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,Chapter’1:’Chemical’Foundations
1. Which‘of‘the‘following‘is‘an‘example‘of‘a‘quantitative‘observation?
A) The‘piece‘of‘metal‘is‘longer‘than‘the‘piece‘of‘wood.
B) Solution‘1‘is‘much‘darker‘than‘solution‘2.
C) The‘liquid‘in‘beaker‘A‘is‘blue.
D) The‘temperature‘of‘the‘liquid‘is‘60°C.
E) At‘least‘two‘of‘the‘above‘(A-D)‘are‘quantitative‘observations.
ANS:‘ ‘ D DIF: Easy REF: 1.2
KEY:‘ Chemistry‘|‘general‘chemistry‘|‘general‘concepts‘|‘scientific‘method‘M
SC:‘ Conceptual
2. A‘quantitative‘observation
A) contains‘a‘number‘and‘a‘unit
B) does‘not‘contain‘a‘number
C) always‘makes‘a‘comparison
D) must‘be‘obtained‘through‘experimentation
E) is‘none‘of‘these
ANS:‘ ‘ A DIF: Easy REF: 1.2
KEY:‘ Chemistry‘|‘general‘chemistry‘|‘general‘concepts‘|‘scientific‘method‘M
SC:‘ Conceptual
3. Generally,‘observed‘behavior‘that‘can‘be‘formulated‘into‘a‘statement,‘sometimes‘
mathematical‘in‘nature,‘is‘called‘a(n)
A) observation
B) measurement
C) theory
D) natural‘law
E) experiment
ANS:‘ ‘ D DIF: Easy REF: 1.2
KEY:‘ Chemistry‘|‘general‘chemistry‘|‘general‘concepts‘|‘scientific‘method‘M
SC:‘ Conceptual
4. The‘statement‘―The‘total‘mass‘of‘materials‘is‘not‘affected‘by‘a‘chemical‘change‘in‘those‘m
aterials‖‗is‘called‘a(n)
A) observation
B) measurement
C) theory
D) natural‘law
E) experiment
ANS:‘ ‘ D DIF: Easy REF: 1.2
KEY:‘ Chemistry‘|‘general‘chemistry‘|‘general‘concepts‘|‘scientific‘method‘M
SC:‘ Conceptual
5. A‘chemical‘theory‘that‘has‘been‘known‘for‘a‘long‘time‘becomes‘a‘law.
, ANS:‘ ‘ F DIF: Easy REF: 1.2
KEY:‘ Chemistry‘|‘general‘chemistry‘|‘general‘concepts‘|‘scientific‘method‘M
SC:‘ Conceptual
6. Which‘of‘the‘following‘metric‘relationships‘is‘incorrect?
A) 1‘microliter‘=‗10–6‘liters
B) 1‘gram‘=‗103‘kilograms
C) 103‘milliliters‘=‗1‘liter
D) 1‘gram‘=‗102‘centigrams
E) 10‘decimeters‘=‗1‘meter
ANS:‘ ‘ B DIF: Easy REF: 1.3
KEY:‘ Chemistry‘|‘general‘chemistry‘|‘general‘concepts‘|‘measurement‘|‘SI‘unit‘|‘prefixes‘MS
C:‘ Quantitative
7. For‘which‘pair‘is‘the‘SI‘prefix‘not‘matched‘correctly‘with‘its‘meaning?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
ANS:‘ ‘ C DIF: Easy REF: 1.3
KEY:‘ Chemistry‘|‘general‘chemistry‘|‘general‘concepts‘|‘measurement‘|‘SI‘unit‘|‘prefixes‘MS
C:‘ Conceptual
8. A‘metric‘unit‘for‘length‘is
A) gram
B) milliliter
C) yard
D) kilometer
E) pound
ANS:‘ ‘ D DIF: Easy REF: 1.3
KEY:‘ Chemistry‘|‘general‘chemistry‘|‘general‘concepts‘|‘measurement‘|‘SI‘unit‘|‘base‘unit‘M
SC:‘ Conceptual
9. Which‘of‘the‘following‘is‘not’a‘unit‘in‘the‘SI‘system?
A) ampere
B) candela
C) Kelvin
D) meter
E) calorie
ANS:‘ ‘ E DIF: Easy REF: 1.3
KEY:‘ Chemistry‘|‘general‘chemistry‘|‘general‘concepts‘|‘measurement‘|‘SI‘unit‘|‘base‘unit‘M
SC:‘ Conceptual
10. Order‘the‘four‘metric‘prefixes‘from‘smallest‘to‘largest.