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16. 1/10,000 is written as what in exponential notation?

1. Which of the following does not describe a physical property? A. 10^{-2} C. 10^{-5}
A. silvery color C. ice melting B. 10^{-4} * D. 10^{-6}
B. formation of rust * D. erosion

17. A single measurement closest to its true value is the most

2. Early chemists wanted to A. reliable C. accurate *
A. turn lead into gold B. tested D. precise
B. figure out why iron is rusted
C. fashion tools and bowls from metal
D. all of the these * 18. Rounding is commonly used
A. cook pizza
B. number paint-by-number kits
3. A statement or diea that attempts to explain observed information is called a C. win at horseshoes
A. scheme C. hypothesis * D. number whole objects, like chickens *
B. fact D. mission statement

19. Dimensional analysis

4. Early chemists who wanted to turn lead to gold were called A. compares squares to triangles
A. politicians C. crazy B. studies the number of molecules in the ocean
B. carpet baggers D. alchemists * C. is a method o studying carbons to oxygen in the atmosphere
D. changes one unit to another by using conversion factors *
5. To perform this activity, you must have a control, a sample to be tested, and
make careful observations and measurement 20. To measure absolute zero, you use the
A. scuba diving C. yoga A. Kelvin scale * C. Celsius scale
B. experiment * D. evaporation B. Farenheit scale * D. bathroom scale

6. Antoine Lavoisier is called the 21. Antoine Lavoisier

A. father of modern chemistry * A. shouldn’t have gotten involved with French taxation
B. discoverer of beryllium B. insisted on precise measurements
C. father of quak theory C. described the properties of matter
D. brother of Larry Lavoisier D. all of these *

7. This idea predicts the results of testing based on past experimental data 22. Subatomic particles are
A. imagination C. theory * A. found in the core of an atom’s nucleus *
B. hunch D. rumor B. only found on nuclear submaries
C. made up of about 10^3 millimeters in length
8. The atomic theory was first described by D. found on big sandwhiches
A. Albert Einstein C. John Dalton *
B. Albert Schweitzer D. Leonardo da Vinci 23. Which of the following commonly exists as a solid, liquid, and gas?
A. carbon dioxide C. water *
9. What is the difference betweena scientific theory and a law? B. nitrous oxide D. hydrogen
A. The president has to sign a bill into law
B. a theory can be tested, while a la is a hair-brained idea 24. Which form f matter is bendable, takes the shape of its container, and is
C. you are not usually arrested for performing a theory pourable?
D. a scientific law is tested many times and believed to be without exception, A. gas C. crystal
while a theory is an idea * B. solid D. liquid *

10. The total partial pressure measurement of several combined gases is achieved 25. An element has how many classes of properties to describe it?
by A. 1 C. 3
A. using a logarithmic calculator B. 2 * D. 4
B. adding together the individual pressure of each gas *
C. adding together the first two gases and dividing by the third
D. multiplying the individual pressure of each gas 26. When copper turns green, it is an example of its
A. chemical property * C. value
B. physical property D. thickness
11. The difference between chemists’ work and that of today’s chemists is
A. the types of machinery used
B. science today is based on many repeated experiments by chemists all over 27. Lavoisier identified how many elements that he thought were pure and
the world * indivisible?
C. that alcemy was often performed to get rich A. 18 C. 33 *
D. slim to non B. 27 D. 42

12. A decimal system of recording data was first described by 28. A chemical experiment is
A. Benjamin Franklin C. Gabriel Mouton * A. never done in a laboratory
B. Antoine Lavoisier D. Plato B. a carefully controlled and measured testing of a sample’s properties *
C. something to try once and then move on to other things
D. always performed at room temperature
13. The International Bureau of Weights and Standards uses what metal in as a
standard?
A. gold C. titanium 29. Which of the following samples is not a single, pure element in nature?
C. silver D. platinum * A. oxygen C. nickel
B. mercury D. iron *

14. Chemistry is an experimental science divided into

A. pure chemistry and applied chemistry * 30. Which of the followingis not a physical property of gold?
B. acids and bases A. it is highly reactive *
C. protons and electrons B. it melts at 30 degrees Celsius
D. quarks and mesons C. it is naturally found as a solid
D. it has a luster

