,Introduction to Chemistry, 5e (Bauer) Chapter 1
Matter and Energy
1) Which of the following is not an example of matter?
A) a rock
B) a hot-air balloon
C) carbon dioxide in your exhaled breath
D) steam
E) heat from a barbeque grill
Answer: E Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Study of Chemistry Bloom's: 2. Understand Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Classification and States of Matter; Properties of Matter Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
2) Which of the following is not an example of matter?
A) air
B) light from a candle
C) wax
D) the propellant in an aerosol can
E) a stain on clothing
Answer: B Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Study of Chemistry Bloom's: 2. Understand Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Classification and States of Matter; Properties of Matter Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
3) Which of the following is an example of matter?
A) sunlight
B) light from an incandescent bulb
,C) helium in a balloon
D) heat from a car's radiator
E) all of these are correct
Answer: C Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Study of Chemistry Bloom's: 2. Understand Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Classification and States of Matter; Properties of Matter Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
4) Which dof dthe dfollowing ddoes dnot dapply dto da dchemical dcompound?
A) A dchemical dcompound dconsists dof dtwo dor dmore delements.
B) The delements din da dcompound dare dcombined din ddefinite dproportions.
C) The dcharacteristics dof dthe dcompound dare ddifferent dfrom dthe dcharacteristics dof dthe
delements dfrom dwhich dit dis dmade.
D) Compounds dcan dbe dseparated dinto dtheir dconstituent delements dusing donly dphysical
dmethods.
E) A dchemical dcompound dcan dalso dbe dclassified das da dpure dsubstance.
Answer: dD dDifficulty: d2 dMedium
Topic: dStudy dof dChemistry dBloom's: d2. dUnderstand dGradable: dautomatic
Subtopic: dClassification dand dStates dof dMatter; dProperties dof dMatter dAccessibility: dKeyboard
dNavigation
5) Which dof dthe dfollowing dstatements dregarding delements dis dincorrect?
A) Elements dare dthe dsimplest dbuilding dblock dof dmatter.
B) Elements dcannot dbe dbroken ddown dinto dsimpler dsubstances deven dby dchemical dmeans.
C) Some delements dare dnot dnaturally doccurring, dand dhave dbeen dsynthesized dby dscientists.
D) As dthe dGreeks dhad dthought, dwater dis dan delement.
E) Elements dare dclassified dusing da dperiodic dtable.
Answer: dD dDifficulty: d1 dEasy
, Topic: dStudy dof dChemistry dBloom's: d2. dUnderstand dGradable: dautomatic
Subtopic: dClassification dand dStates dof dMatter; dProperties dof dMatter dAccessibility: dKeyboard
dNavigation
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6) A dcombination dof dtwo dor dmore dsubstances dthat dcan dbe dseparated dby dusing donly da
dphysical dprocess dis
A) an delement.
B) a dcompound.
C) a dmixture.
D) a dsubstance.
E) a dcomposition.
Answer: dC dDifficulty: d1 dEasy
Topic: dStudy dof dChemistry dBloom's: d1. dRemember dGradable: dautomatic
Subtopic: dClassification dand dStates dof dMatter; dProperties dof dMatter dAccessibility: dKeyboard
dNavigation
7) Which dof dthe dfollowing dis dan dexample dof da dpure dsubstance?
A) sand
B) tap dwater
C) aluminum din da dsoda dcan d(not dconsidering dthe dpaint dor dplastic dcoatings)
D) river dwater
E) granite
Answer: dC dDifficulty: d1 dEasy
Topic: dStudy dof dChemistry dBloom's: d2. dUnderstand dGradable: d d dautomatic dSubtopic: dProperties
dof dMatter
Accessibility: dKeyboard dNavigation
8) Which dof dthe dfollowing dis dan dexample dof da dpure dsubstance?