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Chemistry Test: Introduction to Chemical Reactions

PART A: Multiple Choice (2.5 points each) Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or
answers the question and write your answer of the accompanying Answer Sheet

____ 1. A substance that enters into a chemical reaction is called a

a. mole. c. coefficient.
b. product. d. reactant.
____ 2. In a reaction in which hydrogen reacts with oxygen to produce water, which substances are the reactants?
a. hydrogen only c. both hydrogen and oxygen
b. oxygen only d. water
____ 3. Which of the following is not an example of a chemical change?
a. rusting iron c. cutting paper
b. an apple ripening d. a piece of wood burning
____ 4. In a chemical equation, the symbol that takes the place of the words reacts with is a(n)
a. equal sign. c. plus sign.
b. coefficient. d. arrow.
____ 5. In a chemical equation, the symbol that takes the place of the word yields is a(n)
a. equal sign. c. plus sign.
b. coefficient. d. arrow.
____ 6. When oxygen is available, sulfur dioxide is produced from the burning of sulfur. Which of the following word
equations best represents this reaction?
a. sulfur + oxygen → sulfur dioxide
b. sulfur dioxide + oxygen → sulfur
c. sulfur dioxide → sulfur + oxygen
d. sulfur → sulfur dioxide + oxygen
____ 7. The word equation “magnesium reacts with chlorine to produce magnesium chloride” would be represented
by which of the following formula equations?
a. Mg → Cl2 + MgCl2
b. MgCl2 → Mg + Cl2
c. MgCl2 + Mg → Cl2
d. Mg + Cl2 → MgCl2
____ 8. Which of the following is true of a balanced equation?
a. The number of atoms per molecule remains the same.
b. The kinds of atoms remain the same.
c. The total number of molecules remains the same.
d. The number of atoms of each element remains the same

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____ 9. In a chemical reaction, what is the relationship between the total mass of the reactants and the total mass of
the products?
a. They must be equal.
b. The mass of the products must be greater.
c. The mass of the reactants must be greater.
d. There is no general relationship between the two.
____ 10. In a chemical equation, the number of molecules of a given substance is indicated by a
a. subscript. c. superscript.
b. coefficient. d. reaction number.
____ 11. How many atoms of oxygen are represented in 2 Ca(NO3 )2 ?
a. 4 c. 10
b. 6 d. 12
____ 12. In balancing a chemical equation, which of the following are you allowed to do?
a. change subscripts c. change superscripts
b. write coefficients d. add new substances
____ 13. The symbol (s) written after a formula in a chemical equation stands for
a. soluble. c. solid.
b. solution. d. synthesis.
____ 14. Which of the following symbols means a substance is in water solution?
a. (aq) c. (w)
b. (s) d. (l)
____ 15. What is the general form for a single-replacement reaction?
a. AX + BY → AY + BX c. A + B → AB
b. AB → A + B d. A + BX → AX + B
____ 16. What is the general form for a double-replacement reaction?
a. AX + BY → AY + BX c. A + B → AB
b. AB → A + B d. A + BX → AX + B
____ 17. What kind of reaction is represented by the equation C2 Cl4 + Cl2 → C2 Cl6 ?
a. synthesis c. single replacement
b. double replacement d. combustion
____ 18. A chemical reaction has NOT occurred if the products have
a. the same mass as the reactants.
b. less total bond energy than the reactants.
c. more total bond energy than the reactants.
d. the same chemical properties as the reactants.
____ 19. Which observation does NOT indicate that a chemical reaction has occurred?
a. formation of a precipitate c. evolution of heat and light
b. production of a gas d. change in total mass of substances

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____ 20. A solid produced by a chemical reaction in solution that separates from the solution is called
a. a precipitate. c. a molecule.
b. a reactant. d. the mass of the product.
____ 21. After the correct formula for a reactant in an equation has been written, the
a. subscripts are adjusted to balance the equation.
b. formula should not be changed.
c. same formula must appear as the product.
d. symbols in the formula must not appear on the product side of the equation.
____ 22. In writing an equation that produces hydrogen gas, the correct representation of hydrogen gas is
a. H. c. H2 .
b. 2H. d. OH.
____ 23. To balance a chemical equation, it may be necessary to adjust the
a. coefficients. c. formulas of the products.
b. subscripts. d. number of products.
____ 24. According to the law of conservation of mass, the total mass of the reacting substances is
a. always more than the total mass of the products.
b. always less than the total mass of the products.
c. sometimes more and sometimes less than the total mass of the products.
d. always equal to the total mass of the products.
____ 25. For the formula equation 2Mg + O2 → 2MgO, the word equation would begin
a. Manganese plus oxygen . . . c. Magnesium plus oxygen . . .
b. Molybdenum plus oxygen . . . d. Heat plus oxygen . . .
____ 26. After the first steps in writing an equation, the equation is balanced by
a. adjusting subscripts to the formula(s).
b. adjusting coefficients to the smallest whole-number ratio.
c. changing the products formed.
d. making the number of reactants equal to the number of products.
____ 27. The reaction 2Mg(s) + O2 (g) → 2MgO(s) is a
a. synthesis reaction. c. single-replacement reaction.
b. decomposition reaction. d. double-replacement reaction.
____ 28. The reaction Mg(s) + 2HCl(aq) → H2 (g) + MgCl2 (aq) is a
a. composition reaction. c. single-replacement reaction.
b. decomposition reaction. d. double-replacement reaction.
____ 29. The reaction 2HgO(s) → 2Hg(l) + O2 (g) is a(n)
a. single-replacement reaction. c. ionic reaction.
b. synthesis reaction. d. decomposition reaction.
____ 30. The reaction Pb(NO3 )2 (aq) + 2KI(aq) → PbI 2 (s) + 2KNO3 (aq) is a
a. double-replacement reaction. c. decomposition reaction.
b. synthesis reaction. d. combustion reaction.
____ 31. The reaction 2KClO 3 (s) → 2KCl(s) + 3O 2 (g) is a(n)
a. synthesis reaction. c. combustion reaction.
b. decomposition reaction. d. ionic reaction.

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____ 32. In one type of synthesis reaction, an element combines with oxygen to yield a(n)
a. acid. c. oxide.
b. hydroxide. d. metal.
____ 33. When a binary compound decomposes, what is produced?
a. an oxide c. a tertiary compound
b. an acid d. two elements
____ 34. In the equation 2Al(s) + 3Fe(NO3 )2 (aq) → 3Fe(s) + 2Al(NO3 )3 (aq), iron has been replaced by
a. nitrate. c. aluminum.
b. water. d. nitrogen.
____ 35. In a double-replacement reaction, hydrogen chloride and sodium hydroxide react to produce sodium chloride.
Another product is
a. sodium hydride. c. water.
b. potassium chloride. d. hydrogen gas.