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Review Questions
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Together, just four elements make up more than 95 percent of the body’s mass. These
include ________.
1. calcium, magnesium, iron, and carbon
2. oxygen, calcium, iron, and nitrogen
3. sodium, chlorine, carbon, and hydrogen
4. oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen
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The smallest unit of an element that still retains the distinctive behavior of that element
is an ________.
1. electron
2. atom
3. elemental particle
4. isotope
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The characteristic that gives an element its distinctive properties is its number of
________.
1. protons
2. neutrons
3. electrons
4. atoms
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, On the periodic table of the elements, mercury (Hg) has an atomic number of 80 and a
mass number of 200.59. It has seven stable isotopes. The most abundant of these
probably have ________.
1. about 80 neutrons each
2. fewer than 80 neutrons each
3. more than 80 neutrons each
4. more electrons than neutrons
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Nitrogen has an atomic number of seven. How many electron shells does it likely have?
1. one
2. two
3. three
4. four
9
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Which of the following is a molecule, but not a compound?
1. H2O
2. 2H
3. H2
4. H+
10
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A molecule of ammonia contains one atom of nitrogen and three atoms of hydrogen.
These are linked with ________.
1. ionic bonds
2. nonpolar covalent bonds
3. polar covalent bonds
4. hydrogen bonds
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When an atom donates an electron to another atom, it becomes
1. an ion