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Key Concepts in Chemical Bonding and pH

The document contains multiple choice questions about chemical bonds, ion formation, pH, and chemical reactions. Key points covered include: - Ions form due to an unfilled outer electron shell and electron transfer - Potassium has the electron configuration of shells 1, 2, and 3 full and shell 4 with one electron - In an ionic bond, the charge on the cation is positive - Double bonds form when two pairs of electrons are shared - Polar covalent bonds enable many of water's properties - When acids are added to a solution, the pH should decrease - A pH of 8.0 would describe a solution as weakly basic

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Key Concepts in Chemical Bonding and pH

The document contains multiple choice questions about chemical bonds, ion formation, pH, and chemical reactions. Key points covered include: - Ions form due to an unfilled outer electron shell and electron transfer - Potassium has the electron configuration of shells 1, 2, and 3 full and shell 4 with one electron - In an ionic bond, the charge on the cation is positive - Double bonds form when two pairs of electrons are shared - Polar covalent bonds enable many of water's properties - When acids are added to a solution, the pH should decrease - A pH of 8.0 would describe a solution as weakly basic

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Which of the following best explains the natural formation of ions?

-an unfilled outer electron shell and electron transfer

An atom's________ are disregarded when calculating its mass.


Electrons

Potassium has an atomic number of 19. What is its electron configuration?


Shells 1, 2, and 3 are full and shell 4 has one electron.

In an ionic bond, the charge on the cation is ________.


Positive

How are double bonds formed?


Double bonds form when two pairs of electrons are shared.

Which type of bond enables many of the properties of water?


Polar covalent bond

When acids are added to a solution, the pH should……


Decrease

Using a pH meter, you find the pH of an unknown solution to be 8.0. How would you describe
this solution?
Weakly basic

Ultimately, excess ________ build up in the body is prevented by the exhalation of carbon
dioxide.
Hydrogen ions

The substances involved in the ________ of a chemical reaction are the reactants.
Beginning

Which of the reactions below is an anabolic one?


Synthesizing DNA

Use the accompanying figure to answer the following question. As shown on this graph, which letter
indicates the enzyme-mediated reaction?

The periodic table displays an element’s ________ and atomic number.


Atomic mass
Which of the following is the fundamental unit of matter?
The atom

Chemical reactivity in elements is controlled by ________.


*Electrons

Which of the following is a correct statement?

Which type of bond represents a weak chemical bond?


Hydrogen bond

When acids are added to a solution, the pH should ________.


Decrease

A landscaper wants to plant shrubs that require a soil pH of 7.0 near some evergreen trees. The
soil in this location is a pH of 6.0. What can he conclude and what course of action will address
the problem?
The soil has ten times the H+ concentration he desires so he should add an alkaline (basic)
material to the soil.

________ in the body affect blood pH by creating bicarbonate when the pH needs to be
lowered.
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H2O

Catabolic reactions ________ energy.


release

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