Introduction - Matter and Measurement 1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions Answer

Introduction - Matter and Measurement
1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions

Question What is the physical state in which matter has no specific shape but does have a specific
volume?
Answer gas
solid
liquid
salts
ice
Question The law of constant composition applies to ________.

Answer solutions
heterogeneous mixtures
compounds
homogeneous mixtures
solids
Question A combination of sand, salt, and water is an example of a ________.

Answer homogeneous mixture
heterogeneous mixture
compound
pure substance
solid
Question A small amount of salt dissolved in water is an example of a ________.

Answer homogeneous mixture
compound
pure substance
solid
Question Which one of the following has the element name and symbol correctly matched?
Answer S, sodium
Tn, tin
Fe, iron
N, neon
B, bromine
Question Which one of the following elements has a symbol that is not derived from its foreign
name?
Answer tin
aluminum
mercury
copper
lead
Question Which one of the following is often easily separated into its components by simple
techniques such as filtering or decanting?
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Answer heterogeneous mixture
compounds
homogeneous mixture
elements
solutions
Question Which states of matter are significantly compressible?

Answer gases only
liquids only
solids only
liquids and gases
solids and liquids
Question For which of the following can the composition vary?

Answer pure substance
element
both homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures
homogeneous mixture
Question If matter is uniform throughout and cannot be separated into other substances by
physical means, it is ________.
Answer a compound
either an element or a compound
a homogeneous mixture
a heterogeneous mixture
an element
Question An element cannot ________.

Answer be part of a heterogeneous mixture
be part of a homogeneous mixture
be separated into other substances by chemical means
interact with other elements to form compounds
be a pure substance
Question Homogeneous mixtures are also known as ________.

Answer solids
compounds
elements
substances
solutions
Question The law of constant composition says ________.

Answer that the composition of a compound is always the same
that all substances have the same composition
that the composition of an element is always the same
that the composition of a homogeneous mixture is always the same
that the composition of a heterogeneous mixture is always the same
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Question Which of the following is an illustration of the law of constant composition?
Answer Water boils at 100 °C at 1 atm pressure.
Water is 11% hydrogen and 89% oxygen by mass.
Water can be separated into other substances by a chemical process.
Water and salt have different boiling points.
Water is a compound.
Question In the following list, only ________ is not an example of a chemical reaction.
Answer dissolution of a penny in nitric acid
the condensation of water vapor
a burning candle
the formation of polyethylene from ethylene
the rusting of iron
Question Gases and liquids share the property of ________.

Answer compressibility
definite volume
incompressibility
indefinite shape
definite shape
Question Of the following, only ________ is a chemical reaction.

Answer melting of lead
dissolving sugar in water
tarnishing of silver
crushing of stone
dropping a penny into a glass of water
Question Which one of the following is not an intensive property?

Answer density
temperature
melting point
mass
boiling point
Question Which one of the following is an intensive property?

Answer mass
temperature
heat content
volume
amount
Question Of the following, only ________ is an extensive property.

Answer density
volume
boiling point
freezing point
temperature
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Question Which of the following are chemical processes?
1. rusting of a nail
2. freezing of water
3. decomposition of water into hydrogen and oxygen gases
4. compression of oxygen gas
Answer 2, 3, 4
1, 3, 4
1, 3
1, 2
1, 4
Question In the following list, only ________ is not an example of a chemical reaction.
Answer burning a plastic water bottle
the production of hydrogen gas from water
the tarnishing of a copper penny
chopping a log into sawdust
charging a cellular phone
Question Of the following, ________ is the largest mass.

Answer 25 kg
2.5 × 10 -2 mg
2.5 × 10 15 pg
2.5 × 10 9 fg
2.5 × 10 10 ng
Question Which one of the following is the highest temperature?

Answer 38 °C
96 °F
302 K
None of these
the freezing point of water
Question Which of the following is (are) the lowest temperature?

Answer The freezing point of water
5 °C
30 °F
280 K
The freezing point of water and 280 K
Question Which one of the following is true about the liter?

Answer It is the SI base unit for volume.
It is equivalent to a cubic decimeter.
It is slightly smaller than a quart.
It contains 106 cubic centimeters.
It is slightly smaller than a gallon.
Question Of the objects below, ________ is the most dense.
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Answer an object with a volume of 2.5 L and a mass of 12.5 kg
an object with a volume of 139 mL and a mass of 93 g
an object with a volume of 0.00212 m3 and a mass of 4.22 × 104 mg
an object with a volume of 3.91 × 10 -24 nm3 and a mass of 7.93 × 10-1 ng
an object with a volume of 13 dm 3 and a mass of 1.29 × 103 g
Question Which calculation clearly shows a conversion between temperatures in degrees Celsius,
°C, and temperature in Kelvins, K?
Answer K = °C + 273.15
K = 273.15 - °C
K = [°C - 32]/ 1.8
K = [°C + 32]× 1.8
K = °C
Question You have to calculate the mass of a 30.0 mL liquid sample with density of 1.52 g/mL,
but you have forgotten the formula. Which way of reasoning would help you in finding
the correct mass?
Answer If 1 mL of a liquid has the mass of 1.52 g, then 30.0 mL has the mass of __________ g.
If 1.52 mL of a liquid has the mass of 1 g, then 30.0 mL has the mass of __________ g.
Question You have to calculate the volume of a gas sample with mass of 1.000 × 10 3 g and
density of 1.027 g/L, but you have forgotten the formula. Which way of reasoning would
help you in finding the correct mass?
Answer If 1.027 g of a gas takes up a volume of 1 L, then 1.000 × 10 3 g of the same gas takes up
a volume of __________.
If 1.027 L of gas has a mass of 1 g, then __________ L has the mass of 1.000 × 10 3 g.
Question Osmium has a density of 22.6 g/cm 3. What volume (in cm 3) would be occupied by a
21.8 g sample of osmium?
Answer 0.965
1.04
493
2.03 × 10 -3
2.03 × 10 3
Question Iron has a density of 7.9 g/cm 3. What is the mass of a cube of iron with the length of
one side equal to 55.0 mm?
Answer 2.1 × 10 4 g
4.3 × 10 2 g
1.3 × 10 3 g
1.4 g
2.3 × 10 -2 g
Question Precision refers to ________.

Answer how close a measured number is to other measured numbers
how close a measured number is to the true value
how close a measured number is to the calculated value
how close a measured number is to zero
how close a measured number is to infinity
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Question Accuracy refers to ________.
Answer how close a measured number is to zero
how close a measured number is to the calculated value
how close a measured number is to other measured numbers
how close a measured number is to the true value
how close a measured number is to infinity
Question Which of the following has the same number of significant figures as the number
1.00310?
Answer 1 × 10 6
199.791
8.66
5.119
100
Question Acceleration due to gravity of a free-falling object is 9.8 m/s 2. Express this in
millimeters/millisecond 2.
Answer 9.8 × 10 -9
9.8 × 10 3
9.8 × 10 -6
9.8 × 10 6
9.8 × 10 -3
Question If an object is accelerating at a rate of 25 m/s 2, how long (in seconds) will it take to
reach a speed of 550 m/s? (Assume an initial velocity of zero.)
Answer 22
1.4 × 10 4
0.045
1.2 × 10 4
2.3 × 10 2
Question A wooden object has a mass of 10.782 g and occupies a volume of 13.72 mL. What is
the density of the object determined to an appropriate number of significant figures?
Answer 8 × 10 -1 g/mL
7.9 × 10 -1 g/mL
7.86 × 10 -1 g/mL
7.859 × 10 -1 g/mL
7.8586 × 10 -1 g/mL
Question Expressing a number in scientific notation ________.

Answer changes its value
removes ambiguity as to the significant figures
removes significant zeros
allows to increase the number's precision
All of these
Question The number with the most significant zeros is ________.
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Answer 0.00002510
0.02500001
250000001
2.501 × 10 -7
2.5100000
Question How many significant figures should be retained in the result of the following
calculation?
Answer 2
3
4
5
6
Question In which one of the following numbers are all of the zeros significant?
Answer 100.090090
0.143290
0.05843
0.1000
00.0030020
Question Which of the following is not an exact number?

Answer the number of seconds in a year
the number of millimeters in a kilometer
the number of liters in a gallon
the number of centimeters in an inch
the number of grams in a kilogram
Question Round the number 0.007222 to three significant figures.

Answer 0.007
0.00722
0.0072
0.00723
0.007225
Question Round the number 3456.5 to two significant figures.

Answer 3400.0
3400
3000
3500
3000.0
Question One angstrom, symbolized Å, is 10 -10 m. 1 cm 3 = ________ Å 3.

Answer 10 24
10 -24
10 30
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10 -30
10 -9
1.2 Bimodal Questions

Question Solids have a ________ shape and are not appreciably ________.
Answer definite, compressible
definite, incompressible
indefinite, compressible
indefinite, incompressible
sharp, convertible
Question ________ is the chemical symbol for elemental sodium.

Answer S
W
So
Na
Sn
Question If matter is uniform throughout and cannot be separated into other substances by
physical processes, but can be decomposed into other substances by chemical processes,
it is called a(n) ________.
element
homogeneous mixture
compound
mixture of elements
Question A separation process that depends on differing abilities of substances to form gases is
called ________.
element
homogeneous mixture
compound
mixture of elements
Question The initial or tentative explanation of an observation is called a(n) ________.

Answer law
theory
hypothesis
experiment
test
Question A concise verbal statement or mathematical equation that summarizes a broad variety of
observations and experiences is called a(n) ________.
Answer law
theory
hypothesis
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experiment
test
Question The SI unit for mass is ________.

Answer kilogram
gram
pound
troy ounce
None of these
Question A one degree of temperature difference is the smallest on the ________ temperature
scale.
Answer Kelvin
Celsius
Fahrenheit
Kelvin and Celsius
Fahrenheit and Celsius
Question ________ is the abbreviation for the prefix mega-.

Answer k
m
M
n
d
Question ________ is the abbreviation for the prefix milli-.

Answer k
m
M
n
d
Question A common English set of units for expressing velocity is miles/hour. The SI unit for
velocity is ________.
Answer km/hr
km/s
m/hr
m/s
cm/s
Question The density of a gold nugget is 19.3 g/cm 3. If the volume of the gold nugget is 0.00369
L, the mass of the nugget is ________ g.
Answer 71.2
0.191
19.3
5.23
None of these
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Question The length of the side of a cube having a density of 12.6 g/ml and a mass of 7.65 g is
________ cm.
Answer 3.20
0.847
1.02
0.584
1.32
Question
The unit of force in the English measurement system is . The SI unit of force is
the Newton, which is ________ in base SI units.
Answer
Question Momentum is defined as the product of mass and velocity. The SI unit for momentum is
________.
Answer
Question The SI unit of temperature is ________.

Answer K
°C
°F
t
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T
Question The freezing point of water at 1 atm pressure is ________.

Answer 0 °F
0K
0 °C
-273 °C
-32 °F
Question A temperature of ________ K is the same as 63 °F.

Answer 17
276
290
29
336
Question 1 nanometer = ________ picometers

Answer 1000
0.1
0.01
1
10
Question 1 picometer = ________ centimeters

Answer 1 × 10 10
1 × 10 -10
1 × 10 8
1 × 10 -8
1 × 10 -12
Question 1 kilogram = ________ milligrams

Answer 1 × 10 -6
1,000
10,000
1,000,000
None of these
Question "Absolute zero" refers to ________.

