AAMI CHEM FINAL REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
/. Chemistry - Answer-✅science that investigates the composition & structure of matter,
the charges matter undergoes (physical + chemical)
/.Inorganic chemistry - Answer-✅branch of chemistry that studies lifeless or inanimate
matter, includes a study of all elementary substances located on the periodic table
/.Organic chemistry - Answer-✅branch of chemistry that studies covalently bonded
carbon based compounds
/.Covalent bond - Answer-✅a chemical bond in which a pair of electrons is shared
between two atoms
/.Example of inorganic naming: - Answer-✅H2O
/.Example of organic naming: - Answer-✅H-O-H
/.Biochemistry - Answer-✅branch of chemistry that studies the chemistry of living
processes, deals with those compounds prodced by living organisms
/.Embalming chemistry - Answer-✅branch of chemistry that studies those type of matter
and changes in matter related to disinfection & preservation of human remains
/.Thanatochemistry - Answer-✅branch of chemistry that studies the physical and
chemical changes in the human body that are caused by the process of death
/.Name the 4 measurements of Physical Quantities - Answer-✅- length
- volume
- mass
- heat
/.Prefix: Deci - Answer-✅1/10 (0.1)
/.Prefix: Centi - Answer-✅1/100 (0.01)
/.Prefix: Milli - Answer-✅1/1000 (0.001)
/.Prefix: Micro - Answer-✅1/1,000,000(0.00001)
,/.Prefix: Deca - Answer-✅10
/.Prefix: Hecto - Answer-✅100
/.Prefix: Kilo - Answer-✅1,000
/.Prefix: Mega - Answer-✅1,000,000
/.What is the standard unit for length in chemistry? - Answer-✅meter (m)
/.1 meter is how many inches? - Answer-✅39.37 inches
/.1 decimeter is how many meters? - Answer-✅0.1m
/.1 centimeter is how many meters? - Answer-✅0.01m
/.1 milimeter is how many meters? - Answer-✅0.001m
/.1 micron (micrometer) is how many meters? - Answer-✅0.000001m
/.1 kilometer is how many meters? - Answer-✅1,000m
/.What is the standard unit for volume in chemistry? - Answer-✅liter (l)
/.What is the standard unit for mass in chemistry? - Answer-✅kilogram (kg)
/.What is the standard unit for heat in chemistry? - Answer-✅calorie
/.Calorie - Answer-✅the quantity of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 g of water
1°C while at 15°C
/.At _______°F water boils at _______°C - Answer-✅212 degrees, 100 degrees
/.At _______°F the body temperature is _______°C - Answer-✅98.6 degrees, 37
degrees
/.At ________°F water freezes at _________°C - Answer-✅32 degrees, 0 degrees
/.Conversion of Farenheit to Celsius - Answer-✅F = (1.8 x C) + 32
C = [F - 32]/1.8
, /.Celsius - Answer-✅the degree Celsius scale was devised by dividing the range of
temperature between the freezing and boiling temperatures of pure water at standard
atmospheric conditions (sea level pressure) into 100 equal parts
/.Kelvin - Answer-✅the Kelvin scale is an extension of the degrees Celsius scale to
about 0, also is a hypothetical temperature characterized by a complete absence of
energy
/.Fahrenheit - Answer-✅the Fahrenheit scale of temperature was devised and evolved
over time so that the freezing and boiling temperature of water are whole numbers, but
not round numbers as in the Celsius scale
/.Matter - Answer-✅anything that has mass and takes up space
/.Mass - Answer-✅the amount of matter in an object
/.law of conversion of mass - Answer-✅states that mass can not be created nor
destroyed and energy cannot be created or destroyed
/.Weight - Answer-✅measure of gravitational pull of an object
/.Properties of matter - Answer-✅characteristics by which matter or substances are
described for purposes of recognition and differentiation
/.Physical properties - Answer-✅characteristics that can be observed without altering
the chemical composition
/.Name the characteristics that can be recognized by the senses: - Answer-✅- color
- odor
- taste
- hardness
- physical state (solid, liquid, gas)
- melting point
- freezing point
- boiling point
- solubility
- viscosity
- conductivity
- hygroscopicity
- density
- specific gravity
/.Solubility - Answer-✅the ability of a substance to dissolve
/.Viscosity - Answer-✅resistance of a liquid to flow or thickness of a liquid
