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Portage Learning BIOD 101 Module 1
Questions with Correct Answers | Updated
(100% Correct Answers)
What is matter? Answer: Anything that takes up space, has volume
and mass
states of matter Answer: gas, liquid, solid
Matter is made of...? Answer: Elements
What are elements? Answer: Substances that cannot be broken
down further
How many essential elements and what are they? Answer: 6:
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphate, sulfur (CHONPS)
What are trace elements? Answer: Elements that are less abundant
How is a molecule formed? Answer: When elements bond with
each other
What is formed if types of atoms in a molecule differ? Answer: a
compound
What are chemical bonds? Answer: Attractive forces between same
or different atoms
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What types of chemical bonds are there? Answer: ionic, covalent,
hydrogen
What are ions? Answer: Atoms of molecules with net - or + charge
What is a cation? Answer: an ion with a positive charge
What is an anion? Answer: an ion with a negative charge
How is an ionic bond formed? How strong is the bond? Answer:
When ions of molecules of opposite charge are attracted to each
other. This bond is relatively stable
How is a covalent bond formed? How strong is this bond? Answer:
When electrons are shared equally between two atoms to complete
the valence shells of both. This is a sturdy bond.
What type of bond is usually between two non metal atoms?
Answer: Covalent
What types of covalent bonds are there? Answer: single bonds,
double bonds, triple bonds
How is a polar covalent bond formed? Answer: When electrons are
shared unequally between atoms to complete valence shells of both
What does a polar covalent bond result in? Answer: Partial negative
and positive charges in bonded atoms
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Portage Learning BIOD 101 Module 1
Questions with Correct Answers | Updated
(100% Correct Answers)
What is matter? Answer: Anything that takes up space, has volume
and mass
states of matter Answer: gas, liquid, solid
Matter is made of...? Answer: Elements
What are elements? Answer: Substances that cannot be broken
down further
How many essential elements and what are they? Answer: 6:
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphate, sulfur (CHONPS)
What are trace elements? Answer: Elements that are less abundant
How is a molecule formed? Answer: When elements bond with
each other
What is formed if types of atoms in a molecule differ? Answer: a
compound
What are chemical bonds? Answer: Attractive forces between same
or different atoms
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What types of chemical bonds are there? Answer: ionic, covalent,
hydrogen
What are ions? Answer: Atoms of molecules with net - or + charge
What is a cation? Answer: an ion with a positive charge
What is an anion? Answer: an ion with a negative charge
How is an ionic bond formed? How strong is the bond? Answer:
When ions of molecules of opposite charge are attracted to each
other. This bond is relatively stable
How is a covalent bond formed? How strong is this bond? Answer:
When electrons are shared equally between two atoms to complete
the valence shells of both. This is a sturdy bond.
What type of bond is usually between two non metal atoms?
Answer: Covalent
What types of covalent bonds are there? Answer: single bonds,
double bonds, triple bonds
How is a polar covalent bond formed? Answer: When electrons are
shared unequally between atoms to complete valence shells of both
What does a polar covalent bond result in? Answer: Partial negative
and positive charges in bonded atoms
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