1. Matter.

Question Number. 1. An atom with 3 free electrons in its outer shell is said to be.

Option A. pentavalent.

Option B. covalent.

Option C. trivalent.

Correct Answer is. trivalent.

Explanation. Number of electrons in the outer shell is called the valency - 1 =

monovalent, 2 = divalent, 3 = trivalent etc.

Question Number. 2. What is the mass number of an element?.

Option A. Number of electrons and protons.

Option B. Number of neutrons and protons.

Option C. Number of electrons and neutrons.

Correct Answer is. Number of neutrons and protons.

Explanation. NIL.

Question Number. 3. What do you get when you add 2H2 and O?.

Option A. H2 O.

Option B. 2H2 O.

Option C. 2H2 O2 .

Correct Answer is. 2H2 O.

Explanation. Water is molecules each made up of 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen
atom. Here ther is 4 hydrogen atoms, and 2 oxygen atoms, so we can make 2
water molecules.

Question Number. 4. The splitting of a chemical compound is called.

Option A. bombardment.

Option B. synthesis.

Option C. analysis.

Correct Answer is. analysis.

Explanation. NIL.

Question Number. 5. What is the atomic number of an element?.

Option A. The number of neutrons in the atom.

Option B. The number of electrons in the atom.

Option C. The number of protons in the atom.

Correct Answer is. The number of protons in the atom.

Explanation. NIL. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_number

Question Number. 6. An atom with 5 free electrons is said to be.

Option A. pentavalet.

Option B. covalent.

Option C. trivalent.
Correct Answer is. trivalent.

Explanation. The valency is the number of electrons in the outer shell if that
number is 4 or less. If there are more than 4 electrons, the valency is 8 minus the
number of electrons. In this case 8 -5 = 3 = trivalent.

Question Number. 7. An atom consists of.

Option A. protons, neutron and electrons.

Option B. protons and electrons.

Option C. protons and neutrons.

Correct Answer is. protons, neutron and electrons.

Explanation. NIL.

Question Number. 8. The maximum number of electrons in the inner shell of an

atom is.

Option A. 8.

Option B. 2.

Option C. 4.

Correct Answer is. 2.

Explanation. NIL.

Question Number. 9. The mass of a proton equals the mass of a.

Option A. neutron.

Option B. beta particle.

Option C. electron.

Correct Answer is. neutron.

Explanation. Mass of a proton = mass of a neutron (well, very nearly).

Question Number. 10. Catalysts.

Option A. speed up reactions.

Option B. speed up and slow down reactions.

Option C. slow down reactions.

Correct Answer is. speed up reactions.

Explanation. A catalyst speeds up reactions, an inhibitor slows down reaction.

Question Number. 11. If the outer shell of an atom is full the the element is.
Option A. unstable / reactive.
Option B. a good conductor.
Option C. practically inert.
Correct Answer is. practically inert.
Explanation. NIL.

Question Number. 12. Molecules of the same compound are held together by.
Option A. cohesive forces.
Option B. adhesive forces.
Option C. gravitational forces.
Correct Answer is. cohesive forces.
Explanation. Cohesion is the property that causes like substances to cling together
(eg water molecules, forming raindrops). Adhesion is the property that causes
unlike substances to stick together (eg the raindrops stick on a washing line).

Question Number. 13. Oxygen has a valency of.

Option A. 2.
Option B. 6.
Option C. 8.
Correct Answer is. 2.
Explanation. Oxygen has 6 electrons in its outer shell. The valency is the number of
electrons in the outer shell if that number is 4 or less. If there are more than 4
electrons, the valency is 8 minus the number of electrons. In this case 8 - 6 = 2.

Question Number. 14. The further from the nucleus the shells are in an atom.
Option A. the shells retain the same spacing from each other.
Option B. the closer the shells get to each other.
Option C. the further the shells get from each other.
Correct Answer is. the further the shells get from each other.
Explanation. The gap between the 'energy levels' reduces, but the physical gap
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Question Number. 15. What determines an element's identity?.

Option A. The number of neutrons.
Option B. The number of electrons.
Option C. The number of protons.
Correct Answer is. The number of protons.
Explanation. NIL. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_number

Question Number. 16. An isotope of an element will have more/less _________ than
usual.
Option A. electrons.
Option B. neutrons.
Option C. protons.
Correct Answer is. neutrons.
Explanation. NIL. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotope

Question Number. 17. The smallest part of an element is.