Answer 0 Kelvin
0° Fahrenheit
0° Celsius
°C + 9/5(°F - 32)
273.15 °C
Question The density (in g/cm 3) of a gold nugget that has a volume of 1.68 cm 3 and a mass of
32.4 g is ________.
Answer 0.0519
19.3
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54.4
0.0184
32.4
Question A certain liquid has a density of 2.67 g/cm 3. 1340 g of this liquid would occupy a
volume of ________ L.
Answer 1.99 × 10 -3
50.2
3.58
35.8
0.502
Question A certain liquid has a density of 2.67 g/cm 3. 30.5 mL of this liquid would have a mass of
________ Kg.
Answer 81.4
11.4
0.0875
0.0814
0.0114
Question Osmium has a density of 22.6 g/cm 3. The mass of a block of osmium that measures 1.01
cm × 0.233 cm × 0.648 cm is ________ g.
Answer 6.75 × 10 -3
3.45
148
6.75 × 10 3
34.5
Question 3.337 g/cm 3 = ________ kg/m 3

Answer 3.337 × 10 -9
3.337 × 10 -5
3337
0.3337
333.7
Question One side of a cube measures 1.55 m. The volume of this cube is ________ cm 3.
Answer 2.40 × 10 4
3.72 × 10 6
2.40
3.72
155
Question The length of the side of a cube (in cm) having a volume of 44.4 L is ________.
Answer 875
35.4
6.66
66.6
0.354
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Question 45 m/s = ________ km/hr
Answer 2.7
0.045
1.6 × 10 2
2.7 × 10 3
1.6 × 10 5
Question If an object, beginning at rest, is moving at a speed of 700 m/s after 2.75 min, its rate of
acceleration (in m/s 2) is ________. (Assume that the rate of acceleration is constant.)
Answer 1.16 × 10 5
255
193
4.24
1.53 × 10 4
Question The correct answer (reported to the proper number of significant figures) to the
following is ________.
Answer 20.
20.475
20.48
20.5
21
Answer 1.1330639
1.13306
1.133064
1.1361
None of these
Answer 17.367
17.40
17.37
17.4
17.0
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Answer 9.99851
9.9985
9.999
1.00 × 10 1
None of these
Question The number 1.00430 has ________ significant figures.

Answer 2
3
5
6
4
Question The correct result (indicating the proper number of significant figures) of the following
addition is ________.
Answer 13
13.3
13.33
13.332
None of these
problem is ________.
Answer 113.73635
113.736
113.74
113.7
1.1 × 10 2
calculation of the molecular mass for
Answer 98.08
98.079
98.074
98.838
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98.84
Question
The volume of a regular cylinder is V = r 2h. Using the value 3.1416 for the
constant , the volume of a cylinder of radius 2.34 cm and height 19.91 cm
expressed to the correct number of significant figures is ________.
Answer 342.49471
342.495
342.49
343
342
Question There are ________ significant figures in the answer to the following computation:
Answer 1
2
3
4
5
Question There should be ________ significant figures in the answer to the following
computation.
Answer 1
2
3
4
5
Question ________ significant figures should be retained in the result of the following calculation.
Answer 1
2
3
4
5
Question The density of a 167.4 g sample of magnesium having a volume of 96.32 mL is

________ g/cm 3.
Answer 0.5754
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7128
3.625
2.663
1.738
Question The output of a plant is 4335 pounds of ball bearings per week (five days). If each ball
bearing weighs 0.0113 g, how many ball bearings does the plant make in a single day?
(Indicate the number in proper scientific notation with the appropriate number of
significant figures.)
Answer 3.84 × 10 5
7.67 × 10 4
867
3.48 × 10 7
2.91 × 10 6
Question The density of mercury is 13.6 g/cm 3. The density of mercury is ________ kg/m3.
Answer 1.36 × 10 -2
1.36 × 10 4
1.36 × 10 8
1.36 × 10 -5
1.36 × 10 -4
Question The distance from the Earth to the Moon is approximately 240,000 miles. If a rocket
travels at a speed of 7.50 km/sec, it will take ________ days to travel between the Earth
and Moon.
Answer 0.60
1.7
3.9
7.3
5.6
Question 1.55 kg/m 3 is equivalent to ________ g/L.

Answer 3.58 × 10 12
1.95 × 10 3
6.83
1.60 × 10 9
1.55
Question An iron mine produces 1.67 × 10 4 tons of raw ore per day. If the ore is 26.39% elemental
iron, the mine produces ________ pounds of elemental iron per year. (Assume the mine
operates 365 days per year.)
Answer 1.221 × 10 10
8.814 × 10 6
3.217 × 10 9
1.611 × 10 6
3.66 × 10 11
Question A 4.369 g sample of metal is placed in a flask. Water is added to the flask and the total
volume in the flask is read to be 126.4 ml. The mass of the water, flask, and metal is
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268.5 g. If the mass of the flask is 139.3 g and the density of water is 1.000 g/mL, the
density of the solid Is ________ g/cm 3.
Answer 1.221 × 10 10
8.814 × 10 6
3.217 × 10 9
1.611 × 10 6
3.66 × 10 11
Question The quantity 1.0 mg/cm 2 is the same as 1.0 × ________ kg/m 2.
Answer 10 -4
10 2
10 -6
10 -2
10 4
Question A rectangular water tank is 14.5 cm long and 4.63 cm wide. If 368.5 g of water
completely fills the tank, the height of the tank is ________ cm. (Assume the density of
water is 1.000 g/ml.)
Answer 6.45
5.49
14.0
3.68
4.62
Question There are ________ ng in a pg.

Answer 0.001
1000
0.01
100
10
Question One edge of a cube is measured and found to be 13 cm. The volume of the cube in m 3 is
________.
Answer 2.2 × 10 -3
2.2 × 10 -6
2.2
2.2 × 10 3
2.2 × 10 6
Question The density of lead is 11.4 g/cm 3. The mass of a lead ball with a radius of 0.50 mm is
________ g.
Answer 6.0
4.6 × 10 -2
4.6 × 10 -5
6.0 × 10 -3
4.6
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1.3 Algorithmic Questions
Question In the following list, only ________ is not an example of matter.
Answer people
word
clock
mug
neon
Question The symbol for the element phosphorus is ________.

Answer Pt
K
P
S
Ca
Question The element hydrogen has the symbol ________.

Answer H
He
K
B
Ar
Question Which one of the following has the element name and symbol correctly matched?
Answer Ne, nitrogen
Si, sulfur
Ca, carbon
Be, beryllium
None of the symbols are correctly matched to the element name.
Question Which one of the following is a pure substance?

Answer tap water
rock
air
elemental oxygen
apple
Question The symbol for the element neon is ________.

Answer Rb
Si
Mg
Mn
Ne
Question The symbol for the element sodium is ________.

Answer Me
Hg
Sn
Na
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Pb
Question Express the temperature, 275.18 K, in degrees Celsius.

Answer 548.33 °C
274.17 °C
2.03 °C
120.88 °C
22.78 °C
Question The temperature of 25 °C is ________ in Kelvins.

Answer 103
138
166
248
298
Question An object will sink in a liquid if the density of the object is greater than that of the
liquid. The mass of a sphere is 9.83 g. If the volume of this sphere is less than ________
cm 3, then the sphere will sink in liquid mercury (density = 13.6 g/cm 3).
Answer 0.723
1.38
134
7.48
None of these
Question What decimal power does the abbreviation d represent?

Answer 1 × 10 -2
10
1 × 10 -9
1 × 10 -1
1 × 10 3
Question An object measuring 25.0 inches will have a length of ________ centimeters.
Answer 63.5
9.84
0.0158
0.102
2.54
Question An object measuring 0.4500 kilograms will have a mass of ________ grams.
Answer 450.0
0.0004500
45.00
4.500
2222
Question An object measuring 77 milliliters will have a volume of ________ liters.

Answer 0.077
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77000
13
7700
770
Question An object measuring 0.76 decimeters will have a length of ________ centimeters.
Answer 7.6
0.076
0.0076
1100
0.00076
Question What decimal power does the abbreviation nano represent?

Answer 1 × 10 6
1 × 10 9
1 × 10 -1
1 × 10 -9
1 × 10 -12
Question A temperature of 290. K is the same as ________ °F.

Answer 63
81
260
711
351
Question A temperature of 10.00 °C is the same as ________ °F.

Answer 50.00
32.18
-12.22
283.15
-263.15
Question A temperature of 100. °F is the same as ________ °C.

Answer 38
212
700.
373
-173
Question A temperature of 55.0°F is the same as ________ °C.

Answer 12.8
131.0
32.0
328.2
-218.2
Question Of the following, ________ is the smallest mass.
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Answer 55 kg
55 mg
55 pg
55 fg
55 ng
Question Of the following, ________ is the largest mass.

Answer 284.7 Mg
284.7 dg
284.7 g
284.7 Tg
284.7 Gg
Question What is the volume (in cm 3) of a 36.7 g piece of metal with a density of 6.95 g/cm3?
Answer 5.28
19.5
.425
6.65
None of these
Question The density of silver is 10.5 g/cm 3. A piece of silver with a mass of 61.3 g would
occupy a volume of ________ cm3.
Answer 0.171
644
10.5
0.00155
5.84
Question A cube of an unknown metal measures 0.250 cm on one side. The mass of the cube is
0.095 g. Which of the following is most likely the unknown metal?
Answer zirconium
rhodium
vanadium
copper
niobium
Question Gold has a density of 0.01932 kg/cm 3. What volume (in cm 3) would be occupied by a
22.2 g sample of gold?
Answer 0.429
0.870
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0.000429
16.81
1.15
Question Gold has a density of 0.01932 kg/cm 3. What is the mass (in kg) of a 92.5 cm 3 sample of
gold?
Answer 1.79
0.560
92.5
0.000209
4790
Question The density of silver is 10.5 g/cm 3. A piece of silver that occupies a volume of 9.60
cm 3 would have a mass of ________ g.
Answer 101
.445
2.25
112
23.6
Evaluation Answer
Method
Exact Match 34
Evaluation Answer
Method
Exact Match 200
Question 2.98 lbs = ________ grams.

Evaluation Answer
Method
Exact Match 1350
Question Which of the following has the same number of significant figures as the number
0.0050?
Answer 0.9
4.0
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1.00
601
99.000
Question How many Significant Figures does the number 0.005000 have?
Answer 4
5
1
2
3
Question The number 0.0101 has ________ significant figures.

Answer 2
3
5
4
6
Question In which one of the following numbers are none of the zeros significant?
Answer 10.0
103
161.00
0.00050
0.009
Question Round the number 0.00637 to two significant figures.

Answer 0.0064
0.006
0.00637
0.0
0.0063700
Question How many significant figures are in the number 4001?

Answer 3
4
5
6
7
Question How many significant figures are in the measurement 5000 g?

Answer 4
2
3
1
5
Question The number with the most significant zeros is ________.

Answer 0.08
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0.00090
90.300
0.008001
591
Question The width, length, and height of a large, custom-made shipping crate are 1.12
m, and respectively. The volume of the box using the correct number
of significant figures is ________ m 3.
Answer 1.16200
1.2
1.16
1.162
1.1620
Question The estimated costs for remodelling the interior of an apartment are: three 1-gallon cans
of paint at each, two paint brushes at each, and for a helper. The
total estimated cost with the appropriate significant figures is
Answer 215.76
2.2 × 10 2
216
2 × 10 2
215.8
Question Round the following number to four significant figures and express the result in standard
exponential notation: 0.00222755
Answer 0.2228 × 10 -2
0.002228
2.228 × 10 3
2.228 × 10 -3
22.28 × 10 2
Question The quantity ________ m is the same as 4 km.

