FSE 114 Midterm Study Guide Questions With Complete
Solutions
__________ is used as a coolant or antifreeze. Correct Answers
ethylene glycol
___________ is valuable in bleaching discolorations and also
may be used in reducing swollen areas in a human remains.
Correct Answers phenol
____________ is produced by destructive distillation of wood.
Correct Answers methanol
_____________ can purify water by causing impurities to
adhere to it, removing them from the water. Correct Answers
carbon
______________ is produced by fermentation of carbohydrates.
Correct Answers ethanol
_______________ are sulfur analogs of alcohols. Correct
Answers mercaptans
A _________ reaction breaks apart compounds by incorporating
the constituents of water. Correct Answers hydrolysis
A __________ protects a solution against changes in pH.
Correct Answers buffer
A ____________ is a compound formed between a positive ion
other than H+ and a negative ion other than OH-. Correct
Answers salt
,A compound used to treat manic depressives has the formula
Li2CO3. Which of the following is the correct name for this
compound? Correct Answers lithium carbonate
A reaction is designated as exergonic rather than endergonic
when _________. Correct Answers it releases energy
A reaction that releases energy is called ___________ reaction.
Correct Answers an exergonic
A sample of helium gas has a volume of 2.0 L at a pressure of
4.0 atm. What is the volume of gas at 3.3 atm? (The temperature
remains constant.) Correct Answers 2.42 L
A sample of helium gas has a volume of 2.0 L at a pressure of
4.0 atm. What is the volume of gas at 7.4 atm? (The temperature
remains constant.) Correct Answers 1.08 L
A volume (28.0 L) of gas at 47K is heated to 470K. What
volume does the gas now occupy? (The pressure remains
constant.) Correct Answers 280 L
A volume (83.0 mL) of gas at 470 oC is cooled to 40 oC. What
volume does the gas now occupy? (The pressure remains
constant.) Correct Answers 0.03 L
A volume of 2.6 L of air at 37 oC is expelled from the lungs into
cold surroundings at 0.4 oC. What volume does the expelled air
occupy at this temperature (0.4 oC)? (The pressure remains
constant.) Correct Answers 2.29 L
, Acidosis is dangerous because _______________. Correct
Answers hemoglobin cannot bind to oxygen as well
Addition of oxygen, removal of hydrogen, removal of electrons,
and increase in oxidation number of a substance is
_____________. Correct Answers oxidation
AgCl is a chemical commonly used in photography. What is the
correct name for AgCl? Correct Answers silver chloride
Alcohols that contain two -OH groups are ____________.
Correct Answers dihydroxy alcohols
Alcohols with a -OH group attached to a carbon atom that is
joined to only one other carbon atom is ______________.
Correct Answers primary alcohols
All proteins contain which four elements? Correct Answers
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
Amino acids are joined together by a ___________ bond in a
protein. Correct Answers peptide
Amino acids joined by peptide bonds are found at which level of
protein organization? Correct Answers primary
An ion-exchange system removes minerals from water by
____________. Correct Answers swapping one type of
metallic ion for another type
Solutions
__________ is used as a coolant or antifreeze. Correct Answers
ethylene glycol
___________ is valuable in bleaching discolorations and also
may be used in reducing swollen areas in a human remains.
Correct Answers phenol
____________ is produced by destructive distillation of wood.
Correct Answers methanol
_____________ can purify water by causing impurities to
adhere to it, removing them from the water. Correct Answers
carbon
______________ is produced by fermentation of carbohydrates.
Correct Answers ethanol
_______________ are sulfur analogs of alcohols. Correct
Answers mercaptans
A _________ reaction breaks apart compounds by incorporating
the constituents of water. Correct Answers hydrolysis
A __________ protects a solution against changes in pH.
Correct Answers buffer
A ____________ is a compound formed between a positive ion
other than H+ and a negative ion other than OH-. Correct
Answers salt
,A compound used to treat manic depressives has the formula
Li2CO3. Which of the following is the correct name for this
compound? Correct Answers lithium carbonate
A reaction is designated as exergonic rather than endergonic
when _________. Correct Answers it releases energy
A reaction that releases energy is called ___________ reaction.
Correct Answers an exergonic
A sample of helium gas has a volume of 2.0 L at a pressure of
4.0 atm. What is the volume of gas at 3.3 atm? (The temperature
remains constant.) Correct Answers 2.42 L
A sample of helium gas has a volume of 2.0 L at a pressure of
4.0 atm. What is the volume of gas at 7.4 atm? (The temperature
remains constant.) Correct Answers 1.08 L
A volume (28.0 L) of gas at 47K is heated to 470K. What
volume does the gas now occupy? (The pressure remains
constant.) Correct Answers 280 L
A volume (83.0 mL) of gas at 470 oC is cooled to 40 oC. What
volume does the gas now occupy? (The pressure remains
constant.) Correct Answers 0.03 L
A volume of 2.6 L of air at 37 oC is expelled from the lungs into
cold surroundings at 0.4 oC. What volume does the expelled air
occupy at this temperature (0.4 oC)? (The pressure remains
constant.) Correct Answers 2.29 L
, Acidosis is dangerous because _______________. Correct
Answers hemoglobin cannot bind to oxygen as well
Addition of oxygen, removal of hydrogen, removal of electrons,
and increase in oxidation number of a substance is
_____________. Correct Answers oxidation
AgCl is a chemical commonly used in photography. What is the
correct name for AgCl? Correct Answers silver chloride
Alcohols that contain two -OH groups are ____________.
Correct Answers dihydroxy alcohols
Alcohols with a -OH group attached to a carbon atom that is
joined to only one other carbon atom is ______________.
Correct Answers primary alcohols
All proteins contain which four elements? Correct Answers
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
Amino acids are joined together by a ___________ bond in a
protein. Correct Answers peptide
Amino acids joined by peptide bonds are found at which level of
protein organization? Correct Answers primary
An ion-exchange system removes minerals from water by
____________. Correct Answers swapping one type of
metallic ion for another type
