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Chapter 2 The Chemical Basis of Life I: Atoms, Molecules, and Water
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1) The atomic number of an atom is
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A) the number of protons in the atom.
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B) the number of neutrons in the atom.
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C) the number of protons and electrons in the atom.
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D) the number of protons and neutrons in the atom.
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E) None of these choices are correct.
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2) The smallest functional units of matter that cannot be further broken down by ordinary
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3) With an atomic mass of 16 and an atomic number of 8, it follows that oxygen
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A) has eight electrons.
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B) has 16 neutrons.
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C) can readily form bonds with 2 other atoms.
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4) The nucleus of an atom is composed of
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5) Ernest Rutherford's key experiment on alpha particle bombardment of gold foil was important to
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the development of
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D) the modern model for atomic structure.
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E) the concept that atoms have a homogenous distribution of protons throughout the atom.
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6) If a scientist were to shoot protons through an atom as Rutherford did with gold foil, he or she
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would likely find that
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A) most of the protons passed straight through the atom.
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B) few of the protons passed straight through the atom.
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C) most of the protons deflected or bounced back from the atom.
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D) most of the protons were absorbed by the atom.
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E) the atom emitted electrons.
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