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Introductory Chemistry: A Foundation (Zumdahl & DeCoste, 9th Edition) – Test Bank | Complete Practice Questions and Answers

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2. Define the following terms:
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b. Natural law - a statement describing observed beha or. n2 n2 n2 n2 n2 n2 n2 n2


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3. Which of the following is not a step in the scientific method?
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d. Change results to agree with your hypothesis.
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5. Generally, observed beha or that can be formulated into a statement, sometimes mathematical in nature, i
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led a(n)
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e. experiment
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7. A set of tested hypotheses than gives an overall explanation of some part of nature, is called a(n)
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e. experiment
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8. Something done to test a hypothesis that produces new observations is called a(n)
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a. observation
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e. experiment
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9. A quantitative observation
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b. does not contain a number n2 n2 n2 n2



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d. must be obtained through experimentation
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e. is none of these
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ANSWER: a

10. 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. n2 n2 n2 n2 n2 n2 n2



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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ANSWER: d

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