Activities and Exercises for General Chemistry

Reference book: General Chemistry for Senior High School 1

by Zenaida T. Nucum

Chapter 1: Matter and Its Properties

Lesson 1: States of Matter
Activity 1: Models of the State of Matter
Objective: Draw a model of each of the states of matter.
Materials: cartolina, bond paper, pencil, crayons, etc.
Procedure:
Using the art materials, draw the microscopic models of each of the states of matter and design
your own. Write a short description of your work.

Exercise 1:
Answer the following items:
A. Tell which state of matter is in each number. Write S on each blank if it is solid, L if liquid, and G
if gas.

_____ 1. glass
_____ 2. breath
_____ 3. brass
_____ 4. nitrogen
_____ 5. gasoline
_____ 6. blood
_____ 7. ozone
_____ 8. ice
_____ 9. oil
_____ 10. carbon dioxide

B. Enumerate the following:

1. The three states of matter
2. Describe each state of matter
3. Give five (5) examples of each state of matter. Do not include those that have already been
mentioned in the lesson.
Lesson 2: Properties of Matter

Activity 1: Properties of Matter

Objective:
Identify the different properties of matter present in an object.
Classify whether each property is physical or chemical, intensive or extensive

Caution: Do not play with fire. Let your teacher assist you when doing the experiment.
Materials: Matches/lighter, water, weighing scale, different samples of matter
iron filings flour
piece of wood salt
paper rock
soft-drink iron nails
cotton sand
a piece of cloth
Procedure:
1. Observe and examine each sample. Record the different properties that you will observe in each
sample on the table below.
2. Test the hardness, heaviness, flammability, solubility, and magnetic properties of each object.
Hard Heavy or Flammable Soluble or Magnetic
Color Shape Odor
or Not Not or Not Not or Not

iron filings

wood

paper

soft drink

cotton
a piece of
cloth
iron nails

flour

salt

rock

sand
 3. Record the properties exhibited by the samples and classify each to their correct kind of properties
on the table.
Physical Properties
Chemical Properties
Intensive Extensive

Answer the following questions

1. What makes each object different from each other?

2. Which object/exhibit chemical properties? Physical properties?
3. Which material/s is/are prone to rusting? Why or Why not?
4. What do you think is more helpful when identifying an object’s identity, physical properties
or chemical properties? Why?

Exercise 1:

Make a table of comparison of the properties of matter. The table should look like these.
Physical Properties Chemical Properties

Intensive Properties Extensive Properties

Lesson 3: Classification of Matter

Activity 1: Acids and Bases
Objective: Determine if a product commonly used at home is an acid or a base
Caution: Be careful in handling materials
Materials:
red litmus paper blue litmus paper small cups
soapy water vinegar fish sauce
tomato sauce soy sauce orange juice
bleaching agent paint toothpaste
coffee cologne lotion
water tea fresh milk
oil salt solution dishwashing liquid
liquid medicine soda

Procedure:

1. Prepare all the materials needed.

2. Put each sample in a cup and dip each with litmus paper. Observe what will happen in the litmus
paper. From your observation, tell whether the following is an acid or a base. Record all your
data on the table below.

Material Observation Acid or Base

1. Soapy water
2. Vinegar
3. Fish sauce
4. Soy sauce
5. Tomato sauce
6. Orange juice
7. Bleaching agent
8. Paint
9. Toothpaste
10. Coffee

Questions:
1. What are the products that you see at home that are acidic? What do these products share in
common?
2. What are the products that you see at home that are basic? What do these products share in
common?
Exercise 1:

A. Classify the following as to metal, nonmetal, or metalloid. Write each element according to their
respective groups.

Hydrogen Krypton
Cesium Cobalt
Mercury Silicon
Germanium Titanium
Argon Tungsten

Metal Nonmetal Metalloid

B. Identify each mixture as homogenous or heterogenous.

______ 1. Organic juice

______ 2. Smoke
______ 3. Paint
______ 4. Soda
______ 5. Steel

Exercise 2:

A. Make a concept map on the classification of matter. Give at least 5 examples for each
classification.
B. Summarize the properties of metals, nonmetals, and metalloids by completing the table below.
Property Metals Nonmetals Metalloids
Luster
Hardness
Malleability
Brittleness
State at room temperature
Good conductor
Good insulator
Density
Ductility
Lesson 4: Classification of Matter

Exercise 1:
Answer the following items:

A. identify what process can be performed to the following.

1. Separate sand from water.
2. Know the components of a pen.
3. Change solid to gas
4. Settle down soil in water.
5. Turn water into gas
6. Take away the sugar from sugar solution
7. Separate water from salt solution
8. Create pure water from salt solution
9. Separate sulfide from water and sugar solution
10. Know how many components are there in a mixture

Lesson 5: Consumer Products

Activity 1: What I Use Everyday

Objective:
1. List products that are commonly used
2. Know the uses and proper handling, and risks of using harmful products.
Caution: Be careful in handling harmful products.
Procedure:
1. List at least 15 products that are usually use at home. Examine the products (read the labels and
the ingredients used)
2. Research on these products and identify their uses, know their proper handling, costs, and the
risk of using them.
3. List your observations and researched data on the table below.
Proper Harmful Risk of
Product Cost Uses
handling Ingredients Using it

Questions:
1. What are the products that you usually use every day?
2. How will you know if a product is harmful to use or not?
3. How should you properly use the products to avoid being harmed?