Biology Chapter 2: Chemical Building Blocks Quiz

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Which of the following is a substance formed when two or more elements chemically combine in fixed ratios?

  • Isotope
  • Compound (correct)
  • Ion
  • Atom

What is the basic unit of a chemical element?

  • Molecule
  • Isotope
  • Atom (correct)
  • Ion

Which type of ion is formed when an atom gains one or more electrons?

  • Molecule
  • Isotope
  • Cation
  • Anion (correct)

What are variants of a chemical element that have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons in their nuclei?

<p>Isotopes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a positively charged ion formed when an atom loses one or more electrons?

<p>Cation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which particle is formed when an atom gains or loses electrons?

<p>Ion (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the charge of a proton?

<p>Positively charged (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are electrons located in an atom?

<p>Outside the nucleus in electron orbitals (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the element to which an atom belongs?

<p>Atomic number (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a covalent bond?

<p>A bond formed by the sharing of electron pairs between atoms (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the mass of a neutron?

<p>Approximately 1 atomic mass unit (amu) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following compounds has covalent bonds?

<p>$CO_2$ (Carbon Dioxide) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are protons located in an atom?

<p>In the atom's nucleus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the charge of an electron?

<p>$-1$ elementary charge (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which subatomic particle contributes most to an atom's mass?

<p>Neutron (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What allows each atom to attain a more stable electron configuration in a covalent bond?

<p>Sharing of electron pairs between atoms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following accurately describes the formation of a compound?

<p>A compound is formed when two or more elements chemically combine in fixed ratios. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary factor leading to variations in atomic mass among isotopes of the same element?

<p>Variations in the number of neutrons (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When an atom gains electrons, it becomes:

<p>A negatively charged ion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of ion is attracted to negatively charged ions and often involved in ionic bonds?

<p>A cation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the basic unit of a chemical element?

<p>Atom (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In an ionic bond, what contributes to the formation of positively and negatively charged ions?

<p>Transfer of electrons between atoms (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary location of electrons in an atom?

<p>Electron orbitals (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the element to which an atom belongs?

<p>Proton count (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of chemical bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms?

<p>Covalent bond (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are neutrons located in an atom?

<p>Nucleus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which particle contributes most to an atom's mass?

<p>Neutron (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following compounds contains covalent bonds?

<p>Carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the charge of an electron?

<p>-1 elementary charge (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the mass of a neutron?

<p>~1 atomic mass unit (amu) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What allows each atom to attain a more stable electron configuration in a covalent bond?

<p>Sharing of electron pairs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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