UNIT 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS

1) Identify each of the following properties of sodium chloride as either physical or chemical.
Also, indicate whether the physical properties are qualitative or quantitative.
a) It is soluble in water.
b) It melts at 801C.
c) It reacts with sulphuric acid to form hydrogen chloride gas.
d) It forms cubic crystals.
e) It has a density of 2.2 g/mL.
f) It has a salty taste.
2) Describe three physical properties that can be used to distinguish between
a) salt and sugar
b) water and alcohol.
3) Identify the following changes as being either physical or chemical.
a) burning of leaves d) formation of clouds
b) grinding coffee beans e) disappearance of mothballs
c) tarnishing of silver
4) State one difference between each pair of items:
a) a mechanical mixture and a solution
b) a mechanical mixture and a compound
c) an element and a compound
5) Classify each of the following as an element, compound, solution, or mechanical mixture:
a) vinegar (acetic acid and water) d) muddy water
b) hydrogen gas e) water
c) carbon monoxide gas f) pizza
Also, state which of the above are pure substances.
6) Complete the following table:
atomic atomic mass number number number
symbol number number of protons of neutrons of electrons
40
20 Ca

58 28

36 48

7) What is an isotope?

8) Draw Bohr-Rutherford diagrams for:

a) 147 N b) 23
11Na
9) a)Which group of elements is most metallic?
b)Which group of nonmetals is most reactive?
c)Which group of nonmetals is least reactive?
10) How do the metallic properties of the elements in a period change as you move from left to
right across the periodic table?
11) a) What is the most reactive metal?
b) What is the most reactive nonmetal?
12) Why are the chemical properties of the elements in a given family quite similar, while those
of the elements in a given period are different from each other?

13) Which has the largest atomic radius Cl, Si, or Mg? Why?

14) Which has the largest ionization energy S, Se, or O? Why?

15) Which has the largest electron affinity S, Se, or 0? Why?

16) Write an ionization equation for:

a) Ca b) N

17) State five properties of:

a) an ionically bonded substance
b) a covalently bonded substance

13) Which of the following represent stable ions?

F+ , Li , B3+ , O+ , S2 , Na2+ , N3

14) For each of the following, show the three steps involved in the formation of the ionic
compound and draw its Lewis structure:
a) potassium sulphide d) sodium nitride
b) beryllium fluoride e) cesium iodide
c) aluminum fluoride f) magnesium nitride

15) For each of the following, classify the bonding as being covalent, polar covalent
or ionic:
a) I2 c) NCl3 e) SF6 g) Mg3N2 i) OF2
b) RbI d) Ca3N2 f) SrBr2 h) AlF3 j) Cs2S

16) Consider the compounds beryllium oxide (Be0) and carbon monoxide (CO). One of
the compounds has a melting point of -215C and the other has a melting point of
2530C. Match each compound with the melting point it is most likely to have.

17) Draw the Lewis Structure for each of the following covalent compounds:
a) HBr f) C2Cl2F2 k) PBr5
b) F202 g) BCl3 l) SiH4
c) Br20 h) H2Se m) CBr4
d) C2Cl2 i) SeH6 n) C2Br4
e) SiS2 j) C2Cl6 o)C3H4