EDITION GILBERT
MICROBIOLOGY PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED
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1) Element - ANSWER pure chemical substance that can't be broken down into
other substances.
2) Atom - ANSWER -smallest unit of matter that contains elemental properties
-neutral
-contains a nucleus (houses neutrons & protons)
-electrons circle nucleus
3) Isotope - ANSWER same number of protons but have different numbers of
neutrons
4) Electron - ANSWER -negative subatomic particle located outside nucleus
-fill from inside out
5) Protons - ANSWER a positively charged subatomic particle located with in the
nucleus of an atom
, 6) Neutron - ANSWER a neutral subatomic particle located with in the nucleus of an
atom
7) Atomic number - ANSWER number of protons and electrons
8) Atomic mass - ANSWER number of protons and neutrons
9) The periodic table is arranged by an increase in what? - ANSWER atomic number
(number of protons)
10) Groups - ANSWER -vertical columns from 1-18
-ordered by electron configuration
-have the same number of valence electrons
*all elements with in these columns have similar properties
11) Group one - ANSWER -alkali metals (minus hydrogen)
-extremely reactive (they want to have 8 valence electrons in their outer shell)
-malleable/soft
12) Group two - ANSWER -alkaline earth metals
-fairly stable yet reactive
13) Peroid- ANSWER -horizontal rows
- number 1-7 on left hand side
-atomic numbers increase from left to right
*all elements in same period have the same number of atomic orbitals.
14) Alkali metals - ANSWER -left side of table
-Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Fr
-group 1 or 1a
-all have one valence electron
, -very reactive (due to one valence electron)
-malleable
-shiny
-light weight
15) Alkaline earth metals - ANSWER -located in group 2
-Be, Mg, Ca, Ba, Ra, Sr
-second most reactive
-when mixed they form oxides (high pH)
-bond very easily (2 valence electrons)
-ready to give up those 2 valence e- in an ionic or covalent bond .
16) Metals - ANSWER -group 3-12
-good conductors
-very reactive
-forms compounds easily
-forms cations by loss of an electron
-solid at room temp (except for mercury)
-malleable
17) Halogens - ANSWER -group 17
-F, Cl, Br, I, At
-very reactive (7 valence e-)
-not stable
-colourful
-corrosive
-"salt former"
18) Noble gases - ANSWER -group 18 or 8a (0)
-He, Ne, Kr, Xe, Rn
-nonreactive (outer valence shell is full)
-colourless
-very stable
19) Non-metals - ANSWER -lacks metallic attributes
, -easily vaporized
20) Transition metals - ANSWER -group 3-12
-contains an odd number of e-
-v e- are variable
-metallic
-strong tendency to form coordination compounds
21) Ionic bond - ANSWER one atom gains and e- and one atom loses an e- but both
become happy
22) Ion - ANSWER a positively or negatively charged atom or molecule
23) Cation - ANSWER -atom or a molecule which is + charged
-i.e. has more number of protons than electrons
-when a neutral charged atom loses e-
24) Anion - ANSWER -atom or a molecule which is - charged
-i.e. has more number of electrons than protons
-when a neutral charged atom gains an e-
25) Covalent bond - ANSWER -atoms sharing e- pairs
-sharing allows for atoms to have a full valence shell
26) Non-polar covalent - ANSWER equal sharing
27) Polar covalent - ANSWER unequal sharing
28) Hydrogen bond - ANSWER -weak chemical bond between an electronegative
atom and a hydrogen atom bound to another electronegative atom
-responsible for the properties of water