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Kimberly Lopez
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Question 1

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An example of basic research
Answer
  • the study of the relationship between the amount of automobile emissions gases in the atmosphere and the decomposition of atmospheric ozone.
  • the design of new batteries for electric cars.
  • the study of the composition of the atom.
  • the development of new plastics that can be recycled.
  • the study of natural compounds in sea animals to look for new molecules that can be used for medicine.

Question 2

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Which element has the atomic number 12?
Answer
  • Mg
  • Be
  • B
  • Na
  • C

Question 3

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Would you use a physical model or a conceptual model to describe the following: a gold coin, dollar bill, car engine, air pollution, virus, spread of sexually transmitted disease?
Answer
  • You could adequately describe all of the topics by either model. The choice depends only on the characteristics requiring description.
  • physical model-gold coin, dollar bill, car engine; conceptual model-virus, air pollution, spread of sexually transmitted disease
  • conceptual model-gold coin, car engine, virus; physical model-air pollution, spread of sexually transmitted disease, dollar bill
  • physical model-gold coin, car engine, virus; conceptual model-air pollution, spread of sexually transmitted disease; dollar bill, which could represent wealth, may well be described by either model.

Question 4

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The following statement describes which subatomic particle best? It is a nucleon.
Answer
  • an electron
  • a proton
  • a neutron
  • A and B
  • B and C (a proton, a neutron)

Question 5

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Which of the following elements are in the same period as magnesium (Mg)?
Answer
  • Ca
  • Cl
  • Sr
  • Mn
  • none of the above

Question 6

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What are metalloids?
Answer
  • elements that have some properties like metals and some like nonmetals
  • elements that are smaller than metals
  • elements that have properties different than either the metals or the nonmetals
  • elements found in asteroids
  • elements that are larger than nonmetals

Question 7

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Which of these is not a metal?
Answer
  • lithium (atomic no. = 3)
  • vanadium (atomic no. = 23)
  • gallium (atomic no. = 31)
  • selenium (atomic no. = 34)
  • potassium (atomic no. = 19)

Question 8

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If all the molecules of a body remained part of that body, would the body have any odor?
Answer
  • No, because it would no longer be what it was
  • No, because there would be no molecules traveling to our nose.
  • Yes, but only if that body is sweating.
  • Yes, because it would still release photons.

Question 9

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Which of the following elements is a transition metal?
Answer
  • lead (Pb)
  • xenon (Xe)
  • silver (Ag)
  • lithium (Li)
  • chlorine (Cl)

Question 10

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Which of the following statements about electrons is true?
Answer
  • Electrons have a negative charge.
  • Electrons are particles.
  • Electrons in atoms can be excited by light energy.
  • Electrons behave like waves.
  • all of the above

Question 11

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How many different elements are in the compound C6H12O6?
Answer
  • 3
  • 24
  • 6
  • All of the elements are the same.

Question 12

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Classify the following changes as physical or chemical. Wood burns to ashes; water begins to boil; grass grows; a rock is crushed to powder.
Answer
  • physical; physical; chemical; physical
  • chemical; physical; chemical; chemical
  • chemical; physical; physical; physical
  • chemical; physical; chemical; physical

Question 13

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How many electrons are there in the third shell of sodium, Na (atomic number 11)?
Answer
  • none
  • one
  • two
  • three

Question 14

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Which of the following would be considered a chemical property?
Answer
  • melting temperature
  • reactivity towards water
  • boiling temperature
  • conductivity
  • flexibility

Question 15

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Which of the following is not a nonmetal?
Answer
  • sulfur (atomic no. = 16)
  • xenon (atomic no. = 54)
  • titanium (atomic no. = 22)
  • selenium (atomic no. = 34)
  • helium (atomic no. = 2)

Question 16

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A beam of protons and a beam of neutrons of the same energy are both harmful to living tissue. The beam of neutrons, however, is less harmful. Why?
Answer
  • Neutrons carry no electric charge and thus have a greater likelihood of passing through the tissue.
  • Neutrons are much smaller and lighter than protons and would do less damage.
  • Neutrons travel at reduced speed compared to the speed at which protons travel.
  • All of the above are reasons why neutrons are less harmful.