ANSWERS
/. Chemistry - Answer-✅science that investigates the composition & structure of matter,
the charges matter undergoes (physical + chemical)
/.Inorganic chemistry - Answer-✅branch of chemistry that studies lifeless or inanimate
matter, includes a study of all elementary substances located on the periodic table
/.Organic chemistry - Answer-✅branch of chemistry that studies covalently bonded
carbon based compounds
/.Covalent bond - Answer-✅a chemical bond in which a pair of electrons is shared
between two atoms
/.Example of inorganic naming: - Answer-✅H2O
/.Example of organic naming: - Answer-✅H-O-H
/.Biochemistry - Answer-✅branch of chemistry that studies the chemistry of living
processes, deals with those compounds prodced by living organisms
/.Embalming chemistry - Answer-✅branch of chemistry that studies those type of matter
and changes in matter related to disinfection & preservation of human remains
/.Thanatochemistry - Answer-✅branch of chemistry that studies the physical and
chemical changes in the human body that are caused by the process of death
/.Name the 4 measurements of Physical Quantities - Answer-✅- length
- volume
- mass
- heat
/.Prefix: Deci - Answer-✅1/10 (0.1)
/.Prefix: Centi - Answer-✅1/100 (0.01)
/.Prefix: Milli - Answer-✅1/1000 (0.001)
/.Prefix: Micro - Answer-✅1/1,000,000(0.00001)
,/.Prefix: Deca - Answer-✅10
/.Prefix: Hecto - Answer-✅100
/.Prefix: Kilo - Answer-✅1,000
/.Prefix: Mega - Answer-✅1,000,000
/.What is the standard unit for length in chemistry? - Answer-✅meter (m)
/.1 meter is how many inches? - Answer-✅39.37 inches
/.1 decimeter is how many meters? - Answer-✅0.1m
/.1 centimeter is how many meters? - Answer-✅0.01m
/.1 milimeter is how many meters? - Answer-✅0.001m
/.1 micron (micrometer) is how many meters? - Answer-✅0.000001m
/.1 kilometer is how many meters? - Answer-✅1,000m
/.What is the standard unit for volume in chemistry? - Answer-✅liter (l)
/.What is the standard unit for mass in chemistry? - Answer-✅kilogram (kg)
/.What is the standard unit for heat in chemistry? - Answer-✅calorie
/.Calorie - Answer-✅the quantity of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 g of water
1°C while at 15°C
/.At _______°F water boils at _______°C - Answer-✅212 degrees, 100 degrees
/.At _______°F the body temperature is _______°C - Answer-✅98.6 degrees, 37
degrees
/.At ________°F water freezes at _________°C - Answer-✅32 degrees, 0 degrees
/.Conversion of Farenheit to Celsius - Answer-✅F = (1.8 x C) + 32
C = [F - 32]/1.8
, /.Celsius - Answer-✅the degree Celsius scale was devised by dividing the range of
temperature between the freezing and boiling temperatures of pure water at standard
atmospheric conditions (sea level pressure) into 100 equal parts
/.Kelvin - Answer-✅the Kelvin scale is an extension of the degrees Celsius scale to
about 0, also is a hypothetical temperature characterized by a complete absence of
energy
/.Fahrenheit - Answer-✅the Fahrenheit scale of temperature was devised and evolved
over time so that the freezing and boiling temperature of water are whole numbers, but
not round numbers as in the Celsius scale
/.Matter - Answer-✅anything that has mass and takes up space
/.Mass - Answer-✅the amount of matter in an object
/.law of conversion of mass - Answer-✅states that mass can not be created nor
destroyed and energy cannot be created or destroyed
/.Weight - Answer-✅measure of gravitational pull of an object
/.Properties of matter - Answer-✅characteristics by which matter or substances are
described for purposes of recognition and differentiation
/.Physical properties - Answer-✅characteristics that can be observed without altering
the chemical composition
/.Name the characteristics that can be recognized by the senses: - Answer-✅- color
- odor
- taste
- hardness
- physical state (solid, liquid, gas)
- melting point
- freezing point
- boiling point
- solubility
- viscosity
- conductivity
- hygroscopicity
- density
- specific gravity
/.Solubility - Answer-✅the ability of a substance to dissolve
/.Viscosity - Answer-✅resistance of a liquid to flow or thickness of a liquid
