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Use the following information to answer questions 1 - 5.

Ionization energy is the energy required to remove an electron from an atom in the gas phase. In this graph, the ionization energy is shown as a function of the atomic number for the first twenty elements in the periodic table.

1. The independent variable on this graph is
O   a. Ionization Energy
O   b. Atomic Number
O   c. Number of Electrons
O   d. Electron Orbitals

2. Elements 3, 11, and 19 require the lowest amount of ionization energy. What do these elements have in common?

O   a. They have one electron in their outer orbital.
O   b. They lose a proton, which makes them neutral.
O   c. Their outer orbital is full.
O   d. They have an extra proton, which makes them neutral.

3. Elements 2, 10, and 18 require the highest amount of ionization energy. What do these elements have in common?

O   a. They have one electron in their outer orbital.
O   b. They lose a proton, which makes them neutral.
O   c. Their outer orbital is full.
O   d. They have an extra proton, which makes them neutral.

4. Elements 2, 10, and 18 show a general trend of decreasing ionization energy as you go from left to right on the graph. Which of these is the best hypothesis explaining the cause of this trend?

O   a. The outer orbital gets farther from the nucleus as you go from left to right.
O   b. The outer orbital gets closer to the nucleus as you go from left to right.
O   c. The outer electron moves slower as you go from left to right.
O   d. The nucleus gets stronger as you go from left to right.

5. If the pattern of the graph continues, what can be predicted about the ionization energy of element 21?

O   a. The ionization energy of element 21 will be more than element 20.
O   b. The ionization energy of element 21 will be less than element 21.
O   c. The ionization energy of element 21 will be more than element 2.
O   d. The ionization energy of element 21 will be the same as element 21.

6. Which of the following elements is a nonmetal?

O   a. fluorine
O   b. copper
O   c. magnesium
O   d. sodium
Use the following information to answer questions 7 - 10.

This graph illustrates the relationship between the force and acceleration of objects.

Mass is the amount of matter an object contains. Acceleration is a function of speed vs time. Force is a type of energy defined as any "push or pull" one object exerts on another object. The units of force are Newtons. When objects are moving, their force is a function of speed vs mass. Object B has more mass then object A.

7. What are the units of force?

O   a. meters per second squared
O   b. seconds
O   c. Newtons
O   d. pounds

8. What force does object B have when its acceleration is 0.5 m/s2?

O   a. 50N
O   b. 75N
O   c. 100N
O   d. 125N

9. Object B and object A are shown on the graph with 200N of force. At this point, the acceleration of object B is

O   a. 3.0 m/s2
O   b. less than object A
O   c. greater than object A
O   d. not shown on the graph

10. Mass is defined as

O   a. any "push or pull" one object exerts on another object
O   b. the "weight" of an object
O   c. the amount of matter in an object
O   d. a type of energy
11. According to this graph, a piece of timber containing one-eighth of the amount of carbon-14 found in a living tree died about how many years ago?
O   a. 5,700 years
O   b. 11,400 years
O   c. 17,100 years
O   d. 22,800 years