Chapter 2

Practice Quiz

1. T F     There are 92 natural occuring elements.

2. T F     Matter is anything that occupies space and has a mass.

3. T F    The atomic mass of an element is the number of protons and not the neutrons.

4. T F    Elements with high neutron numbers tend to be radioisotopes.

5. T F    A cation is an atom that has gained an electron.

6. T F    Ionic bonds typically occur with elements of carbon that tend to share electrons.

7. T F    Water and methane gas are both polar covalent bonds.

8. T F    A synthesis reaction can also act as a reversible reaction.

9. T F    A solution is a permanent homogenous mixture of a solcent and solute.

10. T F   Water has a high specific heat meaning that it changes its temperature rapidly with hot or cold conditions.

11. H2CO3 is an example of a ____________ 
A. weak base
B. weak acid
C. strong base

D. Strong acid
E. neutral

12. The 6 carbon carbohydrates are called__________
A. Triose
B. Hexose
C. Pentose
D. Tetrose
E. Heptose

13. Non superimposible molecules are called______
A. chirals
B. aldose sugars
C. ketone sugars
D. cyclic sugars
E. linear sugars

14. In general the type of sugars that are more readily digested are called __________ linkages
A. covalent

B. ionic
C. beta

D. alpha
E. gamma

15. Saturated oils tend to have boiling points that are________
A. lower
B. higher
C. unaffected

16. The element that tends to destroy the affects of soap is____________
A. sodium
B. lithium
C. potassium
D. calciuim
E. all of the above have the ability

17. The suffix -ol refers to ________
A. ketones
B. alcohols
C. acids
D. bases
E. none of the above

18. Amino acids are amphoteric because they can act as________
A. acids

B. bases
C. both acid and base
D. none of the above

19. The secondary structure of a protein is determined by its __________
A. order of amino acids
B. folding in 2 dimensions
C. folding in 3 dimensions
D. combining with other proteins
E. all of the above are correct possibilites

20. A double ring DNA subunit is called
A. thymine
B. cytosine
C. guanine
D. adenine
E. purine

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