Chapter 1 and 2 test practice
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which of the following is a chemical property of gold?
a. its characteristic color
b. its electrical conductivity
c.
d.
its lack of reactivity
none, they are all physical properties
Which of the following is not a physical property of gold?
a. its characteristic color
c.
b. its density
d.
its electrical conductivity
none, they are all physical properties
Which of the following describe a physical change?
a. boiling water
b. decomposition of a dead organism
both a and b
neither a nor b
c.
d.
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Given the calculation: 4.238 + 12.72 + 9.1 = ? What is the answer reported to the correct number of significant figures?
a. 26.058
c. 26.0
b. 26.06
d. 26.1
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Given the calculation: (7.22 x 10 -3) x (6.4 x 10 7) = ? What is the answer reported to the correct number of significant figures?
a. 4.6 x 105
c. 4.620 x 105
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b. 4.62 x 10
d. 4.6208 x 105
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How many kilograms (kg) are there in 1 milligram (mg)?
a. 1 x 10 -12
c.
b. 1 x 10 -6
d.
1 x 10 6
1 x 10 12
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One long distance Olympic race is the 10,000 meter run. Which of the following is most nearly the length of this run in feet? [1
meter is slightly longer than 39 inches]
a. 6.09 x 103 feet
c. 1.00 x 104 feet
b. 6.22 x 103 feet
d. 3.28 x 104 feet
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A certain automobile has an 18 gallon gas tank. What is the volume of this tank in liters? [1 gallon = 4 quarts, 1 quart = 0.946 liter]
a. 4.3 liters
c. 68 liters
b. 4.8 liters
d. 76 liters
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A particular model of hybrid car can travel 53.0 miles/gallon of gas. What is this fuel efficiency expressed in the metric system? [1
quart = 0.946 liter; 1 mile = 1.609 km]
a. 8.71 km/liter
c. 22.5 km/liter
b. 20.2 km/liter
d. 90 km/liter
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An unknown substance has a mass of 56.8 g and a volume of 23.4 mL. What is the density of this unknown substance?
a. 0.411 g/mL
c. 2.43 g/mL
b. 2.34 g/mL
d. 2.50 g/mL
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Aluminum has a density of 2.70 g/ cm3. What volume is occupied by a block of aluminum which weighs 4.32 kg?
a. 0.000625 cm3
c. 1.60 cm3
b. 0.625 cm3
d. 1.60 L
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Which of the following statements is true?
a. Both heat and temperature are forms of energy.
b. Neither heat nor temperature is a form of energy.
c. Heat is a form of energy, but temperature is not.
d. Temperature is a form of energy, but heat is not.
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How many calories of are required to heat 731 grams of water from 35
a. 15 cal
c. 2.6 x 10 4 cal
b. 731 cal
d. 3.5 x 10 4 cal
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a.
b.
348 cal
696 cal
c.
d.
870 cal
1566 cal
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Which of the following is not a proper symbol for an element?
a. C
c. CO
b. Ca
d. Co
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When a particular solid sample is examined under a microscope it is observed that there are regions which are black and regions
which are yellow. What type of material is this sample?
a. a compound
c. a homogeneous mixture
b. an element
d. a heterogeneous mixture
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Which subatomic particles are found in the nucleus?
a. electrons
b. neutrons
c.
d.
protons
protons and neutrons
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Which of the following correctly describes a proton?
a. on the scale of subatomic particles it is massive and has a +1 charge
b. on the scale of subatomic particles it is massive and has a -1 charge
c. on the scale of subatomic particles it is light and has a +1 charge
d. on the scale of subatomic particles it is light and has a -1 charge
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Which of the following correctly describes an electron?
a. on the scale of subatomic particles it is massive and has a +1 charge
b. on the scale of subatomic particles it is massive and has a -1 charge
c. on the scale of subatomic particles it is light and has a +1 charge
d. on the scale of subatomic particles it is light and has a -1 charge
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The neutron got its name because which of the following is true?
a. it neutralizes protons
b. it neutralizes electrons
c. it does not have an electrical charge
d. it has no effect on any atomic properties
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The mass number of an atom is equal to which of the following?
a. the number of protons in the atom
b. the number of neutrons in the atom
c. the total number of protons and neutrons in the atom
d. the total number of protons, neutrons and electrons in the atom
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The atomic number of an atom is equal to which of the following?
