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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
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wood.
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B) Solution 1 is much darker than solution 2. b b b b b b b
C) The liquid in beaker A is blue. b b b b b b
D) The temperature of the liquid is 60°C.
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E) At least two of the above (A-D) are quantitative
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observations. b
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 1.2
KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | scientific b b b b b b b b
bmethod MSC: Conceptual b b
2. A quantitative observation
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A) contains a number and a b b b b
unitb
B) does not contain a number b b b b
C) always makes a comparison b b b
D) must be obtained through b b b
experimentationb
E) is none of these b b b
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: 1.2
KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | scientific b b b b b b b b
bmethod MSC: Conceptual b b
3. Generally, observed behavior that can be formulated into a statement,
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bsometimesmathematical in nature, is called a(n) b b b b b b
A) observation
B) measurement
C) theory
D) natural law b
E) experiment
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 1.2
KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | scientific b b b b b b b b
bmethod MSC: Conceptual b b
4. The statement ―The total mass of materials is not affected by a
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bchemical change in thosematerials‖ is called a(n) b b b b b b b
A) observation
B) measurement
C) theory
D) natural law b
E) experiment
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 1.2
KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | scientific b b b b b b b b
bmethod MSC: Conceptual b b
,5. A chemical theory that has been known for a long time becomes a law.
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, ANS: F DIF: Easy REF: 1.2
KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | scientific b b b b b b b b
method MSC: Conceptual
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6. Which of the following metric relationships is incorrect?
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A) 1 microliter = 10–6
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liters
b
B) 1 gram = 103 b b b
kilograms
b
C) 103 milliliters = 1 liter b
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D) 1 gram = 102 b b b
centigrams
b
E) 10 decimeters = 1 b b b
meter b
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: 1.3
KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | SI unit b b b b b b b b b b b
| prefixesMSC: Quantitative
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7. For which pair is the SI prefix not matched correctly with its meaning?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.3
KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | SI unit b b b b b b b b b b b
| prefixesMSC: 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 REF: 1.3
KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | SI b b b b b b b b b b
unit | base unitMSC: 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 REF: 1.3
KEY: Chemistry | general chemistry | general concepts | measurement | SI b b b b b b b b b b
unit | base unitMSC: Conceptual
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10. Order the four metric prefixes from smallest to largest.
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