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2006 Chapter 3 Atoms: The Building Blocks of Matter Study Guide



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

1. 

According to the law of conservation of mass, when sodium, hydrogen, and oxygen react to form a compound, the mass of the compound is ____ the sum of the masses of the individual elements.
a.
equal to
c.
less than
b.
greater than
d.
either greater than or less than
 

2. 

According to Dalton's atomic theory, atoms
a.
are destroyed in chemical reactions.
b.
can be divided.
c.
of each element are identical in size, mass, and other properties.
d.
of different elements cannot combine.
 

3. 

The law of definite proportions
a.
contradicted Dalton's atomic theory.
b.
was explained by Dalton's atomic theory.
c.
replaced the law of conservation of mass.
d.
assumes that atoms of all elements are identical.
 

4. 

Dalton's atomic theory helped to explain the law of conservation of mass because it stated that atoms
a.
could not combine.
c.
all had the same mass.
b.
could not be created or destroyed.
d.
were invisible.
 

5. 

When an electrical current passed through a glass tube, a paddle wheel placed between the electrodes moved. Scientists concluded that
a.
a magnetic field was produced.
b.
particles were passing from the cathode to the anode.
c.
there was gas in the tube.
d.
atoms were indivisible.
 

6. 

Experiments with cathode rays led to the discovery of the
a.
proton.
c.
neutron.
b.
nucleus.
d.
electron.
 

7. 

Who discovered the nucleus by bombarding gold foil with positively charged particles and noting that some particles were widely deflected?
a.
Rutherford
c.
Chadwick
b.
Dalton
d.
Bohr
 

8. 

Because most particles fired at metal foil passed straight through, Rutherford concluded that
a.
atoms were mostly empty space.
c.
electrons formed the nucleus.
b.
atoms contained no charged particles.
d.
atoms were indivisible.
 

9. 

Rutherford fired positively charged particles at metal foil and concluded that most of the mass of an atom was
a.
in the electrons.
c.
evenly spread throughout the atom.
b.
concentrated in the nucleus.
d.
in rings around the atom.
 

10. 

What did Rutherford conclude about the structure of the atom?
a.
An atom is indivisible.
b.
Electrons make up the center of an atom.
c.
An atom carries a positive charge.
d.
An atom contains a small, dense, positively charged central region.
 

11. 

Which part of an atom has a mass approximately equal to 1/2000 of the mass of a common hydrogen atom?
a.
nucleus
c.
proton
b.
electron
d.
electron cloud
 

12. 

Protons within a nucleus are attracted to each other by
a.
nuclear forces.
c.
their energy levels.
b.
opposite charges.
d.
electron repulsion.
 

13. 

The charge on the electron cloud
a.
prevents compounds from forming.
b.
balances the charge on the nucleus.
c.
attracts electron clouds in other atoms to form compounds.
d.
does not exist.
 

14. 

The forces that hold the particles in the nucleus together are called
a.
nuclear forces.
c.
magnetic forces.
b.
gravitational forces.
d.
electron clouds.
 

15. 

How many isotopes of hydrogen are known?
a.
2
c.
4
b.
3
d.
5
 

16. 

The relative atomic mass of an atom can be found by comparing the mass of the atom to the mass of
a.
one atom of carbon-12.
c.
a proton.
b.
one atom of hydrogen-1.
d.
uranium-235.
 
 
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17. 

What is the atomic number for aluminum from the figure above?
a.
13
c.
26.98
b.
14
d.
26.9815
 

18. 

An atom of potassium has 19 protons and 20 neutrons. What is its mass number?
a.
19
c.
39
b.
20
d.
10
 

19. 

Ag-109 has 62 neutrons. The neutral atom has
a.
40 electrons.
c.
53 electrons.
b.
47 electrons.
d.
62 electrons.
 

20. 

Molar mass
a.
is the mass in grams of one mole of a substance.
b.
is numerically equal to the average atomic mass of the element.
c.
both a and b
d.
neither a nor b
 

Problem
 

21. 

How many atoms are present in 8.00 mol of chlorine atoms?
 

22. 

How many atoms are present in 80.0 mol of zirconium?
 

23. 

How many moles of platinum are equivalent to 1.20 ´ 1024 atoms?
 

24. 

How many moles of iron are equivalent to 1.11 ´ 1025 atoms?
 

25. 

Determine the mass in grams of 5.00 mol of oxygen. The molar mass of oxygen is 16.00 g/mol.
 

26. 

Determine the mass in grams of 10.0 mol of bromine. The molar mass of bromine is 79.90 g/mol.
 

27. 

Determine the number of moles of helium in 10.0 g of helium. The molar mass of helium is 4.00 g/mol.
 

28. 

Determine the number of moles in 100. g of potassium. The molar mass of potassium is 39.10 g/mol.
 

29. 

The mass of 1 mol of gold atoms is 196.97 g. Find the mass of 1 atom of gold.
 

30. 

Calculate the mass in grams of 9.00 mol of potassium (molar mass 39.10 g/mol).
 

31. 

Calculate the number of atoms in 10.0 g of sulfur (molar mass 32.07 g/mol).
 

Essay
 

32. 

Explain what is meant by the law of definite proportions, the law of conservation of mass, and the law of multiple proportions.
 

33. 

Why do scientists use Dalton's theory, even though parts of it have been proven wrong? How much of Dalton's theory do scientists still accept?
 

34. 

What can you determine about the atomic structure of an element and one of its isotopes if you know the atomic number and mass numbers?
 

35. 

Explain the significance of Avogadro's constant, 6.022 ´ 1023. What is the relationship between it and the molar mass of oxygen, 16.00 g/mol?
 



 
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