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TESTBANK
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,Chapter 1: Chemical Foundations
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1. Which of the following is an example of a quantitative observation?
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A) The piece of metal is longer than the piece of wood.
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B) Solution 1 is much darker than solution 2. fz fz fz fz fz fz fz
C) The liquid in beaker A is blue.
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D) The temperature of the liquid is 60°C.
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E) At least two of the above (A-D) are quantitative observations.
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ANS: D DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | scientific method M
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SC: Conceptual
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2. A quantitative observation
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A) contains a number and a unit fz fz fz fz fz
B) does not contain a number fz fz fz fz
C) always makes a comparison fz fz fz
D) must be obtained through experimentation
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E) is none of these
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ANS: A DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | scientific method M
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SC: Conceptual
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3. Generally, observed behavior that can be formulated into a statement, sometimes m
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athematical in nature, is called a(n) fz fz fz fz fz
A) observation
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C) theory
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E) experiment
ANS: D DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | scientific method M
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SC: Conceptual
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4. The statement “The total mass of materials is not affected by a chemical change in those ma
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terials” is called a(n) fz fz fz
A) observation
B) measurement
C) theory
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E) experiment
ANS: D DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | scientific method M
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SC: Conceptual
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5. A chemical theory that has been known for a long time becomes a law.
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, ANS: F DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | scientific method M
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6. Which of the following metric relationships is incorrect?
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A) 1 microliter = 10–6 liters
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B) 1 gram = 103 kilograms
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C) 103 milliliters = 1 liter fz fz fz fz
D) 1 gram = 102 centigrams
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E) 10 decimeters = 1 meter fz fz fz fz
ANS: B DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | SI unit | prefixes MS
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C: Quantitative
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7. For which pair is the SI prefix not matched correctly with its meaning? A
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B) f z
C) f z
D) f z
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ANS: C DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | SI unit | prefixes MS
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C: Conceptual
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8. A metric unit for length is
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A) gram
B) milliliter
C) yard
D) kilometer
E) pound
ANS: D DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | SI unit | base unit MS
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C: Conceptual
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9. Which of the following is not a unit in the SI system?
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A) ampere
B) candela
C) Kelvin
D) meter
E) calorie
ANS: E DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | SI unit | base unit MS
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C: Conceptual
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10. Order the four metric prefixes from smallest to largest.
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B) milli- < nano- < centi- < kilo- fz fz fz fz fz fz
C) kilo- < centi- < nano- < milli-
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D) kilo- < centi- < milli- < nano-
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E) centi- < nano- < kilo- < milli- fz fz fz fz fz fz
ANS: A DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | SI unit | prefixes MS
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C: Conceptual
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11. 8.1 kilogram(s) contains this many grams.
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A) 8.1 102 fz fz
B) 8.1 103 fz fz
C) 81
D) 0.81
E) 8.1 10−3 fz fz
ANS: B DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | SI unit | mass MSC:
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ANS: A DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | SI unit | prefixes MS
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C: Conceptual
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13. 6.1 seconds contain this many picoseconds.
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A) 6.1 1012 fz fz
B) 6.1 10−12 fz fz
C) 6.1 10−9 fz fz
D) 6.1 109 fz fz
E) 6.1 1015 fz fz
ANS: A DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | SI unit | prefixes MS
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C: Conceptual
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14. 9.49 seconds contain this many nanoseconds.
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A) 9.49 107 fz fz
B) 9.49 109 fz fz
C) 9.49 1012 fz fz
D) 9.49 1010 fz fz
E) 9.49 108 fz fz
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TESTBANK
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,Chapter 1: Chemical Foundations
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1. Which of the following is an example of a quantitative observation?
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A) The piece of metal is longer than the piece of wood.
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B) Solution 1 is much darker than solution 2. fz fz fz fz fz fz fz
C) The liquid in beaker A is blue.
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D) The temperature of the liquid is 60°C.
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E) At least two of the above (A-D) are quantitative observations.
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ANS: D DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | scientific method M
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SC: Conceptual
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2. A quantitative observation
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A) contains a number and a unit fz fz fz fz fz
B) does not contain a number fz fz fz fz
C) always makes a comparison fz fz fz
D) must be obtained through experimentation
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E) is none of these
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ANS: A DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | scientific method M
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SC: Conceptual
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3. Generally, observed behavior that can be formulated into a statement, sometimes m
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athematical in nature, is called a(n) fz fz fz fz fz
A) observation
B) measurement
C) theory
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E) experiment
ANS: D DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | scientific method M
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SC: Conceptual
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4. The statement “The total mass of materials is not affected by a chemical change in those ma
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terials” is called a(n) fz fz fz
A) observation
B) measurement
C) theory
D) natural law fz
E) experiment
ANS: D DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | scientific method M
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SC: Conceptual
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5. A chemical theory that has been known for a long time becomes a law.
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, ANS: F DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | scientific method M
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6. Which of the following metric relationships is incorrect?
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A) 1 microliter = 10–6 liters
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B) 1 gram = 103 kilograms
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C) 103 milliliters = 1 liter fz fz fz fz
D) 1 gram = 102 centigrams
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E) 10 decimeters = 1 meter fz fz fz fz
ANS: B DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | SI unit | prefixes MS
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C: Quantitative
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7. For which pair is the SI prefix not matched correctly with its meaning? A
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B) f z
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ANS: C DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | SI unit | prefixes MS
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C: Conceptual
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8. A metric unit for length is
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A) gram
B) milliliter
C) yard
D) kilometer
E) pound
ANS: D DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | SI unit | base unit MS
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C: Conceptual
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9. Which of the following is not a unit in the SI system?
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A) ampere
B) candela
C) Kelvin
D) meter
E) calorie
ANS: E DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | SI unit | base unit MS
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C: Conceptual
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C) kilo- < centi- < nano- < milli-
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D) kilo- < centi- < milli- < nano-
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E) centi- < nano- < kilo- < milli- fz fz fz fz fz fz
ANS: A DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | SI unit | prefixes MS
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C: Conceptual
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11. 8.1 kilogram(s) contains this many grams.
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A) 8.1 102 fz fz
B) 8.1 103 fz fz
C) 81
D) 0.81
E) 8.1 10−3 fz fz
ANS: B DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | SI unit | mass MSC:
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Conceptual
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E) f z
ANS: A DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | SI unit | prefixes MS
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C: Conceptual
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13. 6.1 seconds contain this many picoseconds.
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A) 6.1 1012 fz fz
B) 6.1 10−12 fz fz
C) 6.1 10−9 fz fz
D) 6.1 109 fz fz
E) 6.1 1015 fz fz
ANS: A DIF: Easy
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KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | SI unit | prefixes MS
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C: Conceptual
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14. 9.49 seconds contain this many nanoseconds.
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A) 9.49 107 fz fz
B) 9.49 109 fz fz
C) 9.49 1012 fz fz
D) 9.49 1010 fz fz
E) 9.49 108 fz fz