15. A method to write numbers in powers of 10 is called

A. rounding 31. The biggest problem the scientists had before the Periodic table was invented
B. exponential notation * was
C. includes writing all zeroes in the number out A. dental hygiene
D. mathematical notation B. cultural and language differences *
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C. funding 49. J. J. Thomson developed a model of the nucleus most commonly called the
D. finding time for a social life A. tapioca model C. flan model
B. oatmeal raisin model D. plum pudding model *
32. Batter acid is the common name for
A. formic acid C. nitric acid 50. Chemical formulas of molecules are
B. hydrochloric acid D. sulfuric acid * A. always the same C. sometimes the same *
B. never the same D. not often used
33. Who liked music and came up with an octave rule?
A. Antoine Beguyer de Chancourtois 51. If the temperature of a sample if 14C, what is the temperature in Kelvin?
B. Charles Darwin A. 224 Kelvin C. 287 Kelvin *
C. John Newlands * B. 259 Kelvin D. 295 Kelvin
D. Amadeus Mozart
52. A commonly used heat source in laboratory experiments is called a
34. What was the element discovered between titanium and calcium? A. space heater C. light bulb
A. silicon C. lead B. Bunsen burner * D. toaster
B. scandium * D. potassium
53. J. J. Thomson performed experiments in
35. The chemical shorthand name for molybdenum is? A. a cathode ray tube * C. a beaker
A. Mo * C. Md B. a venting hood D. a microwave overn
B. Mb D. Mn
54. In Thomson’s plum pudding model, the pudding is made of
36. Plomb is the French name for which element? A. positive chared ‘raisings’
A. lead * C. platinum B. milk, butter flour, and sugar
B. iron D. potassium C. a blob of positively charged particles *
D. quarks
37. How many carbon atoms are in dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane?
A. 10 C. 14 * 55. What particles has a charge of 1.6 x 10^{19} coulombs?
B. 12 D. 16 A. xenon C. proton
B. neuron D. electron *
38. Meyer saw that element groups repeated, but was re first to notice that
A. the groups were not at all of the same length * 56. Orbitals of the p-type come in
B. the groups were all eight elements long A. sets of 2 C. sets of 5
C. the overlap was not seen in the alkaline earth metals B. sets of 3 * D. sets of 7
D. the groups were all eighteen elements long
57. The further out from the nucleus an electron orbital is located, the
39. Tera is the prefix used to show A. less reactive the electrons
A. 10^2 C. 10^9 B. more orbital diagrams you have to write
B. 10^6 D. 10^12 * C. more reactive the electrons *
D. more problems they have finding their way home
40. Lothar Meyer recognized hemoglobin combined with what element in the
blood? 58. The boiling point of lithium is
A. helium C. nitrogen A. 488 C C. 1517 C *
B. mercury D. oxygen * B. 1347 C D. 2212 C

41. Who blasted particles through gold foil and found that atoms had positive 59. Wolfram is the German name for which element?
centers? A. tin C. tungsten *
A. Thomas Edison C. Steven Hawking B. gold D. mercury
B. Ernest Rutherford * D. Lothar Meyer
60. 1s^2 2s^2p^6 3s^2p^6 4s^2 is the electron configuration for which element?
42. Nuclei are generally hog big I diameter? A. calcium * C. nitrogen
A. 120^{-8} m C. 10^{-12} m * B. potassium D. zirconium
B. 10^{-10} m D. 10^{-18} m
61. Elements can be placed in rows and columns of the Periodic table when you
43. The molecular formula of saltpeter is know something about their
A. CNO_3 C. HNO_3 A. age C. value
B. NaClO D. KNO_3 * B. date of discovery D. properties *

44. Which of the following are not nucleons? 62. Electrons that affect the reactivity of atoms with other alements are called
A. protons C. electgrons A. friendly electrons C. strange electrons
B. dacrons D. hadrons B. valence electrons * D. charmed electrons

45. Gold with 79 protons has an atomic number of 63. If the shell capacity of an orbital 2n^2 = 18, what is n?
A. 52 C. 67 A. n = 1 C. n = 3 *
B. 57 D. 79 * B. n = 2 D. n = 4

