ACS EXAM IN GENERAL CHEMISTRY COVERING
CHEM 201/202 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ACTUAL
ANSWERS
AtomicBnumberB(Z)B-BCORRECTBANSWERS-numberBofBprotonsBthatBanBatomBhasBinBnucleusB
-uniqueBtoBeachBtypeBofBelement
-elementBisBsubstanceBwhoseBatomsBallBcontainBidenticalBnumberBofBprotons
-BZ=B#Bprotons
IsotopeB(definition)B-BCORRECTBANSWERS-atomsBofBsameBelementBwithBdifferentBmassesB
-sameBnumberBofBprotons,BdifferentBnumberBofBneutrons
IsotopeBmassBnumberB(A)B-BCORRECTBANSWERS-BA=B(#protons)+(#neutrons)
-BA=Z+N
-forBchargeBneutrality,BnumberBofBelectronsBandBprotonsBmustBbeBequal
AtomicBSymbolsB-BCORRECTBANSWERS-summarizeBinformationBaboutBsubatomicBparticlesB
-everyBisotopeBisBdefinedBbyB2BnumbersB(ZBandBA)
IsotopesB-BCORRECTBANSWERS-mostBelementsBareBmixturesBofB2BorBmoreBstableBisotopes
-eachBisotopeBhasBslightlyBdifferentBmassB
-distinguishedBbyBmassBnumberB(A);BsameBatomicBnumber,BdifferentBmassBnumber
AverageBatomicBmassB-BCORRECTBANSWERS-
calculatedBbyBsummingBtheBmassesBofBtheBelement'sBisotopes,BeachBmultipliedBbyBitsBnaturalBabu
ndanceBonBEarth
, RadioactivityB-BCORRECTBANSWERSspontaneousBdecompositionBofBtheBnucleusBofBsomeBisotopes
CommonBisotopesBofBhydrogenB-BCORRECTBANSWERS-protiumB(1/1BH)
-deuteriumB(2/1BH)
-tritiumB(3/1BH)
NuclearBradiationB-
BCORRECTBANSWERSradiation BemittedBfromBaBnucleusBduringBnuclearBdecomposition
AlphaBparticleB(4/2BHe)B-BCORRECTBANSWERS-
aBheliumBnucleus,BcontainsBtwoBprotonsBandBtwoBneutrons
-massBofB4Bamu
-atomicBnumberB2
-chargeBofB+2
BetaBparticleB(0/-1Be)B-BCORRECTBANSWERS-anBelectron
-chargeBofB-1
-massBofB0.00055Bamu
PositronB(0/1Be)B-BCORRECTBANSWERS-massBofBanBelectronB(0.00055Bamu)
-chargeBofB+1
GammaBrayB(0/0BY)B-BCORRECTBANSWERS-highBenergyBelectromagneticBradiation
-noBeffectiveBchargeBorBmass
NeutronB(1/0Bn)B-BCORRECTBANSWERS-chargeBofBzero
CHEM 201/202 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ACTUAL
ANSWERS
AtomicBnumberB(Z)B-BCORRECTBANSWERS-numberBofBprotonsBthatBanBatomBhasBinBnucleusB
-uniqueBtoBeachBtypeBofBelement
-elementBisBsubstanceBwhoseBatomsBallBcontainBidenticalBnumberBofBprotons
-BZ=B#Bprotons
IsotopeB(definition)B-BCORRECTBANSWERS-atomsBofBsameBelementBwithBdifferentBmassesB
-sameBnumberBofBprotons,BdifferentBnumberBofBneutrons
IsotopeBmassBnumberB(A)B-BCORRECTBANSWERS-BA=B(#protons)+(#neutrons)
-BA=Z+N
-forBchargeBneutrality,BnumberBofBelectronsBandBprotonsBmustBbeBequal
AtomicBSymbolsB-BCORRECTBANSWERS-summarizeBinformationBaboutBsubatomicBparticlesB
-everyBisotopeBisBdefinedBbyB2BnumbersB(ZBandBA)
IsotopesB-BCORRECTBANSWERS-mostBelementsBareBmixturesBofB2BorBmoreBstableBisotopes
-eachBisotopeBhasBslightlyBdifferentBmassB
-distinguishedBbyBmassBnumberB(A);BsameBatomicBnumber,BdifferentBmassBnumber
AverageBatomicBmassB-BCORRECTBANSWERS-
calculatedBbyBsummingBtheBmassesBofBtheBelement'sBisotopes,BeachBmultipliedBbyBitsBnaturalBabu
ndanceBonBEarth
, RadioactivityB-BCORRECTBANSWERSspontaneousBdecompositionBofBtheBnucleusBofBsomeBisotopes
CommonBisotopesBofBhydrogenB-BCORRECTBANSWERS-protiumB(1/1BH)
-deuteriumB(2/1BH)
-tritiumB(3/1BH)
NuclearBradiationB-
BCORRECTBANSWERSradiation BemittedBfromBaBnucleusBduringBnuclearBdecomposition
AlphaBparticleB(4/2BHe)B-BCORRECTBANSWERS-
aBheliumBnucleus,BcontainsBtwoBprotonsBandBtwoBneutrons
-massBofB4Bamu
-atomicBnumberB2
-chargeBofB+2
BetaBparticleB(0/-1Be)B-BCORRECTBANSWERS-anBelectron
-chargeBofB-1
-massBofB0.00055Bamu
PositronB(0/1Be)B-BCORRECTBANSWERS-massBofBanBelectronB(0.00055Bamu)
-chargeBofB+1
GammaBrayB(0/0BY)B-BCORRECTBANSWERS-highBenergyBelectromagneticBradiation
-noBeffectiveBchargeBorBmass
NeutronB(1/0Bn)B-BCORRECTBANSWERS-chargeBofBzero