Answer 4000
400
0.004
0.04
40
Question How many liters of wine can be held in a wine barrel whose capacity is 30.0 gal?
Answer 1.26 × 10 -4
0.126
114
7.93 × 10 3
7.93
Question The recommended adult dose of Elixophyllin , a drug used to treat asthma, is 6.00
mg/kg of body mass. Calculate the dose in milligrams for a 134-lb person.
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Answer 20
1,773
1.8
365
3.6 × 10 5
Question The density of air under ordinary conditions at 25 °C is 1.19 g/L. How many kilograms
of air are in a room that measures and has an 10.0 ft ceiling?
Answer 2.99
0.124
3.34 × 10 4
0.0644
33.4
Question Which of the following liquids has the greatest density?

Answer 13cm 3 with a mass of 23 g
3.5 cm 3 with a mass of 10 g
0.022 cm 3 with a mass of 0.10 g
54cm 3 with a mass of 45 g
210 cm 3 with a mass of 12 g
Question
How many liters of air are in a room that measures and has an 10.0 ft
ceiling?
Answer 3.74 × 10 4
139
40.2
4.02 × 10 7
1.01 × 10 6
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Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
2.1. Multiple-Choice Questions
Question A molecule of water contains hydrogen and oxygen in a 1:8 ratio by mass. This is a
statement of ________.
Answer the law of multiple proportions
the law of constant composition

the law of conservation of mass
the law of conservation of energy
None of these
Question Which one of the following is not one of the postulates of Dalton's atomic theory?
Answer
Atoms are composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
All atoms of a given element are identical; the atoms of different elements are different
and have different properties.
Atoms of an element are not changed into different types of atoms by chemical
reactions: atoms are neither created nor destroyed in chemical reactions.
Compounds are formed when atoms of more than one element combine; a given
compound always has the same relative number and kind of atoms.
Each element is composed of extremely small particles called atoms.
Question Consider the following selected postulates of Dalton's atomic theory:

(i) Each element is composed of extremely small particles called atoms.
(ii) Atoms are indivisible.
(iii) Atoms of a given element are identical.
(iv) Atoms of different elements are different and have different properties.
Which of the postulates is(are) no longer considered valid?
Answer (i) and (ii)
(ii) only
(ii) and (iii)

(iii) only
(iii) and (iv)
Question Which pair of substances could be used to illustrate the law of multiple proportions?
Answer SO 2, H 2SO 4
CO, CO 2
H 2O, O 2
CH 4, C 6H 12O 6
NaCl, KCl
Question Which statement below correctly describes the responses of alpha, beta, and gamma
radiation to an electric field?
Answer Both beta and gamma are deflected in the same direction, while alpha shows no
response.
Both alpha and gamma are deflected in the same direction, while beta shows no
response.
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Both alpha and beta are deflected in the same direction, while gamma shows no
response.
Alpha and beta are deflected in opposite directions, while gamma shows no response.
Only alpha is deflected, while beta and gamma show no response.
Question Which one of the following is not true concerning cathode rays?
Answer They originate from the negative electrode.
They travel in straight lines in the absence of electric or magnetic fields.
They impart a negative charge to metals exposed to them.
They are made up of electrons.
The characteristics of cathode rays depend on the material from which they are emitted.
Question The charge on an electron was determined in the ________.

Answer cathode ray tube, by J. J. Thomson
Rutherford gold foil experiment
Millikan oil drop experiment

Dalton atomic theory
atomic theory of matter
Question ________-rays consist of fast-moving electrons.

Answer Alpha
Beta
Gamma
X
None of these
Question The gold foil experiment performed in Rutherford's lab ________.

Answer confirmed the plum-pudding model of the atom
led to the discovery of the atomic nucleus

was the basis for Thomson's model of the atom
utilized the deflection of beta particles by gold foil
proved the law of multiple proportions
Question In the Rutherford nuclear-atom model, ________.

Answer
the heavy subatomic particles, protons and neutrons, reside in the nucleus
the three principal subatomic particles (protons, neutrons, and electrons) all have
essentially the same mass
the light subatomic particles, protons and neutrons, reside in the nucleus
mass is spread essentially uniformly throughout the atom
the three principal subatomic particles (protons, neutrons, and electrons) all have
essentially the same mass and mass is spread essentially uniformly throughout the atom
Question Cathode rays are ________.
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Answer neutrons
X-rays
electrons
protons
atoms
Question Cathode rays are deflected away from a negatively charged plate because ________.
Answer they are not particles
they are positively charged particles
they are neutral particles
they are negatively charged particles

they are emitted by all matter
Question In the absence of magnetic or electric fields, cathode rays ________.

Answer do not exist
travel in straight lines

cannot be detected
become positively charged
bend toward a light source
Question Of the three types of radioactivity characterized by Rutherford, which is/are electrically
charged?
Answer -rays
-rays and -rays

-rays, -rays, and -rays
-rays
-rays and -rays
Question Of the three types of radioactivity characterized by Rutherford, which

is/are not electrically charged?
Answer
-rays
-rays
-rays and -rays
-rays and -rays
Question Of the three types of radioactivity characterized by Rutherford, which are particles?
Answer
-rays
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-rays
-rays and -rays
-rays and -rays
Question Of the three types of radioactivity characterized by Rutherford, which type does not
become deflected by a magnetic field?
Answer
-rays
-rays and -rays
-rays
-rays
Question Of the following, the smallest and lightest subatomic particle is the ________.
Answer neutron
proton
electron
nucleus
alpha particle
Question All atoms of a given element have the same ________.

Answer mass
number of protons
number of neutrons
number of electrons and neutrons
density
Question Which atom has the smallest number of neutrons?

Answer carbon-14
nitrogen-14
oxygen-16
fluorine-19
neon-20
Question Which atom has the largest number of neutrons?

Answer phosphorus-30
chlorine-37
potassium-39
argon-40
calcium-40
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Question There are ________ electrons, ________ protons, and ________ neutrons in an atom
of Xe.
Answer 132, 132, 54
54, 54, 132
78, 78, 54
54, 54, 78
78, 78, 132
197
Question An atom of the most common isotope of gold, Au, has ________ protons, ________
neutrons, and ________ electrons.
Answer 197, 79, 118
118, 79, 39
79, 197, 197
79, 118, 118
79, 118, 79
Question
Answer
29 p +, 34 n°, 29 e -
29 p +, 29 n°, 63 e -
63 p +, 29 n°, 63 e -
34 p +, 29 n°, 34 e -
34 p +, 34 n°, 29 e -
Question Which isotope has 45 neutrons?

Answer
Question Which pair of atoms constitutes a pair of isotopes of the same element?
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Answer
Question Which isotope has 36 electrons in an atom?

Answer
Question Isotopes are atoms that have the same ________ but differing ________.
Answer atomic masses, charges
mass numbers, atomic numbers
atomic numbers, mass numbers

charges, atomic masses
mass numbers, charges
Question The nucleus of an atom does not contain ________.

Answer protons
protons or neutrons
neutrons
subatomic particles
electrons
Question The subatomic particles located in the nucleus with no overall charges are ________.
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Answer electrons
protons
neutrons
protons and neutrons
protons, neutrons, and electrons
Question Different isotopes of a particular element contain the same number of ________.
Answer
protons
neutrons
subatomic particles
Question Different isotopes of a particular element contain different numbers of ________.

Answer protons
neutrons
None of these is correct.
Question In the symbol shown below, x = ________.
Answer 7
13
12
6
not enough information to determine
Question In the symbol below, X = ________.
Answer N
C
Al
K
Question In the symbol below, x = ________.
Answer 17
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8
6
7
Question In the symbol below, x is ________.
Answer the number of neutrons

the atomic number
the mass number

the isotope number
the elemental symbol
Question Which one of the following basic forces is so small that it has no chemical significance?
Answer weak nuclear force
strong nuclear force
electromagnetism
gravity
Coulomb's law
Question Gravitational forces act between objects in proportion to their ________.

Answer volumes
masses
charges
polarizability
densities
Question Silver has two naturally occurring isotopes with the following isotopic masses:
The average atomic mass of silver is 107.8682 amu. The fractional abundance of the
lighter of the two isotopes is ________.
Answer 0.24221
0.48168
0.51835
0.75783
0.90474
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Question The atomic mass unit is presently based on assigning an exact integral mass (in amu) to
an isotope of ________.
Answer hydrogen
oxygen
sodium
carbon
helium
Question The element X has three naturally occurring isotopes. The masses (amu) and %
abundances of the isotopes are given in the table below. The average atomic mass of the
element is ________ amu.
Answer 219.7
220.4
220.42
218.5
221.0
Question Element X has three naturally occurring isotopes. The masses (amu) and % abundances
of the isotopes are given in the table below. The average atomic mass of the element is
________ amu.
Answer
41.54
39.68
39.07
38.64
33.33
Question The element X has three naturally occurring isotopes. The isotopic masses (amu) and %
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Answer 161.75
162.03
162.35
163.15
33.33
Question The element X has three naturally occurring isotopes. The isotopic masses (amu) and %
Answer 33.33
55.74
56.11
57.23
56.29
Question The element X has two naturally occurring isotopes. The masses (amu) and %
Answer 30.20
33.20
34.02
35.22
32.73
Question The average atomic weight of copper, which has two naturally occurring isotopes, is
63.5. One of the isotopes has an atomic weight of 62.9 amu and constitutes 69.1% of the
copper isotopes. The other isotope has an abundance of 30.9%. The atomic weight (amu)
of the second isotope is ________ amu.
Answer 63.2
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63.8
64.1
64.8
28.1
Answer
17.20
16.90
17.65
17.11
16.90
Question Vanadium has two naturally occurring isotopes, 50V with an atomic mass of 49.9472
amu and 51V with an atomic mass of 50.9440. The atomic weight of vanadium is
50.9415. The percent abundances of the vanadium isotopes are ________% 50V and
________% 51V.
Answer
0.25, 99.75
99.75, 0.25
49, 51
1.0, 99
99, 1.0
Question An unknown element is found to have three naturally occurring isotopes with atomic
masses of and Which
of the following is the unknown element?
Answer
Ar
K
Cl
Ca
None of these could be the unknown element.
Question In the periodic table, the elements are arranged in ________.

Answer alphabetical order
order of increasing atomic number

order of increasing metallic properties
order of increasing neutron content
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reverse alphabetical order
Question Elements ________ exhibit similar physical and chemical properties.

Answer with similar chemical symbols
with similar atomic masses
in the same period of the periodic table
on opposite sides of the periodic table
in the same group of the periodic table
Question Which pair of elements would you expect to exhibit the greatest similarity in their
physical and chemical properties?
Answer H, Li
Cs, Ba
Ca, Sr
Ga, Ge
C, O
Answer
O, S
C, N
K, Ca
H, He
Si, P
Answer As, Br
Mg, Al
I, At
Br, Kr
N,O
Question The elements in groups 1A, 6A, and 7A are called ________, respectively.
Answer alkaline earth metals, halogens, and chalcogens
alkali metals, chalcogens, and halogens

alkali metals, halogens, and noble gases
alkaline earth metals, transition metals, and halogens
halogens, transition metals, and alkali metals
Question Which pair of elements below should be the most similar in chemical properties?
Answer C and O
B and As
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I and Br
K and Kr
Cs and He
Question An element in the upper right corner of the periodic table ________.
Answer is either a metal or metalloid
is definitely a metal
is either a metalloid or a nonmetal
is definitely a nonmetal
is definitely a metalloid
Question An element that appears in the lower left corner of the periodic table is ________.
Answer either a metal or metalloid
definitely a metal
either a metalloid or a nonmetal
definitely a nonmetal
definitely a metalloid
Question Elements in the same group of the periodic table typically have ________.
Answer similar mass numbers
similar physical properties only
similar chemical properties only
similar atomic masses
similar physical and chemical properties
Question Which one of the following molecular formulas is also an empirical formula?
Answer C 6H 6O 2
C 2H 6SO
H 2O 2
H 2P 4O 6
C 6H 6
Question Which compounds do not have the same empirical formula?

