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a.) 8
b.) 4
c.) 5
d.) 7
answer:b
7.) The 1938 edition of the CRC handbook lists "Alabamine" as an element. The
element was named for the state of Alabama and had the symbol Ab. What is the
modern name for alabamine?
a.) niobium
b.) promethium
c.) astatine
d.) francium
answer:c
8.) Salts of which of the following elements make blue fireworks blue?
a.) potassium
b.) strontium
c.) barium
d.) copper
answer:d
9.) Chlorine was called chlorine because:
a.) it was first isolated in Chlorox(TM) bleach
b.) it is yellow-green
c.) its discoverer's daughter was named Chloe
d.) it is a powerful oxidizing agent
answer:b
10.) Many laboratory fires are caused by "flashback" that occurs when the vapors
of flammable organic solvents come into contact with a burner or heater. Nearly
all organic vapors are heavier than air and so flow along table top surfaces.
Which of the following flammable vapors will NOT behave in this manner?
a.) butane
b.) diethyl ether
c.) petroleum ether
d.) carbon monoxide
answer:d
11.) The candela is one of the seven base units in the SI system. It measures:
a.) luminous intensity
c.) Fr
d.) U
answer:a
23.) Which of the following contains the highest percentage of gold?
a.) 18 carat white gold
b.) 18 carat yellow gold
c.) U. S. gold coins
d.) dental gold
answer:c
24.) What is "butter of arsenic"?
a.) pure white arsenic
b.) arsenous acid
c.) yellow arsenic
d.) arsenic trichloride
answer:d
25.) At room temperature, which element conducts electricity better than any
other element?
a.) Ag
b.) Au
c.) Pb
d.) Cu
answer:a
26.) What is a doubly magic nucleus?
a.) a nucleus with a lobed shape
b.) a nucleus that can exist in two places simultaneously
c.) nuclei with a full shell of protons and a full shell of neutrons
d.) a nucleus with two magical spins
answer:c
27.) Acetylene torches and burners used by glassblowers produce intense
ultraviolet light. Glassblowers wear special glasses that contain which of the
following elements to absorb the UV?
a.) neodymium and praseodymium
b.) ozone
c.) copper
d.) cerium
answer:a
28.) What is the smallest mass ever measured directly by a weighing scale?
a.) A 5 ng virus crystal
b.) A 10 microgram bacterial cell
c.) An electron
d.) A 22 femtogram graphite speck
answer:d
29.) Salts of which of the following metals are added to fireworks to make them
brilliant red?
a.) potassium
b.) barium
c.) strontium
d.) iron
answer:c
30.) Which of the following is NOT one of the basic building blocks of proteins?
a.) phenylalanine
b.) purine
c.) serine
d.) praline
answer:b
31.) Which of the following radioactive elements is used in household fire
detectors?
a.) americium
b.) neptunium
c.) plutonium
d.) uranium
answer:a
32.) The Trauzl lead block test has been used for over a century to measure
which of the following?
a.) how high one can pile a tower of blocks after lead exposure
b.) penetrating ability of ionizing radiation
c.) the darkness of pencil leads
d.) explosiveness
answer:d
33.) What makes sparklers spark?
a.) flaming aluminum flakes
38.) All U. S. coins are alloys that always contain some amount of:
a.) gold
b.) silver
c.) copper
d.) nickel
answer:c
39.) On a clear, moonless night, it's still possible to see by the light of the sky.
Where does most of the light come from?
a.) dust that scatters light all the way from the dayside of the earth
b.) chemiluminescent chemical reactions
c.) the Big Bang
d.) solar wind
answer:b
40.) Hypatia of Alexandria was one of the first well known teachers of science.
