Description : This natural fiber obtained from the stems of a plant of the nettle family has found popularity in modern fibers with a high wet strength, absorbent but dries quickly, it can be spun or woven, has a high rot ... a source of heat or power? w) Plutonium-238 x) Strontium-90 y) Cesium-137 z) Uranium-235
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PLUTONIUM-238
Description : Which of the following metals is a solid at room temperature, yet melts in your hand? w) gallium x) cesium y) sodium z) magnesium
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- GALLIUM
Description : Which of the following metals melts in your hand? w) gallium x) cesium y) sodium z) magnesium
Description : The molar volume of which two elements is the same at standard temperature and pressure? w) fluorine and bromine x) fluorine and iodine y) fluorine and chlorine z) bromine and iodine
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- FLUORINE AND CHLORINE
Description : In general, as you move across a period (left to right) electronegativity: w) increases x) decreases y) remains the same z) increases or decreases
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- INCREASES
Description : Which of the following substances would be expecte to have the highest melting point? w) Potassium Bromide x) Iodine y) Methane z) Hydrogen Chloride
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- POTASSIUM BROMIDE
Description : Of the following, which non-fissioning element is used in the cooling water of nuclear power plants to help control the rate of the fission reaction by absorbing neutrons: w) zirconium x) boron y) krypton z) cesium
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- BORON
Description : The element used in treating manic depression is: w) sulfur x) nitrogen y) calcium z) lithium
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- LITHIUM
Description : Which of the following elements does not normally occur as a diatomic molecule? w) hydrogen x) chlorine y) argon z) oxygen
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ARGON
Description : Which of the following elements would form a covalent bond with Bromine? w) Calcium x) Aluminum y) Oxygen z) Tin
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- OXYGEN
Description : Which of the following elements can form the great number of covalent bonds? w) carbon x) nitrogen y) oxygen z) sulfur
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SULFUR
Description : Which of the following elements has the highest first ionization energy? w) Helium x) Neon y) Fluorine z) Argon
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- HELIUM
Description : Why do atoms with a weak electronegativity like lithium have a weak attractive force for electrons?
Last Answer : they have few valence electrons and aren't close to having eightvalence electrons
Description : Atoms with a low electronegativity, like lithium, have a weak attractive force for electrons because?
Last Answer : They have few valence electrons and aren’t close to having eight valence electrons
Description : Which of the following is the same for both radioactive iodine and stable iodine? w) number of neutrons x) mass number y) half-life z) chemical properties
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Description : Which of the following has the smallest atomic radius? w) iodine x) chlorine y) fluorine z) bromine
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- FLUORINE
Description : Which of the following molecules is polar? w) Iodine x) Carbon Dioxide y) Carbon Monoxide z) Chlorine
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- CARBON MONOXIDE
Description : What is the only nonmetal element that is a liquid room temperature? w) phosphorus x) bromine y) iodine z) arsenic
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- BROMINE
Description : Which of the following halogens does NOT replace the other halogens from their compounds? w) fluorine x) iodine y) bromine z) chlorine
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- IODINE
Description : Compounds of iodine are NOT used for which of the following? w) as a refrigerant x) in photographic film y) as an essential part of diet z) as an antiseptic
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- AS A REFRIGERANT
Description : Of the following, which is the best fuel for a nuclear fusion reactor: w) hydrogen x) lithium y) deuterium z) helium
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- DEUTERIUM
Description : Which elements has highest electronegativity?
Last Answer : Arsenic
Description : Many elements are Greek or Latin names for a particular color, examples are Chlorine from chloros (greenish-yellow) and Cesium from caesius (sky blue). What is the element that was named from the Greek word meaning color?
Last Answer : ANSWER: CHROMIUM
Description : Which one of the following elements exhibits the greatest tendency to lose electrons? (1) Fluorine (2) Lithium (3) Oxygen (4) Zine
Last Answer : (2) Lithium Explanation: Alkali metals such as Lithium are the most electropositive elements in the periodic table. As alkali metals have low ionization energies, they have a great tendency to lose electrons forming unipositive ions.
