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Chemistry, 11e (Brown)
Chapter 1: Introduction: Matter and Measurement
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Multiple Choice and Bimodal
1) Solids have a __________ shape and are not appreciably __________.
A) definite, compressible
B) definite, incompressible
C) indefinite, compressible
D) indefinite, incompressible
E) sharp, convertible
Answer: A
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2) __________ is the chemical symbol for elemental sodium.
A) S
B) W
C) So
D) Na
E) Sn
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.2
3) If matter is uniform throughout, cannot be separated into other substances by physical processes, but can be
decomposed into other substances by chemical processes, it is called a (an) __________.
A) heterogeneous mixture
B) element
C) homogeneous mixture
D) compound
E) mixture of elements
Answer: D
Diff: 4 Page Ref: Sec. 1.2
4) The symbol for the element potassium is __________.
A) Pt
B) P
C) K
D) S
E) Ca
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref:Sec. 1.2
5) The symbol for the element magnesium is __________.
A) Rb
B) Mn
C) Ne
D) Si
E) Mg
Answer: E
Diff: 1 Page Ref:Sec. 1.2
6) The initial or tentative explanation of an observation is called a(n) __________.
A) law
B) theory
C) hypothesis
D) experiment
E) test
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref:Sec. 1.3
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7) A concise verbal statement or mathematical equation that summarizes a broad variety of observations and
experiences is called a(n) __________.
A) law
B) theory
C) hypothesis
D) experiment
E) test
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref:Sec. 1.3
8) A separation process that depends on differing abilities of substances to form gases is called __________.
A) filtration
B) solvation
C) distillation
D) chromatography
E) all of the above are correct
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Page Ref:Sec. 1.3
9) The SI unit for mass is __________.
A) kilogram
B) gram
C) pound
D) troy ounce
E) none of the above
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref:Sec. 1.4
10) A one degree of temperature difference is the smallest on the __________ temperature scale.
A) Kelvin
B) Celsius
C) Fahrenheit
D) Kelvin and Celsius
E) Fahrenheit and Celsius
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Page Ref:Sec. 1.4
11) A common English set of units for expressing velocity is miles/hour. The SI unit for velocity is __________?
A) km/hr
B) km/s
C) m/hr
D) m/s
E) cm/s
Answer: D
Diff: 3 Page Ref:Sec. 1.4
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12) The unit of force in the English measurement system is 2
1b • ft
s
. The SI unit of force is the Newton, which is
__________ in base SI units.
A) 2
g • cm
s
B) 2
kg • m
hr
C) 2
kg • m
s
D) 2
g • m
s
E) g • cm
s
Answer: C
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13) Momentum is defined as the product of mass and velocity. The SI unit for momentum is __________?
A) kg • m
s
B) kg • m
hr
C) g • m
s
D) g • km
s
E) kg • km
hr
Answer: A
Diff: 4 Page Ref:Sec. 1.4
14) The SI unit of temperature is __________.
A) K
B) °C
C) °F
D) t
E) T
Answer: A
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15) The temperature of 25°C is __________ in Kelvins.
A) 103
B) 138
C) 166
D) 248
E) 298
Answer: E
Diff: 1 Page Ref:Sec. 1.4
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16) The freezing point of water at 1 atm pressure is __________.
A) 0°F
B) 0 K
C) 0°C
D) -273°C
E) -32°F
Answer: C
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17) A temperature of 400 K is the same as __________°F.
A) 261
B) 286
C) 88
D) 103
E) 127
Answer: A
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18) A temperature of __________ K is the same as 63°F.
A) 17
B) 276
C) 290
D) 29
E) 336
Answer: C
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19) 1 nanometer = __________ picometers
A) 1000
B) 0.1
C) 0.01
D) 1
E) 10
Answer: A
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20) 1 picometer = __________ centimeters
A) 1 × 1010
B) 1 × 10−10
C) 1 × 108
D) 1 × 10−8
E) 1 × 10−12
Answer: B
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21) 1 kilogram = __________ milligrams
A) 1 × 10−6
B) 1,000
C) 10,000
D) 1,000,000
E) none of the above
Answer: D
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22) "Absolute zero" refers to __________.