Option A. a compound.
Option B. an atom.
Option C. a molecule.
Correct Answer is. an atom.
Explanation. NIL.

Question Number. 18. The nucleus of an atom contains.

Option A. protons and electrons.
Option B. protons and neutrons.
Option C. electrons and neutrons.
Correct Answer is. protons and neutrons.
Explanation. NIL.

Question Number. 19. What is atomic mass?.

Option A. Number of neutrons.
Option B. Number of protons plus the number of neutrons.
Option C. Number of protons.
Correct Answer is. Number of protons plus the number of neutrons.
Explanation. NIL.

Question Number. 20. A solid melted into a liquid will take up.
Option A. less space.
Option B. the same amount of space.
Option C. more space.
Correct Answer is. less space.
Explanation. When a solid melts, its volume decreases - and then begins to
increase again as the temperature of the liquid rises.

Question Number. 21. What form of heat is used to turn a solid into a liquid?.
Option A. speci c heat.
Option B. coe cient of heat.
Option C. heat of fusion.
Correct Answer is. heat of fusion.
Explanation. Fusion' is another term for melting (as in fusion welding).

Question Number. 22. Change from solid to gas state without going through liquid
state is called.
Option A. transformation.
Option B. sublimation.
Option C. state leap.
Correct Answer is. sublimation.
Explanation. Sublimation is when a solid vapourises without rst melting.

Question Number. 23. What is the smallest particle of matter that can exist in
nature?.
Option A. A molecule.
Option B. An isotope.
Option C. An atom.
Correct Answer is. An atom.
Explanation. An atom is the smallest particle of matter that can exist in nature.

Question Number. 24. A positive ion.

Option A. has extra electrons.
Option B. has missing electrons.
Option C. is a radioactive isotope.
Correct Answer is. has missing electrons.
Explanation. A positive ion is an atom with missing electrons.
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Question Number. 25. The isotope of a carbon atom C14 to C12 will have.
Option A. same numbers of neutrons.
Option B. same numbers of protons.
Option C. same number of electrons.
Correct Answer is. same numbers of protons.
Explanation. An isotope is an atom with the same atomic number but di erent
mass number. Atomic number is the number of protons. Mass number is the
number of protons plus neutrons. Note: the number of electrons can di er from
one atom to another (making ions).

Question Number. 26. If an atom has 2 protons, how many electrons will it have?.
Option A. 1.
Option B. 8.
Option C. 2.
Correct Answer is. 2.
Explanation. Since it is an 'atom' (and not an ion) it has the same number of
electrons as protons.

Question Number. 27. A molecule with like atoms is said to be a.

Option A. neutroid.
Option B. compound.
Option C. element.
Correct Answer is. element.
Explanation. If only one type of atom is involved, it is an element.

Question Number. 28. Two elements in the same substance is said to be a.

Option A. mixture.
Option B. element.
Option C. compound.
Correct Answer is. compound.
Explanation. A compound is a substance formed by chemical reaction between 2
or more elements. A mixture could be 2 or more compounds. A tenuous question.

Question Number. 29. The number of protons in an atom is equal to the number of.
Option A. electrons.
Option B. neutrons.
Option C. mass number.
Correct Answer is. electrons.
Explanation. No. of protons = No. of electrons, or it is not an atom.

Question Number. 30. The charge of an electron is.

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Option A. neutral.
Option B. negative.
Option C. positive.
Correct Answer is. negative.
Explanation. Electrons are negative.

Question Number. 31. A valance electron is an electron.

Option A. in the innermost shell.
Option B. in the outermost shell.
Option C. which is not within an atom.
Correct Answer is. in the outermost shell.
Explanation. The outer shell is the valence shell.

Question Number. 32. Molecules of unlike atoms are combined by their.

Option A. adhesive force.
Option B. magnetic force.
Option C. cohesive force.
Correct Answer is. adhesive force.
Explanation. Cohesion is the property that causes like substances to cling together
(eg water molecules, forming raindrops - from 'cohesion' meaning to stick
together). Adhesion is the property that causes unlike substances to stick together
(eg the raindrops stick, or 'adhere to' a washing line).

