Chapters 2+11 PRACTICE

1. Which of the following is a physical change?

a. corrosion b. explosion c. evaporation d. rotting of food
2. Which of the following CANNOT be classified as a substance?
a. table salt b. air c. nitrogen d. gold
3. Which of the following is a heterogeneous mixture?
a. vinegar in water b. milk c. oil and vinegar d. air
4. Which of the following represents a compound?
a. H b. H-3 c. H2O d. O-16
5. All of the following changes to a metal are physical changes EXCEPT ____.
a. bending b. melting c. rusting d. polishing
6. Which of the following does NOT involve a physical change?
a. mixing b. melting c. grinding d. decomposing
7. A chemical change occurs when a piece of wood ____.
a. is split b. is painted c. decays d. is cut
8. Which of the following is a chemical property of water at 4 C?
a. its color b. its state c. its temperature d. its ability to decompose into hydrogen and oxygen
9. What must be done to be certain that a chemical change has taken place?
a. Check for the production of bubbles before and after the change. b. Demonstrate that a release of energy
occurred after the change. c. Check the composition of the sample before and after the change. d. Demonstrate
that energy was absorbed by the reactants after the change.
10. Which action changes the identity of the substance referenced?
a. melting gold b. running an electric current through copper c. corroding iron d. breaking an ice cube
11. Which of the following is true for all chemical reactions?
a. The total mass of the reactants increases. b. The total mass of the products is greater than the total mass of the
reactants. c. The total mass of the products is less than the total mass of the reactants. d. The total mass of the
reactants equals the total mass of the products.
12. Symbols used in equations, together with the explanations of the symbols, are shown below. Which set is correct?
a. (g), grams b. (l), liters c. (aq), dissolved in water d. s , solid product
13. Which of the following is the correct skeleton equation for the reaction that takes place when solid phosphorus
combines with oxygen gas to form diphosphorus pentoxide?
a. P(s) O (g) PO (g) b. P(s) O(g) P O (g) c. P(s) O2(g) P O (s) d. P O (s) P (s)
O (g)
14. If you rewrite the following word equation as a balanced chemical equation, what will the coefficient and symbol
for fluorine be?
nitrogen trifluoride nitrogen fluorine
a. 6F b. F c. 6F d. 3F
15. Chemical equations must be balanced to satisfy ____.
a. the law of definite proportions b. the law of multiple proportions c. the law of conservation of mass
d. Avogadro’s principle
16. When the equation KClO (s) KCl(s) + O (g) is balanced, the coefficient of KClO3 is ____.
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
17. In order to predict whether or not a single-replacement reaction takes place, you need to consult a chart that shows
the ____.
a. periodic table b. activity series of metals c. common polyatomic ions d. ionic charges of representative
elements
18. In a combustion reaction, one of the reactants is ____.
a. hydrogen b. nitrogen c. oxygen d. a metal
19. What are the correct formulas and coefficients for the products of the following double-replacement reaction?
RbOH H PO
a. Rb(PO ) H O b. RbPO 2H O c. Rb PO 3H O d. H Rb PO OH
20. Which of the following statements is true about single-replacement reactions?
a. They are restricted to metals. b. They involve a single product. c. Two reactants produce two products.
d. Any metal replaces any other metal.
21. The complete combustion of which of the following substances produces carbon dioxide and water?
a. C H b. K CO c. CaHCO d. NO

22. The reaction 2Fe 3Cl 2FeCl is an example of which type of reaction?
a. combustion reaction b. single-replacement reaction c. combination reaction d. decomposition reaction
23. The equation Mg(s) 2HCl(aq) MgCl (aq) H g is an example of which type of reaction?
a. combination reaction b. single-replacement reaction c. decomposition reaction d. double-replacement
reaction
24. The equation H PO 3KOH K PO 3H O is an example of which type of reaction?
a. double-replacement reaction b. combination reaction c. decomposition reaction d. single-replacement
reaction
25. A double-replacement reaction takes place when aqueous cobalt(III) chloride reacts with aqueous lithium
hydroxide. One of the products of this reaction is ____.
a. Co(OH) b. Co(OH) c. LiCo d. LiCl
26. What is the balanced chemical equation for the reaction that takes place between bromine and sodium iodide?
a. Br NaI NaBr I b. Br 2NaI 2NaBr I c. Br NaI NaBrI d. Br NaI NaBr
I