A) 0 Kelvin
B) 0° Fahrenheit
C) 0° Celsius
D) °C + 9/5(°F - 32)
E) 273.15°C
Answer: A
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23) An object will sink in a liquid if the density of the object is greater than that of the liquid. The mass
of a sphere is 9.83 g. If the volume of this sphere is less than __________ cm3 , then the sphere will sink in liquid
mercury (density = 13.6 g/cm3 ).
A) 0.723
B) 1.38
C) 134
D) 7.48
E) none of the above
Answer: A
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24) The density (in g/cm3 ) of a gold nugget that has a volume of 1.68 cm3 and a mass of 32.4 g is __________.
A) 0.0519
B) 19.3
C) 54.4
D) 0.0184
E) 32.4
Answer: B
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25) The density of silver is 10.5 g/cm3 . A piece of silver with a mass of 61.3 g would occupy a
volume of __________ cm3 .
A) 0.171
B) 644
C) 10.5
D) 0.00155
E) 5.84
Answer: E
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26) The density of silver is 10.5 g/cm3 . A piece of silver that occupies a volume of 23.6 cm3 would have a
mass of __________g.
A) 248
B) 0.445
C) 2.25
D) 112
E) 23.6
Answer: A
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27) A certain liquid has a density of 2.67 g/cm3 . 1340 g of this liquid would occupy a volume of __________ L.
A) 1.99 × 10−3
B) 50.2
C) 3.58
D) 35.8
E) 0.502
Answer: E
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28) A certain liquid has a density of 2.67 g/cm3 . 30.5 mL of this liquid would have a mass of __________ Kg.
A) 81.4
B) 11.4
C) 0.0875
D) 0.0814
E) 0.0114
Answer: D
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29) Osmium has a density of 22.6 g/cm3 . The mass of a block of osmium that measures
1.01 cm × 0.233 cm × 0.648 cm is __________ g.
A) 6.75 × 10−3
B) 3.45
C) 148
D) 6.75 × 103
E) 34.5
Answer: B
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30) 3.337 g/cm3 = __________ kg/cm3
A) 3.337 × 10−9
B) 3.337 × 10−5
C) 3337
D) 0.3337
E) 333.7
Answer: C
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31) The number 0.00430 has __________ significant figures.
A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 6
E) 4
Answer: B
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32) The number 1.00430 has __________ significant figures.
A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 6
E) 4
Answer: D
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33) The correct answer (reported to the proper number of significant figures) to the following is __________.
6.3 × 3.25 = __________
A) 20.
B) 20.475
C) 20.48
D) 20.5
E) 21
Answer: A
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34) One side of a cube measures 1.55 m. The volume of this cube is __________ cm3 .
A) 2.40 × 104
B) 3.72 × 106
C) 2.40
D) 3.72
E) 155
Answer: B
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35) The length of the side of a cube (in cm) having a volume of 44.4 L is __________.
A) 875
B) 35.4
C) 6.66
D) 66.6
E) 0.354
Answer: B
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36) 45 m/s = __________ km/hr
A) 2.7
B) 0.045
C) 1.6 × 102
D) 2.7 × 103
E) 1.6 × 105
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref:Sec. 1.4
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37) If an object, beginning at rest, is moving at a speed of 700 m/s after 2.75 min, its rate of acceleration (in m/s2 )
is __________. (Assume that the rate of acceleration is constant.)
A) 1.6 × 105
B) 255
C) 193
D) 4.24
E) 1.53 × 104
Answer: D
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38) The correct result (indicating the proper number of significant figures) of the following addition is __________.