Question 17

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Which of the following statements is true about Bohr's planetary model of the atom?
Answer
  • The electrons smoothly move from one orbit to the next.
  • It is a physical model.
  • The electrons orbit around the nucleus.
  • The energy difference between the orbits is continuous.
  • none of the above

Question 18

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The following statement describes which subatomic particle best? It is located outside of the nucleus.
Answer
  • an electron
  • a proton
  • a neutron
  • A and B
  • B and C

Question 19

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Which of the following would be considered basic research?
Answer
  • testing a safe, nontoxic mouse glue
  • testing the strength of a mouse cage
  • examining how quickly a trapdoor closes
  • examining why a mouse likes cheddar cheese more than swiss cheese
  • studying ways of catching mice safely

Question 20

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Which of the following is a property of light?
Answer
  • It is a particle.
  • Its energy comes in packets of uniform size.
  • It is a wave.
  • all of the above
  • none of the above

Question 21

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What do the electron configurations for all the group 18 noble gases have in common?
Answer
  • They have the same number of electrons.
  • Their outermost occupied shells are filled to capacity.
  • They occupy the same number of shells.
  • all of the above

Question 22

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What is the name of the following compound? CaCl2
Answer
  • calcium chloride
  • dicalcium chloride
  • carbon chloride
  • dichlorocalcium
  • calc two

Question 23

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What do the components of a conceptual model have in common?
Answer
  • Each component must correlate with a corresponding component of a physical model.
  • All components interact with each other.
  • The components have nothing in common. This is what differentiates a conceptual model from a physical model.
  • All components are mutually independent of each other.

Question 24

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Which of the following could NOT be represented by a conceptual model?
Answer
  • the energy of a nucleus
  • the floor plan of a house
  • the behavior of schoolchildren
  • the weather
  • both A and B

Question 25

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Which of the following elements is a gas at room temperature
Answer
  • lead (Pb)
  • lithium (Li)
  • argon (Ar)
  • indium (In)
  • cesium (Cs)

Question 26

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A cat strolls across your backyard. An hour later, a dog with its nose to the ground follows the trail of the cat. Explain what is going on from a molecular point of view.
Answer
  • The dog is smelling molecules from the cat.
  • The cat is leading the dog into a trap.
  • The dog is smelling atoms from the cat
  • The dog is following the areas of increased density of the Earth.

Question 27

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Which of the following describes a nonmetal?
Answer
  • ductile
  • malleable
  • good conductor of heat
  • poor conductor of electricity
  • shiny

Question 28

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What is the name of the following compound? SF3
Answer
  • fluorine sulphide
  • trifluorosulphide
  • sulfur trifluoride
  • sulfur fluoride
  • none of the above

Question 29

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Should the periodic table be memorized? Why or why not?
Answer
  • No. The periodic table changes every year. Memorizing it would be a waste of time.
  • Yes. Without memorizing the periodic table, one would not have any real understanding of how and why chemical compounds are put together.
  • Yes. Like the alphabet, we need to memorize the periodic table in order to easily write the language of chemistry.
  • No. The periodic table is a reference to be used, not memorized.

Question 30

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Which of the following can be classified as matter?
Answer
  • perfume
  • sand
  • water
  • ice cream
  • All of the above

Question 31

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How would you describe the volume of the following object? the amount of water in a swimming pool
Answer
  • macroscopic
  • microscopic
  • submicroscopic
  • all of the above
  • none of the above

Question 32

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Which of the following diagrams best represents the size of the atomic nucleus relative to the size of the atom?
Answer
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Question 33

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The following image describes what type of change?
Answer
  • a physical change
  • no change
  • an elemental change
  • a chemical change
  • a change in state

Question 34

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Which of the following best explains what is happening when an atom emits light?
Answer
  • Heat energy is speeding up the orbit of the electrons and the resulting Doppler shift causes light to be emitted from the electrons.
  • An electron is jumping from a low energy state to a high energy state with the difference in energy being converted to light.
  • Heat energy is converting a neutron into a proton and an electron, which is ejected into the orbit of the nucleus, releasing light energy.
  • An electron is dropping from a higher to a lower energy level with the difference in energy between the two being emitted as light.
  • A proton is undergoing a nuclear change in the nucleus and is emitting a high energy light wave in the process.