46. Hydrogen, flurine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine are all what kind of 64. Eectrons in orbital diagrams are written as
molecules? A. horizontally squiggly lines
A. diatomic * C. triatomic B. thick black dots
B. monoatomic D. gases C. superscripts to the elements
D. up and down arrows *
47. Elemental phophorus (P) is composed of how many atoms?
A. 2 C. 4 * 65. When two or more liquids form a solution, they are
B. 3 D. 6 A. always acids C. immiscible
B. miscible * D. liquids
48. The position of elements in a molecule has the biggest impact on
A. color C. length 66. Spin magnetism is when
B. reactivity * D. melting point A. electons are attracted and repelled by opposite and like charges *
B. news reporters report the news from a certain angle
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C. disc jockeys play records well 82. Covalent compounds are generally
D. elements charnge colors around magnets A. brittle solids
B. lustrous hard olids
C. soft solids with high melting points
67. A solution made up of larger particles of one solution mixed and spread all
D. soft solids with low melting points *
through another solution is called a
A. mess C.
hydrophilic solution 83. The lowest common multiplies easiest to use when
B. science fair project D. colloidal solution * A. you have a graphic calculator
B. the charge from one ion is used as the multiplier for the other ion *
C. your instructor helps you with the math
68. The number of bonds an atom can form with other atoms depends on
D. you have had a good breakfast first
A. its color
B. the number of electrons it can share with its neighbor *
C. the chemist 84. In a binary covalent compound, boron is named before whoch of the following
D. its melting point elements?
A. carbon C. oxygen
B. sulfur D. all of these *
69. In chemistry, water is
A. always a bad choice for washing hands
B. commonly called the universal solvent * 85. In chemistry, the prefix mono is
C. written as HO A. used to mean one
D. written as OH * B. generally not used for the first non-metal in the formula *
C. is a common illness fond anmong college students
D. used for multiplying sets of three
70. In general, when making solutions, the solvent is
A. not typically used
B. smaller than the solute 86. Sulfur hexafluoride iw written as
C. larger than the solute * A. SF_3 C. SF_6 *
D. always equal to the solute B. SH_2F D. SFO_2

71. Hydrogen sulfide smells like 87. Calcium, barium, and cadmium ions all have a
A. a locker room C. fermented fruit A. +1 charge C. +3 charge
B. vanilla D. rotten eggs * B. +2 charge * D. +4 charge

72. The “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch your” type of interaction describes 88. When a compound has word thio as a prefix, it means it contains
A. gorilla social skills C. alchemy A. tin C. sulfur *
B. redox chemistry * D. radioactivity B. thallium D. selenium

73. When an element causes an oxidation of another substance 89. Only electrons can
A. it is itself reduced in the process * A. bond with metals C. carry a positive
B. it is itself oxidized in the process charges
C. there is never enough oxygen left to complete the reaction B. change to become ions * D. bond with noble gases
D. there is an over abundance of oxygen left to complete the reaction
90. Copper forms how many kinds of ions with unique charges?
74. The equation CuO + H_2 => Cu + H_2O is an example of A. 1 C. 3
A. solidification C. oxidation B. 2 * D. 4
B. vaporization D. reduction *
91. The largest group of carbon-containing compounds is called the
75. Reduction describes A. halogen group C. transition metal group
A. electron (+) gain * C. electron (-) loss B. organic group * D. inorganic group
B. a helpful diet plan D. a reduced spending plan
92. Which of the following gives carbon at its simplest bonding form?
76. The density of cesium is A. methane * C. propane
A. 1.5 g/cm^3 C. 2.3 g/cm^3 B. ethane D. butane
B. 1.9 g/cm^3 * D. 2.9 g/cm^3
93. When electron pairs are equally shared between atoms of different elements,
77. Oxygen is a common it is called
A. actinide A. being greedy C. van der Waals forces
B. ingredient found in anaerobic reactions B. sectional bonding D. polarization energy *
C. oxidizing agent *
D. reducing agent
94. A compound is called a binary compound when
A. only two elements are bonded together *
78. Stickoff is the German name for which element? B. more than three elements are bonded together
A. gold C. aluminum C. sixty carbons are bonded together
B. nitrogen * D. arsenic D. a dozen elements are bonded together

79. Hydrogen react with which elment ot form ammoni? 95. What does the prefix “bi” mean in bicarbonate
A. oxygen C. nitrogen * A. two atoms carbons are present
B. carbon D. sulfur B. two atoms of calcium ar epresetn
C. hydrogen is present *
D. oxygen is present
80. Hydrogen combines with carbon and forms all but one of the following?
A. hydrocarbons C. starches
B. proteins D. table salt * 96. Carbon’s six electrons fill the
A. 1s, 2s, and 2p orbitals
B. 1s^2, 2s^2, and 2p^4 orbitals
81. Atomic numver (Z) provides
C. 1s^2, 2s^2, and 2p^2 orbitals *
A. the nmber of protons ion thenucleus of an atom *
D. 1s, 2s^2, and 2p^2 orbitals
B. the weight of anelement
C. a shortcut to make the studyh of chemistry easier
D. only the number of mesons in actinium 97. Monatomic icons can have
A. only fixed charges
B. fixed and variable charges *
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C. zero charge 114. Non-metals are found where in the Periodic Table?
D. only two charges per ion A. middle section
B. not in the Periodic Table
C. top left-hand corner
98. Which of the following does not contain a double bond?
D. far right of the Periodic Table *
A. ethane C. polypropylene
B. propane * D. butane
115. When making a 10-carat, 14-carat, and 18-carat gold
A. 15 % nickel is added to pure gold
99. Sodium, potassium, and silver all have a
B. various percentages of gold, copper, and silver are used *
A. +1 charge * C. +3 charge
C. 10% lead is added to make 18-carat gold heavier
B. +3 charge D. +4 charge
D. silver is never used