a. the number of protons in the atom
b. the number of neutrons in the atom
c. the total number of protons and neutrons in the atom
d. the total number of protons, neutrons and electrons in the atom
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What is the mass number of an atom which is made up of 38 protons, 52 neutrons and 38 electrons?
a. 38
c. 90
b. 52
d. 128
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Which is true of isotopes of an element?
a. they have different numbers of electrons
b. they have different numbers of neutrons
c. they have different numbers of protons
d. they have different chemical properties
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Which of the following contains two species which have the same mass number?
a. 14C, 14N
c. both a and b
b. 12C, 13C
d. neither a nor b
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Which of the following is true of the atomic weight of an element?
a. it is the weight of heaviest isotope
b. it is the weight lightest isotope
c. it is the weight of the most abundant isotope
d. it is an average obtained from the weights and abundances of the isotopes
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What are the horizontal rows of the periodic table called?
a. cycles
c.
b. periods
d.
families
none of these
What are the vertical columns of the periodic table called?
a. families
c.
b. periods
d.
either a or b
neither a nor b
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What are the elements in the “A” columns of the period table called?
a. main group elements
c. metalloids
b. inner transition elements
d. transition elements
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30.
Which columns o the periodic table is commonly called the halogens?
a. 1A
c. 7A
b. 4A
d. 8A
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Which of the following contains only transition metals?
a. Ca, Cr, Fe, Ni,
b. V, W, Xe, Zr
c.
d.
Cr, Mo, Ni, Pt
none of these
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The properties of ductility, malleability, ability to conduct heat and electricity are characteristics of what type of material?
a. all elements
c. metalloid elements
b. metallic elements
d. nonmetallic elements
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Which of the following is true of the number of subshells associated with a particular shell?
a. it depends on which atom is being considered
b. it depends on the particular shell being considered
c. it depends on both a and b
d. it depends on neither a nor b
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34.
How many orbitals are there in the 4p subshell?
a. 1
b. 2
c.
d.
3
4
How many orbitals are there in the 3d subshell?
a. 3
b. 5
c.
d.
7
8
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How many electrons can be accommodated in the 4p subshell?
a. 4
c. 8
b. 6
d. 18
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How many electrons can be accommodated in the 3d subshell?
a. 3
c. 10
b. 6
d. 18
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38.
Which of the following statements describe properties of orbitals?
a. Orbitals fill in the order of increasing energy from lowest to highest.
b. Each orbital can hold up to two electrons with spins paired.
c. When there is a set of orbitals of equal energy each orbital becomes half filled before any of them becomes
completely filled.
d. all of the above
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Which of the following is the correct order of filling orbitals?
a. 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 3d, 4s
c.
b. 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 4s, 3d
d.
1s, 2s, 3s, 4s, 2p, 3p, 3d
none of these
How many valence electrons are there in an oxygen atom?
a. 2
c.
b. 4
d.
6
8
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41.
The number of valence electrons of a main group element is related to which of the following?
a. the element’s atomic number
c. the element’s column number
b. the element’s atomic weight
d. none of the above
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42.
Which of the following is the correct Lewis dot picture of the nitrogen atom?
a.
c.
b.
d.
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43.
In the region of the periodic table associated with the transition elements which orbitals are being filled?
a. s
c. d
b. p
d. f
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44.
What type of particles can atoms gain or lose when they become ions?
a. protons
c. electrons
b. neutrons
d. it depends on the atom involved
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45.
The atomic number of an atom is defined as its
a. mass in amu.
b. number of electrons.
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The symbol
a.
b.
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c.
d.
number of neutrons.
number of protons.
c.
d.
9 protons and 19 neutrons.
9 protons and 10 electrons.
c.
d.
volume/mass.
mass + volume.
indicates a fluorine atom that contains
19 protons and 9 neutrons
9 protons and 10 neutrons.
Density is equal to
a. mass/volume.
b. mass – volume.
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48.
The measurement 0.035550 g rounded off to two significant figures would be
a. 0.03 g.
c. 0.036 g.
2 g.
b. 0.35 g.
d. 3.5
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49.
The number of significant figures in the measurement 0.000 305 kg is
a. 2.
c. 6.
b. 3.
d. 7.
Chapter 1 and 2 test practice
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