electrons can be promoted to higher energy by absorbing energy
E) an atom is mostly empty space
Ans: E
84. What property of light is defined by the distance between identical points on adjacent
waves?
A) energy B) speed C) wavelength D) spectrum E) amplitude
Ans: C
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88. How many valence electrons are in Na, O and He, respectively?
A) 1, 6, 8 B) 11, 8, 8 C) 1, 6, 2 D) 11, 8, 2 E) 2, 4, 2
Ans: C
91. Which of the following gives the correct charge of the ion according to the octet rule?
A) F+ B) Ba2– C) S2– D) P3+ E) C2+
Ans: C
92. Why do atoms gain and lose electrons to have eight electrons in the valence shell?
A) Atoms/ions are stable when the n=2 principal level is full.
B) Atoms/ions are stable when the s and p sublevels of the valence shell are full.
C) Atoms/ions are stable when the d sublevel of the valence shell is full.
D) Atoms/ions are stable when the n=4 principal level is full.
E) Atoms/ions are stable when the s, p, and d sublevels of the 2nd level are full.
Ans: B
93. Which of the following atoms and ions will have the largest radius?
A) S2– B) S C) Cl D) F E) He
Ans: A
94. What is the energy required to remove an electron from an isolated atom?
A) electron affinity D) kinetic energy
B) electronegativity E) potential energy
C) ionization energy
Ans: C
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97. An atom cannot be created, divided, destroyed, or converted to any other type of atom.
Ans: False
98. The atomic number of an ion indicates the number of protons that are present.
Ans: True
100. The first experimentally based theory of atomic structure was proposed by John Dalton.
Ans: True
101. J. J. Thomson was the first to state that an atom is mostly empty space.
Ans: False
102. Bohr was the first to use the term “orbit” to explain the fixed energy levels of electrons.
Ans: True
103. Niels Bohr developed a theory that accounted for the lines in the visible region of the
hydrogen spectrum.
Ans: True
104. In Mendeleev's table, the elements were arranged according to their atomic mass.
Ans: True
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110. Atoms of the noble gas elements, Group VIII A (18), do not form bonds with any other
elements.
Ans: False
112. The ions formed from Group IIA (2) atoms have charges of 2+.
Ans: True
113. Cations tend to be formed from metal atoms, while anions are formed from non-metal
atoms.
Ans: True
114. The atoms of smallest radius are those of elements in top left hand part of the periodic
table.
Ans: False
117. The halogens, Group VII A (17), have the lowest ionization energies of any group in the
periodic table.
Ans: False
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