Questions and CORRECT Answers
6 properties of a solid material - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)Mechanical
2)Electrical
3)Thermal
4)Magnetic
5)Optical
6)Deterioration (chemical reaction)
Classification of Metals (5 types) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)Composed of at least 1
metallic element
2)Atoms arranged orderly
3)Relatively Dense
4)Relatively Stiff and Strong
5)Good conductors of heat and electricity
Classification of Ceramics (4 types) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Compounds between
metallic and nonmetallic elements
2) Commonly (oxides, nitrides, carbides)
3) Relatively stiff and strong
4)Very brittle (high susceptibility to fractures)
Classification of Polymers (6 types) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)The family of plastic and
rubbers
2)Large molecular structures
3)Can be ductile/pliable
4)Known to soften/decompose over time
5)Low electric conductivity
,6)Nonmegnetic
Classification of Composites (2 types) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)Come from 2 or more
types of material (metals, ceramics, polymers)
2)Designed to achieve multiple properties
Semiconductors - CORRECT ANSWER - Both an insulator and a conductor
Electrons in Atoms - CORRECT ANSWER - Electrons only have specific values of
energy, if energy levels change, electrons must make a quantum jump
How do electrons quantum jump? (2 points) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)Either by
absorbing energy and moving up
2)Or by releasing energy and moving down
Quantum Numbers (4 parameters to describe e) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)Size
2)Shape
3)Spatial orientation
4)Probability density
Principle Quantum Number 1 (shell letter, and sub-shell) - CORRECT ANSWER - Shell
letter K
Sub-shell S
Principle Quantum Number 2 (shell letter, and sub-shell) - CORRECT ANSWER - Shell
letter L
Sub-shell s,p
, Principle Quantum Number 3 (shell letter, and sub-shell) - CORRECT ANSWER - Shell
letter M
Sub-shell s,p,d
Principle Quantum Number 4 (shell letter, and sub-shell) - CORRECT ANSWER - Shell
letter N
Sub-shell s,p,d,f
Electron Spin Movement - CORRECT ANSWER - +1/2, -1/2
Ground State - CORRECT ANSWER - electrons occupy all the lowest energy states
Hydrogen ground state - CORRECT ANSWER - 1s^1
Helium - CORRECT ANSWER - 1s^2
Sodium - CORRECT ANSWER - 1s^2,2s^2,2p^6,3s^1
Electropositive - CORRECT ANSWER - elements capable of giving up electrons
Electronegative - CORRECT ANSWER - elements ready to accept electrons
Bonding Energy - CORRECT ANSWER - Eo=energy required to separate the atoms
The Primary Bond (3 types) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)Ionic
2)Covalent
3)Metallic