One of the essential minerals in the human body is salt. How much salt (NaCl) is in the average adult human body?
1 kilogram
500 grams
practically none
250 grams
You can't live without water! What is its chemical formula?
H2
H2O2
H2O
O2
Noble gases are inert because they have completed outer electron shells. Which of these elements isn't a noble gas?
Helium
Krypton
Chlorine
Argon
What do you call an atom that has more protons than electrons?
a molecule
a cation
an anion
an isotope
Who is credited with the invention of the modern periodic table?
Nobel
Mendeleev
Mendel
Lavoisier
Which of these elements is a nonmetal?
Sulfur
Beryllium
Manganese
Aluminum
Three of the most common states of matter are solids, liquids, and gases. A liquid has:
no defined volume or shape
a defined volume, but not a defined shape
a definite shape, but no defined volume
a definite volume and shape
. All of the following elements are liquids around room temperature except which one?
Gallium
Mercury
Bromine
Magnesium
A mole contains Avogadro's number of items. What is Avogadro's number?
6023
83 x 10^
6.02 x 10^-23
6.023 x 10^23