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Which of the following trends in the periodic table should be expected as the atomic number of the halogens increases from fluorine (F) to iodine (I)?
B. Electronegativity decreases.
Which is an example of an element?
B. lead
Which Lewis dot structure represents an element that should be placed in column VIIA (17) of the periodic table?
C.
Why are elements of the alkali metal family highly reactive?
A. Alkali metals are easily ionized.
What is the best way to determine if an object is made of pure silver?
C. determine the density of the object and compare the known density of pure silver.
Isotopes of an atom could be detected based on which characteristic?
C. nuclear mass.
How many protons are in an atom of bromine?
D. 35.
What is the mass number of an atom with 29 protons, 29 electrons, and 35 neutrons?
D. 93.
Why are cations smaller than the atoms from which they are formed?
B. The metallic atom loses electrons, resulting in loss of an entire energy level.
What is the formula for a compound formed from sodium (Na) and oxygen (O)?
C. Na2O.
What can be concluded about a substance that dissolves well in water but not in benzene?
C. The substance is polar.
Which Lewis dot structure represents the compound methane (CH4)?
A.
Which property of water most likely causes large rocks to break apart?
A. Water expands when it freezes.
What does the data indicate about how temperature affects states of matter?
B. temperature physically changes matter.
What best explains the high melting point of salt?
D. the strong electrostatic attraction between Na+ and Cl-.
What does water change to as it boils?
A. Gas.
What best describes the reason for the increase in pressure when a gas is heated in a closed container?
C. The average kinetic energy of the gas molecules increases.
Which of the following does not increase as a gas is heated?
D. the average distance between the gas molecules.
What best describes the nitrogen gas in box A if it has twice the average speed of the molecules in box B?
C. The nitrogen gas in box A has a greater temperature than the nitrogen gas in box B.
What property describes KCl(s) after the water in KCl(aq) is completely evaporated?
C. The melting point of the KCl(s) is unchanged.
Which two particle diagrams represent two different phases of the same compound?
B. A and C.
A substance is classified as either an element or a?
A. compound.
Tetrachloromethane, CCl4, is classified as a?
A. compound because the atoms of the elements are combined in a fixed proportion.
Which sample of matter cannot be broken down by a chemical change?
A. antimony.