Question 35

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Which chemical family is composed almost entirely of man-made elements?
Answer
  • the lanthanides
  • the actinides
  • the halogens
  • all of the above
  • none of the above

Question 36

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The nucleus of an electrically neutral iron atom contains 26 protons. How many electrons does this iron atom have?
Answer
  • 24
  • 54
  • 26
  • none

Question 37

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Which of the following would not be considered a chemical property?
Answer
  • whether a material will dissolve in acid or not
  • the tendency of a material to explode
  • the temperature at which a liquid will boil
  • whether a metal will rust or not
  • light sensitivity

Question 38

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Elements that are in the same ________ have a tendency to have very similar chemical properties due to periodic trends.
Answer
  • compound
  • group
  • textbook
  • row
  • period

Question 39

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Which of these properties describes a metal?
Answer
  • fragile
  • brittle
  • doesn't conduct electricity very well
  • conducts heat very well
  • transparent

Question 40

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Which of the following statements describes an isotope?
Answer
  • element with the same number of protons but a different number of electrons
  • element with the same number of neutrons but a different number of electrons
  • element with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons
  • element with the same number of neutrons but a different number of protons
  • none of the above

Question 41

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Which of the following is not a chemical change?
Answer
  • a loaf of bread growing mold
  • grass growing
  • a rock being crushed to powder
  • grape juice turning into wine
  • wood burning to ash

Question 42

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Which of the following elements are in the same group as silicon (Si)?
Answer
  • B
  • P
  • C
  • As
  • none of the above

Question 43

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The mass number of an element is ________.
Answer
  • the sum of the isotopes
  • the sum of the electrons and the neutrons
  • the number of protons
  • the sum of the protons and the neutrons
  • the sum of the electrons and the protons

Question 44

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Which atom is smallest?
Answer
  • Be
  • Sr
  • Ca
  • Mg
  • All are the same size.

Question 45

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Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?
Answer
  • a piece of metal expanding when heated, but returning to original size when cooled
  • aftershave or perfume on your skin generating a smell
  • water freezing into ice crystals
  • gasoline being used in the engine of a car producing exhaust
  • breaking a glass window

Question 46

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How many atoms of Oxygen (O) are in H3OClO4
Answer
  • 2
  • 3
  • 1
  • 7
  • 5

Question 47

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The following image describes which type of change?
Answer
  • an elemental change
  • a chemical change
  • no change
  • a physical change
  • a change in reactivity

Question 48

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Water and ethanol can be separated by heating the ethanol until it boils away from the water. What type of change is this?
Answer
  • a physical change
  • a molecular change
  • a chemical change
  • a decomposition
  • none of the above

Question 49

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Oxygen atoms are used to make water molecules. Does this mean that oxygen, O2, and water, H2O, have similar properties?
Answer
  • Yes, but that their properties are similar is only a coincidence.
  • Yes, and this explains how fish are able to breathe water.
  • No, compounds are uniquely different from the elements from which they're made.
  • No, but their similar properties are only a coincidence.

Question 50

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Which of the following would not be considered a physical property?
Answer
  • temperature at which a material melts
  • color
  • temperature at which a material catches on fire
  • conductivity
  • hardness

Question 51

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Which of the following would be considered applied research?
Answer
  • examining how susceptible a metal is to bending
  • determining how readily a metal corrodes in a wet environment
  • determining the lightest and strongest metal to be used for an airplane wing
  • determining the melting temperature of a metal
  • testing the strength of a piece of metal

Question 52

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Which of the following statements best describes an element?
Answer
  • a material that has consistent physical properties
  • a material with more than one type of atom
  • a material consisting of only one type of atom
  • a material that has consistent chemical properties
  • material that is pure

Question 53

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What is the name of the following compound? NaF
Answer
  • natural fosfate
  • nitrogen afleck
  • sodium fluoride
  • sodium phosphide
  • natrium fluoride

Question 54

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Which of these does not describe a metal at room temperature?
Answer
  • bendable
  • gas
  • solid
  • liquid
  • shiny

Question 55

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Which of the following physical properties would you expect for krypton (Kr)?
Answer
  • shiny
  • brittle
  • conducts electricity
  • a gas at room temperature
  • hard

Question 56

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Which of the following statements does not describe a proton?
Answer
  • It orbits around the nucleus of an atom.
  • It is a nucleon.
  • It has a positive charge equivalent but opposite of an electron's.
  • It is attracted to negatively charged electrical plates.
  • It is much more massive than an electron.