Answer C 2H 2, C 6H 6
CO, CO 2
C 2H 4, C 3H 6
C 2H 4O 2, C 6H 12O 6
C 2H 5COOCH 3, CH 3CHO
Question Of the choices below, which one is not an ionic compound?

Answer
PCl 5
MoCl 6
RbCl
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PbCl 2
NaCl
Question Which type of formula provides the most information about a compound?
Answer empirical
molecular
simplest
structural
chemical
Question A molecular formula always indicates ________.

Answer
how many of each atom are in a molecule
the simplest whole-number ratio of different atoms in a compound
which atoms are attached to which in a molecule
the isotope of each element in a compound
the geometry of a molecule
Question An empirical formula always indicates ________.

Answer which atoms are attached to which in a molecule
how many of each atom are in a molecule
the simplest whole-number ratio of different atoms in a compound

the isotope of each element in a compound
the geometry of a molecule
Question The molecular formula of a compound is always ________ the empirical formula.
Answer more complex than
different from
an integral multiple of
the same as
simpler than
Question Formulas that show how atoms are attached in a molecule are called ________.
Answer molecular formulas
ionic formulas
empirical formulas
diatomic formulas
structural formulas
Question Of the following, ________ contains the greatest number of electrons.

Answer P 3+
P
P 2-
P 3-
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P 2+
Question Which species has 54 electrons?

Answer
Question Which species has 16 protons?

31
Answer P
34
S 2-
36
Cl
80
Br -
16
O

39
Answer K
32
S 2-
35
Cl
27
Al 3+
64
Cu 2+
Question The species ________ contains 16 neutrons.

Answer
31
P
34
S 2-
36
Cl
80
Br -
16
O
39
Question Which species is an isotope of Cl?
40
Answer Ar +
34 2-
S
36
Cl -
80
Br
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39
Ar
Question Which one of the following species has as many electrons as it has neutrons?
1
Answer H
40
Ca 2+
14
C
19
F-
14 2+
C
131 -
Question There are ________ protons, ________ neutrons, and ________ electrons in I.
Answer 131, 53, 54
131, 53, 52
53, 78, 54
53, 131, 52
78, 53, 72
238
Question There are ________ protons, ________ neutrons, and ________ electrons in U+5.
Answer 146, 92, 92
92, 146, 87
92, 146, 92
92, 92, 87
146, 92, 146

Answer
Question Which of the following compounds would you expect to be ionic?

Answer H 2O
CO 2
SrCl 2
SO 2
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H 2S
Question Which pair of elements is most apt to form an ionic compound with each other?
Answer
barium, bromine
calcium, sodium
oxygen, fluorine
sulfur, fluorine
nitrogen, hydrogen
Question Which pair of elements is most apt to form a molecular compound with each other?
Answer aluminum, oxygen
magnesium, iodine
sulfur, fluorine
potassium, lithium
barium, bromine
Question Which species below is the nitride ion?

Answer Na +
NO 3 -
NO 2 -
NH 4 +
N 3-
Question Barium reacts with a polyatomic ion to form a compound with the general formula
Ba 3(X) 2. What would be the most likely formula for the compound formed between
sodium and the polyatomic ion X?
Answer NaX
Na 2X
Na 2X 2
Na 3X
Na 3X 2
Question Aluminum reacts with a certain nonmetallic element to form a compound with the
general formula Al 2X 3. Element X must be from Group ________ of the Periodic Table
of Elements.
Answer 3A
4A
5A
6A
7A
Question The formula for a salt is XBr. The X-ion in this salt has 46 electrons. The metal X is
________.
Answer
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Ag
Pd
Cd
Cu
Cs
Question Which formula/name pair is incorrect?

Answer
Question Which formula/name pair is incorrect?

Answer
Question Which one of the following is the formula of hydrochloric acid?

Answer HClO 3
HClO 4
HClO
HCl
HClO 2
Question The suffix -ide is used primarily ________.

Answer
for monatomic anion names
for polyatomic cation names
for the name of the first element in a molecular compound
to indicate binary acids
for monoatomic cations
Question Which one of the following compounds is chromium(III) oxide?

Answer
Cr 2O 3
CrO 3
Cr 3O 2
Cr 3O
Cr 2O 4
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Question Which one of the following compounds is copper(I) chloride?
Answer
CuCl
CuCl 2
Cu 2Cl
Cu 2Cl 3
Cu 3Cl 2
Question The correct name for MgF 2 is ________.

Answer monomagnesium difluoride
magnesium difluoride
manganese difluoride
manganese bifluoride
magnesium fluoride
Question The correct name for NaHCO 3 is ________.

Answer sodium hydride
persodium carbonate
persodium hydroxide
sodium bicarbonate
carbonic acid
Question A correct name for Fe(NO 3) 2 is ________.

Answer iron nitrite
ferrous nitrite
ferrous nitrate
ferric nitrite
ferric nitrate
Question The correct name for HNO 2 is ________.

Answer
nitrous acid
nitric acid
hydrogen nitrate
hyponitrous acid
pernitric acid
Question The proper formula for the hydronium ion is ________.

Answer H-
OH -
N 3-
H 3O +
NH 4 +
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Question The charge on the ________ ion is -3.
Answer sulfate
acetate
permanganate
oxide
nitride
Question Which one of the following polyatomic ions has the same charge as the hydroxide ion?
Answer ammonium
carbonate
nitrate
sulfate
phosphate
Question Which element forms an ion with the same charge as the ammonium ion?
Answer
potassium
chlorine
calcium
oxygen
nitrogen
Question The formula for the compound formed between aluminum ions and phosphate ions is
________.
Answer Al 3(PO 4) 3
AlPO 4
Al(PO 4) 3
Al 2(PO 4) 3
AlP
Question Which metal does not form cations of differing charges?

Answer
Na
Cu
Co
Fe
Sn
Question Which metal forms cations of differing charges?

Answer K
Cs
Ba
Al
Sn
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Question The correct name for Ni(CN) 2 is ________.
Answer nickel (I) cyanide
nickel cyanate
nickel carbonate
nickel (II) cyanide

nickel (I) nitride
Question What is the molecular formula for 1-propanol?

Answer CH 4O
C 2H 6O
C 3H 8O
C 4H 10O
C 5H 12O
2.2. Bimodal Questions

Question Methane and ethane are both made up of carbon and hydrogen. In methane, there are
12.0 g of carbon for every 4.00 g of hydrogen, a ratio of 3:1 by mass. In ethane, there are
24.0 g of carbon for every 6.00 g of hydrogen, a ratio of 4:1 by mass. This is an
illustration of the law of ________.
Answer constant composition
multiple proportions
conservation of matter
conservation of mass
octaves
Question ________ and ________ reside in the atomic nucleus.

Answer Protons, electrons
Electrons, neutrons
Protons, neutrons
Neutrons, only neutrons
None of these
Question 200 pm is the same as ________ Å.

Answer 2000
20
200
2
0.0002
Question The atomic number indicates ________.

Answer the number of neutrons in a nucleus
the total number of neutrons and protons in a nucleus
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the number of protons or electrons in a neutral atom
the number of atoms in 1 g of an element
the number of different isotopes of an element
Question The nucleus of an atom contains ________.

Answer electrons

protons and electrons
protons
Question In the periodic table, the elements touching the steplike line are known as ________.
Answer transition elements
noble gases
metalloids
nonmetals
metals
Question Which group in the periodic table contains only nonmetals?

Answer 1A
6A
2B
2A
8A
Question Horizontal rows of the periodic table are known as ________.

Answer
periods
groups
metalloids
metals
nonmetals
Question Vertical columns of the periodic table are known as ________.

Answer metals
periods
nonmetals
groups
metalloids
Question Elements in Group 1A are known as the ________.

Answer chalcogens
alkaline earth metals
alkali metals
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halogens
noble gases

Answer
alkali metals
chalcogens
halogens
noble gases

Answer alkali metals
chalcogens
halogens
noble gases

Answer chalcogens
alkali metals
halogens
noble gases

Answer halogens
alkali metals
chalcogens
noble gases
Question Potassium is a ________ and chlorine is a ________.

Answer
metal, nonmetal
metal, metal
metal, metalloid
metalloid, nonmetal
nonmetal, metal
Question Lithium is a ________ and magnesium is a ________.

Answer nonmetal, metal
nonmetal, nonmetal
metal, metal
metal, metalloid
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metalloid, metalloid
Question Oxygen is a ________ and nitrogen is a ________.

Answer metal, metalloid
nonmetal, metal
metalloid, metalloid
nonmetal, nonmetal
nonmetal, metalloid
Question Calcium is a ________ and silver is a ________.

Answer nonmetal, metal
metal, metal
metalloid, metal
metal, metalloid
nonmetal, metalloid
Question ________ are found uncombined, as monatomic species in nature.

Answer
Noble gases
Chalcogens
Alkali metals
Alkaline earth metals
Halogens
Question When a metal and a nonmetal react, the ________ tends to lose electrons and the
________ tends to gain electrons.
Answer metal, metal
nonmetal, nonmetal
metal, nonmetal
nonmetal, metal
None of these; these elements share electrons.
Question The empirical formula of a compound with molecules containing 12 carbon atoms, 14
hydrogen atoms, and 6 oxygen atoms is ________.
Answer C 12H 14O 6
CHO
CH 2O
C 6H 7O 3
C 2H 4O
Question ________ typically form ions with a 2+ charge.

Answer
Alkaline earth metals
Halogens
Chalcogens
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Alkali metals
Transition metals
Question What is the formula of the compound formed between strontium ions and nitrogen ions?
Answer SrN
Sr 3N 2
Sr 2N 3
SrN 2
SrN 3
Question Magnesium reacts with a certain element to form a compound with the general formula
MgX. What would the most likely formula be for the compound formed between
potassium and element X?
Answer
K 2X
KX 2
K 2X 3
K 2X 2
KX
Question The charge on the manganese in the salt MnF 3 is ________.

Answer 1+
1-
2+
2-
3+
Question Aluminum reacts with a certain nonmetallic element to form a compound with the
general formula AlX. Element X is a diatomic gas at room temperature. Element X must
be ________.
Answer oxygen
fluorine
chlorine
nitrogen
sulfur
Question Sodium forms an ion with a charge of ________.

Answer
1+
1-
2+
2-
0
Question Potassium forms an ion with a charge of ________.

Answer 2+
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1-
1+
2-
0
Question Calcium forms an ion with a charge of ________.

Answer 1-
2-
1+
2+
0
Question Barium forms an ion with a charge of ________.

Answer 1+
2-
3+
3-
2+
Question Aluminum forms an ion with a charge of ________.

Answer 2+
3-
1+
3+
1-
Question Fluorine forms an ion with a charge of ________.

Answer
1-
1+
2+
3+
3-
Question Iodine forms an ion with a charge of ________.

Answer 7-
1+
2-
2+
1-
Question Oxygen forms an ion with a charge of ________.

Answer
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2-
2+
3-
3+
6+
Question Sulfur forms an ion with a charge of ________.

