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Metals/Nonmetals/Metalloids/Diatomics
1. Which elements have the most similar chemical
properties?
1) Si, As, and Te
2) N2, O2, and F 2
3) Mg, Sr, and Ba
4) Ca, Cs, and Cu
2. A solid element that is malleable, a good conductor
of electricity, and reacts with oxygen is classified as a
1) metal
2) metalloid
1)
3)
2)
4)
3) noble gas
4) nonmetal
3. Which elements are malleable and good conductors of
electricity?
1) iodine and silver
2) iodine and xenon
6. Which particle diagram represents the arrangement of
F2 molecules in a sample of fluorine at 95 K and
standard pressure?
3) tin and silver
4) tin and xenon
4. Which Group 14 element is classified as a metal?
1) carbon
2) germanium
3) silicon
4) tin
5. Which element is a liquid at 305 K and 1.0
atmosphere?
1) magnesium
2) fluorine
3) gallium
4) iodine
7. Which property is characteristic of nonmetals?
1)
2)
3)
4)
They have a high electronegativity.
They lose electrons easily.
They have a low first ionization energy.
They are good conductors of electricity.
8. The element sulfur is classified as a
1) metal
2) metalloid
3) nonmetal
4) noble gas
9. An atom of argon in the ground state tends not to
bond with an atom of a different element because the
argon atom has
1)
2)
3)
4)
more protons than neutrons
more neutrons than protons
a total of two valence electrons
a total of eight valence electrons
10. Which statement explains why neon is a Group 18
element?
1) Neon is a gas at STP.
2) Neon has a low melting point.
3) Neon atoms have a stable valence electron
configuration.
4) Neon atoms have two electrons in the first shell.
11. Which Group 14 element is a metalloid?
1) tin
2) silicon
3) lead
4) carbon
12. The element in Group 14, Period 3 on the Periodic
Table is classified as a
1) metal
2) noble gas
3) metalloid
4) nonmetal
13. Pure silicon is chemically classified as a metalloid
because silicon
1)
2)
3)
4)
is malleable and ductile
is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity
exhibits metallic and nonmetallic properties
none of the above
14. An atom in the ground state has seven valence
electrons. This atom could be an atom of element?
1) calcium
2) fluorine
3) oxygen
4) sodium
15. An atom of argon rarely bonds to an atom of another
element because an argon atom has
1)
2)
3)
4)
8 valence electrons
2 electrons in the first shell
3 electron shells
22 neutrons