12
1.2
0.12
+ 0.012
A) 13
B) 13.3
C) 13.33
D) 13.332
E) none of the above
Answer: A
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39) (0.)(12.80184)
0.00032
= __________
A) 113.73635
B) 113.736
C) 113.74
D) 113.7
E) 1.1 × 102
Answer: E
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40) The correct result of the molecular mass calculation for H2SO4 is ________.
4 × 15.9994 + 32.066 + 2 × 1.0079
A) 98.08
B) 98.079
C) 98.074
D) 98.838
E) 98.84
Answer: B
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41) The volume of a regular cylinder is V = πr2h . Using the value 3.1416 for the constant π, the volume (cm3 ) of
a cylinder of radius 2.34 cm and height 19.91 cm expressed to the correct number of significant figures is
__________.
A) 342.49471
B) 342.495
C) 342.49
D) 343
E) 342
Answer: E
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42) There are __________ significant figures in the answer to the following computation:
(29.2 - 20.0) (1.79 × 105 )
1.39
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
Answer: B
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43) There should be __________ significant figures in the answer to the following computation.
(10.07 + 7.395)
2.5
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
Answer: B
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44) __________ significant figures should be retained in the result of the following calculation.
4
-6
(11.13 - 2.6) × 10
(103.05 + 16.9) × 10
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
Answer: B
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45) The output of a plant is 4335 pounds of ball bearings per week (five days). If each ball bearing
weighs 0.0113 g, how many ball bearings does the plant make in a single day? (Indicate the number in proper
scientific notation with the appropriate number of significant figures.)
A) 3.84 × 105
B) 7.67 × 104
C) 867
D) 3.84 × 107
E) 2.91 × 106
Answer: D
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46) The density of mercury is 13.6 g/cm3 . The density of mercury is __________ kg/m3 .
A) 1.36 × 10-2
B) 1.36 × 104
C) 1.36 × 108
D) 1.36 × 10-5
E) 1.36 × 10-4
Answer: B
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47) The quantity 1.0mg/cm2 is the same as 1.0 × __________ kg/m2 .
A)10−4
B) 102
C) 10−6
D) 10−2
E) 104
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref:Sec. 1.6
48) The quantity __________ m is the same as 3 km.
A) 3000
B) 300
C) 0.003
D) 0.03
E) 30
Answer: A
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49) There are __________ ng in a pg.
A) 0.001
B) 1000
C) 0.01
D) 100
E) 10
Answer: A
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50) One edge of a cube is measured and found to be 13 cm. The volume of the cube in m3 is __________.
A) 2.2 × 10-3
B) 2.2 × 10-6
C) 2.2
D) 2.2 × 103
E 2.2 × 106
Answer: A
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51) The density of lead is 11.4 g/cm3 . The mass of a lead ball with a radius of 0.50 mm
is __________ g. (Vsphere = 4π r3 / 3)
A) 6.0
B) 4.6 × 10-2
C) 4.6 × 10-5
D) 6.0 × 10-3
E) 4.6
Answer: D
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Multiple-Choice
52) In the following list, only __________ is not an example of matter.
A) planets
B) light
C) dust
D) elemental phosphorus
E) table salt
Answer: B
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53) What is the physical state in which matter has no specific shape but does have a specific volume?
A) gas
B) solid
C) liquid
D) salts
E) ice
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref:Sec. 1.2
54) The law of constant composition applies to __________.
A) solutions
B) heterogeneous mixtures
C) compounds
D) homogeneous mixtures
E) solids
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref:Sec. 1.2
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55) A combination of sand, salt, and water is an example of a __________.
A) homogeneous mixture
B) heterogeneous mixture
C) compound
D) pure substance
E) solid
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref:Sec. 1.2
56) Which one of the following has the element name and symbol correctly matched?
A) P, potassium
B) C, copper
C) Mg, manganese
D) Ag, silver
E) Sn, silicon
Answer: D
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57) Which one of the following has the element name and symbol correctly matched?