Question Number. 33. What is the di erence between hydrogen, deuterium and
tritium?.
Option A. The number of electrons.
Option B. The number of protons.
Option C. The number of neutrons.
Correct Answer is. The number of neutrons.
Explanation. There are three isotopes of the element hydrogen: hydrogen,
deuterium, and tritium. They each have one single proton (Z=1), but di er in the
number of their neutrons. Hydrogen has no neutron, deuterium has one, and
tritium has two neutrons.

Question Number. 34. The smallest material in the universe is.

Option A. an ion.
Option B. helium.
Option C. hydrogen.
Correct Answer is. hydrogen.
Explanation. Hydrogen is the smallest known element, having just 1 electron and 1
proton and no neutrons.

Question Number. 35. What is the atomic number of the element shown here?.
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Option B. 3.
Option C. 4.
Correct Answer is. 3.
Explanation. The atomic number is the number of protons and is always the
smallest number (and yes, the element shown is not possible).

Question Number. 36. What is the mass number of the element shown here?.
Option A. 4.
Option B. 5.
Option C. 9.
Correct Answer is. 5.
Explanation. The mass number is the number of protons + the number of neutrons
and is always the biggest of the 2 numbers.

Question Number. 37. There are solids, liquids and gases present in the universe
and every unit of theirs occupy some space. This is called.
Option A. matter.
Option B. compound.
Option C. mass.
Correct Answer is. matter.
Explanation. All material in space is known as matter. (All matter 'has' mass, but
that is not what the question asks - what is it known as, not, what does it have).

Question Number. 38. An atom de cient of a valency electron is de cient.

Option A. of an electron in the outer shell.
Option B. of a neutron in the outer shell.
Option C. of an electron in the inner shell.
Correct Answer is. of an electron in the outer shell.
Explanation. The valency electrons are in the outer shell.

Question Number. 39. The maximum number of electrons in the second shell is.
Option A. 4.
Option B. 8.
Option C. 2.
Correct Answer is. 8.
Explanation. Try the formula '2n-squared', where 'n' is the shell number. In this
case 2 * (2 * 2) = 8.

Question Number. 40. What does an oxygen atom consist of?.

Option A. Protons, neutrons and electrons.
Option B. Protons and electrons.
Option C. Protons and neutrons.
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Correct Answer is. Protons, neutrons and electrons.
Explanation. All atoms have protons, neutrons and electrons (except hydrogen,
which has no neutrons).

Question Number. 41. Surface molecular attraction between two di erent

molecules is.
Option A. adhesive.
Option B. gravitational.
Option C. cohesive.
Correct Answer is. adhesive.
Explanation. Cohesion is the property that causes like substances to cling together
(e.g. water molecules, forming raindrops - from 'cohesion' meaning to stick
together). Adhesion is the property that causes unlike substances to stick together
(e.g. the raindrops stick, or 'adhere to' a washing line).

Question Number. 42. The atomic mass number is the number of.
Option A. protons plus electrons.
Option B. neutrons plus electrons.
Option C. protons plus neutrons.
Correct Answer is. protons plus neutrons.
Explanation. Mass Number is the number of protons + neutrons.

Question Number. 43. A catalyst in a chemical reaction does what?.

Option A. Can either speed it up or slow it down.
Option B. Speeds it up.
Option C. Slows it down.
Correct Answer is. Speeds it up.
Explanation. O cial de nition of 'catalyst': A substance that increases the rate of a
chemical reaction by reducing the activation energy, but which is left unchanged
by the reaction.

Question Number. 44. What is the number of electrons in the inner-most shell of an
atom?.
Option A. 4.
Option B. 8.
Option C. 2.
Correct Answer is. 2.
Explanation. The inner shell of an atom has 2 electrons.

Question Number. 45. What form of heat is used to turn a solid into a gas?.
Option A. Sensible heat.
Option B. Speci c heat.
Option C. Latent heat.
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Correct Answer is. Latent heat.
Explanation. To change any state, the heat required is called 'latent heat'.

Question Number. 46. The heat required to change a liquid to a gas at constant
temperature is the heat of.
Option A. fusion.
Option B. condensation.
Option C. vaporisation.
Correct Answer is. vaporisation.
Explanation. The heat required to turn a liquid into a gas (vaporise) is called the
'latent heat of vaporisation'.

Question Number. 47. An atom with a full outer shell is.

Option A. practically inert.
Option B. a good insulator.
Option C. a good conductor.
Correct Answer is. practically inert.
Explanation. An atom with a full outer shell is practically inert.

