Multiple Choice SNC2D

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1.What is a physical change that could not easily be reversed?
a. making toast from bread
b. tearing paper into smaller pieces
c. dissolving salt into water
d. burning a charcoal briquette

2.When CaCl2 dissolves in water, which is true?

a. one Ca+ ion is released for every two Cl2- ions
b. two Ca2+ ions are released for every one Cl- ion
c. one Ca2+ ion is released for every two Cl- ions
d. one Ca2+ ion is released and one Cl2- ion is released

3.Element X has one electron in its outer orbit and element Y has six electrons in its outer orbit. What is the correct
formula for the compound formed by X and Y?
a. XY
b. XY6
c. XY2
d. X2Y

4.The diagram represents a

a. polyatomic ion
b. molecule
c. ion
d. none of the above

5.The reactants are the substances that are

a. produced in a reaction
b. used up in a reaction
c. balanced in a reaction
d. developed in a word equation

6.When a solid forms in a reaction in a water solution, it drops out of the solution as a
a. displacement
b. precipitate
c. double displacement
d. gas

7.Incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon generally yields

a. carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, carbon, and water
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b. carbon monoxide, carbon, and water

c. carbon dioxide, soot, carbon, and water
d. carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and water

8.Another name for vinegar is

a. hydrochloric acid
b. acetic acid
c. sodium hydrogen carbonate
d. zinc chloride

9.Bases usually contain a metal and a(n)

a. positive ion
b. binary acid
c. acid-base indicator
d. polyatomic ion

10.The pH scale measures

a. types of colours
b. chemical make-up of liquids
c. hydrogen ion concentration
d. hydrogen concentration

11.The greater the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution, the

a. less the acidic properties
b. higher the reading on the pH scale
c. lower the reading on the pH scale
d. the greater the concentration of hydroxide ions

12.In a neutralization reaction, water is formed from

a. carbon dioxide
b. neutral compounds
c. hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions
d. hydrogen gas

13.Which of the following statements are true?

a. Molecular and ionic compounds share their electrons

b. Molecular and ionic compounds donate their electrons to adjacent atoms within the
compound

c. Molecular compounds share their electrons and ionic compounds donate their electrons

d. Ionic compounds share their electrons and molecular compounds donate their electrons

14.If the pH of an acid one is 4 and that of acid two is 7, how many times is one stronger than the other?
a. 10 c. 1000
b. 100 d. 10 000

15.Which chemical formula for an element is correctly written?

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a. N2
b. Na2
c. C2
d. S2
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Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: A OBJ: 5.1 Properties and Changes

LOC: C3.3 MSC: Solve a Problem
2. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: T/I OBJ: 5.6 Ionic Compounds
LOC: C3.8 MSC: Solve a Problem
3. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: T/I OBJ: 5.6 Ionic Compounds
LOC: C3.8 MSC: Solve a Problem
4. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: K/U OBJ: 5.9 Polyatomic Ions
LOC: C3.8 MSC: What Do You Understand?
5. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: K/U OBJ: 6.1 Describing Chemical Reactions
LOC: E3.2 MSC: What Do You Remember?
6. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: K/U
OBJ: 6.6 Types of Chemical Reactions: Single and Double Displacement
LOC: E3.5 MSC: What Do You Understand?
7. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: K/U
OBJ: 6.9 Types of Chemical Reactions: Combustion LOC: E3.5
MSC: What Do You Remember?
8. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: K/U
OBJ: 7.2 Properties, Names, and Formulas LOC: C3.5
MSC: What Do You Remember?
9. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: T/I
OBJ: 7.2 Properties, Names, and Formulas LOC: C3.7
MSC: What Do You Understand?
10. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: K/U OBJ: 7.3 The pH Scale
LOC: C3.7 MSC: What Do You Remember?
11. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: T/I OBJ: 7.3 The pH Scale
LOC: C3.7 MSC: What Do You Understand?
12. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: K/U OBJ: 7.5 Neutralization Reactions
LOC: C3.6 MSC: What Do You Remember?
13. ANS: C PTS: 1
14. ANS: C PTS: 1
15. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: A OBJ: 5.1 Properties and Changes
LOC: C3.8 MSC: What Do You Remember?