Introduction:
Challenge your understanding of chemical properties with our “Give Reasons” quiz. Explore the reasons behind the behavior of metals, nonmetals, and other elements in various chemical processes.
Multiple-Choice Quiz: Metallic and Nonmetallic Properties
a) Alkaline and acidic
b) Metals and nonmetals
c) Noble gases and halogens
d) Organic and inorganic
a) Metals , metalloids and nonmetals
b) Gases and liquids
c) Alkaline and acidic
d) Compounds and mixtures
a) Less than half its capacity of electrons
b) Small atomic radius
c) Electronegative
d) Non-conductive
a) Iron (Fe)
b) Cesium (Cs)
c) Gold (Au)
d) Aluminum (Al)
a) High ionization energy
b) Large atomic radius
c) Low electronegativity
d) Increase in nonmetallic property with atomic number
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains constant
d) Reaches a maximum value
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains constant
d) Becomes unpredictable
a) Acidic oxide
b) Basic oxide
c) Amphoteric oxide
d) Reducing oxide
a) High ionization energy
b) Small atomic radius
c) Weak attractive forces from the nucleus
d) Low electron affinity
a) MO
b) MOn(OH)m
c) MOH
d) MO2
a) The number of nonbonded oxygen atoms decreases
b) The number of nonbonded oxygen atoms with hydrogen increases
c) The metallic character decreases
d) The atomic radius increases
a) It becomes an acidic oxide
b) It becomes a basic oxide
c) It exhibits amphoteric behavior
d) It becomes a neutral oxide
a) Decrease in nonmetallic property
b) Increase in atomic radius
c) Increase in ionization energy
d) Decrease in electronegativity
The answers
Here are the answers to the multiple-choice quiz:
How did Berzelius classify elements at the beginning of the nineteenth century based on physical properties?
Answer: b) Metals and nonmetals
According to atomic structure, elements are classified into:
Answer: a) Metals and nonmetals
What is a characteristic property of metals related to their valence shell?
Answer: a) More than half its capacity of electrons
Which element is considered one of the most reactive metals due to low ionization energy and a large atomic radius?
Answer: b) Cesium (Cs)
Why is Fluorine (F) considered the most active nonmetal?
Answer: d) Increase in nonmetallic property with atomic number
What happens to the metallic property as you move across periods from left to right in the periodic table?
Answer: b) Decreases
In groups that start with a metal, how does the basic property of oxides change with the atomic number?
Answer: a) Increases
Which type of oxide can act as both acidic and basic depending on the reaction medium?
Answer: c) Amphoteric oxide
Why is Cesium (Cs) considered highly reactive?
Answer: c) Weak attractive forces from the nucleus
What is the general formula for hydroxy compounds?
Answer: c) MOH
The strength of oxygenated acids increases as:
Answer: b) The number of nonbonded oxygen atoms with hydrogen increases
What happens if the strength of the M-O bond is equal to the O-H bond in a compound?
Answer: c) It exhibits amphoteric behavior
Why does the acidic property of hydrogen compounds of halogens increase with the atomic number in Group 17?
Answer: b) Increase in atomic radius
Quiz 2
Here’s another multiple-choice quiz on the topic of chemical properties:
a) Alkaline and acidic
b) Metals , metalloids and nonmetals
c) Organic and inorganic
d) Gases and liquids
a) Large atomic radius
b) Electropositive behavior
c) Low ionization energy
d) More than half its capacity of electrons
a) Left to right
b) Right to left
c) Top to bottom
d) Bottom to top
a) They have properties intermediate between metals and nonmetals.
b) They are not conductors of electricity.
c) They are purely metallic in nature.
d) They are only found in the middle of the periodic table.
a) Oxygen (O)
b) Silicon (Si)
c) Gold (Au)
d) Fluorine (F)
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains constant
d) Becomes unpredictable
a) Small atomic volume and high charge
b) Large atomic radius and low electronegativity
c) Small atomic radius and low charge
d) Large atomic volume and low ionization energy
a) Basic oxide
b) Amphoteric oxide
c) Acidic oxide
d) Reducing oxide
a) Group 1A
b) Group 2A
c) Group 6A
d) Group 7A
a) MO
b) MOn(OH)m
c) MOH
d) MO2
Answers:
1-b) Metals and nonmetals
2-d) More than half its capacity of electrons
3-a) Left to right
4-a) They have properties intermediate between metals and nonmetals.
5-c) Gold (Au)
6-a) Increases
7-a) Small atomic volume and high charge
8-c) Acidic oxide
9-d) Group 7A
10-c) MOH
a) Large atomic radius
b) Small atomic radius
c) High ionization energy
d) Low electron affinity
a) Large atomic size
b) High ionization energy
c) Strong attractive forces from the nucleus
d) Low electron affinity
a) High ionization energy
b) Large atomic radius
c) Low electronegativity
d) Increase in nonmetallic property with atomic number
a) Small atomic volume and low charge
b) Large atomic radius and high charge
c) Small atomic radius and high charge
d) Large atomic volume and low ionization energy
a) Small atomic volume and low charge
b) Large atomic radius and high charge
c) Small atomic radius and high charge
d) Large atomic volume and low ionization energy
Answers:
1-a) Large atomic radius
2-a) Large atomic size
3-d) Increase in nonmetallic property with atomic number
4-b) Large atomic radius and high charge
5-a) Small atomic volume and low charge