Chemistry in Context
American Chemical Society
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,Table of Contents
Part I: Chemistry and the Environment
1. Chemistry for a Changing World
2. Air: The Enduring Chemistry of Life
3. Radiation: Good, Bad, and Necessary
4. Climate Change: Too Much Carbon Dioxide
Part II: Chemistry of Resources and Energy
5. Energy from Combustion
6. Energy from Alternative Sources
7. Energy Storage: Batteries and Fuel Cells
Part III: Chemistry of Water and Solutions
8. Water: Natural Resource and Universal Solvent
9. The Chemistry of Water Pollution and Purification
Part IV: Chemistry of Life and Materials
10. The World of Polymers and Plastics
11. The Chemistry of Nutrition: Food for Thought
12. Genetic Engineering and the Molecules of Life
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Part V: Chemistry, Society, and the Future
13. Medicines and Drugs: For Better or for Worse
14. Chemistry of Consumer Products
15. The Future of Chemistry: Sustainability and Green Chemistry
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Appendices
A. The Periodic Table of the Elements
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B. Measurement and Conversion Factors
C. Scientific Notation and Significant Figures
D. Answers to Selected Questions
E. Glossary
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F. Index
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Portable Electronics: The Periodic Table in the Palm of Your Hand
1. The quantity 0.0000064 g expressed in scientific notation.
A. 6.4 × 106 g
B. 6.4 × 10¯6 g
C. 6.4 × 107 g
D. 6.4 × 10¯7 g
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Bloom's Level: 3. Apply
Chapter: 01
Section: 01.08
Subtopic: Scientific Notation
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Feedback: Negative powers of ten move the decimal to the left.
2. The quantity 8.7 × 105 g expressed in standard decimal notation.
A. 0.000087 g
B. 870.000 g
C. 0.0000087 g
D. 870,000 g
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Bloom's Level: 3. Apply
Chapter: 01
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Section: 01.08
Subtopic: Measurements
Subtopic: Scientific Notation
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Feedback: Positive powers of ten move the decimal to the right.
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3. A substance that can be broken down into two or more simpler substances by chemical methods is called a(n)
A. compound.
B. mixture.
C. element.
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D. isotope.
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Chapter: 01
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Section: 01.01
Subtopic: Classification of Matter
Subtopic: Fundamental Definitions
Topic: Components of Matter
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Feedback: Mixtures are separable by physical means.
4. On a Periodic Table, the columns of elements with similar properties are
A. periods.
B. groups.
C. rows.
D. metals.
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Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Chapter: 01
Section: 01.01
Subtopic: Periodic Table
Topic: Components of Matter
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Feedback: Periods and rows go across.
5. The most numerous of the elements are the
A. metals.
B. nonmetals.
C. metalloids.
, D. noble gases.
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Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Chapter: 01
Section: 01.01
Subtopic: Periodic Table
Topic: Components of Matter
Feedback: These are green in the periodic table in your textbook.
6. Which is not a mixture?
A. A jar filled with rocks and sand
B. Sea water
C. A glass of Kool-Aid
D. Sodium chloride
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Bloom's Level: 2. Understand
Chapter: 01
Section: 01.01
Subtopic: Fundamental Definitions
Subtopic: Properties of Matter
Topic: Components of Matter
Mixtures include more than one pure substance.
7. Which is not a pure substance?
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A. Helium
B. Copper wire
C. Air
D. Sucrose
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Subtopic: Properties of Matter
Topic: Components of Matter
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8. Which squares contain mixtures?
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A. II and III only
B. III and IV only
C. I, III, and IV only
D. I and IV only
Bloom's Level: 3. Apply
Chapter: 01
Section: 01.01
Subtopic: Molecules
Subtopic: Properties of Matter
Topic: Components of Matter
Feedback: Mixtures will have different substances in the same box.
9. Which square(s) contain(s) only an element?