Question 1

Which of the following compounds contains exactly three elements and ten atoms per molecule?

Accepted Answer

C\_2H\_4N\_2

Question 2

Which formula represents a molecule with four phosphorus atoms and ten oxygen atoms?

Accepted Answer

P\_4O\_10

Question 3

Which statement about atomic structure is correct?

Accepted Answer

Atoms contain equal numbers of protons and electrons

Question 4

Which of the following pairs of atoms contain the same number of neutrons?

Accepted Answer

Tc-99 and Ru-99

Question 5

What is the maximum number of electrons in the n = 3 shell?

Accepted Answer

$18$

Question 6

How many subshells are in the n = 4 shell?

Accepted Answer

$4$

Question 7

Which of the following orbitals is double-lobed (bowtie shape)?

Accepted Answer

$p$

Question 8

Which of the following is INCORRECT regarding the location of the distinguishing electron?

Accepted Answer

D: d area of periodic table

Question 9

How many valence electrons does the representative element with the electron configuration $1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^5$ possess?

Accepted Answer

$7$

Question 10

Which is the correct Lewis symbol diagram for carbon?

Accepted Answer

C with four dots, one on each side

Question 11

Which option will correctly fill in the blank to define the octet rule? Atoms will ______ electrons so each atom involved will have a noble gas configuration.

Accepted Answer

gain or share

Question 12

What is the electron configuration for a $S^{2-}$ ion?

Accepted Answer

$1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6$

Question 13

If the electronegativity difference between two elements X and Y is 0.2, the bond between the two elements would be:

Accepted Answer

nonpolar covalent

Question 14

The notation $Y^{3+}$ denotes an atom that has:

Accepted Answer

lost 3 electrons

Question 15

Elements in group VA of the periodic table:

Accepted Answer

form ions with a charge of $-3$

Question 16

For the oxygen-18 isotope, $^{18}O$, what is the total number of all three types of subatomic particles present?

Accepted Answer

$20$

Question 17

Which of the following element-classification pairings is incorrect?

Question 18

The geometry associated with three pairs of bonded electrons and one pair of nonbonded electrons about a central atom in a molecule is:

Accepted Answer

trigonal pyramidal

Question 19

Which molecule is NOT a polar molecule?

Accepted Answer

BeCl\_2

Question 20

Which statement about ionic compounds is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

Ionic compounds show the characteristics of the constituent elements.

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