GRADE 9 Chemistry

Name: ________________________________________ Score: ________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Write the letter of your best choice on the space before the number.
____ 1.Atomic size is determined by measuring the
A.radius of an individual atom. C. diameter of an individual atom.
B.distance between nuclei of adjacent atoms. D. volume of the electron cloud of adjacent atoms.
____ 2. The electron configuration of aluminum, atomic number 13, is [Ne] 3s2 3p1. Aluminum is in Period
A. 2. B. 6. C. 3. D. 13.
____ 3. Bromine, atomic number 35, belongs to Group 7A. How many electrons does bromine have in its
outermost energy level?
A. 7 B. 18 C. 17 D. 35
____ 4. When Group 2A elements form ions, they ____.
A. lose two protons C. lose two electrons
B. gain two protons D. gain two electrons
____ 5. When naming a transition metal ion that can have more than one common ionic charge, the
numerical value of the charge is indicated by a ____.
A. prefix C. Roman numeral following the name
B. suffix D. superscript after the name
____ 6. An -ate or -ite at the end of a compound name usually indicates that the compound contains ____.
A. fewer electrons than protons C. only two elements
B. neutral molecules D. a polyatomic anion
____ 7. Which of the following compounds contains the Mn ion?
A. MnS B. MnO C. MnBr D. MnO
____ 8. How are chemical formulas of binary ionic compounds generally written?
A. cation on left, anion on right C. Roman numeral first, then anion, then cation
B. anion on left, cation on right D. subscripts first, then ions
____ 9. Which element, when combined with fluorine, would most likely form an ionic compound?
A. lithium C. phosphorus
B. carbon D. chlorine
____ 10. Which of the following correctly represents an ion pair and the ionic compound the ions form?
A. Ca , F ; CaF C. Ba , O ; BaO
B. Na , Cl ; NaCl D. Pb , O ; PbO
____ 11. Chemical reactions ____.
A. occur only in living organisms C. only occur outside living organisms
B. create and destroy atoms D. produce new substances
____ 12. What does the symbol in a chemical equation mean?
A. Heat is supplied to the reaction. C. yields
B. A catalyst is needed. D. precipitate
____ 13. In the chemical equation H O (aq) H O(l) O (g), the is a ____.
A. catalyst C. product
B. solid D. reactant
____ 14. If you rewrite the following word equation as a balanced chemical equation, what will the coefficient
and symbol for fluorine be? nitrogen trifluoride nitrogen fluorine
a. 6F c. 6F
b. F d. 3F
____ 15. When the following equation is balanced, what is the coefficient for HCl?
Mg(s) HCl(aq) MgCl (aq) H (g)
A. 6 C. 1
B. 3 D. 2
____ 16. Which of the following statements is NOT true about what happens in all chemical reactions?
a. The ways in which atoms are joined together are changed.
b. New atoms are formed as products.
c. The starting substances are called reactants.
d. The bonds of the reactants are broken and new bonds of the products are formed.

____ 17. In every balanced chemical equation, each side of the equation has the same number of ____.
A. atoms of each element C. moles
B. molecules D. coefficients
____ 18. What are the missing coefficients for the skeleton equation below?
Al (SO ) (aq) KOH(aq) Al(OH) (aq) K SO (aq)
A. 1, 3, 2, 3 C. 4, 6, 2, 3
B. 2, 12, 4, 6 D. 1, 6, 2, 3
____ 19. If a combination reaction takes place between rubidium and bromine, the chemical formula for the
product is ____.
A. RuBr C. RbBr
B. Rb Br D. RbBr
____ 20 A chemical reaction is a process in which
A. products change into reactants C. substances change state
B. the law of conservation of mass applies D. all of these

APPLICATION.
A. Name the following compounds.

1. Cr2O3 = __________________ 2. S2Br2 = _____________________

2. ZnS = __________________ 4. Li2O = _____________________
5. H2O2 = __________________

B. Identify the formula of the following compounds.

1. Phosphoric acid = __________________ 2. Calcium nitride = _____________________

2. Hydrogen fluoride = __________________ 4. Sulphur trioxide = _____________________
5. Silver 0xide = __________________

C. Balance the following chemical equation.

1. ____ Li3PO4 + ____ NaBr ____ Na3PO4 + ____ LiBr

2. ____ LiNO3 + ____ CaBr2 ____ Ca(NO3)2 + ____ LiBr

3. ____ NaCN + ____ CuCO3 ____ Na2CO3 + ____ Cu(CN)2