The Chemistry Book

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Practice Questions

Standard 1

Introduction to matter

1. Identify physical properties and changes
2. Distinguish intensive and extensive properties
3. Compare the three states of matter
4. Classify matter as a substance or a mixture
5. Distinguish between homogeneous and heterogeneous
6. Describe two ways components of mixtures can be separated
7. Explain the difference between an element and a compound
8. Identify the chemical symbols of elements, and name elements, given their symbols

The Atom

1. Describe Democritus’s ideas about atoms
2. Explain Dalton’s atomic theory
3. Describe the size of an atom
4. Describe J. J. Thomson’s model of the atom
5. Identify three types of subatomic particles
6. Describe the structure of atoms according to the Rutherford model
7. Explain how isotopes differ from one another
8. Use the atomic number and mass number of an element to find the numbers of protons, electric, and neutrons
9. Calculate the atomic mass of an element from isotope data
10. Identify inadequacies on the Rutherford atomic model
11. Identify the new assumption in the Bohr model of the atom
12. Describe the energies and positions of electrons according to the quantum mechanical model
13. Describe how the shapes of orbitals at different sublevels vary
14. Describe how to write the electron configuration for an atom
15. Explain why the actual electron configurations for some elements differ from those predicted by the Aufbau principle
16. Describe the relationship between the wavelength and frequency of light
17. Explain how the frequencies of light are related to changes in electron energies
18. Distinguish between quantum mechanics and classical mechanics
19. Identify the cause of the atomic emission spectrum

The Periodic Table

1. Explain how elements are organized in a periodic table
2. Compare early and modern periodic tables
3. Identify three classes of elements
4. Describe the information in a periodic table
5. Classify elements based on electron configuration
6. Distinguish representative elements and transition metals
7. Describe trends among elements for atomic size
8. Explain how ions form
9. Describe and explain periodic trends for first ionization energy, ionic size, and electronegativity

Standard 11

Nuclear Chemistry

1. Explain how an unstable nucleus releases energy
2. Describe the three main types of nuclear radiation
3. Describe the type of decay a radioisotope undergoes
4. Make calculations that involve half-life
5. Explain the two ways transmutations can occur
6. Describe what happens in a nuclear chain reaction
7. Explain the role of water in the storage of spent fuel rods
8. Compare and contrast fission and fusion reactions
9. Describe three devices that are used to detect radiation
10. List examples of how radioisotopes are used in medicine

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