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Ch. 2 Study Guide

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

 1. 

Interactive question 2.11
Water’s two covalent bonds with H are spread apart at a 104.5 degree angle due to the hybridization of the
a.
1s and 2s orbitals
c.
1s and 3p orbitals
b.
1s and 2p orbitals
d.
2s and 3p orbitals
 

 2. 

Interactive question 2.12
Fill in the missing coefficients for respiration so that all atoms are conserved in the chemical reaction.
a.
12, 6, 1
d.
12, 6, 6
b.
1, 6, 12
e.
6, 6, 6
c.
6, 6, 12
f.
6, 12, 6
 

Completion
Complete each statement using the following word bank.
absorb     electrons     loses     neutrons     protons     1     2     3     4     15     16     31
CaCl       CaCl2       Ca2Cl2       Ca2Cl       Ca       Cl
 

 3. 

2.2 The difference between the mass number and the atomic number of an atom is equal to to the number of _______________
 

 

 4. 

2.2 An atom of phosphorous 31/15P,  contains ____________ protons,
 

 

 5. 

2.2 ____________ electrons,
 

 

 6. 

2.2 and _____________ neutrons.
 

 

 7. 

2.2 The atomic mass of phosphorous is approximately _________ daltons.
 

 

 8. 

2.3 To move to a shell farther from the nucleus, an electron must ___________ energy;           
 

 

 9. 

2.3 an electron ___________ energy when it moves to a closer shell.
 

 

 10. 

2.7 A. What is the valence of hydrogen?
 

 

 11. 

2.7 A. What is the valence of carbon?
 

 

 12. 

2.7 A. What is the valence of nitrogen?
 

 

 13. 

2.7. A. What is the valence of oxygen?
 

 

 14. 

2.9 A. What would the formula for this salt be?
 

 

 15. 

2.9 B. Which atom becomes the cation?
 

 

Matching
 
 
Interactive Question 2.1
a.
Ca
e.
Na
b.
P
f.
Cl
c.
K
g.
Mg
d.
S
 

 16. 

phosphorous
 

 17. 

calcium
 

 18. 

potassium
 

 19. 

magnesium
 

 20. 

sulfer
 

 21. 

chlorine
 

 22. 

sodium
 
 
Interactive Question 2.6
a.
electron shells
f.
protons
b.
atomic number
g.
isotopes
c.
electrons
h.
mass number or atomic mass
d.
valence shell
i.
element
e.
neutrons
 

 23. 

A
 

 24. 

B
 

 25. 

C
 

 26. 

D
 

 27. 

E
 

 28. 

F
 

 29. 

G
 

 30. 

H
 

 31. 

I
 
 
Interactive Question 2.8
a.
nonpolar bonds
b.
polar bonds
c.
C and H have similar electronegativities and share electrons fairly equally between them
d.
even though the N atoms have high electronegativity, the three pairs of electrons are shared equally between the atoms because each atom has an equally strong attraction for the electrons
e.
oxygen is more electronegative than C and has a stronger pull on the electrons even though the C-H bonds are relatively equal
f.
N is more electronegative than H and pulls the shared electrons in each covalent bond closer to itself 
 

 32. 

A - nonpolar or polar covalent bonds     (A or B)
 

 33. 

B - nonpolar or polar covalent bonds     (A or B)
 

 34. 

C - nonpolar or polar covalent bonds     (A or B)
 

 35. 

D - nonpolar or polar covalent bonds     (A or B)
 

 36. 

A - why                                                    (C-F)
 

 37. 

B - why                                                    (C-F)
 

 38. 

C - why                                                    (C-F)
 

 39. 

D - why                                                    (C-F)
 
 
Structure Your Knowledge #1
a.
proton
d.
proton and neutron
b.
neutron
e.
proton and electron
c.
electron
f.
neutron and electron
 

 40. 

this particle has a negative charge
 

 41. 

this particle has a positive charge
 

 42. 

this particle does not have a charge
 

 43. 

particle mass is 1 dalton
 

 44. 

particle mass is so small it is negligible
 

 45. 

this particle is found in the nucleus
 

 46. 

this particle is found orbiting the nucleus
 
 
Structure Your Knowledge #2
a.
atomic number
c.
atomic mass
b.
mass number
d.
valence
 

 47. 

equal to the mass number and is measured in daltons
 

 48. 

equal to the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus
 

 49. 

an indication of the bonding capacity; is the number of unpaired electrons that an atom has in its valence shell
 

 50. 

the characteristic number of protons in an atoms nucleus
 

 51. 

is most related to the chemical behavior of an atom
 
 
Structure Your Knowledge #3
a.
nonpolar covalent bonds
d.
H bonds
b.
polar covalent bonds
e.
van der Waals interactions
c.
ionic bonds
 

 52. 

this is the weakest type of continuous bond and is easily broken
 

 53. 

this bond is weak due to a relatively even sharing of electrons
 

 54. 

this weak bond last momentarily and is caused by uneven electron distribution
 

 55. 

this is the strongest type of bond
 

 56. 

this bond is the second strongest bond due to unequal sharing of electrons
 



 
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