Chemistry in Focus: A Molecular View of Our World
Nivaldo Tro
6th Edition
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,Table of Contents
1. Molecular Reasons
2. The Chemist’s Toolbox
3. Atoms and Elements
4. Molecules, Compounds, and Chemical Reactions
5. Chemical Bonding
6. Organic Chemistry
7. Light and Color
8. Nuclear Chemistry
9. Energy for Today
10. Energy for Tomorrow: Solar and Other Renewable Energy Sources
11. The Air Around Us
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12. The Liquids and Solids Around Us: Especially Water
13. Acids and Bases: The Molecules Responsible for Sour and Bitter
14. Oxidation and Reduction
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15. The Chemistry of Household Products
16. Biochemistry and Biotechnology
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17. Drugs and Medicine: Healing, Helping, and Hurting
18. The Chemistry of Food
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19. Nanotechnology
Appendix 1: Significant Figures
Appendix 2: Answers to Selected Exercises
Appendix 3: Answers to Your Turn Questions
Glossary
Index
,Chapter 01 - Molecular Reasons
1. Which of these is the best definition of matter?
a. The pull of gravity on an object.
b. Anything that has weight and volume.
c. Anything that has mass and occupies space.
d. Anything that is directly proportional to weight.
e. The measure of the amount of space an object occupies.
ANSWER: c
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2. Which of these statements is correct?
a. The amount of carbon on earth is essentially constant.
b. The amount of carbon on earth fluctuates with the seasons.
c. The amount of carbon on earth is increasing due to plant and animal growth.
d. The amount of carbon on earth is decreasing due to consumption of carbon based fuels.
e. Both B and C are correct.
ANSWER: a
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3. The French chemist Antoine Lavoisier found that the weight of objects before burning and the weight of the products
after burning were equal. He concluded that the total weight did not change during a process. Which of these best
describes Lavoisier's conclusion?
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a. From observation, Lavoisier created a scientific law.
b. From observation, Lavoisier created a scientific theory.
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c. From scientific law, Lavoisier created a scientific theory.
d. From experimentation, Lavoisier created a scientific law.
e. From observation, Lavoisier created a scientific conclusion.
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ANSWER: a
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4. When using the scientific method, before experiments are done a should be established.
a. hypothesis
b. law
c. theory
d. conclusion
ANSWER: a
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5. A statement which summarizes the data obtained from a series of observations is known as a(n) .
a. observation
b. law
c. theory
d. conclusion
e. experiment
ANSWER: b
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