Unit 0
How many significant figures does the number 0.000210200 have?
6 significant figures
0.000210200
What is the electron configuration of Nitrogen?
1s22s22p3
What is the term for a bond involving a metal and a nonmetal?
Ionic Bond
What state is Mr. Cericola from?
Illinois
What is the only letter of the alphabet that DOESN'T appear on the periodic table?
J (also accept Q, but it used to be there for Uuq)
What is a row in the periodic table called?
A period
What is term that describes the amount of energy needed to remove a valence electron?
Ionization Energy
What is the term for a bond where electrons are shared unevenly between two bonding atoms?
Polar Covalent Bond
How many years has Mr. Cericola been teaching?
This is his 4th year
What is the chemical name for water?
Dihydrogen Monoxide
Which two subatomic particles have a charge?
Protons and electrons
Out of C, Si and P: which has the highest electronegativity?
C
What are the three types of bonds?
Ionic, covalent, metallic
What subjects does Mr. Cericola's girlfriend teach?
English and English as a New Language
What TWO elements are pennies made of?
Copper and Zinc
What is the name of the phase change from solid to gas?
Sublimation
What is the name of the unit used to convert moles to the number of atoms of a substance?
Avogadro's Number
What three quantities does Coulumb's Law relate?
Force of attraction = charge / distance2
What is Mr. Cericola's favorite thing to bake?
Chocolate Chip Cookies
What is the term for the attraction from the nucleus to the outermost electrons?
Effective Nuclear Charge
What is the correct explanation for why a lithium ion has a smaller radius than a lithium atom?
Less electron shells are filled
What is the shortest, strongest covalent bond?
Triple Bond
Where did Mr. C study chemical engineering?
Northwestern University
If you fill a glass to the brim with ice water and the ice melts, what will happen?
The volume of the water will decrease as the ice melts