Question 57

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What is the main difference between a conceptual model and a physical model?
Answer
  • Physical models and conceptual models can be used to describe the same things.
  • Physical models can only be used to represent the real world.
  • A physical model represents the shape and form while a conceptual model describes how a system behaves.
  • Conceptual models can only be used to describe concepts.
  • A conceptual model represents the shape and form while a physical model describes how a system behaves.

Question 58

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If you remove two protons and two neutrons from a gold atom (Au), what new element is formed (if any)?
Answer
  • Au-2
  • Au
  • Re
  • Tl
  • Ir

Question 59

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The following image describes which type of change?
Answer
  • an elemental change
  • a chemical change
  • no change
  • a physical change
  • a change in reactivity

Question 60

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How many atoms are in one molecule of Na2SO4?
Answer
  • 4
  • 7
  • 24
  • 2
  • 3

Question 61

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How is the term photon related to the term quantum?
Answer
  • A quantum is a wave of light while a packet of quanta equals one photon.
  • A quantum is a particle of light while a photon is a wave of light.
  • A quantum of light is actually one photon.
  • A quantum is a particle of light exactly one photon long.
  • A quantum of photons is equal to the wavelength.

Question 62

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What was Niels Bohr's explanation for the observation of atomic spectra?
Answer
  • Nucleons could be excited by different electron energies.
  • Any photon could excite an electron.
  • Only certain photons with the correct energy could excite the quanta in the nucleus.
  • Electrons could only move in discrete energy steps within an atom.
  • Electrons could not move in an atom.

Question 63

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Which of the following elements will most likely be shiny and flexible?
Answer
  • iodine (I)
  • silicon (Si)
  • rhodium (Rh)
  • hydrogen (H)
  • helenium (Se)

Question 64

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Why isn't dirt listed in the periodic table?
Answer
  • Elements like dirt and air are so common that there is no need to list them in the periodic table.
  • Dirt IS listed in the periodic table but is not easily recognized because it is listed as one of the rare earths with its old scientific name, dysprosium, symbol Dy.
  • The periodic table lists only elements made of one kind of material. Dirt is a mixture of elements and compounds.
  • None of the above is true.

Question 65

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Strontium, Sr (number 38), is especially dangerous to humans because it tends to accumulate in calcium-dependent bone marrow tissues (calcium, Ca, number 20). This fact relates to the organization of the periodic table in that strontium and calcium are both
Answer
  • in group 2 of the periodic table.
  • soluble in water.
  • metals.
  • made of relatively large atoms.

Question 66

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What is the name of the following compound? CO2
Answer
  • carbon dioxide
  • calcium oxide
  • dicobalt
  • calcium dioxide
  • dioxocarbon

Question 67

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Which of the following is said to be quantized?
Answer
  • the volume of air in a balloon
  • the amount of water in a glass
  • the amount of time in an hour
  • the number of eggs in an egg carton
  • none of the above

Question 68

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What is the valence shell?
Answer
  • It is the shell of electrons in element V (atomic no. = 23)
  • It is the last partially filled orbital in an atom.
  • It is the shell of electrons in an atom that is the least reactive.
  • It is the same as the orbital configuration.
  • It is the outermost shell of electrons in an atom.

Question 69

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Which contributes more to an atom's mass: electrons or protons? Which contributes more to an atom's size?
Answer
  • Protons contribute more to an atom's mass while electrons contribute more to its size.
  • Protons contribute more to both the mass and size of an atom.
  • Electrons contribute more to both the mass and size of an atom.
  • Electrons contribute more to an atom's mass while protons contribute more to its size.

Question 70

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Which of the following is an example of a physical change?
Answer
  • charcoal being converted into ash
  • a candy bar being digested by a student
  • iron metal reacting with oxygen to form rust
  • water boiling and being converted into steam
  • water being electrolyzed and being converted in hydrogen and oxygen

Question 71

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Which are older, the atoms in the body of an elderly person or those in the body of a baby
Answer
  • It depends upon their diet.
  • An elderly person because they have been around much longer.
  • They are of the same age, which is appreciably older than the solar system.
  • A baby because this is surely a trick question.

