CHEM 103 UWL EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
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Q: What is the scientific term for anything that possesses mass and occupies
physical space? A: ✔️✔️ Matter
Q: What are the fundamental substances that make up all matter? A: ✔️✔️
Elements
Q: What do we call the submicroscopic particles that act as the primary building
blocks of matter and form molecules when bonded together? A: ✔️✔️ Atoms
Q: Which two factors determine the specific characteristics and properties of a
substance? A: ✔️✔️ The chemical makeup (composition) and the spatial
organization (structure) of its atoms.
Q: What are the two primary methods used to categorize matter? A: ✔️✔️ By its
physical form (solid, liquid, or gas) and its chemical nature (element, compound,
or mixture).
Q: Which state of matter is easily compressed and lacks a specific shape or
volume, expanding to fill its container entirely? A: ✔️✔️ Gas
distilled volume (independent of container), no specific shape, fills the shape of
the portion it occupies, incompressible -ANSWER ✔️✔️liquid
definite shape and volume, incompressible -ANSWER ✔️✔️solids
, matter WITHOUT variable composition -ANSWER ✔️✔️pure substance
invariable composition from sample to sample, uniform
characteristics/properties -ANSWER ✔️✔️pure substances (matter without
variable composition)
a pure substance that is separable into similar substances -ANSWER
✔️✔️compound
a pure substance that is not separable into similar substances -ANSWER
✔️✔️element
matter with variable composition -ANSWER ✔️✔️mixture
variable composition and composed of multiple components, nonuniform
characteristics/properties -ANSWER ✔️✔️mixture
what are the two types of mixtures? -ANSWER ✔️✔️heterogeneous and
homogeneous
nonuniform throughout (ex- paint, wet sand) -ANSWER ✔️✔️heterogeneous
uniform throughout (ex- kool aid, wine) -ANSWER ✔️✔️homogeneous
each component retains its individual chemical and physical properties then the
difference in those properties can be used to ______________ -ANSWER
✔️✔️separate
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED
A+
Q: What is the scientific term for anything that possesses mass and occupies
physical space? A: ✔️✔️ Matter
Q: What are the fundamental substances that make up all matter? A: ✔️✔️
Elements
Q: What do we call the submicroscopic particles that act as the primary building
blocks of matter and form molecules when bonded together? A: ✔️✔️ Atoms
Q: Which two factors determine the specific characteristics and properties of a
substance? A: ✔️✔️ The chemical makeup (composition) and the spatial
organization (structure) of its atoms.
Q: What are the two primary methods used to categorize matter? A: ✔️✔️ By its
physical form (solid, liquid, or gas) and its chemical nature (element, compound,
or mixture).
Q: Which state of matter is easily compressed and lacks a specific shape or
volume, expanding to fill its container entirely? A: ✔️✔️ Gas
distilled volume (independent of container), no specific shape, fills the shape of
the portion it occupies, incompressible -ANSWER ✔️✔️liquid
definite shape and volume, incompressible -ANSWER ✔️✔️solids
, matter WITHOUT variable composition -ANSWER ✔️✔️pure substance
invariable composition from sample to sample, uniform
characteristics/properties -ANSWER ✔️✔️pure substances (matter without
variable composition)
a pure substance that is separable into similar substances -ANSWER
✔️✔️compound
a pure substance that is not separable into similar substances -ANSWER
✔️✔️element
matter with variable composition -ANSWER ✔️✔️mixture
variable composition and composed of multiple components, nonuniform
characteristics/properties -ANSWER ✔️✔️mixture
what are the two types of mixtures? -ANSWER ✔️✔️heterogeneous and
homogeneous
nonuniform throughout (ex- paint, wet sand) -ANSWER ✔️✔️heterogeneous
uniform throughout (ex- kool aid, wine) -ANSWER ✔️✔️homogeneous
each component retains its individual chemical and physical properties then the
difference in those properties can be used to ______________ -ANSWER
✔️✔️separate
