General Chemistry Learning Kit 1 

Topic: Matter 

1. Give five examples for each:

a) Elements

1. Copper (Cu)
2. Gold (Au)
3. Chlorine (Cl)
4. Aluminum (Al)
5. Tin (Sn)

b) Compounds

1. C​2​H​6​O: Alcohol
2. C​12​H​22​O​11​: Sucrose
3. NH​3​, : Ammonia
4. NaHCO​3 :Baking
​ ​Soda
5. (CH​3​COOH) : ​Acetic acid

c) Mixture (Identify if it is a Homogeneous mixture or Heterogeneous

Mixture)

1. Coffee (Homogeneous)
2. Orange Juice (Homogeneous)
3. Vegetables Soup (Heterogeneous)
4. Pizza ( Heterogeneous)
5. Halo-halo ( Heterogeneous)

2. Identify if the following is a physical or chemical change

a) Boiling of water - Physical Change.
b) The helium gas inside a balloon tends to leak out after few hours. -
Physical Change.
c) Rusting of metal can - Chemical Change
d) An iron nail is attracted to a magnet - Physical Change (there is no
change in temperature, smell or evolution of gas )
 e) Pulverizing of aspirin - Physical Change (When an aspirin is ground up
its physical form is the only thing that changes)

3. Solve the following questions. Express each answer in the correct

number of significant figures.
a) Bromine is a reddish brown liquid, calculate its density if 681 grams
substance occupies 120 mL. - Density=mass/volume = 5.68
b) Carry out the following operations as of they were calculations of
experimental results
i. 7.310 km ÷ 5.70 km - 1.28 km
ii. 3.70 g - 2.9133 g - 0.79 g
iii. 4.51 cm x 6.245 m - 28.16 m
c) Perform the following conversion
i. 1.53 lb = 693.1 grams
ii. 1.85 gal = 7 ​ .00301​ dm​3
iii. 3.75 qt = 3548.824 mL
d) A slow jogger runs a mile in 13 mins calculate speed in
i. inch/sec - There are 5,280 X 12 = 63,360 inches in a mile, and 780
seconds in 13 minutes, so in/sec is 63,360 / 780 = 81.23 (four
significant digit )
ii. m/min - 1 / 13 = 0.07692 (four significant digits)
iii. km/h - 1.609 X 60 / 13 = 7.426 (four significant digits )
4. Give 5 households item using its chemical name and indicate its use.

1. Sodium Bicarbonate.- Cleaning dirt/grease , eliminate odors.

2. Aluminum chlorohydrate - Used in deodorants and antiperspirants.
3. Sodium Hypochlorite - Disinfectant
4. Ammonia .- Laundry/Cleaning Product.
5. Sodium tetraborate decahydrate - Used as a multipurpose cleaner
and bleach.

5. What type of quantity do the following indicates?

a) mL - Mililiter
b) cm - Cubic centimeter
c) Nm - Newton-meter

6. Which of the following statement is true?

a. A hypothesis always lead to the formation of a law.
b. The scientific method is a rigid sequence of steps in solving problems.
c. The law summarizes a series of experimental observations: a theory
provides an explanation for the observations.

ANSWER: C

7. Is the common saying " The exception proves the rule" a good statement
of the scientific method? Explain.

The Latin verb “probare” means to prove, and from thence comes
“to confirm”. But probare not only means “to prove” or “to confirm”; it also
means “to verify”, “to test”. That is, the real translation of the phrase would be
“the exception tests the rule”. Or, in other words, the exception is the
verification that there is a rule. Never, therefore, that the rule is false.There are
some logical issues with this. Although most types of rules are exceptions, and
ambiguous in general terms, the "exception rule" provides a formal
commentary on why these exceptions exist. Unless there is a clear rationale
for not applying this principle in these cases, it should be considered weak or
negative when it is not applied. Instead, the exception is said to prove the rule,
and the contradiction is that the truth of a rule is somehow reinforced because
it is not always true.