Question 72

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Would you use a physical model or a conceptual model to describe the following: the brain; the mind; the solar system; the beginning of the universe?
Answer
  • physical; physical; physical; physical
  • conceptual; conceptual; conceptual; conceptual
  • physical; conceptual; physical; conceptual
  • conceptual; physical; conceptual physical

Question 73

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The repeating trends that take place when examining the elements are called ________.
Answer
  • the metal shift
  • a group conscience
  • periodicity (periodic trend)
  • the family cycle
  • none of the above

Question 74

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Which of the following elements is an alkali metal?
Answer
  • cerium (Cr)
  • argon (Ar)
  • lithium (Li)
  • lead (Pb)
  • indium (In)

Question 75

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Which of the following boxes represents a compound?
Answer
  • only A
  • only B
  • only C
  • both A and C

Question 76

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Why are the atomic masses listed in the periodic table not whole numbers?
Answer
  • Scientists have yet to make the precise measurements.
  • The atomic masses are average atomic masses.
  • Today's instruments are able to measure the atomic masses to many decimal places.
  • That would be too much of a coincidence.

Question 77

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Which of the following would not be considered matter?
Answer
  • light
  • clouds
  • rain
  • trees
  • air

Question 78

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You could swallow a capsule of germanium, Ge (atomic number 32), without significant ill effects. If a proton were added to each germanium nucleus, however, you would not want to swallow the capsule because the germanium would
Answer
  • have a change in flavor.
  • become radioactive.
  • become arsenic.
  • expand and likely lodge in your throat.

Question 79

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Which statement best describes a compound?
Answer
  • a mixture of atoms
  • a material that is made up of a combination of atoms bonded together
  • a mixture of more than one element
  • a material that is made up of a single type of atom
  • none of the above

Question 80

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Which of the following is not the name of a chemical family?
Answer
  • alkaline-earth metals
  • noble gases
  • heavy metals
  • transition metals
  • alkali metals

Question 81

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Which of the following would be considered a physical property?
Answer
  • flammability
  • density
  • oxygen sensitivity
  • reactivity towards acid
  • corrosion resistance

Question 82

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What is the main tenet of Plank's quantum hypothesis?
Answer
  • Energy can be converted into matter through nuclear quanta.
  • Light is composed of waves that exist only at certain quantum fundamental frequencies.
  • Energy is composed of subatomic particles called quanta.
  • Energy is a continuum, but light is quantized.
  • Energy comes in discrete packets of a certain minimum size.

Question 83

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Which of the following does not describe a neutron?
Answer
  • It is more difficult to detect than a proton or an electron.
  • It is a nucleon.
  • It is often associated with protons.
  • It has a positive charge equivalent but opposite of an electron's.
  • It is much more massive than an electron.

Question 84

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Which of the following could be represented by a physical model?
Answer
  • a cell
  • an atom
  • ecosystem
  • rationality
  • both A and B

Question 85

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Since atoms are mostly empty space, why don't objects pass through one another?
Answer
  • The nucleus of one atom attracts the nucleus of a neighboring atom to form a barrier.
  • The electrons on the atoms repel other electrons on other atoms when they get close.
  • The nucleus of one atom repels the nucleus of another atom when it gets close.
  • The electrons of one attract the nucleus of a neighboring atom to form a barrier.

Question 86

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How is it possible to deduce the identity of an element from its electron configuration?
Answer
  • An electron configuration is unique to each element, much like its atomic spectrum.
  • If the atom is electrically neutral, the number of electrons corresponds to the atom's atomic number.
  • The number of occupied shells corresponds to the atom's atomic number.
  • Using the periodic table, the outermost occupied shell indicates the group while the number of occupied shells indicates the period.

Question 87

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How would you describe the size of the following object? a blood cell
Answer
  • submicroscopic
  • microscopic
  • macroscopic
  • all of the above
  • none of the above

Question 88

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Evidence for the existence of neutrons did not come until many years after the discoveries of the electron and the proton. Give a possible explanation.
Answer
  • The neutron is nearly massless.
  • The discovery required the use of ultrafast computers.
  • The neutron is only slightly more massive than the proton.
  • The neutron lacks an electrical charge.

Question 89

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Strontium, Sr (number 38), is especially dangerous to humans because it tends to accumulate in calcium-dependent bone marrow tissues (calcium, Ca, number 20). This fact relates to the organization of the periodic table in that strontium and calcium are both
Answer
  • in group 2 of the periodic table.
  • soluble in water.
  • metals.
  • made of relatively large atoms.

Question 90

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Which element would have chemical properties the most similar to chlorine (Cl)?
Answer
  • Ar
  • Na
  • Br
  • S
  • O
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