Answer 2+
2-
3+
6-
6+
Question Predict the empirical formula of the ionic compound that forms from sodium and
fluorine.
Answer
NaF
Na 2F
NaF 2
Na 2F 3
Na 3F 2
Question Predict the empirical formula of the ionic compound that forms from magnesium and
fluorine.
Answer Mg 2F 3
MgF
Mg 2F
Mg 3F 2
MgF 2
Question Predict the empirical formula of the ionic compound that forms from magnesium and
oxygen.
Answer Mg 2O
MgO
MgO 2
Mg 2O 2
Mg 3O 2
Question Predict the empirical formula of the ionic compound that forms from aluminum and
oxygen.
Answer AlO
Al 3O 2
Al 2O 3
AlO 2
Al 2O
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Question The correct name for K 2S is ________.
Answer potassium sulfate
potassium disulfide
potassium bisulfide
potassium sulfide
dipotassium sulfate
Question The correct name for Al 2O 3 is ________.

Answer
aluminum oxide
dialuminum oxide
dialuminum trioxide
aluminum hydroxide
aluminum trioxide
Question The correct name for CaH 2 is ________.

Answer hydrocalcium
calcium dihydride
calcium hydroxide
calcium dihydroxide
calcium hydride
Question The correct name for SO is ________.

Answer sulfur oxide
sulfur monoxide
sulfoxide
sulfate
sulfite
Question The correct name for CCl 4 is ________.

Answer carbon chloride
carbon tetrachlorate
carbon perchlorate
carbon tetrachloride
carbon chlorate
Question The correct name for N 2O 5 is ________.

Answer nitrous oxide
nitrogen pentoxide
dinitrogen pentoxide
nitric oxide
nitrogen oxide
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Question The correct name for H 2CO 3 is ________.
Answer carbonous acid
hydrocarbonate
carbonic acid
carbohydrate
carbohydric acid
Question The correct name for H 2SO 3 is ________.

Answer sulfuric acid
sulfurous acid
hydrosulfuric acid
hydrosulfic acid
sulfur hydroxide
Question The correct name for H 2SO 4 is ________.

Answer
sulfuric acid
sulfurous acid
hydrosulfuric acid
hydrosulfic acid
sulfur hydroxide
Question The correct name for HNO 3 is ________.

Answer nitrous acid
nitric acid
hydronitroxide acid
nitroxide acid
nitrogen hydroxide
Question The correct name for HClO 3 is ________.

Answer hydrochloric acid
perchloric acid
chloric acid
chlorous acid
hydrochlorous acid
Question The correct name for HClO is ________.

Answer hydrochloric acid
perchloric acid
chloric acid
chlorous acid
hypochlorous acid
Question The correct name for HBrO 4 is ________.
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Answer hydrobromic acid
perbromic acid
bromic acid
bromous acid
hydrobromous acid
Question The correct name for HBrO is ________.

perbromic acid
bromic acid
bromous acid
hypobromous acid
Question The correct name for HBrO 2 is ________.

perbromic acid
bromic acid
bromous acid
hydrobromous acid
Question The correct name for HClO 2 is ________.

Answer perchloric acid
chloric acid
hypochlorous acid
hypychloric acid
chlorous acid
Question The correct name of the compound Na 3N is ________.

Answer
sodium nitride
sodium azide
sodium trinitride
sodium(III) nitride
trisodium nitride
Question The formula of bromic acid is ________.

Answer HBr
HBrO 4
HBrO
HBrO 3
HBrO 2
Question The correct formula for molybdenum (IV) hypochlorite is ________.

Answer Mo(ClO 3) 4
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Mo(ClO) 4
Mo(ClO 2) 4
Mo(ClO 4) 4
MoCl 4
Question The name of PCl 3 is ________.

Answer potassium chloride
phosphorus trichloride
phosphorous(III) chloride
monophosphorous trichloride
trichloro potassium
Question The ions Ca 2+ and PO 4 3- form a salt with the formula ________.
Answer CaPO 4
Ca 2(PO 4) 3
Ca 2PO 4
Ca(PO 4) 2
Ca 3(PO 4) 2
Question The correct formula of iron (III) bromide is ________.

Answer FeBr 2
FeBr 3
FeBr
Fe 3Br 3
Fe 3Br
Question Magnesium and sulfur form an ionic compound with the formula ________.
Answer
MgS
Mg 2S
MgS 2
Mg 2S 2
Mg 2S 3
Question The formula of ammonium carbonate is ________.

Answer
(NH 4) 2CO 3
NH 4CO 2
(NH 3) 2CO 4
(NH 3) 2CO 3
N 2(CO 3) 3
Question The formula of the chromate ion is ________.

Answer
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CrO 4 2-
CrO 2 3-
CrO -
CrO 3 2-
CrO 2-
Question The formula of the carbonate ion is ________.

Answer CO 2 2-
CO 3 2-
CO 3 3-
CO 2 -
CO -
Question The correct name for Mg(ClO 3) 2 is ________.

Answer
magnesium chlorate
manganese chlorate
magnesium chloroxide
magnesium perchlorate
manganese perchlorate
Question What is the correct formula for ammonium sulfide?

Answer NH 4SO 3
(NH 4) 2SO 4
(NH 4) 2S
NH 3S
N 2S 3
Question When calcium reacts with sulfur the compound formed is ________.
Answer Ca 2S 2
Ca 3S 2
CaS
CaS 2
Ca 2S 3
Question Chromium and chlorine form an ionic compound whose formula is CrCl 3. The name of
this compound is ________.
Answer chromium chlorine
chromium (III) chloride

monochromium trichloride
chromium (III) trichloride
chromic trichloride
Question Iron and chlorine form an ionic compound whose formula is FeCl 3. The name of this
compound is ________.
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Answer iron chlorine
iron (III) chloride

moniron trichloride
iron (III) trichloride
ferric trichloride
Question Copper and chlorine form an ionic compound whose formula is CuCl 2. The name of this
compound is ________.
Answer copper chlorine
copper (III) dichloride
monocopper dichloride
copper (II) dichloride
cupric chloride
Question The name of the binary compound N 2O 4 is ________.

Answer nitrogen oxide
nitrous oxide
nitrogen (IV) oxide
dinitrogen tetroxide
oxygen nitride
Question The formula for zinc phosphate is Zn 3(PO 4) 2. What is the formula for cadmium
arsenate?
Answer Cd 4(AsO 2) 3
Cd 3(AsO 4) 2
Cd 3(AsO 3) 4
Cd 2(AsO 4) 3
Cd 2(AsO 4) 4
Question The formula for aluminum hydroxide is ________.

Answer AlOH
Al 3OH
Al 2(OH) 3
Al(OH) 3
Al 2O 3
Question The name of the ionic compound V 2O 3 is ________.

Answer
vanadium (III) oxide
vanadium oxide
vanadium (II) oxide
vanadium (III) trioxide
divanadium trioxide
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Question The name of the ionic compound NH 4CN is ________.
Answer nitrogen hydrogen cyanate
ammonium carbonitride
ammonium cyanide
ammonium hydrogen cyanate
cyanonitride
Question The name of the ionic compound (NH 4) 3PO 4 is ________.

Answer
ammonium phosphate
nitrogen hydrogen phosphate
tetrammonium phosphate
ammonia phosphide
triammonium phosphate
Question What is the formula for perchloric acid?

Answer HClO
HClO 3
HClO 4
HClO 2
HCl
Question The correct name for HIO 2 is ________.

Answer hypoiodic acid
hydriodic acid
periodous acid
iodous acid
periodic acid
Question What is the molecular formula for propane?

Answer C 2H 8
C 3H 6
C 3H 8
C 4H 8
C 4H 10
Question What is the molecular formula for butane?

Answer C 2H 8
C 3H 6
C 3H 8
C 4H 8
C 4H 10
Question What is the molecular formula for octane?
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Answer C 4H 10
C 5H 10
C 6H 14
C 14H 28
C 8H 18
Question What is the molecular formula for pentane?

Answer C 2H 8
C 3H 6
C 4H 8
C 5H 12
C 5H 10
Question What is the molecular formula for nonane?

Answer C 9H 18
C 9H 20
C 10H 20
C 10H 22
C 10H 24
Question What is the molecular formula for heptane?

Answer C 6H 12
C 6H 14
C 7H 14
C 7H 16
C 7H 18
Question What is the molecular formula for 1-hexanol?

Answer C 6H 13O
C 6H 14O
C 6H 15O
C 7H 14O
C 7H 15O
2.3. Algorithmic Questions

Question A certain mass of carbon reacts with 128 g of oxygen to form carbon monoxide.
________ grams of oxygen would react with that same mass of carbon to form carbon
dioxide, according to the law of multiple proportions.
Answer 25.6
64.0
128
1280
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256
Question An atom of 13 C contains ________ protons.

Answer
6
19
7
9
13
Question Of the following, the subatomic particle with the smallest mass is the ________.
Answer proton
neutron
electron
alpha particle
isotope
118
Question An atom of Xe contains ________ neutrons.
Answer 54
172
64
110
118
Question There are ________ protons, ________ electrons, and ________ neutrons in an atom
of Xe.
Answer 129, 129, 129
129, 129, 75
54, 75, 129
54, 54, 75
54, 54, 129
Question An atom of 14 C contains ________ electrons.

Answer 14
20
8
10
Question 87 pm is the same as ________ Angstroms.

Answer 870
8.7
87
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.87
.087
Question 200 pm is the same as ________ Å.

Answer 2000
20
200
2
0.0002
Question In the symbol below, X = ________.
Answer Zr
K
Sc
Br
Question In the symbol below, x = ________.
Answer 17
34
16
36
Question The mass number of an atom of 14 C is ________.

Answer 6
20
8
14
10
Question Which atom has the largest number of neutrons?

Answer silicon-30
sulfur-36
argon-38
calcium-44
magnesium-24
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184
Question How many neutrons are there in one atom of W?
Answer 74
112
258
110
184
71
Question How many protons are there in one atom of Ga?
Answer 40
70
71
31
13
Question How many electrons are there in one atom of 71 Ga?

Answer 40
70
71
31
13
Question Which pair of atoms constitutes a pair of isotopes of the same element?
Answer
80
Question The atomic number of an atom of Br is ________.
Answer 115
35
45
73
80
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Question How many total electrons are in the Li + ion?
Answer
2
3
4
7
8
Question How many total electrons are in the O 2- ion?

Answer
10
8
9
16
18
Question If a iron atom loses 2 electrons to make an ion, what is the charge on that ion?
Answer
2+
1+
3+
2-
1-
Question If an atom gains 3 electrons to make an ion, what is the charge on that ion?
Answer 3+
1+
2+
1-
3-
Question An ion has 26 protons, 29 neutrons, and 23 electrons. The symbol for the ion is ________.
Answer
55
Fe 3+
55
Fe 3-
52
Cu 3+
52
Cu 3-
55 3-
V
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Answer 33.333
220.40
220.24
219.00
219.67
Answer 159.4
162.0
163.1
161.5
163.0
Answer 52.62
56.14
55.70
55.40
55.74
Question The element ________ is the most similar to sodium in chemical and physical properties.
Answer Mg
Br
N
K
Sr
Question Which pair of elements would you expect to exhibit the greatest similarity in their physical
and chemical properties?
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Answer Li, F
Sr, Te
O, S
In, Sb
Ti, Ne
Question Which one of the following is a metalloid?

Answer Se
Hf
Zr
Xe
Si
Question The element lithium is in a group known as the _______.

Answer transition metals
noble gases
halogens
alkali metals
Question The element chlorine is in a group known as the _______.

noble gases
alkali metals
halogens
Question The element calcium is in a group known as the _______.

alkali metals
halogens
noble gases
Question Of the following, only ________ is not a metalloid.

Answer B
Po
Si
Ge
As
Question Which of the following elements is a nonmetal?

