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,Chapter 01 - Chemical Foundations
1. Which of the following is an example of a quantitative observation?
a. The piece of metal is longer than the piece of wood.
b. Solution 1 is much darker than solution 2.
c. The liquid in beaker A is blue.
d. The temperature of the liquid is 60°C.
e. At least two of the above (A-D) are quantitative observations.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.2
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | scientific method
OTHER: Conceptual
DATE CREATED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
2. A quantitative observation
a. contains a number and a unit
b. does not contain a number
c. always makes a comparison
d. must be obtained through experimentation
e. is none of these
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.2
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | scientific method
OTHER: Conceptual
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DATE MODIFIED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
3. Generally, observed behavior that can be formulated into a statement, sometimes
mathematical in nature, is called a(n)
a. observation
b. measurement
c. theory
d. natural law
e. experiment
ANSWER: d
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.2
QUESTION TYPE: Multi-Mode (Multiple choice)
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | scientific method
OTHER: Conceptual
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DATE MODIFIED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
4. The statement “The total mass of materials is not affected by a chemical change in those
materials” is called a(n)
a. observation
b. measurement
c. theory
d. natural law
e. experiment
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.2
QUESTION TYPE: Multi-Mode (Multiple choice)
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | scientific method
OTHER: Conceptual
DATE CREATED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
5. A chemical theory that has been known for a long time becomes a law.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.2
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | scientific method
OTHER: Conceptual
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DATE MODIFIED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
6. Which of the following metric relationships is incorrect?
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a. 1 microliter = 10–6 liters
b. 1 gram = 103 kilograms
c. 103 milliliters = 1 liter
d. 1 gram = 102 centigrams
e. 10 decimeters = 1 meter
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.3
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | prefixes | SI unit
OTHER: Quantitative
DATE CREATED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
7. For which pair is the SI prefix not matched correctly with its meaning?
a. tera = 1012
b. centi = 0.01
c. kilo = 1000
d. pico = 10-12
e. deci = 10
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.3
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: True
KEYWORDS: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | prefixes |
SI unit
OTHER: Conceptual
DATE CREATED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/31/2017 6:30 AM
8. A metric unit for length is
a. gram
b. milliliter
c. yard
d. kilometer
e. pound
ANSWER: d
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.3
QUESTION TYPE: Multi-Mode (Multiple choice)
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: base unit | Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement |
SI unit
OTHER: Conceptual
DATE CREATED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
9. Which of the following is not a unit in the SI system?
a. ampere
b. candela
c. Kelvin
d. meter
e. calorie
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.3
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: base unit | Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement |
SI unit
OTHER: Conceptual
DATE CREATED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
10. Order the four metric prefixes from smallest to largest.
a. nano- < milli- < centi- < deka-
b. milli- < nano- < centi- < deka-
c. deka- < centi- < nano- < milli-
d. deka- < centi- < milli- < nano-
e. centi- < nano- < deka- < milli-
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.3
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: True
KEYWORDS: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | prefixes |
SI unit
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11. 7.6 kilogram(s) contains this many grams.
a.
b.
c. 76
d. 0.76
e.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.3
QUESTION TYPE: Multi-Mode (Multiple choice)
HAS VARIABLES: True
KEYWORDS: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | mass | measurement | SI
unit
OTHER: Conceptual
DATE CREATED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/18/2017 8:21 AM
12. Convert 0.2924 m to mm.
a. 2.924 × 10-3
b. 2.924 × 10-4
c. 0.02924 mm
d. 292.4 mm
e. none of these
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.3
QUESTION TYPE: Multi-Mode (Multiple choice)
HAS VARIABLES: True
KEYWORDS: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | prefixes |
SI unit
OTHER: Conceptual
DATE CREATED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 2/13/2017 6:10 AM
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13. 5.3 seconds contain this many picoseconds.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.3
QUESTION TYPE: Multi-Mode (Multiple choice)
HAS VARIABLES: True
KEYWORDS: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | prefixes |
SI unit
OTHER: Conceptual
DATE CREATED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
14. 4.25 seconds contain this many nanoseconds.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.3
QUESTION TYPE: Multi-Mode (Multiple choice)
HAS VARIABLES: True
KEYWORDS: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | prefixes |
SI unit
OTHER: Conceptual
DATE CREATED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
15. The distance of 57 km equals
a. 5700 m
b. 0.57 m
c. 570 m
d. 0.057 m
e. 5.7 × 104 m
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ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.3
QUESTION TYPE: Multi-Mode (Multiple choice)
HAS VARIABLES: True
KEYWORDS: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | prefixes |
SI unit
OTHER: Conceptual
DATE CREATED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/19/2017 1:09 AM
16. What is the measure of resistance an object has to a change in its state of motion?
a. mass
b. weight
c. volume
d. length
e. none of these
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.3
QUESTION TYPE: Multi-Mode (Multiple choice)
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement
OTHER: Conceptual
DATE CREATED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
17. The degree of agreement among several measurements of the same quantity is called
__________. It reflects the reproducibility of a given type of measurement.
a. accuracy
b. error
c. precision
d. significance
e. certainty
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.4
QUESTION TYPE: Multi-Mode (Multiple choice)
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement
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18. As part of the calibration of a new laboratory balance, a 1.000-g mass is weighed with the
following results:
Trial Mass
1 1.201 ± 0.001
2 1.202 ± 0.001
3 1.200 ± 0.001
The balance is:
a. Both accurate and precise.
b. Accurate but imprecise.
c. Precise but inaccurate.
d. Both inaccurate and imprecise.
e. Accuracy and precision are impossible to determine with the available information.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.4
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement
OTHER: Conceptual
DATE CREATED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/4/2016 4:26 PM
Consider the following three archery targets:
I. II. III.
19. Which of the following figure(s) represent a result having high precision?
a. Figure I only
b. Figure II only
c. Figure III only
d. Figure I and Figure II
e. Figure II and Figure III
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
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