California Medical Laboratory Technician
Licensing Chemistry 101 Exam Questions And
Correct Answers (Verified Answers)
Warning labels are NOT to be used on patient specimens since all should be
treated as potentially hazardous.
True or False - ANSWER -True
What should be on the labels of chemical hazards - ANSWER -name, initial of
who made it, date, expiration, and color coded
What is the maximum working volume of flammable solvents allowed outside
storage cabinets - ANSWER -5 gallons per room
No more than how many gallons of type I and type II solvents may be stored in a
single cabinet - ANSWER -60 gallons
No more than how many cabinets may be located in each 5000 sq ft of laboratory
space - ANSWER -three cabinets
What are a potential shock or fire hazards - ANSWER -electrical hazard
Do not use three-pole plug ground adaptors
True or false - ANSWER -True
Hoe long should an extension cord be if it is necessary - ANSWER -12 feet
Involves the analysis of matter to determine its composition and quantity of each
kind of matter that is present - ANSWER -Analytical chemistry
The study of life at molecular level and processes associated with life, such as
reproduction, growth, and respiration - ANSWER -Biochemistry
, Characteristics of a substance that relate to the substance's participation in a
chemical reaction - ANSWER -Chemical properties
A process of rearranging, removing, replacing, or adding atoms to produce new
substances - ANSWER -Chemical reactions
The study of matter, its chemical and physical properties, the chemical and
physical changes it undergoes, and the energy changes that accompany those
processes. - ANSWER -Chemistry
A substance resulting from the combination of two or more elements in a definite,
reproducible way - ANSWER -Compound
A pure substance that cannot be changed into a simpler form of matter by any
chemical reaction - ANSWER -Element
The ability to do work (to accomplish some change) - ANSWER -Energy
A property that depend on the quantity of a substance - ANSWER -Extensive
properties
A physical state of matter characterized by a lack of fixed shape or volume and
ease of compressiblity - ANSWER -Gaseous state
A mixture which has a non-uniform composition - ANSWER -Heterogeneous
mixture
A mixture that consists of only one phase, a uniform composition - ANSWER -
Homogeneous mixture
Simply an attempt to explain an observation, or series of observations, in a
commonsense way - ANSWER -Hypothesis
The study of matter that consists of all of the elements other than carbon and
hydrogen and their combinations - ANSWER -Inorganic chemistry
, A property that is independent of the quality of the substance - ANSWER -
intensive properties
A physical state of matter characterized by a fixed volume and the absence of a
fixed shape - ANSWER -Liquid state
Anything that has mass and occupies space - ANSWER -Matter
A combination of two or more pure substances in which each substance retains its
own identity - ANSWER -Mixture
The study of matter that is comprised principally of carbon and hydrogen -
ANSWER -Organic chemistry
A discipline that attempts to explain the way in which matter behaves - ANSWER
-Physical chemistry
Properties that can be exhibited, measure, or observes without changing the
chemical composition or identity of the sample - ANSWER -physical properties
A substance that has only one component - ANSWER -pure substances
nothing more than the summary of a large quantity of information - ANSWER -
scientific law
A systematic approach to the discovery of new information - ANSWER -scientific
method
A physical state of matter characterized by its rigidity and fixed volume and shape
- ANSWER -Solid state
A hypothesis supported by extensive testing (experimentation) that explains
scientific facts and can predict new facts - ANSWER -Theory
Licensing Chemistry 101 Exam Questions And
Correct Answers (Verified Answers)
Warning labels are NOT to be used on patient specimens since all should be
treated as potentially hazardous.
True or False - ANSWER -True
What should be on the labels of chemical hazards - ANSWER -name, initial of
who made it, date, expiration, and color coded
What is the maximum working volume of flammable solvents allowed outside
storage cabinets - ANSWER -5 gallons per room
No more than how many gallons of type I and type II solvents may be stored in a
single cabinet - ANSWER -60 gallons
No more than how many cabinets may be located in each 5000 sq ft of laboratory
space - ANSWER -three cabinets
What are a potential shock or fire hazards - ANSWER -electrical hazard
Do not use three-pole plug ground adaptors
True or false - ANSWER -True
Hoe long should an extension cord be if it is necessary - ANSWER -12 feet
Involves the analysis of matter to determine its composition and quantity of each
kind of matter that is present - ANSWER -Analytical chemistry
The study of life at molecular level and processes associated with life, such as
reproduction, growth, and respiration - ANSWER -Biochemistry
, Characteristics of a substance that relate to the substance's participation in a
chemical reaction - ANSWER -Chemical properties
A process of rearranging, removing, replacing, or adding atoms to produce new
substances - ANSWER -Chemical reactions
The study of matter, its chemical and physical properties, the chemical and
physical changes it undergoes, and the energy changes that accompany those
processes. - ANSWER -Chemistry
A substance resulting from the combination of two or more elements in a definite,
reproducible way - ANSWER -Compound
A pure substance that cannot be changed into a simpler form of matter by any
chemical reaction - ANSWER -Element
The ability to do work (to accomplish some change) - ANSWER -Energy
A property that depend on the quantity of a substance - ANSWER -Extensive
properties
A physical state of matter characterized by a lack of fixed shape or volume and
ease of compressiblity - ANSWER -Gaseous state
A mixture which has a non-uniform composition - ANSWER -Heterogeneous
mixture
A mixture that consists of only one phase, a uniform composition - ANSWER -
Homogeneous mixture
Simply an attempt to explain an observation, or series of observations, in a
commonsense way - ANSWER -Hypothesis
The study of matter that consists of all of the elements other than carbon and
hydrogen and their combinations - ANSWER -Inorganic chemistry
, A property that is independent of the quality of the substance - ANSWER -
intensive properties
A physical state of matter characterized by a fixed volume and the absence of a
fixed shape - ANSWER -Liquid state
Anything that has mass and occupies space - ANSWER -Matter
A combination of two or more pure substances in which each substance retains its
own identity - ANSWER -Mixture
The study of matter that is comprised principally of carbon and hydrogen -
ANSWER -Organic chemistry
A discipline that attempts to explain the way in which matter behaves - ANSWER
-Physical chemistry
Properties that can be exhibited, measure, or observes without changing the
chemical composition or identity of the sample - ANSWER -physical properties
A substance that has only one component - ANSWER -pure substances
nothing more than the summary of a large quantity of information - ANSWER -
scientific law
A systematic approach to the discovery of new information - ANSWER -scientific
method
A physical state of matter characterized by its rigidity and fixed volume and shape
- ANSWER -Solid state
A hypothesis supported by extensive testing (experimentation) that explains
scientific facts and can predict new facts - ANSWER -Theory
