TEST BANK FOR INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY: CONCEPTS AND CRITICAL THINKING, 8TH EDITION, CHARLES H. CORWIN

Exam Name___________________________________ MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) What is the term for a tentative proposal of a scientific principle that attempts to explain the 1) meaning of a set of data collected in an experiment? A) hypothesis B) estimation C) theory D) natural law E) none of the above Answer: A Diff: 0 Type: MC 2) Which of the following is a positive association with the practice of chemistry? 2) A) Chemistry experiments may produce toxic waste. B) Chemistry experiments may be fun. C) Chemistry experiments may be foul smelling. D) Chemistry experiments may cause injury. E) none of the above Answer: B Diff: 0 Type: MC 3) Who is generally considered the founder of modern chemistry? 3) A) John Dalton B) Antoine Lavoisier C) Aristotle D) Robert Boyle E) none of the above Answer: B Diff: 0 Type: MC 4) What is the term for the study of chemical substances that contain the element carbon? 4) A) green chemistry B) biochemistry C) inorganic chemistry D) organic chemistry E) none of the above Answer: D Diff: 0 Type: MC