Practice Introduction (4.1) - Atomic Structure and Chemical Bonding

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Question 1.
What is the smallest unit of matter?
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Think fundamental building blocks.
Question 2.
What are the two main types of chemical bonds?
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Consider how atoms interact with electrons.
3Question 3.
What is an atom?
- Smallest particle of an element
- Compound of multiple elements
- Basic unit of a molecule
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Consider what defines an element.
4Question 4.
Atoms usually combine to...
- True
- False
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Think about how elements exist in nature.
Question 5.
Using your knowledge of bonding, predict the formula for a compound formed between sodium (Na) and sulfur (S).
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Look at the charges of the ions.
Question 6.
Explain how the octet rule influences the formation of bonds between elements.
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Consider what stability means for atoms.

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