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Online Midterm Examination in General Chemistry

2 Semester, SY 2019 – 2020     
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 STUDENT’S NAME:  ONA, TRICIA DIANE P.

TRUE or FALSE.  For each of the following items, encode T at the end of the statement if
the statement is true and encode F if otherwise.  (1 point each)

QUESTIONS ANSWER (T / F)
1. Matter is anything that occupies space and has mass.  T
2. The atom is the building block of all forms of matter.  F  
3. The most specific way to describe properties of matter is to use our senses. T
4. Physical quantities can be described only through mathematical operations.  T
5. The state of matter is largely determined by the arrangement of its  T
atoms / molecules.
6. Matter in solid state has both definite shape and volume. T
6. Atoms of matter in solid state does not exhibit any kind of motion T
6. Sublimation entails energy loss in a substance.     T
6. Cooking oil has a lower boiling point than water. F
6. The gaseous state of matter contains the highest amount of kinetic energy. T
11. Fluidity is observed both in the liquid and gaseous states of matter.  T
11. The combustibility of butane in a lighter is butane’s physical property. T
11. Malleability is to metals as brittleness is to non-metals. T
11. Barbed wire used as fence material is a manifestation of conductivity.   T
11. Transparency enables 100% passing of light from a source. T
16. A solution is a mixture that consists of a solute and a solvent. T
16. Volatile substances readily change into gas even at a cool environment T
16. An element is the simplest form of matter composed of the same kind of atoms. T
16. Solar energy is considered as the main energy source on Earth. T
16. Entropy increases the amount of useful energy in the environment.  F

END OF EXAM