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1.- Gap-fill exercise; fill in all the gaps using the following words or groups of
words:
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2-. Choose the only correct answer.
1. Air contains 78 percent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen, and one percent argon.
Which gas is the solvent?
A) Oxygen.
B) Argon.
C) Nitrogen.
D) None of the above.
2. A solid solute that comes back out of solution is called a(n) _________ .
A) suspension
B) aqueous
C) solvent
D) precipitate
4. A mixture that appears to have the same composition, colour and density, and
is mixed at the molecular level is called a(n) __________.
A) element
B) suspension
C) solution
heterogeneous mixture
D)
5. Stir 500 g of caesium chloride into 200 g of water at 20°C. If 127 g sink to the
bottom of the container, what is the solubility of caesium chloride in water at
20°C?
A) 127.
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B) 186.5.
C) 286.5.
D) 373.
6. Matter that has fixed composition is a __________.
A) mixture
B) substance
C) solid
D) solution
A) substrate
B) solute
C) solvent
D) insolvent
A) Blood.
B) Brass.
C) Air.
D) Water.
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11. Sterling silver contains 92.5 percent silver and 7.5 percent copper. Which
substance is the solute?
A) Platinum.
B) Solids do not form solutions.
C) Copper.
D) Silver.
12. A solution in which water is the solvent is called a(n) __________ solution.
A) aqueous
B) heterogeneous
C) saturated
D) nonpolar
A) homogenization
B) precipitation
C) emulsification
D) fractionation
A) Chlorine.
B) Milk.
C) Salt water.
D) Muddy water.
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D) compound
16. A solution that contains all the solute it can hold at a given temperature is
__________.
A) saturated
B) unsaturated
C) supersaturated
D) soluble
17. When the temperature of a liquid solvent increases, the amount of solute that
can dissolve in it __________.
A) decreases by one degree Celsius for every millilitre of solvent
B) remains constant
C) increases
D) decreases
18.
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A) 40.
B) 45.
C) 55.
D) 50.
19. At which temperature is the solubility of potassium chloride the same as the
solubility of sodium chloride?
A) 5°C.
B) 20°C.
C) 45°C.
D) 100°C.