Review Questions Related to the Chemical Foundation of Life

These multiple choice questions check for understanding of atoms, isotopes, ions, and molecules (the building blocks), water, carbon.

Topics

  • acid
  • adhesion
  • aliphatic hydrocarbon
  • anion
  • aromatic hydrocarbon
  • atom
  • atomic mass
  • atomic number
  • balanced chemical equation
  • base
  • buffer
  • calorie
  • capillary action
  • cation
  • chemical bond
  • chemical reaction
  • chemical reactivity
  • cohesion
  • compound
  • covalent bond
  • dissociation
  • electrolyte
  • electron
  • electron configuration
  • electron orbital
  • electron transfer
  • electronegativity
  • element
  • enantiomers
  • equilibrium
  • evaporation
  • functional group
  • geometric isomer
  • heat of vaporization of water
  • hydrocarbon
  • hydrogen bond
  • hydrophilic
  • hydrophobic
  • inert gas
  • ion
  • ionic bond
  • irreversible chemical reaction
  • isomers
  • isotope
  • law of mass action
  • litmus paper
  • mass number
  • matter
  • molecule
  • neutron
  • noble gas
  • nonpolar covalent bond
  • nucleus
  • octet rule
  • orbital
  • organic molecule
  • periodic table
  • pH paper
  • pH scale
  • polar covalent bond
  • product
  • proton
  • radioisotope
  • reactant
  • reversible chemical reaction
  • solvent
  • specific heat capacity
  • sphere of hydration
  • structural isomers
  • substituted hydrocarbon
  • surface tension
  • valence shell
  • van der Waals interaction