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Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following describes a chemical property?
A. Sodium chloride crystals are brittle.
B. Phosphine combines explosively with oxygen.
C. Copper(II) sulfate forms blue crystals.
D. Purification of alcohol by distillation.
E. Mercury is a liquid at room temperature.

2. Which of the following experimental procedures is used to separate two

substances by taking advantage of their differing solubilities?
A. distillation
B. filtration
C. decantation
D. crystallization
E. precipitation

3. Consider 210Po+2. How many protons, neutrons, and electrons does this ion
have?
A. 84 protons, 126 neutrons, 82 electrons
B. 84 electrons, 84 protons, 126 neutrons
C. 84 neutrons, 126 protons, 82 electrons
D. 84 neutrons, 84 electrons, 126 protons
E. 84 electrons, 126 neutrons, 82 protons

4. Club soda is a(n)

A. homogeneous mixture D. pure substance
B. heterogeneous mixture E. element
C. compound

5. The following diagram shows a set of experimental data points, X, determined when
one experimental measurement was repeated three times. The center of the diagram
represents the ideal value calculated from the theory. What statement is correct about
these measurements? (B)
a. The measurements involve low accuracy and low precision.
b. The measurements involve low accuracy and high precision.
c. The measurements involve high accuracy and low precision.
d. The measurements involve high accuracy and high precision.

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