One of her many inventions was:
a.) an apparatus for distilling water
b.) the first weight scale
c.) papermaking
d.) indigo dye
answer:a
41.) What is "liver of sulfur"?
a.) potassium sulfide
b.) a crystal form of sulfur
c.) lead sulfide
d.) a condition caused by sulfide poisoning
answer:a
42.) What deadly poison sometimes contaminates peanuts?
a.) Plutonium
b.) Cyanide
c.) Ricin
d.) Aflatoxtin
Answer:d
43.) The 1938 edition of the CRC handbook lists "Virginium" as an element. The
element was named for the state of Virginia and had the symbol Va. What is the
modern name for virginium?
a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)
promethium
astatine
francium
technetium
answer:c
44.) Meitnerium (element 109) is an artificially produced element. Which of the
following is the size of the first meitnerium sample ever produced?
a.) 10 atoms
b.) 1 atom
c.) 1 g
d.) 1 ng
answer:b
45.) Which element is the most powerful oxidizing agent?
a.) fluorine
b.) chlorine
c.) potassium
d.) oxygen
answer:a
46.) What is the minimum number of photons that must reach the retina each
second to produce vision?
a.) 2 109
b.) 2 106
c.) 2 103
d.) 20
answer:d
47.) An isotope near the neutron drip line:
a.) has so many extra neutrons that additional ones won't bind to it
b.) captures neutrons that drip from other nuclei
c.) "drips" a stream of neutrons until it becomes stable
d.) has a teardroplike configuration
answer:a
48.) Alchemists in ancient Egypt tested gold for purity by remelting it and heating
it. If the gold became whiter, it contained:
a.) copper
b.) lead
c.) silver
d.) tin
answer:c
49.) Which of the "rare" gases is the most common in the atmosphere?
a.) helium
b.) xenon
c.) argon
d.) radon
answer:c
50.) Which of the following is the smallest container that could hide enough
plutonium to make an atomic bomb capable of destroying 40 city blocks?
a.) an automobile trunk
b.) A soft drink can
c.) a coffee can
d.) a small van
answer:b
51.) The 1938 edition of the CRC handbook lists "Masurium" as an element. The
element was named for the German province of Masur. What is the modern
name for masurium?
a.) technetium
b.) francium
c.) niobium
d.) astatine
answer:a
52.) What is "Cardamist"?
a.) a spice
b.) a nervous gas
c.) a paper additive
d.) nitroglycerin
answer:d
53.) Arsphenamine has a common name: "606". Where did that name come
from?
a.) It was the 606th and first successful compound in the search for a
syphilis treatment.
b.) One gram of the compound is toxic enough to kill 606 mice.
c.) 606 is the compound's molecular weight.
d.) The molecule is shaped like the numerals in "606".
answer:a
54.) What is the most abundant type of atom in living things?
a.) oxygen
b.) hydrogen
c.) sodium
d.) carbon
answer:b
55.) An electromagnetic wave can be produced by
a.) a stationary uncharged particle
b.) a stationary charged particle
c.) an oscillating, uncharged particle
d.) an oscillating charged particle
answer:d
56.) When the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation is increased by 10
percent, the frequency of the radiation
a.) increases by 10 percent
b.) decreases to 10/11 its original value
c.) decreases by 10 percent
d.) is unchanged
answer:b
57.) When the frequency of electromagnetic radiation is increased by 10 percent,
the energy of one photon of the radiation
a.) is unchanged
b.) decreases by 10 percent
c.) increases by 10 percent
d.) decreases to 10/11 its original value
answer:c
58.) A quantum number n arises in the electron-on-a-wire model because
a.) the amplitude of the wave is restricted
b.) the de Broglie relation contains a quantum number
c.) the energy of a moving particle can take on any value
d.) the wavelength on the wire can take on only certain values
answer:d
59.) Increasing the wavelength of visible light
a.) shifts its color towards the red end of the spectrum
b.) increases its brightness
c.) shifts its color towards the blue end of the spectrum
d.) increases its saturation
answer:a
a.) weight
b.) density
c.) number of atoms
d.) volume
answer:b
86.) The specific volume of a substance is the the volume per gram of substance.
Specific volume is an example of
a.) a physical, intensive property
b.) a physical, extensive property
c.) a chemical, intensive property
d.) a chemical, extensive property
answer:a
87.) Which of the following is a chemical property of a slice of chocolate cake?
a.) color
b.) dietary calories
c.) volume
d.) mass
answer:b
88.) Which of the following is an extensive property?
a.) volume
b.) hardness
c.) melting point
d.) color
answer:a
89.) Which of the following is an intensive chemical property of a box of raisins?
a.) total number of raisins
b.) total calories
c.) total grams
d.) calories per serving
answer:d
90.) Which of the following is an extensive property of a bubble of air?
a.) percent oxygen
b.) temperature
c.) radius
d.) density
answer:c