Question 1
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He found that passing electric current through some substances caused them to decompose, suggesting that the elements of a chemical compound are held together by electrical forces.
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Humphry Davy
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Michael Faraday
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George Stoney
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J.J. Thompson
Question 2
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He determined the quantitative relationship between the amount of electricity used in electrolysis and the amount of chemical reactions occurring.
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Humphry Davy
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Michael Faraday
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George Stoney
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J.J. Thompson
Question 3
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He suggested that the units of electrical charge associated with atoms be named electrons.
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Humphry Davy
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Michael Faraday
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George Stoney
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J.J. Thompson
Question 4
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He performed the cathode-ray tube experiment and determined the ratio of the charge of the electron to its mass, which is 1.75882x10^8 Coulomb/gram.
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Humphry Davy
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Michael Faraday
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George Stoney
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J.J. Thompson
Question 5
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He determined the charge of the electron through the famous "oil-drop experiment," in which he found that the charge of one electron was 1.60218x10^-19 Coulomb.
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J.J. Thompson
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Robert Millikan
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Eugen Goldstein
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Ernest Rutherford
Question 6
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He observed that the cathode-ray tube also produced positively charged particles, created when gaseous atoms lose electrons. This led to the idea of a unit positive charge residing in the proton.
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J.J. Thompson
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Robert Millikan
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Eugen Goldstein
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Ernest Rutherford
Question 7
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He discovered through the gold foil experiment that atoms consists of very small, very dense positively charged nuclei surrounded by clouds of electrons of relatively large distances from the nuclei.
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J.J. Thompson
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Robert Millikan
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Eugen Goldstein
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Ernest Rutherford
Question 8
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The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom determines its identity; this number is known as the __.
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atomic mass
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atomic number
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mass number
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nucleon number
Question 9
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These are atoms of the same element with different masses; they are atoms containing the same number of protons but different numbers of protons.
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Allotropes
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Isomers
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Isotopes
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Stereoisomers
Question 10
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It is the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.
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Atomic Mass
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Atomic Number
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Mass Number
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Nucleon Number
Question 11
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These are instruments that measure the charge-to-mass ratio of charged particles.
Question 12
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The Group 1A of the elements, except H, are called the __.
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alkali metals
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alkaline earth metals
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halogens
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noble (or rare) gases
Question 13
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The Group 2A elements are called the __.
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alkali metals
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alkaline earth metals
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halogens
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noble (or rare) gases
Question 14
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Group 7A elements are called __, which means "salt formers."
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alkali metals
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alkaline earth metals
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halogens
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noble (or rare) gases
Question 15
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The Group 8A elements are called __.
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alkali metals
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alkaline earth metals
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halogens
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noble (or rare) gases
Question 16
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__ character increases from top to bottom, and decreases from left to right. The opposite is the trend for __.
Question 17
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__ show some properties that are characteristic of both metals and nonmetals. Many of these elements are semiconductors.
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Metals
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Nonmetals
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Metalloids
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Noble gases
Question 18
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Semiconductors are insulators at __ temperatures, but conductors at __ temperatures.
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higher
lower
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lower
higher
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varying
varying
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any
any
Question 19
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The conductivities of metals __ with __ temperature.
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increase
decreasing
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decrease
increasing
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increase
increasing
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decrease
decreasing
Question 20
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__ is the least metallic of the metals and is sometimes classified as a metalloid. It is metallic in appearance and an excellent conductor of electricity.
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Aluminum
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Barium
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Gallium
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Silicon
Question 21
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The __ is the distance between any two adjacent identical points of a wave.
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amplitude
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frequency
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wavelength
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None of the above
Question 22
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The __ is the number of wave crests passing a given point per unit time.
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amplitude
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frequency
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wavelength
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None of the above
Question 23
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Wavelength and frequency are __ proportional to each other.
Question 24
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It is a form of energy that consists of electric and magnetic fields that vary repetitively at right angles to each other.
Question 25
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It was __ that first recorded the separation of sunlight into its component colors by allowing it to pass through a glass prism.
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Albert Einstein
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Isaac Newton
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J.J. Thompson
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Michael Faraday
Question 26
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It is a region in space which the probability of finding an electron is high.
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Atomic orbital
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Nuclear orbital
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Electronic region
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Nuclear region
Question 27
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Each of the possible states of electrons is described by four quantum numbers. We can use theses quantum numbers to designate electronic arrangements in all atoms, their so-called __.
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electron configurations
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electron orbitals
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electron cloud
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periodic arrangement
Question 28
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This quantum number describes the main energy level, or shell, that an electron occupies. It may be any positive integer: 1, 2, 3, 4, ...
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Principal quantum number (m)
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Angular momentum quantum number (l)
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Magnetic quantum number (m_l)
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Spin quantum number (m_s)
Question 29
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Within a shell, different sublevels or subshells are possible, each with a characteristic shape. This quantum number designates a sublevel, or specific shape of atomic orbital that an electron may occupy. This number may take integral values from 0 up to and including (n-1): 0, 1, 2, ... , (n-1)
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Principal quantum number (n)
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Angular momentum quantum number (l)
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Magnetic quantum number (m_l)
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Spin quantum number (m_s)
Question 30
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This quantum number designates a specific orbital within a subshell. Within each subshell, it may take any integral values from -l through zero up to and including +l: (-l), ..., 0, ..., (+l)
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Principal quantum number (n)
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Angular momentum quantum number (l)
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Magnetic quantum number (m_l)
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Spin quantum number (m_s)
Question 31
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This quantum number refers to the spin of an electron and the orientation of the magnetic field produced by this spin. For every set of quantum numbers (except this one), it can take the value of +1/2 or -1/2.
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Principal quantum number (n)
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Angular momentum quantum number (l)
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Magnetic quantum number (m_l)
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Spin quantum number (m_s)
Question 32
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It corresponds to the electron configuration of an isolated atom in its lowest energy or unexcited state.
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Combined state
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Ground state
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Stable state
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Steady state
Question 33
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Each atom of an element is "built-up" by (1) progressively adding the appropriate number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus as specified by the atomic and mass numbers, and (2) adding the necessary number of electrons into orbitals in the way that gives the lowest total energy for the atom.
Question 34
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No two electrons in an atom may have identical sets of four quantum numbers.
Question 35
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Electrons occupy all the orbitals of a given subshell singly before paring begins. These unpaired electrons have parallel spins.
Question 36
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Substances that contain unpaired electrons are weakly attracted into magnetic fields and are said to be __.
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diamagnetic
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ferromagnetic
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metamagnetic
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paramagnetic
Question 37
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Those which all electrons are paired are very weakly repelled by magnetic fields, and are called __.
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diamagnetic
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ferromagnetic
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metamagnetic
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paramagnetic
Question 38
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__ is much stronger than paramagnetism, such that it allows a substance to become permanently magnetized when placed in a magnetic field. Only three free elements exhibit this.
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Diamagnetism
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Ferromagnetism
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Metamagnetism
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Paramagnetism
Question 39
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It is an assembly of two protons and two neutrons.
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Alpha Particle
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Beta Particle
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Gamma Particle
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Higgs-Boson Particle
Question 40
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These are two or more orbitals that have the same energy.
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Degenerate orbitals
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Isoelectronic orbitals
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Isokinetic orbitals
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Regenerative orbitals