Chapter 1 Review and Assessment
By: ANA GABRIELA PEAGARCANO
1. All compounds are made up of two or more elements.
2. The nucleus of an atom has a positive charge because the nucleus
contains protons.
3. On the periodic table, elements with the same number of valence
electrons are in the same group.
4. When an atom loses or gains electrons, it becomes an ion.
5. A covalent bond in which electrons are shared unequally is a
polar bond.
6. Because it can be pounded into thin sheets, copper is said to be
malleable.
7. In the modern atomic model, most of the volume of an atom is
occupied by its electrons.
8. The atomic number of an element is the number of protons in the
nucleus of an atom.
9. A polyatomic ion is made is made up of more than one atom.
10. An alloy is a mixture of elements that has the properties of a
metal.
11. What discoveries did Rutherford make about the atom
from his teams experiments?
Rutherford discovered that an atom was mostly empty space.
Electrons moved around a small, positively charged nucleus in the
center of the atom.
12. Which element is less reactive, an element whose atoms
have seven valence electrons or an element whose atoms
have eight valence electrons? Explain.
Those who have seven valence electrons is less reactive
because the as orbital is not filled.
13. Why do ionic compounds generally have high melting
points?
Because the energy level is strong, its needed to break them.
14. The formula of sulfuric acid is H2So4. How many atoms of
hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen are in one molecule of sulfuric
acid?
2 Oxygen, 2 Hydrogen and 2 Sulfur.
15. Why is there a covalent bond between two atoms of the
same element a nonpolar bond?
Because it is shared equally, so the two oxygen atoms pull with
equal strength in opposite directions. In a sense, the attractions
cancel out, and the molecule is nonpolar.
16. Explain how metallic bonding causes metals to conduct
electricity.
Metals conduct electricity easily because the electrons in a metal
can move freely among atoms.
17. What is the difference between a non-scientist theory and
a scientist theory?
A scientist theory is more detailed and is experimented on.
18. The organization of the periodic table tells you the number of
protons, neutrons, and electrons which of all you need to bond.
19. Classify oxygen and Carbon Dioxide as a polar or nonpolar
molecule.
Oxygen is nonpolar and Carbon Dioxide is polar.
20. Many molecular compounds with small molecules are
gases at room temperature. Water, however, is a liquid. Use
what you know about polar and nonpolar molecules to
explain this difference. (Hint: Molecules of gas are much
farther apart than molecules of a liquid.)
Water is a liquid and it is a polar molecule.
21. When nitrogen and hydrogen combine, what will be the
ratio of hydrogen atoms to nitrogen atoms in a molecule of
the resulting compound? Explain.
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They would bond. Hydrogen would have 2 and Nitrogen would
have 7.
22. Which of these elements can become stable by loosing one
electron? (Hydrogen, Argon, Sodium, Nitrogen, Oxygen,
Chloride)
Hydrogen and Sodium.
23. Which of these elements is least likely to react with other
elements? Explain.
Argon.
24. Which of these elements would react with two atoms of
sodium to form an ionic compound? Explain.
Oxygen.
25. What type of bond forms when two atoms of Nitrogen join
to form a Nitrogen molecule? And when two atoms of Oxygen
join to form an Oxygen molecule.
Nitrogen= Triple Bond
Oxygen= Double Bond.
