CHAPTER 1

CHEMISTRY THE CENTRAL SCIENCE

Choose the pure substance from the list below.

A) sugar

B) coffee

C) air

D) lemon juice

E) milk

It takes light one second to travel 2.998 108 m. How many

kilometers does light travel in exactly 24 hours ?

A) 2.590 1010 km

B) 1.086 109 km

C) 7.195 109 km

D) 4.317 108 km

E) 1.086 108 km

The density of mercury, the only metal to exist as a liquid at room

temperature, is 13.6 x 103 kg/m3. What is that density in pounds (lb) per
cubic inch?
(1 in = 2.54 cm; 1 lb = 454 g)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

0.491 lb/in3
1.83 10-3 lb/in3
376 lb/in3
849 lb/in3
7.61 x10-2 lb/in3

It is estimated that uranium is relatively common in the earths crust,

occurring in amounts of 5 g/metric ton. A metric ton is 1000 kg. At this
concentration, what mass of uranium is present in 1.0 mg of the earths
crust?
A) 5 nanograms

B) 5 micrograms

C) 5 milligrams

D) 5 10-5 g

E) 5 centigrams

A physical property is:

A) a property that a sample displays without changing its composition.
B) the ability of a sample to undergo a chemical change.
C) a substance made of a single type of atom.
D) always visible.
E) a property which can not be determined without changing in composition.

Which of the following is an extensive property?

A) Mass
B) Temperature
C) Density
D) Color
E) Boiling point

Which of the following would NOT be considered an intensive

property describing an unknown sample?
A) It has a volume of 0.52 cm3.
B) It is a solid at 25 C.
C) It has a density of 1.38 g/cm3.
D) It melts at 65 C.
E) The colour of the sample is red.

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Express the fraction 1/23 as a decimal to 4 significant figures.

A) 0.04348
B) 4.350 x 10-2
C) 0.0435
D) 0.4347
E) 0.0435

How many significant figures should the answer to the following

calculation have?

(1.4312 - 1.1 x 10-2) (1.0712 x 10-4)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

4
5
3
2
1

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How many significant figures should be reported in the answer of

the following calculation?
A) 4
B) 2
12.501 3.52
116.044
C) 5
14.87 - 13.50
D) 3
E) 6

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Three experiments were carried out to measure the concentration of

hydrochloric acid solution and gave the following results:
Experiment
Concentration
1
1.250 mol/L
2
1.249 mol/L
3
1.251 mol/L
The actual concentration of the acid was 1.004 mol/L as determined by
another method. The results of the titration appear to be:

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

precise but not accurate.

not precise but accurate.
both precise and accurate.
neither precise nor accurate.
impossible to evaluate with respect to precision and accuracy from the
information given.