Answer
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At
Rh
Tc
Mo
Zr
Question Which one of the following will occur as diatomic molecules in elemental form?
Answer helium
argon
chlorine
phosphorous
sodium
Question How many electrons does the As 3- ion possess?

Answer 30
36
2
8
33
Question How many protons does the Br - ion possess?

Answer 34
36
6
8
35
Question Which one of the following is most likely to gain electrons when forming an ion?
Answer Mn
Zn
F
Li
Al
Question The formula of a salt is XCl 2. The X-ion in this salt has 24 electrons. The metal X is
________.
Answer Ni
Fe
Zn
V
Pd
Question Predict the charge of the most stable ion of selenium.

Answer 3+
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1-
2+
2-
1+
Question Predict the charge of the most stable ion of aluminum.

Answer 3-
1+
2+
1-
3+
Question Which of the following compounds would you expect to be ionic?

Answer C 2H 6
NH 3
H 2O 2
LiBr
None of these.
Question Which species below is the sulfate ion?

Answer CN -
SO 4 2-
OH -
SO 3 2-
None of these
Question Which species below is the nitrate ion?

Answer NO 2 -
NO 3 -
ClO 3 -
ClO 4 -
MnO 4 -
Question Which species below is the chromate ion?

Answer Cr 2O 7 2-
CrO 4 2-
CH 3COO -
CO 3 2-
None of these
Question The correct name for CaO is ________.

Answer
calcium oxide
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calcium hydroxide
calcium peroxide
calcium monoxide
calcium dioxide
Question Element M reacts with fluorine to form an ionic compound with the formula MF 3. The
M-ion has 21 electrons. Element M is ________.
Answer Al
Cr
Mn
Fe
Sc
Question The charge on the copper ion in the salt CuO is ________.
Answer +1
+2
+4
+3
+5
Question The charge on the silver ion in the salt AgCl is ________.
Answer +2
+1
+3
+4
+5
Question The name of the ionic compound NaBrO 4 is ________.

Answer
sodium perbromate
sodium bromate
sodium hypobromate
sodium perbromite
sodium bromide
Question When a bromine atom forms the bromide ion, it has the same charge as the ________ ion.
Answer sulfide
ammonium
nitrate
phosphate
sulfite
Question Which element forms an ion with the same charge as the sulfate ion?
Answer magnesium
sodium
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fluorine
vanadium
sulfur
Question The correct name for Na 2O 2 is ________.

Answer sodium oxide
sodium dioxide
disodium dioxide
sodium peroxide
disodium oxide
Question Which metal is not required to have its charge specified in the names of ionic compounds
it forms?
Answer Cr
Ni
Zr
Na
Mo
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Electronic Structure of Atoms
6.1. Multiple-Choice Questions
Question Which one of the following is correct?
Answer + = c
÷ = c
= c
= c
= c
Question Of the following, ________ radiation has the shortest wavelength.

Answer
X-ray
radio
microwave
ultraviolet
infrared
Question The photoelectric effect is ________.

Answer the total reflection of light by metals giving them their typical luster
the production of current by silicon solar cells when exposed to sunlight
the ejection of electrons by a metal when struck with light of sufficient energy
the darkening of photographic film when exposed to an electric field
a relativistic effect
Question Which one of the following is considered to be ionizing radiation?

Answer visible light
radio waves
X-rays
microwaves
infrared radiation
Question Of the following transitions in the Bohr hydrogen atom, the ________ transition results in
the emission of the lowest-energy photon.
Answer n=1 n=6
n=6 n=1
n=6 n=3
n=3 n=6
n=1 n=4
Question In the Bohr model of the atom, ________.

Answer electrons travel in circular paths called orbitals
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electrons can have any energy
electron energies are quantized

electron paths are controlled by probability
both electrons travel in circular paths called orbitals and electron energies are quantized
Question According to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, it is impossible to know precisely

both the position and the ________ of an electron.
Answer mass
color
momentum
shape
charge
Question All of the orbitals in a given electron shell have the same value as the ________ quantum
number.
Answer
principal
angular momentum
magnetic
spin
psi
Question The de Broglie wavelength of a ________ will have the shortest wavelength when
traveling at 30 cm/s.
Answer marble
car
planet
uranium atom
hydrogen atom
Question The uncertainty principle states that ________.

Answer matter and energy are really the same thing
it is impossible to know anything with certainty
it is impossible to know the exact position and momentum of an electron

there can only be one uncertain digit in a reported number
it is impossible to know how many electrons there are in an atom
Question All of the orbitals in a given subshell have the same value as the ________ quantum
number.
Answer principal
angular momentum
magnetic
principal and angular momentum

angular momentum and magnetic
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Question Which one of the following is not a valid value for the magnetic quantum number of an
electron in a 5d subshell?
Answer 2
3
0
1
-1
Question Which of the subshells below do not exist due to the constraints upon the angular
momentum quantum number?
Answer
2d
2s
2p
All of these
None of these
Question Which of the subshells below do not exist due to the constraints upon the angular
momentum quantum number?
Answer 4f
4d
4p
4s
None of these
Question An electron cannot have the quantum numbers n = ________, l = ________, m l =

________.
Answer 2, 0, 0
2, 1, -1
3, 1, -1
1, 1, 1
3, 2, 1
Question An electron cannot have the quantum numbers n = ________, l = ________, m l =

________.
Answer 6, 1, 0
3, 2, 3
3, 2, -2
1, 0, 0
3, 2, 1
Question Which one of the following is an incorrect subshell notation?

Answer 4f
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2d
3s
2p
3d
Question Which one of the following is an incorrect orbital notation?

Answer 2s
3p y
3f
4d xy
4s
Question Which quantum number determines the energy of an electron in a hydrogen atom?
Answer
n
E
ml
l
n and l
Question Which one of the quantum numbers does not result from the solution of the Schrodinger
equation?
Answer principal
azimuthal
magnetic
spin
angular momentum
Question Which quantum numbers must be the same for the orbitals that they designate to be
degenerate in a one-electron system (such as hydrogen)?
Answer n, l, and m l
n and l only
l and m l
m l only
n only
Question In a p x orbital, the subscript x denotes the ________.

Answer energy of the electron
spin of the electrons
probability of the shell
size of the orbital
axis along which the orbital is aligned
Question The ________ orbital is degenerate with 5p y in a many-electron atom.

Answer 5s
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5p x
4p y
5d xy
5d 2
Question Which one of the following orbitals can hold two electrons?
Answer 2p x
3s
4d xy
All of these
None of these
Question Which quantum numbers must be the same for the orbitals that they designate to be
degenerate in a many-electron system?
Answer n, l, and m l
n only
n, l, m l, and m s
m s only
n and l only
Question Which of the following is not a valid set of four quantum numbers? (n, l, m l, m s)
Answer 2, 0, 0, +1/2
2, 1, 0, -1/2
3, 1, -1, -1/2
1, 0, 0, +1/2
1, 1, 0, +1/2
Question Which of the following is a valid set of four quantum numbers? (n, l, m l, m s)
Answer
2, 1, 0, +1/2
2, 2, 1, -1/2
1, 0, 1, +1/2
2, 1, +2, +1/2
1, 1, 0, -1/2
Question Which electron configuration represents a violation of the Pauli exclusion principle?
Answer
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Answer
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Answer
Answer
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Question Which one of the following is the correct electron configuration for a ground-state
nitrogen atom?
Answer
None of these is correct.
Question Which electron configuration denotes an atom in its ground state?
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Answer
Question The ground state electron configuration of Ga is ________.

Answer 1s 22s 23s 23p 64s 23d 104p 1
1s 22s 22p 63s 23p 64s 24d 104p 1
1s 22s 22p 63s 23p 64s 23d 104p 1

1s 22s 22p 63s 23p 64s 23d 104d 1
[Ar]4s 23d 11
Question The ground-state electron configuration of the element ________ is [Kr]5s 14d 5.
Answer Nb
Mo
Cr
Mn
Tc
Question The ground-state electron configuration of ________ is [Ar]4s 13d 5.

Answer V
Mn
Fe
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Cr
K
Question Which one of the following configurations depicts an excited oxygen atom?
Answer 1s 22s 22p 2
1s 22s 22p 23s 2

1s 22s 22p 1
1s 22s 22p 4
[He]2s 22p 4
Question Which one of the following configurations depicts an excited carbon atom?
Answer
1s 22s 22p 13s 1
1s 22s 22p 3
1s 22s 22p 1
1s 22s 23s 1
1s 22s 22p 2
Question Which electron configuration represents a violation of Hund's rule for an atom in its
ground state?
Answer
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ground state?
Answer
ground state?
Answer
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Question The ground-state configuration of fluorine is ________.
Answer [He]2s 22p 2
[He]2s 22p 3
[He]2s 22p 4
[He]22s 22p 5
[He]2s 22p 6
Question The ground-state configuration of tungsten is ________.

Answer [Ar]4s 23d 3
[Xe]6s 24f 145d 4

[Ne]3s 1
[Xe]6s 24f 7
[Kr]5s 24d 105p 5
Question The lowest orbital energy is reached when the number of electrons with the same spin is
maximized. This statement describes ________.
Answer Pauli Exclusion Principle
Planck's constant
deBroglie hypothesis
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Hund's rule
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Question Which of the following elements has a ground-state electron configuration different from
the predicted one?
Answer
Cu
Ca
Xe
Cl
Ti
Question Which two elements have the same ground-state electron configuration?
Answer Pd and Pt
Cu and Ag
Fe and Cu
Cl and Ar
No two elements have the same ground-state electron configuration.
Question How many different principal quantum numbers can be found in the ground-state electron
configuration of nickel?
Answer 2
3
4
5
6
Question The valence shell of the element X contains 2 electrons in a 5s subshell. Below that shell,
element X has a partially filled 4d subshell. What type of element is X?
Answer main group element
chalcogen
halogen
transition metal
alkali metal
6.2. Bimodal Questions
Question Electromagnetic radiation travels through vacuum at a speed of ________ m/s.
Answer 186,000
125
3.00 × 10 8
10,000
It depends on wavelength.
Question The wavelength of light that has a frequency of 1.20 × 10 13 s -1 is ________ m.

Answer 25.0
2.50 × 10 -5
0.0400
12.0
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2.5
Question The wavelength of light that has a frequency of 1.66 × 10 9 s -1 is ________ m.

