Introductory Chemistry, Tro - Exam Preparation Test Bank (Downloadable Doc)

1.1 True/False Questions



1) Chemicals make up everything around you, including your own body.

Answer: True



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2) Chemists study the properties of substances and the particles that compose those
substances.

Answer: True



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3) When a sealed can of soda pop is opened, the carbon dioxide gas fizzes out because
the pressure is released.

Answer: True



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,4) The properties of water do not depend on how the atoms are bonded together in the
molecule.

Answer: False



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5) Both carbon dioxide molecules and water molecules consist of three atoms bonded
together in a straight line.

Answer: False



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,6) Molecules are responsible for bending light which causes the colors of the sunset.

Answer: True



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7) Atoms and molecules determine how matter behaves.

Answer: True



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8) Chemistry is the science that seeks to understand what matter does by studying living
organisms.

Answer: False



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9) The scientific method emphasizes reason as the way to understand the world.

Answer: False

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10) A hypothesis can never be proven as wrong.

Answer: False



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