Question Number. 48. An element with a full valence shell is.

Option A. very reactive.
Option B. good conductor.
Option C. inert.
Correct Answer is. inert.
Explanation. An element with a full valence shell is inert.

Question Number. 49. A substance of two or more di erent atoms is.

Option A. a neutrino.
Option B. an isotope.
Option C. a chemical compound.
Correct Answer is. a chemical compound.
Explanation. A compound is two or more di erent atoms.

Question Number. 50. An atom with 5 electrons in its outer shell is.
Option A. trivalent.
Option B. pentavelent.
Option C. covalent.
Correct Answer is. trivalent.
Explanation. Valency is the number of electrons in the outer shell (up to 4) or 8
minus the number of electrons in the outer shell (over 4).
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Question Number. 51. Protons have.
Option A. no charge.
Option B. positive charge.
Option C. negative charge.
Correct Answer is. positive charge.
Explanation. Protons are positively charged.

Question Number. 52. Producing a compound from commonly available

materials is.
Option A. synthesis.
Option B. analysis.
Option C. bombardment.
Correct Answer is. synthesis.
Explanation. Making a compound is called synthesis, breaking it apart is
called analysis.

Question Number. 53. A di erent number of nucleons in the nucleus of

atoms would represent.
Option A. semiconductor.
Option B. isotopes.
Option C. isotones.
Correct Answer is. isotopes.
Explanation. An Isotope is an element with a 'wrong' number of neutrons.

Question Number. 54. Molecules of matter are in constant motion. The

amount of vibration or motion is dependent on.
Option A. temperature.
Option B. volume.
Option C. pressure.
Correct Answer is. temperature.
Explanation. Temperature produces molecular motion.

Question Number. 55. When a chemical change takes place, the smallest
particle indivisible in an element is called.
Option A. an atom.
Option B. an electron.
Option C. a neutron.
Correct Answer is. an atom.
Explanation. An atom is the smallest particle in an element. Particles smaller
than that (neutrons, protons, electrons) do not de ne an element.
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Question Number. 56. A nucleus of an atom consists of.
Option A. positively charged particles.
Option B. a nucleus and normally has no overall charge at all and so is
neutral.
Option C. negatively charged particles.
Correct Answer is. positively charged particles.
Explanation. Protons are positive, neutrons are neutral.

Question Number. 57. A compound is a.

Option A. mixture of more than one element which are chemically bonded
together.
Option B. solution (either liquid or solid) of elements or mixtures of elements
to form a new material.
Option C. mixture of more than one element which are mixed together.
Correct Answer is. mixture of more than one element which are chemically
bonded together.
Explanation. A compound is two or more elements chemically bonded.

Question Number. 58. A compound such as water can exist in how many
states?.
Option A. 2.
Option B. 3.
Option C. 1.
Correct Answer is. 3.
Explanation. Solid, liquid, gas.

Question Number. 59. Select the correct statement from the following.
Option A. Temperature is the only factor which can a ect the state in which
matter exists.
Option B. Matter can only exist in one of three states.
Option C. As temperature rises a solid will always become a liquid and then
a gas.
Correct Answer is. Matter can only exist in one of three states.
Explanation. Solid, liquid, gas. Pressure also a ects the state in which matter
exists.

Question Number. 60. Isotopes of an element have.

Option A. a di erent atomic number.
Option B. the same number of neutrons but a di erent number of protons.
Option C. the same number of protons but a di erent number of neutrons.
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neutrons.
Explanation. NIL.

Question Number. 61. Neutrons have.

Option A. no charge.
Option B. a positive charge.
Option C. a negative charge.
Correct Answer is. no charge.
Explanation. NIL.

Question Number. 62. Atomic MASS number is the number of.

Option A. protons.
Option B. protons and neutrons.
Option C. electrons.
Correct Answer is. protons and neutrons.
Explanation. Mass number is the total number of items in the nucleus
(protons and neutrons).

Question Number. 63. How many electrons does an `S` orbital hold?.
Option A. 6.
Option B. 8.
Option C. 2.
Correct Answer is. 2.
Explanation. How many electrons does an `S` orbital hold?.

Question Number. 64. The number of electrons in a stable atom equals.

Option A. the number of neutrons in the nucleus.
Option B. the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus.
Option C. the number of protons in the nucleus.
Correct Answer is. the number of protons in the nucleus.
Explanation. Electrons = Protons (to cancel the electrical charge).

