CHEMISTRY 1010 CLEMSON EXAM 1-
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
MatterW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-AnythingWthatWhasWmassWandWoccupiesWspace.
MassW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-TheWpropertyWthatWdefinesWtheWquantityWofWmatterWinWanWobject.
ChemistryW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWstudyWofWtheWcomposition,Wstructure,WandWpropertiesWofWmatterWandWofWtheWenergyWconsu
medWorWgivenWoffWwhenWmatterWundergoesWaWchange.
SolidW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-AWformWofWmatterWthatWhasWaWdefiniteWshapeWandWform.
LiquidW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWformWofWmatterWthatWoccupiesWaWdefiniteWvolumeWbutWflowsWtoWassumeWtheWshapeWofWitsWcon
tainers.
GasW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWformWofWmatterWthatWhasWneitherWdefiniteWvolumeWnorWshape,WandWthatWexpandsWtoWfillWitsWco
ntainer;WalsoWcalledWvapor.
AtomW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWsmallestWparticleWofWanWelementWthatWretainsWtheWchemicalWcharacteristicsWofWtheWelement.
MoleculeW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-AWcollectionWofWatomsWchemicallyWbondedWtogether.
ChemicalWBondW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWforceWthatWholdsWtwoWatomsWinWaWmoleculeWorWaWcompoundWtogether.
SublimationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-TransformationWofWaWsolidWdirectlyWintoWaWgasW(vapor).
,DepositionW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-TransformationWofWaWgasW(vapor)WdirectlyWintoWaWsolid.
EnergyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-TheWabilityWtoWdoWwork.
WorkW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWenergyWrequiredWtoWmoveWanWobjectWthroughWaWgivenWdistance.
HeatW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWflowWofWenergyWfromWoneWobjectWorWplaceWtoWanotherWdueWtoWdifferencesWinWtheWtemperatur
esWofWtheWobjectsWorWplaces.
ChemicalWReactionW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWconversionWofWoneWorWmoreWsubstancesWintoWoneWorWmoreWdifferentWsubstances.
PotentialWEnergyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWenergyWstoredWinWanWobjectWbecauseWofWitsWpositionWorWcomposition.
KineticWEnergyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWenergyWofWanWobjectWinWmotionWdueWtoWitsWmassW(m)WandWitsWspeedW(u):WKE=1/2mu^2
LawWofWConservationWofWEnergyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWprincipleWthatWenergyWcannotWbeWcreatedWnorWdestroyed,WbutWcanWbeWchangedWfromWoneWf
ormWtoWanother.
PureWSubstanceW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
MatterWthatWcannotWbeWseparatedWintoWsimplerWmatterWbyWaWphysicalWprocess.
,PhysicalWProcessW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWtransformationWofWaWsampleWofWmatter,WsuchWasWaWchangeWinWitsWphysicalWstate,WthatWdoesWno
tWalterWtheWchemicalWidentityWofWanyWsubstanceWinWtheWsample.
ElementW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWpureWsubstanceWthatWcannotWbeWseparatedWintoWsimplerWsubstancesWbyWanyWchemicalWproces
s.WThereWareW118WelementsWandW90WareWnaturallyWoccurring.
CompoundW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWpureWsubstanceWthatWisWcomposedWofWtwoWorWmoreWelementsWlinkedWtogetherWinWfixedWpropo
rtionsWandWthatWcanWbeWbrokenWdownWintoWthoseWelementsWbyWsomeWchemicalWprocess.
ChemicalWFormulaW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWnotationWforWrepresentingWtheWelementalWcompositionWofWaWpureWsubstanceWusingWtheWsymb
olsWofWtheWelements;WsubscriptsWindicateWtheWrelativeWnumberWofWatomsWofWeachWelementWinWth
eWsubstance.
LawWofWConstantWCompositionW(LawWofWDefiniteWProportions)(JosephWProust)W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWprincipleWthatWallWsamplesWofWaWparticularWcompoundWalwaysWcontainWtheWsameWelementsW
combinedWinWtheWsameWproportions.