100. Dinitrogen trioxide is written as

116. When two or more metals or a metal and non-metal are combined it is called
A. NO C. N_2HO_3
an
B. N_2O_3 * D. N_2O_4
A. alloy * C. accident
B. actinide D. aluminum isotope
101. A double bond is normally shown with how many lines in a structural
formula?
117. Which solid metal can melt in your hand like candy?
A. 1 C. 3
A. molybdenum C. cesium *
B. 2 * D. 4
B. cobalt D. zirconium

102. Petroleum crude oil comes primarily from the remains of

118. What kind of fever affected thousands of Americans in the 1800s?
A. unprocessed mercury
A. rhodium fever C. niobium fever
B. iron fillings
B. arsenic fever D. gold fever
C. ice crystals
D. prehistoric plant an danimals *
119. Which ore is lead frequently found in?
A. bauxite C. rhodite
103. To make ethanol from ethane, you must ad which functional group?
B. galena * D. quartz
A. –CH_3 C. –NH_2
B. –H_2 D. –OH *
120. The years between 4,000 and 1,100 BC have been called the
A. Pre-Cambrian Period C. Bronze Age *
104. When a group of elements have man of the same characteristics and react the
B. Gold Rush D. Pre-MTV Age
same, it is known as
A. hydrogen bonding C. oxidation
B. a homolgous series * D. reduction 121. Which of the following is not a general rule in the laboratory?
A. Do not run your fingers through the burner flame
B. Do not eat or drink anything in the lab
105. The chemical formula for butane is
C. Wash with a strong base before every experiment *
A. C_2H_2 C. C_3H_10
D. Always wear goggles when using chemicals
B. C_6H_6 D. C_4H_10 *

122. Acetum is the Greek word for

106. Who came up with the word isotopes for different forms of an element?
A. hot dog C. gladiator
A. Hans Geiger C. Frederick Soddy *
B. smelly feet D. vinegar *
B. Lothar Meyer D. Marie Curie

123. When ions are held together by electrical attraction, it is sometimes called
107. Alpha (α) particles are
A. sticky element binding C. unilateral attraction
A. a neutral ion form
B. electrostatic attraction * D. phosphorescence
B. positively charged particles *
C. negatively charged particles
D. a negative ion form 124. In sodium chloride (NaCl) an ionic bond formed when
A. the sun is directly overhead
B. the transfer of sodium electrons to the chlorine occurs *
108. Magic numbers are the numbers of
B. crystalline structure is planar in form
A. the numbers to complete a perfect game of cards
D. the transfer of chlorine protons to sodium occurs
B. elements currently in the Periodic Table
C. nuclear particles in a completed shell of protons or neutrons *
D. protons found in every element 125. What is the easiest way to identify a sloppy chemistry student in the lab
A. look for someone who always wears red
B. look for someone cdarrying around models of the human eye
109. Radioactive uranium (238 U) decays eventually to
C. look for someone with a really studious expression
A. lead (83 Pb) * C. lithium (32 Li)
D. look for someone with holes in his clothes *
B. sodium (10 Na) D. nitrogen (14 N)

126. The electronegativity value of indium is

110. Scintillation counters are used to
A. 0.7 C. 1.7 *
A. count coins in change machines
B. 1.2 D. 2.5
B. detect nuclear radiation from light flashes made by radiation hitting a
sample *
C. find wood floating in the water after a storm 127. Chlorobromoiodomethane is an example of a
D. count people going in to see a movie A. chiral molecule * C. soap
B. chlorofluorcarbon D. transition metal
111. Elements with atomic numbers greater than uranium (92 U) are called
A. noble gases C. halogens * 128. Isomers that are mirror images of each other and superimposable are called
B. transuranium elements D. alakaline bases A. chiral C. electron pairs
B. enentiomers * D. elastomers
112. Radioactive elements are used in
A. toothpaste C. bicycles 129. How many valence electrons does carbon have?
B. ice cream D. submarines * A. 2 C. 6
B. 4 * D. 8
113. “Heavy water” has a mass of
A. 12 C. 20 * 130. The unequal sharing of electrons between two atoms is called
B. 15 D. 36 A. a dipole * C. may pol
B. unfair D. achiral
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131. Chemical bonds are made through the interaction of 147. The hemoglobin molecules that react very large sizes are called
A. neutrons C. electrons * A. lead C. tin
B. orlons D. mylons B. iron * D. silver