Question Number. 65. An isotope of an element has.

Option A. the same atomic number but a di erent mass number.
Option B. the same mass number but a di erent atomic number.
Option C. a di erent mass and atomic number.
Correct Answer is. the same atomic number but a di erent mass number.
Explanation. NIL. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotope
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Question Number. 66. The mass number of an element is based on.
Option A. the total number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus.
Option B. the number of protons in its nucleus.
Option C. the number of neutrons in its nucleus.
Correct Answer is. the total number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus.
Explanation. NIL. http://chemistry.about.com/library/glossary/
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Question Number. 67. The atomic weight of all atoms is related to.
Option A. Hydrogen.
Option B. Carbon.
Option C. Helium.
Correct Answer is. Carbon.
Explanation. NIL. http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/
atomic%20weight

Question Number. 68. The chemical bonding of two or more elements is

called.
Option A. chemical analysis.
Option B. chemical synthesis.
Option C. chemical fusion.
Correct Answer is. chemical synthesis.
Explanation. NIL. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_synthesis

Question Number. 69. Two or more elements that are chemically bonded
together and have an even mass distribution form a.
Option A. mixture.
Option B. substance.
Option C. chemical compound.
Correct Answer is. chemical compound.
Explanation. When elements bond chemically, they make a compound.

Question Number. 70. An atom that gains one or more additional electrons is
called.
Option A. a negative ion.
Option B. a positive ion.
Option C. an isotope.
Correct Answer is. a negative ion.
Explanation. Electrons are negatively charged, so additional electrons make
an atom into a negative ion.
Question Number. 71. Ionic bonding involves.
Option A. electron sharing.
Option B. attraction to a free electron cloud.
Option C. electron transfer.
Correct Answer is. electron transfer.
Explanation. Ionic bonding is formed when electrons are transferred.

Question Number. 72. Non-metals form.

Option A. covalent bonds.
Option B. ionic bond.
Option C. metallic bonds.
Correct Answer is. covalent bonds.
Explanation. Non-metals usually form covalent bonds.

Question Number. 73. Brownian Movement describes.

Option A. Brownian Movement describes.
Option B. the attraction of electrons.
Option C. the motion of molecules.
Correct Answer is. the motion of molecules.
Explanation. NIL. http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/
Brownian+movement

Question Number. 74. Elements on the extreme right of the periodic table
are.
Option A. Metals.
Option B. Non-metals.
Option C. Transition metals.
Correct Answer is. Non-metals.
Explanation. NIL. http://science.howstu works.com/atom8.htm

Question Number. 75. Oxygen, atomic number 8 is.

Option A. trivalent.
Option B. univalent.
Option C. bivalent.
Correct Answer is. bivalent.
Explanation. NIL. http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/
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Question Number. 76. The atomic number of the atom of an element is
based on.
Option A. the number of neutrons in to nucleus.
Option B. the number of protons in its nucleus.
Option C. the total number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus.
Correct Answer is. the number of protons in its nucleus.
Explanation. NIL. http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/atomic+number

Question Number. 77. Water is.

Option A. an element.
Option B. a mixture.
Option C. a compound.
Correct Answer is. a compound.
Explanation. NIL.

Question Number. 78. The Mass of a Proton is approximately.

Option A. equal to the mass of an electron.
Option B. equal to the relative mass of a molecule.
Option C. 2000 times greater than the mass of an electron.
Correct Answer is. 2000 times greater than the mass of an electron.
Explanation. NIL.

Question Number. 79. Noble gases are _______ and _______ and have a full
outer shell of electrons.
Option A. uorine and neon.
Option B. sulphur and neon.
Option C. helium, neon, argon.
Correct Answer is. helium, neon, argon.
Explanation. NIL. http://www.chemicalelements.com/groups/
noblegases.html

Question Number. 80. If a hydrogen atom has 2 neutrons and 1 proton what
kind of water would you get?.
Option A. Fresh water.
Option B. Heavy water.
Option C. Salt water.
Correct Answer is. Heavy water.
Explanation. Heavy water - water containing a substantial proportion of
deuterium atoms, used in nuclear reactors.
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Question Number. 81. A majority of an atom's mass is in the.
Option A. compound.
Option B. isotope.
Option C. nucleus.
Correct Answer is. nucleus.
Explanation. NIL. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom