Review Sheets for Chap.

1. According to the kinetic-molecular theory of matter, particles in a gas

a) are far apart from each other, but they are confined to specific positions.
b) are packed closely together like solids, but they are not confined to specific positions.
c) move faster as their temperature decreases.
d) vibrate back and forth about an average position.
e) fly about randomly, colliding with themselves and the walls of their container.
2. Which one of the following is most likely to be a homogeneous mixture?
a) blood
b) ground beef
c) the air trapped inside an inflated balloon
d) chocolate chip cookies
e) mortar (a mixture of calcium carbonate and sand)
3. Which one of the following is most likely to be a heterogeneous mixture?
a) gasoline
b) blood
c) antifreeze (a mixture of water and ethylene glycol)
d) sodium chloride (table salt) dissolved in water
e) the air trapped inside an inflated balloon
4. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Atoms are the smallest particles of an element that retain the elements chemical
properties.
2. Substances composed of only one type of atom are classified as elements.
3. Of the 116 known elements, only about 90 are found in nature.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
d) 1 and 2
e) 1, 2, and 3
5. What is the correct symbol for silicon?
a) S
b) Sc
c) Si

d) Sm

6. A pure substance composed of two or more different elements is

a) an ion.
b) a homogeneous mixture.
c) a chemical compound.
d) a solid.
e) an atom.

e) Sn

7. Which one of the following substances is classified as a chemical compound?

a) He
b) H2
c) Na
d) NaCl
e) Cl2
8. Which of the following statements concerning water, H2O, is/are true?
1) H2O is a heterogeneous mixture of hydrogen and oxygen.
2) H2O is a chemical compound.
3) The percentage of hydrogen in H2O is independent of where the water is obtained.
a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) 3 only

d) 1 and 2

e) 2 and 3

9. Which one of the following statements is not a comparison of physical properties?

a) Mercury and gallium are both liquids at 50 C.
b) Carbon dioxide is more soluble in water than oxygen.
c) Copper and silver are malleable metals.
d) Oxygen and nitrogen are gases at 25 C.
e) Water may be split by electrolysis into hydrogen and oxygen.
10. All of the following are examples of intensive properties EXCEPT
a) melting point.
b) color.
c) mass.
d) density.
e) boiling point.
11. You can identify a metal by carefully determining its density. A 33.39 g sample of an
unknown metal is 1.50 cm long, 2.50 cm wide, and 1.00 cm thick. What is a possible identity
of the element?
a) nickel, 8.90 g/cm3
b) aluminum, 2.70 g/cm3
c) silver, 10.5 g/cm3
d) iron, 7.87 g/cm3
e) chromium, 7.20 g/cm3
12. At 25 C, a bottle contains 2.00 L of water in its liquid state. What is the volume of the water
after it freezes (at 0 C)? The densities of liquid water and ice are 0.997 g/mL and 0.917
g/mL, respectively.
a) 1.09 L
b) 1.84 L
c) 2.00 L
d) 2.17 L
e) 2.19 L

13 The SI unit of temperature is the ________.

a) kelvin
b) calorie
c) fahrenheit
d) absolute zero scale
e) kilocalorie
Answer: a
14. Which method is correct for converting kelvin to Celsius?
5 C
a) T C =
T K + 32
9K
9 C
b) T C =
T K + 273.15
5K
5 C
c) T C =
T K - 273.15
9K
1 C
d) T C =
T K - 273.15
1K
1 C
e) T C =
T K + 273.15
1K

15. Which of the following is the greatest length?

a) 5.0 108 pm b) 5.0 106 nm c) 5.0 101 m

d) 5.0 10-1 mm e) 5.0 10-5 m

16. Which of the following is the smallest volume?

c) 0.50 mL
a) 5.0 101 cm3 b) 0.50 dL

d) 5.0 103 L

e) 5.0 10-2 L

17. The radius of an aluminum atom is 0.143 nm. What is the radius in picometers?
a) 1.43 10-12 pm
b) 1.43 10-9 pm
c) 1.43 10-2 pm
d) 1.43 10-1 pm
e) 1.43 102 pm
18. Which of the following volumes are equivalent to 125 cm3?
1) 1.25 dL
2) 125 mL
3) 0.0125 L
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
d) 1 and 2

e) 1, 2, and 3

19. Express 0.08010 in exponential notation.

a) 8.01 10-2
b) 8.01 102
c) 8.010 10-2

d) 8 10-2

e) 8.010 102

20. Convert 0.490 ng to grams and express the answer in scientific notation using the correct
number of significant figures.
a) 4.90 10-8 g b) 4.90 10-10 g c) 4.9 10-10 g
d) 0.490 10-8 g e) 0.490 10-10 g
21. An electronic balance is used to determine that a sample has a mass of 5.8234 g. If the
balances precision is 0.1 mg, what is the correct number of significant figures for this
measurement?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
e) 6
22. Round 0.000680483 to 4 significant figures.
a) 0.000
b) 0.0007
c) 0.0006805

d) 0.00068048

e) 0.000680483

23. The radius of a carbon atom is 77 pm. What is the volume (in m3) of a carbon atom? The
volume of a sphere is (4/3)r3.
a) 1.9 10-30 m3 b) 1.9 10-21 m3 c) 1.9 10-20 m3 d) 1.9 104 m3 e) 1.9 106 m3

24. The volume of a cube is 3.0 m3. What is the volume of the cube in liters?
a) 3.0 L
b) 3.0 101 L
c) 3.0 102 L
d) 3.0 103 L
e) 3.0 104 L

25. If the fuel efficiency of an automobile is 21 miles per gallon, what is its fuel efficiency in
kilometers per liter? (1 km = 0.621 mile, 1.000 L = 1.057 quarts, 4 quarts = 1 gallon)
a) 3.4 km/L
b) 8.0 km/L
c) 8.9 km/L
d) 49 km/L
e) 1.2 102 km/L

26. Calcium carbonate, or limestone, is relatively insoluble in water. At 25 C, only 5.8 mg will
dissolve in 1.0 liter of water. What volume of water is needed to dissolve 2.5 g of calcium
carbonate?
a) 2.3 10-3 L
b) 1.5 10-2 L
c) 6.9 101 L
d) 1.7 102 L
e) 4.3 102 L

Answers
1. Answer: e
2. Answer: c
3. Answer: b
4. Answer: e
5. Answer: c
6. Answer: c
7. Answer: d
8. Answer: e
9. Answer: e
10. Answer: c
11. Answer: a
12. Answer: d
13. Answer: a
14. Answer: d
15. Answer: b
16. Answer: c
17. Answer: e
18. Answer: d
19. Answer: c
20. Answer: b
21. Answer: d
22. Answer: c
23. Answer: a
24. Answer: d
25. Answer: c
26. Answer: e