Test Bank for Chemistry, 26th Edition by Gilbert, 9780393697308, Covering Chapters 1-26 Includes Rationales

Chemistry,y11ey(Brown)
Chaptery1:yIntroduction:yMatteryandyMeasurement
MultipleyChoiceyandyBimodal

1) Solidsyhaveyay yshape yand yareynotyappreciablyy .
A) definite,ycompressible
B) definite,yincompressible
C) indefinite,ycompressible
D) indefinite,yincompressible
E) sharp,yconvertible
yAnswer:yA

Diff:y1 PageyRef:ySec.y1.2

2) yisytheychemical ysymbolyfor yelementalysodium.

A) S
B) W
C) So
D) Na
E) Sn
Answer:yD
Diff:y1 PageyRef:ySec.y1.2

3) Ifymatteryisyuniformythroughout,ycannotybeyseparatedyintoyotherysubstancesybyyphysicalyprocesses,ybutycanybey
decomposedyintoyotherysubstancesybyychemicalyprocesses,yityisycalledyay(an)y .
A) heterogeneousymixture
B) element




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C) homogeneousymixture
D) compound
E) mixtureyofyelements
yAnswer:yD

Diff:y4 PageyRef:ySec.y1.2

4) Theysymbolyforytheyelementypotassiumyisy .
A) Pt
B) P
C) K
D) S
E) Ca
Answer:yC
Diff:y1 PageyRef:Sec.y1.2

5) Theysymbolyforytheyelementymagnesiumyisy .
A) Rb
B) Mn
C) Ne
D) Si
E) Mg
Answer:yE
Diff:y1 PageyRef:Sec.y1.2

6) Theyinitialyorytentativeyexplanationyofyanyobservationyisycalledya(n)y .
A) law
B) theory
C) hypothesis
D) experiment
E) testyAn
swer:yC
Diff:y2 PageyRef:Sec.y1.3


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,7) Ayconciseyverbalystatementyorymathematicalyequationythatysummarizesyaybroadyvarietyyofyobservationsyand
yexperiencesyisycalled ya(n) y .
A) law
B) theory
C) hypothesis
D) experiment
E) testyAns
wer:yA
Diff:y2 PageyRef:Sec.y1.3

8) Ayseparationyprocessythatydependsyonydifferingyabilitiesyofysubstancesytoyformygasesyisycalledy .
A) filtration
B) solvation
C) distillation
D) chromatography




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E) allyofytheyaboveyareycorrect
yAnswer:yC

Diff:y3 PageyRef:Sec.y1.3

9) TheySIyunityforymassyisy .
A) kilogram
B) gram
C) pound
D) troyyounce
E) noneyofytheyabove
yAnswer:yA

Diff:y1 PageyRef:Sec.y1.4

10) Ayoneydegreeyofytemperatureydifferenceyisytheysmallestyonythey ytemperatureyscale.
A) Kelvin
B) Celsius
C) Fahrenheit
D) KelvinyandyCelsius
E) FahrenheityandyCelsius
yAnswer:yC

Diff:y3 PageyRef:Sec.y1.4

11) AycommonyEnglishysetyofyunitsyforyexpressingyvelocityyisymiles/hour.y TheySIyunityforyvelocityyisy ?
A) km/hr
B) km/s
C) m/hr
D) m/s
E) cm/syA
nswer:yD
Diff:y3 PageyRef:Sec.y1.4




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12) TheyunityofyforceyinytheyEnglishymeasurementysystemyisy .y TheySIyunityofyforceyisytheyNewton,ywhichyis
s2
yinybase ySI yunits.

gy•ycm
A) s2
kgy•ym
B) hr2
kgy•ym
C) s2
gy•ym
D) s2
gy•ycm
E) s
Answer:yC
Diff:y4 PageyRef:Sec.y1.4

13) Momentumyisydefinedyasytheyproductyofymassyandyvelocity.y TheySIyunityforymomentumyisy ?
kgys•ym
A)




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kgy•ym
B) hr
gy•ym
C) s
gy•ykm
D) s
kgy•ykm
E) hr
Answer:yA


Diff:y4 PageyRef:Sec.y1.4

14) TheySIyunityofytemperatureyisy .
A) K
B) °C
C) °F
D) t
E) T
Answer:yA
Diff:y2 PageyRef:Sec.y1.4

15) Theytemperatureyofy25°Cyisy inyKelvins.
y

A) 103
B) 138
C) 166
D) 248
E) 298
Answer:yE
Diff:y1 PageyRef:Sec.y1.4




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, 16) Theyfreezingypointyofywateryaty1yatmypressureyisy .
A) 0°F
B) 0yK
C) 0°C
D) -273°C
E) -32°F
Answer:yC
Diff:y2 PageyRef:Sec.y1.4

17) Aytemperatureyofy400yKyisytheysameyasy °F.
A) 261
B) 286
C) 88
D) 103
E) 127
Answer:yA




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Diff:y2 PageyRef:Sec.y1.4

18) Aytemperatureyofy yKyisytheysameyasy63°F.
A) 17
B) 276
C) 290
D) 29
E) 336
Answer:yC
Diff:y2 PageyRef:Sec.y1.4

19) 1ynanometery=y y picometers
A) 1000
B) 0.1
C) 0.01
D) 1
E) 10
Answer:yA
Diff:y2 PageyRef:Sec.y1.4

20) 1ypicometery=y centimeters
y

A) 1y×y 1010
B) 1y×y 10−10
C) 1y×y 108
D) 1y×y 10−8
E) 1y×y 10−12
Answer:yB
Diff:y2 PageyRef:Sec.y1.4

21) 1ykilogramy=y ymilligrams
A) 1y×y 10−6
B) 1,000
C) 10,000
D) 1,000,000
E) noneyofytheyabove
yAnswer:yD

Diff:y2 PageyRef:Sec.y1.4




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