MixtureW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWcombinationWofWpureWsubstancesWinWvariableWproportionsWinWwhichWtheWindividualWretainWthei
rWchemicalWidentitiesWandWcanWbeWseparatedWfromWoneWanotherWbyWaWphysicalWprocess.
HomogenousWMixtureW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWmixtureWinWwhichWtheWcomponentsWareWdistributedWuniformlyWthroughoutWandWhaveWnoWvisib
leWboundariesWorWregions.
, SolutionW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AnotherWnameWforWhomogenousWmixture.WSolutionsWareWoftenWliquids,WbutWtheyWalsoWmayWbeWs
olidsWorWgases.
HeterogenousWMixtureW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWmixtureWinWwhichWtheWcomponentsWareWnotWdistributedWuniformly,WsoWthatWtheWmixtureWcont
ainsWdistinctWregionsWofWdifferentWcompositions.
ImmiscibleWLiquidsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
CombinationWofWliquidsWthatWareWincapableWofWmixingWwith,WorWdissolvingWin,WeachWother.
DistillationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWprocessWusingWevaporationWandWcondensationWtoWseparateWaWmixtureWofWsubstancesWwithWdiff
erentWvolatilities.
VolatilityW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-AWmeasureWofWhowWreadilyWaWsubstanceWvaporizes.
FiltrationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWprocessWforWseparatingWsolidWparticlesWfromWaWliquidWorWgaseousWsampleWbyWpassingWtheWsam
pleWthroughWaWporousWmaterialWthatWretainsWtheWsolidWparticles.
ChromatographyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWprocessWinvolvingWstationaryWandWmobileWphasesWforWseparatingWaWmixtureWofWsubstanceWbas
edWonWtheirWdifferentWaffinitiesWforWtheWtwoWtypesWofWphases.
IntensiveWPropertyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWpropertyWthatWisWindependentWofWtheWamountWofWsubstanceWpresent.
ExtensiveWPropertyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWpropertyWthatWvariesWwithWtheWamountWofWsubstanceWpresent.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
MatterW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-AnythingWthatWhasWmassWandWoccupiesWspace.
MassW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-TheWpropertyWthatWdefinesWtheWquantityWofWmatterWinWanWobject.
ChemistryW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWstudyWofWtheWcomposition,Wstructure,WandWpropertiesWofWmatterWandWofWtheWenergyWconsu
medWorWgivenWoffWwhenWmatterWundergoesWaWchange.
SolidW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-AWformWofWmatterWthatWhasWaWdefiniteWshapeWandWform.
LiquidW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWformWofWmatterWthatWoccupiesWaWdefiniteWvolumeWbutWflowsWtoWassumeWtheWshapeWofWitsWcon
tainers.
GasW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWformWofWmatterWthatWhasWneitherWdefiniteWvolumeWnorWshape,WandWthatWexpandsWtoWfillWitsWco
ntainer;WalsoWcalledWvapor.
AtomW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWsmallestWparticleWofWanWelementWthatWretainsWtheWchemicalWcharacteristicsWofWtheWelement.
MoleculeW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-AWcollectionWofWatomsWchemicallyWbondedWtogether.
ChemicalWBondW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWforceWthatWholdsWtwoWatomsWinWaWmoleculeWorWaWcompoundWtogether.
SublimationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-TransformationWofWaWsolidWdirectlyWintoWaWgasW(vapor).
,DepositionW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-TransformationWofWaWgasW(vapor)WdirectlyWintoWaWsolid.
EnergyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-TheWabilityWtoWdoWwork.
WorkW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWenergyWrequiredWtoWmoveWanWobjectWthroughWaWgivenWdistance.
HeatW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWflowWofWenergyWfromWoneWobjectWorWplaceWtoWanotherWdueWtoWdifferencesWinWtheWtemperatur
esWofWtheWobjectsWorWplaces.
ChemicalWReactionW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWconversionWofWoneWorWmoreWsubstancesWintoWoneWorWmoreWdifferentWsubstances.
PotentialWEnergyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWenergyWstoredWinWanWobjectWbecauseWofWitsWpositionWorWcomposition.
KineticWEnergyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWenergyWofWanWobjectWinWmotionWdueWtoWitsWmassW(m)WandWitsWspeedW(u):WKE=1/2mu^2
LawWofWConservationWofWEnergyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWprincipleWthatWenergyWcannotWbeWcreatedWnorWdestroyed,WbutWcanWbeWchangedWfromWoneWf
ormWtoWanother.
PureWSubstanceW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
MatterWthatWcannotWbeWseparatedWintoWsimplerWmatterWbyWaWphysicalWprocess.
,PhysicalWProcessW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWtransformationWofWaWsampleWofWmatter,WsuchWasWaWchangeWinWitsWphysicalWstate,WthatWdoesWno
tWalterWtheWchemicalWidentityWofWanyWsubstanceWinWtheWsample.
ElementW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWpureWsubstanceWthatWcannotWbeWseparatedWintoWsimplerWsubstancesWbyWanyWchemicalWproces
s.WThereWareW118WelementsWandW90WareWnaturallyWoccurring.
CompoundW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWpureWsubstanceWthatWisWcomposedWofWtwoWorWmoreWelementsWlinkedWtogetherWinWfixedWpropo
rtionsWandWthatWcanWbeWbrokenWdownWintoWthoseWelementsWbyWsomeWchemicalWprocess.
ChemicalWFormulaW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWnotationWforWrepresentingWtheWelementalWcompositionWofWaWpureWsubstanceWusingWtheWsymb
olsWofWtheWelements;WsubscriptsWindicateWtheWrelativeWnumberWofWatomsWofWeachWelementWinWth
eWsubstance.
LawWofWConstantWCompositionW(LawWofWDefiniteWProportions)(JosephWProust)W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWprincipleWthatWallWsamplesWofWaWparticularWcompoundWalwaysWcontainWtheWsameWelementsW
combinedWinWtheWsameWproportions.
MixtureW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWcombinationWofWpureWsubstancesWinWvariableWproportionsWinWwhichWtheWindividualWretainWthei
rWchemicalWidentitiesWandWcanWbeWseparatedWfromWoneWanotherWbyWaWphysicalWprocess.
HomogenousWMixtureW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWmixtureWinWwhichWtheWcomponentsWareWdistributedWuniformlyWthroughoutWandWhaveWnoWvisib
leWboundariesWorWregions.
, SolutionW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AnotherWnameWforWhomogenousWmixture.WSolutionsWareWoftenWliquids,WbutWtheyWalsoWmayWbeWs
olidsWorWgases.
HeterogenousWMixtureW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWmixtureWinWwhichWtheWcomponentsWareWnotWdistributedWuniformly,WsoWthatWtheWmixtureWcont
ainsWdistinctWregionsWofWdifferentWcompositions.
ImmiscibleWLiquidsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
CombinationWofWliquidsWthatWareWincapableWofWmixingWwith,WorWdissolvingWin,WeachWother.
DistillationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWprocessWusingWevaporationWandWcondensationWtoWseparateWaWmixtureWofWsubstancesWwithWdiff
erentWvolatilities.
VolatilityW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-AWmeasureWofWhowWreadilyWaWsubstanceWvaporizes.
FiltrationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWprocessWforWseparatingWsolidWparticlesWfromWaWliquidWorWgaseousWsampleWbyWpassingWtheWsam
pleWthroughWaWporousWmaterialWthatWretainsWtheWsolidWparticles.
ChromatographyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWprocessWinvolvingWstationaryWandWmobileWphasesWforWseparatingWaWmixtureWofWsubstanceWbas
edWonWtheirWdifferentWaffinitiesWforWtheWtwoWtypesWofWphases.
IntensiveWPropertyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWpropertyWthatWisWindependentWofWtheWamountWofWsubstanceWpresent.
ExtensiveWPropertyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWpropertyWthatWvariesWwithWtheWamountWofWsubstanceWpresent.