A) S, sodium
B) Tn, tin
C) Fe, iron
D) N, neon
E) B, bromine
Answer: C
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58) Which one of the following elements has a symbol that is not derived from its foreign name?
A) tin
B) aluminum
C) mercury
D) copper
E) lead
Answer: B
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59) Which one of the following is a pure substance?
A) concrete
B) wood
C) salt water
D) elemental copper
E) milk
Answer: D
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60) Which one of the following is often easily separated into its components by simple techniques such as filtering
or decanting?
A) heterogeneous mixture
B) compounds
C) homogeneous mixture
D) elements
E) solutions
Answer: A
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61) Which states of matter are significantly compressible?
A) gases only
B) liquids only
C) solids only
D) liquids and gases
E) solids and liquids
Answer: A
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62) For which of the following can the composition vary?
A) pure substance
B) element
C) both homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures
D) homogeneous mixture
E) heterogeneous mixture
Answer: C
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63) If matter is uniform throughout and cannot be separated into other substances by physical
means, it is __________.
A) a compound
B) either an element or a compound
C) a homogeneous mixture
D) a heterogeneous mixture
E) an element
Answer: B
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64) An element cannot __________.
A) be part of a heterogeneous mixture
B) be part of a homogeneous mixture
C) be separated into other substances by chemical means
D) interact with other elements to form compounds
E) be a pure substance
Answer: C
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65) Homogeneous mixtures are also known as __________.
A) solids
B) compounds
C) elements
D) substances
E) solutions
Answer: E
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66) The law of constant composition says __________.
A) that the composition of a compound is always the same
B) that all substances have the same composition
C) that the composition of an element is always the same
D) that the composition of a homogeneous mixture is always the same
E) that the composition of a heterogeneous mixture is always the same
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref:Sec. 1.2
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67) Which of the following is an illustration of the law of constant composition?
A) Water boils at 100°C at 1 atm pressure.
B) Water is 11% hydrogen and 89% oxygen by mass.
C) Water can be separated into other substances by a chemical process.
D) Water and salt have different boiling points.
E) Water is a compound.
Answer: B
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68) In the following list, only __________ is not an example of a chemical reaction.
A) dissolution of a penny in nitric acid
B) the condensation of water vapor
C) a burning candle
D) the formation of polyethylene from ethylene
E) the rusting of iron
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref:Sec. 1.3
69) Gases and liquids share the property of __________.
A) compressibility
B) definite volume
C) incompressibility
D) indefinite shape
E) definite shape
Answer: D
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70) Of the following, only __________ is a chemical reaction.
A) melting of lead
B) dissolving sugar in water
C) tarnishing of silver
D) crushing of stone
E) dropping a penny into a glass of water
Answer: C
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71) Which one of the following is not an intensive property?
A) density
B) temperature
C) melting point
D) mass
E) boiling point
Answer: D
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72) Which one of the following is an intensive property?
A) mass
B) temperature
C) heat content
D) volume
E) amount
Answer: B
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73) Of the following, only __________ is an extensive property.
A) density
B) mass
C) boiling point
D) freezing point
E) temperature
Answer: B
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74) Which of the following are chemical processes?
1. rusting of a nail
2. freezing of water
3. decomposition of water into hydrogen and oxygen gases
4. compression of oxygen gas
A) 2, 3, 4
B) 1, 3, 4
C) 1, 3
D) 1, 2
E) 1, 4
Answer: C
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75) Of the following, __________ is the smallest mass.
A) 25 kg
B) 2.5 × 10-2mg
C) 2.5 × 1015pg
D) 2.5 × 109fg
E) 2.5 × 1010ng
Answer: D
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76) Which one of the following is the highest temperature?
A) 38°C
B) 96°F
C) 302 K
D) none of the above
E) the freezing point of water
Answer: A
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77) Which one of the following is true about the liter?