Answer
0.181
5.53
2.00 × 10 -9
5.53 × 10 8
None of these
Question Ham radio operators often broadcast on the 6-meter band. The frequency of this
electromagnetic radiation is ________ MHz.
Answer 500
200
50
20
2.0
Question What is the frequency (s -1) of electromagnetic radiation that has a wavelength of 0.53 m?
Answer
5.7 × 10 8 s -1
1.8 × 10 -9 s -1
1.6 × 10 8 s -1
1.3 × 10 -33 s -1
1.3 × 10 33 s -1
Question What is the frequency (s -1) of electromagnetic radiation that has a wavelength of 2.3 m?
Answer
1.3 × 10 8 s -1
1.8 × 10 -9 s -1
1.6 × 10 8 s -1
1.3 × 10 -33 s -1
1.3 × 10 33 s -1
Question What is the frequency of light (s -1) that has a wavelength of 1.23 × 10-6 cm?
Answer 3.69
2.44 × 10 16 s -1
4.10 × 10 -17 s -1
9.62 × 10 12 s -1
1.04 × 10 -13 s -1
Answer
7.77 × 10 14 s -1
6.32 × 10 -12 s -1
1.04 × 10 -13 s -1
9.62 × 10 12 s -1
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2.14 × 10 -16 s -1
Answer 3.69 s -1
2.44 × 10 16 s -1
9.62 × 10 12 s -1
4.10 × 10 -17 s -1
1.04 × 10 -13 s -1
Question What is the wavelength of light (nm) that has a frequency of 3.22 × 10 14 s-1?
Answer
932 nm
649 nm
9.66 × 10 22 nm
9.32 × 10 -7 nm
1.07 × 10 6 nm
Question What is the wavelength of light (nm) that has a frequency of 6.44 × 10 13 s-1?
Answer
4660 nm
6490 nm
4.66 × 10 -8 nm
6.49 × 10 -8 nm
932 nm
Question What is the wavelength of light (nm) that has a frequency 4.62 × 10 14 s -1?
Answer 932 nm
649 nm
1.39 × 10 23 nm
1.54 × 10 -3 nm
1.07 × 10 6 nm
Question The wavelength of a photon that has an energy of 6.33 × 10 -18 J is ________ m.
Answer 3.79 × 10 -7
3.10 × 10 -8
2.38 × 10 23
4.21 × 10 -24
9.55 × 10 15
Question The energy of a photon of light is ________ proportional to its frequency and ________
proportional to its wavelength.
Answer directly, directly
inversely, inversely
inversely, directly
directly, inversely
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indirectly, not
Question The wavelength of a photon that has an energy of 5.25 × 10 -19 J is ________ m.
Answer
3.79 × 10 -7
2.64 × 10 6
2.38 × 10 23
4.21 × 10 -24
3.79 × 10 7
Question The energy of a photon that has a wavelength of 9.0 m is ________ J.

Answer
2.2 × 10 -26
4.5 × 10 25
6.0 × 10 -23
2.7 × 10 9
4.5 × 10 -25
Question The energy of a photon that has a wavelength of 8.33 × 10 -6 m is ________ J.

Answer 2.20 × 10 -26
3.60 × 10 13
2.39 × 10 -20
2.7 × 10 9
4.5 × 10 -25
Question The frequency of a photon that has an energy of 3.7 × 10 -18 J is ________ s -1.
Answer
5.6 × 10 15
1.8 × 10 -16
2.5 × 10 -15
5.4 × 10 -8
2.5 × 10 15
Question The frequency of a photon that has an energy of 8.5 × 10 -12 J is ________ s -1.
Answer
1.3 × 10 22
1.8 × 10 -16
2.5 × 10 -15
5.4 × 10 -8
2.5 × 10 15
Question The energy of a photon that has a wavelength of 12.3 nm is ________ J.

Answer 1.51 × 10 -17
4.42 × 10 -23
1.99 × 10 -25
2.72 × 10 -50
1.62 × 10 -17
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Question The energy of a photon that has a wavelength of 13.2 nm is ________ J.
Answer 9.55 × 10 -25
1.62 × 10 -17
1.99 × 10 -25
4.42 × 10 -23
1.51 × 10 -17
Question The energy of a photon that has a frequency of 8.21 × 10 15 s -1 is ________ J.

Answer 8.08 × 10 -50
1.99 × 10 -25
5.44 × 10 -18
1.24 × 10 49
1.26 × 10 -19
Question The energy of a photon that has a frequency of 1.821 × 10 16 s -1 is ________ J.

Answer 5.44 × 10 -18
1.99 × 10 -25
3.49 × 10 -48
1.21 × 10 -17
5.46 × 10 -24
Question What is the frequency (s -1) of a photon that has an energy of 4.38 × 10 -18 J?
Answer 436 s -1
6.61 × 10 15 s -1
1.45 × 10 -16 s -1
2.30 ×10 7 s -1
1.31 × 10 -9 s -1
Question What is the wavelength (angstroms) of a photon that has an energy of 4.38 × 10-18 J?
Answer
45.4 angstroms
2.30 × 10 7 angstroms
1.45 × 10 -16 angstroms
1.31 × 10 -9 angstroms
Question What is the wavelength (angstroms) of a photon that has an energy of 5.69 × 10-17 J?
Answer 454 angstroms
34.9 angstroms
3.50 × 10 -9 angstroms
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Question A mole of red photons of wavelength 725 nm has ________ kJ of energy.
Answer 2.74 × 10 -19
4.56 × 10 -46
6.05 × 10 -3
165
227
Question A mole of yellow photons of wavelength 527 nm has ________ kJ of energy.

Answer 165
227
4.56 × 10 -46
6.05 × 10 -3
2.74 × 10 -19
Question Of the following, ________ radiation has the longest wavelength and ________ radiation
has the greatest energy.
Answer ultraviolet, gamma

visible, ultraviolet
gamma, gamma
visible, gamma
gamma, visible
Question What color of visible light has the longest wavelength?

Answer blue
violet
red
yellow
green
Question Of the following, ________ radiation has the shortest wavelength and ________ radiation
has the greatest energy.
Answer gamma, visible

visible, gamma
visible, ultraviolet
ultraviolet, gamma
gamma, gamma
Question What color of visible light has the highest energy?

Answer
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violet
blue
red
green
yellow
Question Using Bohr's equation for the energy levels of the electron in the hydrogen atom,
determine the of an electron in the n = 4 level.
Answer
-1.36 × 10 -19
-5.45 × 10 -19
-7.34 × 10 18
-1.84 × 10 -29
+1.84 × 10 -29
Question An electron in a Bohr hydrogen atom has an energy of -1.362 × 10 -19 J. The value of n for
this electron is ________.
Answer 1
2
3
4
5
Question The energy (J) required for an electronic transition in a Bohr hydrogen atom from n = 2 to
n = 3 is ________ J.
Answer 4.00 × 10 -19
3.00 × 10 -19
-3.00 × 10 -19
-7.90 × 10 -19
4.60 × 10 14
Question The energy (J) required for an electronic transition in a Bohr hydrogen atom from n = 1 to
n = 3 is ________ J.
Answer -8.90 × 10 -1
3.00 × 10 -19
-3.00 × 10 -19
1.94 × 10 -18
8.90 × 10 -1
Question Calculate the energy (J) change associated with an electron transition from n = 2 to n = 5
in a Bohr hydrogen atom.
Answer 6.5 × 10 -19 J
5.5 × 10 -19 J
8.7 × 10 -20 J
4.9 × 10 -19 J
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5.8 × 10 -53 J
Question The frequency of electromagnetic radiation required to promote an electron from n = 2 to

n = 4 in a Bohr hydrogen atom is ________ Hz.
Answer 4.13 × 10 -19
6.17 × 10 14
5.46 × 10 -19
8.22 × 10 14
4.13 × 10 19
Question A spectrum containing only specific wavelengths is called a(n) ________ spectrum.
Answer
line
continuous
visible
Rydberg
invariant
Question When the electron in a hydrogen atom moves from n = 6 to n = 1, light with a wavelength
of ________ nm is emitted.
Answer 487
411
434
93.8
657
Question When the electron in a hydrogen atom moves from n = 8 to n = 2 light with a wavelength
of ________ nm is emitted.
Answer 657
93.8
411
487
389
Question The n = 2 to n = 6 transition in the Bohr hydrogen atom corresponds to the ________ of a
photon with a wavelength of ________ nm.
Answer emission, 410
absorption, 410
absorption, 660
emission, 94
emission, 390
Question The n = 5 to n = 3 transition in the Bohr hydrogen atom corresponds to the ________ of a
photon with a wavelength of ________ nm.
Answer absorption, 657
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absorption, 1280
emission, 657
emission, 1280
emission, 389
Question The n = 8 to n = 4 transition in the Bohr hydrogen atom occurs in the ________ region of
the electromagnetic spectrum.
Answer
infrared
visible
ultraviolet
microwave
X-ray
Question The n = 8 to n = 2 transition in the Bohr hydrogen atom occurs in the ________ region of
the electromagnetic spectrum.
Answer radio
X-ray
infrared
microwave
ultraviolet
Question The de Broglie wavelength of a particle is given by ________.

Answer h + mv
hmv
h/ mv
mv/ c
mv
Question What is the de Broglie wavelength (m) of a 2.0-kg object moving at a speed of 50 m/s?
Answer
6.6 × 10 -36 m
1.5 × 10 35 m
5.3 × 10 -33 m
2.6 × 10 -35 m
3.8 × 10 34 m
Question What is the de Broglie wavelength (m) of a 25-g object moving at a speed of 5.0 m/s?
Answer 1.9 × 10 32 m
5.3 × 10 -33 m
6.6 × 10 -36 m
3.32 × 10 -36 m
3.02 × 10 45 m
Question What is the de Broglie wavelength (m) of a 15-g object moving at a speed of 3.0 m/s?
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Answer 1.9 × 10 32 m
5.3 × 10 -33 m
1.9 × 10 -36 m
1.5 × 10 -32 m
3.0 × 10 45 m
Question At what speed (m/s) must a 10.0-mg object be moving to have a de Broglie wavelength of
3.3 × 10-41 m?
Answer 4.1 m/s
1.9 × 10 -11 m/s
2.0 × 10 12 m/s
3.3 × 10 -42 m/s
1.9 × 10 13 m/s
Question At what speed (m/s) must a 3.0-mg object be moving in order to have a de Broglie
wavelength of ?
Answer 1.6 × 10 -28 m/s
3.9 × 10 -4 m/s
2.0 × 10 12 m/s
4.1 m/s
6.3 m/s
Question The de Broglie wavelength of an electron is 8.7 × 10 -11 m. The mass of an electron is 9.1
× 10 -31 kg. The velocity of this electron is ________ m/s.
Answer 8.4 × 10 3
1.2 × 10 -7
6.9 × 10 -5
8.4 × 10 6
8.4 × 10 -3
Question The de Broglie wavelength of a bullet (7.5 g) traveling at 700 m/s is ________ m.
Answer 7.7 × 10 33
1.3 × 10 -34
6.2 × 10 -29
1.3 × 10 -27
1.3 × 10 -23
Question The de Broglie wavelength of a car (1.0 × 10 3 kg) traveling at 75 km/hr is ________ m.
Answer
3.2 × 10 -38
8.8 × 10 -39
3.2 × 10 -35
1.4 × 10 -35
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1.4 × 10 35
Question The wavelength of an electron whose velocity is 1.7 × 10 4 m/s and whose mass is 9.1 ×
10 -28 g is ________ m.
Answer 4.3 × 10 -11
12
4.3 × 10 -8
2.3 × 10 7
2.3 × 10 -7
Question The ________ quantum number defines the shape of an orbital.

Answer spin
magnetic
principal
angular momentum
psi
Question There are ________ orbitals in the third shell.

Answer 25
4
9
16
1
Question The ________ subshell contains only one orbital.

Answer 5d
6f
4s
3d
1p
Question There are ________ orbitals in the second shell.

Answer 1
2
4
8
9
Question The angular momentum quantum number is 3 in ________ orbitals.

Answer s
p
d
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a
Question The n = 1 shell contains ________ p orbitals. All the other shells contain ________ p
orbitals.
Answer 3, 6
0, 3
6, 2
3, 3
0, 6
Question The lowest energy shell that contains f orbitals is the shell with n = ________.
Answer 3
2
4
1
5
Question The principal quantum number of the first d subshell is ________.

Answer 1
2
3
4
0
Question The total number of orbitals in a shell is given by ________.

Answer I2
n2
2n
2n + 1
2l + 1
Question In a hydrogen atom, an electron in a ________ orbital can absorb a photon, but cannot
emit a photon.
Answer 3s
2s
3p
1s
3f
Question ________-orbitals are spherically symmetrical.

Answer
s
p
d
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f
g
Question Each p-subshell can accommodate a maximum of ________ electrons.

Answer
6
2
10
3
5
Question Each d-subshell can accommodate a maximum of ________ electrons.