Description : Which one of the following elements exhibits the greatest tendency to lose electrons ? (1) Fluorine (2) Lithium (3) Oxygen (4) Zinc
Last Answer : Lithium
Description : Non-metallic character increases from (1) Magnesium to Barium (2) Potassium to Cesium (3) Oxygen to Selenium (4) Sodium to Chlorine
Last Answer : (4) Sodium to Chlorine Explanation: The elements which lose electrons to form cations are known as metals. Metallic character decreases across a period as we move from left to right.
Description : The radioactive element most commonly detected in humans is: w) potassium-40 x) cobalt-60 y) iodine-131 z) plutonium-238
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- POTASSIUM-40
Description : What radioactive element is routinely used in treating hyperthyroidism, and in reducing thyroid activity? w) Iron-59 x) Gold-198 y) Cobalt-60 z) Iodine-131
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- IODINE-131
Description : Which of the following elements is not an alkaline earth metal? w) beryllium x) barium y) calcium z) rubidium
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- RUBIDIUM
Description : Most of the transuranic elements were first created: w) in Germany x) at Argonne National Laboratory y) in California z) in Russia
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- IN CALIFORNIA
Description : Which of the following elements does not occur in nature as a native ore? w) silver x) gold y) platinum z) aluminum
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ALUMINUM
Description : Radon differs from other naturally radioactive elements in which one of the following ways. Is it because radon w) is extremely radioactive x) decays into the element radium y) is a noble gas z) is as chemically active as fluorine
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- IS A NOBLE GAS
Description : Of the nonmetallic elements the one least likely to be found in organic compounds is: w) nitrogen x) phosphorus y) chlorine z) selenium
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SELENIUM
Description : Which of the 3rd period elements loses electrons most readily? w) Sodium x) Magnesium y) Aluminum z) Silicon
Last Answer : ANSWER: A-SODIUM
Description : Elements that exist in two or more distinctly different solid forms are known as: w) azeotropes x) allotropes y) isotopes z) isochores
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ALLOTROPES
Description : What are the major constituents of typical fly ash particles generated from the combustion of coal? w) acidic and basic oxides x) trace elements y) unburned carbon z) sulfates and phosphates
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ACIDIC AND BASIC OXIDES
Description : Which of the following groups of elements have an OUTER ELECTRONIC configuration of S-2-P-2? w) halogens x) Nitrogen-Phosphorus Group y) Carbon-Silicon Group z) Boron-Aluminum Group
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- CARBON-SILICON GROUP
Description : Which of the following elements would most likely be a silvery solid at room temperature? w) Sodium x) Silicon y) Selenium z) Astatine
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- SODIUM
Description : Which of the following elements has the largest crystallographic radius? w) Mg x) N y) K z) F
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- K
Description : Which one of the following elements is not found in nature? w) Technetium x) Iridium y) Osmium z) Molybdenum
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- TECHNETIUM
Description : Which of the following elements gains electrons most readily? w) Sodium x) Magnesium y) Aluminum z) Fluorine
Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- FLUORINE
Description : Which of the following chemists was the first to use letters as symbols for elements? w) Ernest Oliver Lawrence x) Louis Andrew Proust y) Jons Jacob Berzelius z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- JONS JACOB BERZELIUS
Description : Teflon is produced by polymerizing ethylene which hydrogen substituted with one of the following elements: w) teflinium x) tin y) fluorine z) carbon
Description : Of the following elements which has the largest atomic radius? w) Ba x) F y) C z) Be
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- Ba
Description : The elements that have an outer electron configuration ns2 (read: n - s - 2) are called: w) halogens x) transition metals y) alkaline earths z) noble gases
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ALKALINE EARTHS
Description : The lanthanide series elements are also known as: w) rare earth elements x) non-metals y) fifth period elements z) sixth period elements
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- RARE EARTH ELEMENTS
Description : Which of the following elements forms a tetrahedra structure? w) carbon x) beryllium y) boron z) fluorine
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CARBON
Description : Which of the following elements would form an acid oxide with the formula XO2 and an acidic compound with hydrogen with the formula XH2? w) Sodium x) Magnesium y) Aluminum z) Sulfur
Description : Which of the following four elements has the largest atomic radius? Is it: w) strontium x) francium y) calcium z) bromine
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- FRANCIUM
Description : The elements in group 1A of the periodic table are called: w) halogens x) alkaline earths y) alkali metals z) rare earths
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ALKALI METALS