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Chapter 5 Test
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which of the following best describes how a covalent bond is formed?
a. Electrons arent used in covalent
c. Electrons are shared in covalent
bonding.
bonding.
b. Electrons are positively charged in
d. Electrons flow into and out of several
covalent bonding in order to to form
atoms.
the bond.
2. The energy levels of an atom are occupied by
.
a. electrons
c. ions
b. neutrons
d. protons
3. The monomer that makes up the polymer DNA is the
a. glucose monomer
c. amino acid monomer
b. ethene monomer
d. nucleic acid monomer
4. How many valence electrons does a neutral sodium atom have?
a. 12
c. 1
b. 11
d. 2
5. Some atoms form positive ions, and others form negative ions. Based on what you know about
charges and how they interact, which statement best describes the importance of ions?
a. Ions can exchange protons in order to make certain elements become other
elements when a compound forms.
b. Ions with like charges will attract each other and form compounds with different
combinations of elements.
c. Positive and negative ions will attract, bringing together different atoms of
different elements to form compounds.
d. Positive and negative ions repel each other, preventing certain combinations of
elements from forming compounds.
6. Which term best describes the substance that is represented by the chemical formula CuSO4?
a. compound
c. metal
b. element
d. ion
7. Which of the following is a property of metals.
a. Malleability
c. All of these are properties of metals
b. Ductility
d. Good conductor

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8. The millions of compounds that exist are made from approximately
a. 75
c. 50
b. 150
d. 115

elements.

9. Atoms that have full valence shells are what?

a. Extremely radioactive
c. Not elements
b. Not stable
d. Extremely stable
10. Which term best describes the substance that is represented by the chemical formula Hg?
a. compound
c. nonmetal
b. element
d. ion
11. Which of the following shapes would be best to use to represent a crystal of table salt?
a. cube
c. circle
b. sphere
d. square
12. Building up repeating patterns of atoms and molecules is how
a. all substances
c. structures
b. liquids
d. solids

are formed?

13. What is the neutral particle that is formed when atoms share electrons?
a. nucleus
c. ionic compound
b. caution
d. molecule
14. The maximum number of electrons in the second energy level of an atom is
a. two
c. ten
b. four
d. eight

15. What is a valence electron?

a. An electron that is not part of an
c. An electron that is in the nucleus of
atom.
the atom.
b. An electron that is negatively charged. d. An electron that is in the outermost
energy level (shell) of an atom.
16. What is the group number for elements that have a stable number of electrons in their outer energy
level?
a. 2
c. 1
b. 18
d. 17

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17. Which of the following must you do to draw a Lewis dot diagram?
a. Determine the number of electrons in the outermost energy level.
b. Determine if the elements involved are metals or nonmetals.
c. Decide how many protons should be shown to represent a molecule.
d. Decide if each atom shown will give up or accept neutrons.
18. What is special about the Noble/Inert Gas group?
a. There is nothing special about this
c. They combine well with other
group.
elements.
b. They all have atomic structures.
d. They do not combine well with other
elements because they are extremely
stable.
19. When two or more elements combine chemically, what happens to the properties of each of those
elements?
a. The properties stay the same.

c. The properties change as a new

b. None of the above.

d. The properties do not change.

substance is formed.

20. The individual structure that repeats in a pettern to form a crystal is called a
a. unit cell
c. crystalette
b. pre-crystal
d. unit structure

21. Amino acid monomers make up what type of polymer?

a. Salt
c. DNA
b. Protein
d. Carbohydrate
22. Aspartame is an artificial sweetener; its formula is C13H16N2O5. Which element in the formula has
the largest number of atoms?
a. carbon
c. hydrogen
b. nitrogen
d. oxygen
23. How does the behavior of the electrons in a block of gold differ from the behavior of the electrons in a
block of salt?
a. The electrons in a block of gold remain locked in place.
b. The electrons in a block of gold move about freely in the block.
c. The electrons in a block of gold are attracted to each other.
d. The electrons in a block of gold move in and out of the block.

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24. How many valence electrons does a neutral carbon atom have?
a. 8
c. 6
b. Carbon does not have any valence
d. 4
electrons.
25. Which best describes what happens to electrons during ionic bonding?
a. Electrons are shared to form a bond.
c. Electrons are used up in the bonding
process.
b. Electrons are transferred from one
d. Electrons form electron bonds.
atom to another.
26. What is a compound?
a. A substance created when two or more

c. A mixture of two or more elements.

elements combine chemically.

A substance that is reactive.

d. A substance that contains only one

b.

element.

27. Glucose monomers make up what type of polymer?

a. Carbohydrate
c. Salt
b. Protein
d. Crystal
28. The individual structure that repeats in a pattern to form a polymer is called a
a. poly unit
c. pre-polymer
b. none of the above
d. monomer
29. How many dots are shown in the electron dot diagram for calcium, element number 20?
a. twenty
c. eight
b. two
d. one