132. Metallic bonds form between 148. Protein molecules that reach very large sizes are called
A. non-metal atoms A. nanomolecules C. blimp molecules
B. noble gases B. linebackers D. macromolecules *
C. a non=-metal and a halogen
D. metal atoms *
149. The standard formula to calculate kinetic energy is
A. KE = mv^2 C. KE = ½ mv^2 *
133. Organic chemistry is the chemistry of B. KE = ½ v^2 D. KE = mv
A. nitrogen C. sodium
B. carbon * D. oxygen
150. The electronegativity value of fluorine is
A. 1.4 C. 3.2
134. The density of water is B. 1.9 D. 4.0 *
A. 1.00 g/mL at ˚C * C. 1.00 g/mL at 40˚C
B. 1.00 g/mL at ˚C D. 1.00 g/mL at 45˚C
151. Atmospheric pressure is caused by
A. the weight of the air per unit of area *
135. The word chiral comes from the Greek word for B. your peers
A. chair C. water C. cosmic particles from outer space
B. hand * D. calcium D. the humidity, not the heat

136. Isomers have the same molecular formulas, but differend 152. Amino acids contain an amino group (-NH_2) and a
A. one-dimensional structure A. iodo gropu C. butyl group
B. two-dimensional structure B. carboxyle group * D. cupric group
C. three-dimensional structure *
D. four-dimensional structure
153. Gas molecules are
A. seldom moving at al
137. Lava, a cold mountain stream, and mercury are all B. always on the move *
A. very thick C. liquids * C. packed densely together in the air
B. red D. metals D. something to be avoided at a jparty

138. Relative density is also known as 154. Who discovered the antibacterial agent, salvarsan?
A. specific gravity * C. microgravity A. Elisabeth Fleming C. Paul Erhlich *
B. non-specific gravity D. relative resolution B. Linux Pauling D. Robert McKenna

139. The size, strength and shape of molecules, along with intermolecular forces 155. Plant cell walls are made up of
A. are really nothing t worry about in chemistry A. hemoglobin molecules
B. are important only in calculating the atomic number B. noble gases
C. have no effect at all on bonding properties C. alkaline metals
D. have a big effect on the viscosity of liquids * D. complex carbohydrates with complicated, folded structures *

140. There are two basic tyhpes o fisomers, structural and 156. Covalent onds beteen atoms of the same elements are known as
A. audio isomers C. magnetic isomers A. convenient bonds C. non-polar covalent
B. stereoisomers * D. ambivalent isomers bonds *
B. polar bonds D. citrus bonds
141. The stronger the molecular forces of a liquid, the
A. greater surface tension * 157. Nitrogen oxides and what other group of gases were found to react with
B. weaker surface tension atmospheric ozone and reduce it?
C lack of any surface tension A. amino acid C. chlorofluorocarbon *
D. greater the chace of radioacitivity B. zinc oxide D. green arcgon

142. Up to 1700’s, spontaneous combustion of grain was though to be caused 158. Carbohydrates have the general formula of
A. by crazed pyrotechnicians A. C_x(H_2O)_y * C. C(H_3O)_y
B. by mold C. C(H_2O) D. C_x(O_2)_y
C. by mice *
D. by bad barley
159. Which of the following is known as the Ideal Gas Law?
A. E = mc^2 C. P_{total} = P_1 + P_2 + P_3
143. Gases are the B. PV = nRT * D. P_1 = ET
A. least compacted form of matter *
B. easiest form of matter to measure when poruing
160. Radioactive decay occurs as a release of energy in the form of
C. mostcompacted form of matter
A. alpha, beta, and wonka particles
D. are usually brittle
B. alpha, beta, and gamma particles *
C. beta and zuma particles
144. The constant number of atoms, ions, or molecules in a sample is known as D. grandma particles
A. Doyle’s Number C. Gasper’s Number
B. Avogadro’s Number * D. Mozart’s Number

145. Carbon dioxide levels today are around

A. 100 ppm C. 300 ppm
B. 200 ppm D. 400 ppm *

146. A very important lesson we get from Gay-Lusac’s Law is

A. to always use a graphing calculator
B. wear open shoes when working in the lab
C. to never heat a spray can *
D. that pressure does not relate to temperature