A) It is the SI base unit for volume.
B) It is equivalent to a cubic decimeter.
C) It is slightly smaller than a quart.
D) It contains 106 cubic centimeters.
E) It is slightly smaller than a gallon.
Answer: B
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78) Of the objects below, __________ is the most dense.
A) an object with a volume of 2.5 L and a mass of 12.5 kg
B) an object with a volume of 139 mL and a mass of 93 g
C) an object with a volume of 0.00212m3 and a mass of 4.22 × 104mg
D) an object with a volume of 3.91 × 10-24nm3 and a mass of 7.93 × 10-1ng
E) an object with a volume of 13 dm3 and a mass of 1.29 × 103g
Answer: D
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79) Which calculation
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,Chemistry, 11e (Brown)
Chapter 1: Introduction: Matter and Measurement
Multiple Choice and Bimodal
1) Solids have a __________ shape and are not appreciably __________.
A) definite, compressible
B) definite, incompressible
C) indefinite, compressible
D) indefinite, incompressible
E) sharp, convertible
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.2
2) __________ is the chemical symbol for elemental sodium.
A) S
B) W
C) So
D) Na
E) Sn
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.2
3) If matter is uniform throughout, cannot be separated into other substances by physical processes, but can be
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decomposed into other substances by chemical processes, it is called a (an) __________.
A) heterogeneous mixture
B) element
C) homogeneous mixture
D) compound
E) mixture of elements
Answer: D
Diff: 4 Page Ref: Sec. 1.2
4) The symbol for the element potassium is __________.
A) Pt
B) P
C) K
D) S
E) Ca
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref:Sec. 1.2
5) The symbol for the element magnesium is __________.
A) Rb
B) Mn
C) Ne
D) Si
E) Mg
Answer: E
Diff: 1 Page Ref:Sec. 1.2
6) The initial or tentative explanation of an observation is called a(n) __________.
A) law
B) theory
C) hypothesis
D) experiment
E) test
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref:Sec. 1.3
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,7) A concise verbal statement or mathematical equation that summarizes a broad variety of observations and
experiences is called a(n) __________.
A) law
B) theory
C) hypothesis
D) experiment
E) test
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref:Sec. 1.3
8) A separation process that depends on differing abilities of substances to form gases is called __________.
A) filtration
B) solvation
C) distillation
D) chromatography
E) all of the above are correct
Answer: C
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9) The SI unit for mass is __________.
A) kilogram
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B) gram
C) pound
D) troy ounce
E) none of the above
Answer: A
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10) A one degree of temperature difference is the smallest on the __________ temperature scale.
A) Kelvin
B) Celsius
C) Fahrenheit
D) Kelvin and Celsius
E) Fahrenheit and Celsius
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Page Ref:Sec. 1.4
11) A common English set of units for expressing velocity is miles/hour. The SI unit for velocity is __________?
A) km/hr
B) km/s
C) m/hr
D) m/s
E) cm/s
Answer: D
Diff: 3 Page Ref:Sec. 1.4
2
, 1b • ft
12) The unit of force in the English measurement system is . The SI unit of force is the Newton, which is
s2
__________ in base SI units.
g • cm
A)
s2
kg • m
B)
hr 2
kg • m
C)
s2
g•m
D)
s2
g • cm
E)
s
Answer: C
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13) Momentum is defined as the product of mass and velocity. The SI unit for momentum is __________?
kg • m
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A)
s
kg • m
B)
hr
g•m
C)
s
g • km
D)
s
kg • km
E)
hr
Answer: A
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14) The SI unit of temperature is __________.
A) K
B) °C
C) °F
D) t
E) T
Answer: A
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15) The temperature of 25°C is __________ in Kelvins.
A) 103
B) 138
C) 166
D) 248
E) 298
Answer: E
Diff: 1 Page Ref:Sec. 1.4
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