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Study Guide 2.1

 
Match the parts of an atom with its description
a.
Nucleus
b.
Neutron
c.
Proton
d.
Electron
 

 1. 

particle with a negative electrical charge
 

 2. 

particle with no electrical charge
 

 3. 

dense center of an atom
 

 4. 

particle with positive electrical charge
 

 5. 

Answer to #5 ____________________________
 

 

 6. 

Answer to #6 ____________________________
 

 

 7. 

An atom becomes an ion when its number of protons changes
 

 

 8. 

Some ions are positively charged, and some ions have no
 

 

 9. 

The formation of an ion results in a full outermost energy level.
 

 

 10. 

Ions usually form when electrons are transferred from one atom to another.
 

 

 11. 

Choose one of the italicized words: Shared pairs of electrons fill the innermost / outermost energy levels of bonded atoms
 

 

 12. 

Choose one of the italicized words:  Covalent bonds are generally very strong / weak.
 

 

 13. 

Choose one of the italicized words: Two atoms may form several covalent bonds to share several pairs of  protons / electrons.
 

 

 14. 

Choose one of the italicized words: A molecule is held together by ionic / covalent bonds.
 

 

 15. 

A substance made of atoms of different elements bonded together in a certain ratio
 

 

 16. 

A particular type of atom
 

 

 17. 

A bond formed by the electrical force between two ions of opposite charge (2 words)
 

 

 18. 

A bond formed when two atoms share a pair of electrons (2 words)
 

 

 19. 

The smallest basic unit of matter
 

 

 20. 

Two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds
 

 

 21. 

What distinguishes one element from another?
 

 22. 

Describe the formation of an ionic compound.
 

 23. 

What is the difference between an ionic bond and a covalent bond?
 

 24. 

Compare and Contrast.  How does a molecule differ from an atom?
 

 25. 

Apply.  Explain why a hydrogen atom can become either an ion or a part of a molecule.
 

 26. 

Connect to Chemistry:
A sodium atom has one outer electron, and a carbon atom has four outer electrons. How might this difference be related to the types of compounds formed by atoms of these two elements?
 

 27. 

Which phrase best describes atoms?
a.
single celled organisms
c.
parts of a nucleus
b.
smallest basic units of matter
d.
positively charged particles
 

 28. 

Which of the following cannot be broken down by ordinary chemical means?
a.
element
c.
molecule
b.
compound
d.
bond
 

 29. 

What is a compound?
a.
two atoms of a single element bonded together
b.
atoms of different elements bonded together in certain ratios
c.
separate atoms of multiple elements in varying ratios
d.
a molecule of two oxygen atoms
 

 30. 

An ion is formed when an atom gains or loses
a.
protons
c.
bonds
b.
neutrons
d.
electrons
 

 31. 

Atoms connected by covalent bonds share
a.
pairs of electrons
c.
carbon and oxygen
b.
ionic compounds
d.
hydrogen ions
 



 
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