Answer 6
2
10
3
5
Question How many quantum numbers are necessary to designate a particular electron in an
atom?
Answer 3
4
2
1
5
Question A ________ orbital is degenerate with a 5d z 2 in a many-electron atom.

Answer 5p z
4d z 2
5s
5d xy
4d zz
Question The 3p subshell in the ground state of atomic xenon contains ________ electrons.
Answer 2
6
8
10
36
Question The 3p subshell in the ground state of atomic silicon contains ________ electrons.
Answer
2
6
8
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10
36
Question The second shell in the ground state of atomic argon contains ________ electrons.
Answer 2
6
8
18
36
Question The 4d subshell in the ground state of atomic xenon contains ________ electrons.
Answer 2
6
8
10
36
Question [Ar]4s 23d 104p 3 is the electron configuration of a(n) ________ atom.
Answer
As
V
P
Sb
Sn
Question [Ne]3s 23p 3 is the electron configuration of a(n) ________ atom.

Answer As
V
P
Sb
Sn
Question There are ________ unpaired electrons in a ground state fluorine atom.
Answer 0
1
2
3
4
Question The electron configuration of a ground-state Ag atom is ________.

Answer [Ar]4s 24d 9
[Kr]5s 14d 10
[Kr]5s 23d 9
[Ar]4s 14d 10
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[Kr]5s 24d 10
Question The ground-state electron configuration for Zn is ________.

Answer [Kr]4s 23d 10
[Ar]4s 23d 10
[Ar]4s 13d 10
[Ar]3s 23d 10
[Kr]3s 23d 10
Question The correct ground-state electron configuration for silver is ________.

Answer [Kr]5s 24d 9
[Kr]5s 14d 10
[Kr]5s 24d 10
[Xe]5s 24d 9
[Xe]5s 14d 10
Question The correct ground-state electron configuration for molybdenum is ________.

Answer [Kr]5s 14d 10
[Kr]5s 24d 4
[Kr] 5s 14d 5
[Kr]5s 24d 5
[Kr]5s 24d 9
Question All of the ________ have a valence shell electron configuration ns 1.

Answer noble gases
halogens
chalcogens
alkali metals
Question The elements in the ________ period of the periodic table have a core-electron
configuration that is the same as the electron configuration of neon.
Answer first
second
third
fourth
fifth
Question Elements in group ________ have a np 6 electron configuration in the outer shell.
Answer 4A
6A
7A
8A
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5A
Question Which group in the periodic table contains elements with the valence electron
configuration of ns 2np 1?
Answer 1A
2A
3A
4A
8A
6.3. Algorithmic Questions

Question Electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 640 nm appears as orange light to the
human eye. The frequency of this light is ________ s -1.
Answer
4.688 × 10 14
4.688 × 10 5
1.920 × 10 2
1.920 × 10 11
2.133 × 10 -15
Question The wavelength of light emitted from a traffic light having a frequency of 2.74 ×
10 14 Hz is ________ nm.
Answer
1090
109
54.7
36.5
50.0
Question An FM radio station broadcasts electromagnetic radiation at a frequency of 89.7 MHz.

The wavelength of this radiation is ________ m.
Answer 3.34 × 10 6
3.34
2.69 × 10 16
2.69 × 10 10
0.299
Question Electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 425 nm appears as violet light to the
human eye. The energy of one photon of this light is ________ J.
Answer 8.45 × 10 -32
4.68 × 10 -28
4.68 × 10 -19
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8.45 × 10 -23
2.14 × 10 18
Question Electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 641 nm appears as orange light to the
human eye. The energy of one photon of this light is 3.10 × 10 -19 J. Thus, a laser that
emits of energy in a pulse of light at this wavelength produces ________
photons in each pulse.
Answer 2.4 × 10 -17
6.3 × 10 -24
2.7 × 10 19
4.2 × 10 16
6.5 × 10 13
Question It takes 258 kJ/mol to eject electrons from a certain metal surface. What is the longest
wavelength of light (nm) that can be used to eject electrons from the surface of this
metal via the photoelectric effect?
Answer
464
233
165
725
552
Question A radio station broadcasts at 99.5 MHz. The wavelength of the signal is ________ m.
Answer 3.10
3.02
2.90
2.75
4.71
Question When the electron in a hydrogen atom moves from n = 5 to n = 2, light with a
wavelength of ________ nm is emitted.
Answer 93.8
410
487
657
434
Question Of the following transitions in the Bohr hydrogen atom, the ________ transition results
in the emission of the highest-energy photon.
Answer
n=6 n=4
n=2 n=7
n=4 n=6
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n=1 n=4
All transitions emit photons of equivalent energy.
Question Of the following transitions in the Bohr hydrogen atom, the ________ transition results
in the absorption of the highest-energy photon.
Answer
n=2 n=5
n=4 n=2
n=3 n=2
n=5 n=2
All transitions absorb photons of equivalent energy.
Question The de Broglie wavelength of an electron with a velocity of 7.90 × 10 6 m/s is ________
m. The mass of the electron is 9.11 × 10-28 g.
Answer 1.09 × 10 10
1.09 × 10 13
9.21 × 10 -17
9.21 × 10 -14
9.21 × 10 -11
Question The de Broglie wavelength of a 84.32 gram bullet traveling at the speed
of is
Answer
2.546 × 10 -35
2.546 × 10 -36
2.546 × 10 -37
2.546 × 10 -38
1.724 × 10 -32
Question The de Broglie wavelength of a 0.02900 gram bullet traveling at the speed
of is
Answer
3.529 × 10 -32
3.529 × 10 -33
3.529 × 10 -34
3.529 × 10 -35
1.244 × 10 -35
Question The symbol for the spin magnetic quantum number is ________.
Answer
ms
n
l
ml
sm
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Question The angular momentum quantum number (l) value of 2 indicates the ________ subshell.
Answer
d
f
s
p
+1/2
Question At maximum, an d-subshell can hold ________ electrons.

Answer
10
6
2
8
14
Question If an electron has a principal quantum number (n) of 7 and an angular momentum
quantum number (l) of 3, the subshell designation is ________.
Answer
7f
7s
7p
3f
3d
Question Which one of the following represents an acceptable set of quantum numbers for an
electron in an atom? (arranged as n, l, m l, and m s )
Answer
3, 2, -2, -1/2
3, 3, -4, 1/2
3, 4, 6, -1/2
3, 2, 0, 0
3, 3, 3, -1/2
Question Which one of the following represents an acceptable set of quantum numbers for an
electron in an atom? (arranged as n, l, m l, and m s)
Answer
3, 0, 0, -1/2
3, -1, -4, 1/2
3, -3, 1, -1/2
0, 2, 1, 0
3, 3, 4, 3
Question Which one of the following represents an impossible set of quantum numbers for an
electron in an atom? (arranged as n, l, m l, and m s)
Answer
4, 3, 0, 0
4, 3, -3, 1/2

4, 3, 3, -1/2
4, 3, 0, +1/2
4, 2, -2, -1/2
Question Which set of three quantum numbers (n, l, m l) corresponds to a 4s orbital?

Answer 4,0,1
4,0,2
4,0,0
4,1,0
4,1,1
Question How many p-orbitals are occupied in a O atom?

Answer 5
6
0
3
1
Question The element that corresponds to the electron configuration 1s 22s 22p 2 is ________.
Answer lithium
beryllium
boron
nitrogen
carbon
Question There are ________ unpaired electrons in a ground state chlorine atom.
Answer 4
3
2
1
0
Question The ground-state electron configuration of V is ________.

Answer
1s 22s 22p 63s 23p 64s 23d 3
1s 22s 22p 63s 23p 63d 5
1s 22s 22p 63s 23p 11
1s 22s 22p 63s 23p 64s 23d 4
None of these
Question The complete electron configuration of sulfur, element 16, is ________.

Answer
1s 22s 22p 63s2 3p4
1s 22s 22p10 3s2

1s 42s 42p 63s 2
1s 42s 42p 8
1s 62s 62p 23s 2
Question The complete electron configuration of vanadium, element 23, is ________.

Answer 1s 22s 22p 103s 23p7
1s 22s 22p 63s 23p 63d 34s 2

1s 42s 42p 63s 43p5
1s 42s 42p 103s4 3p1
1s 42s 42p 83s 43p 3
Question In a ground-state copper atom, the ________ subshell is partially filled.

Answer 3s
4s
4p
3d
4d
Question The principal quantum number for the outermost electrons in a Te atom in the ground
state is ________.
Answer 3
4
5
6
7
Question The angular momentum quantum number for the outermost electrons in a manganese
atom in the ground state is ________.
Answer 1
2
3
-1
0
Question The condensed electron configuration of argon, element 18, is ________.

Answer [Ne]3s 4
[Ar]3s 23p 2
[Ne]3s 23p 6
[He]2s 42p 10
[He]3s 4
Question The condensed electron configuration of titanium, element 22, is ________.

Answer [Ar]3s 23p 6
[Ne]3s 4

[Ar]3s 43p 4
[Ar]3d 24s 2
[Ne]3s 43p 2
Question The element that has a valence configuration of 2s 2 is ________.

Answer
Be
Mg
Ca
Sr
Ba
Question The element that has a valence configuration of 5s 25p 6 is ________.

Answer
Xe
Rn
Ne
Ar
Kr
Question The element that has a valence configuration of 2s 1 is ________.

Answer
Li
Na
K
Rb
Cs
Question The largest principal quantum number in the ground state electron configuration of
barium is ________.
Answer 1
2
6
4
5


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1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions

Question The law of constant composition applies to ________.

Question A combination of sand, salt, and water is an example of a ________.

Question A small amount of salt dissolved in water is an example of a ________.

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Question Which states of matter are significantly compressible?

Question For which of the following can the composition vary?

Question An element cannot ________.

Question Homogeneous mixtures are also known as ________.

Question The law of constant composition says ________.

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Question Gases and liquids share the property of ________.

Question Of the following, only ________ is a chemical reaction.

Question Which one of the following is not an intensive property?

Question Which one of the following is an intensive property?

Question Of the following, only ________ is an extensive property.

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Question Of the following, ________ is the largest mass.

Question Which one of the following is the highest temperature?

Question Which of the following is (are) the lowest temperature?

Question Which one of the following is true about the liter?

Question Of the objects below, ________ is the most dense.

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Question Precision refers to ________.

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Question Expressing a number in scientific notation ________.

Question The number with the most significant zeros is ________.

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Question Which of the following is not an exact number?

Question Round the number 0.007222 to three significant figures.

Question Round the number 3456.5 to two significant figures.

Question One angstrom, symbolized Å, is 10 -10 m. 1 cm 3 = ________ Å 3.

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1.2 Bimodal Questions

Question ________ is the chemical symbol for elemental sodium.

Question The initial or tentative explanation of an observation is called a(n) ________.

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Question The SI unit for mass is ________.

Question ________ is the abbreviation for the prefix mega-.

Question ________ is the abbreviation for the prefix milli-.

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Question The SI unit of temperature is ________.

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Question The freezing point of water at 1 atm pressure is ________.

Question A temperature of ________ K is the same as 63 °F.

Question 1 nanometer = ________ picometers

Question 1 picometer = ________ centimeters

Question 1 kilogram = ________ milligrams

Question "Absolute zero" refers to ________.

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Question 3.337 g/cm 3 = ________ kg/m 3

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Question The number 1.00430 has ________ significant figures.

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Question The density of a 167.4 g sample of magnesium having a volume of 96.32 mL is

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Question 1.55 kg/m 3 is equivalent to ________ g/L.

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Question There are ________ ng in a pg.

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Question The symbol for the element phosphorus is ________.