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Chem Final
Chemistry Quizes and mideterm
Question | Answer |
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True or False: The liquid state of matter is compressible? | False, gas |
True or False: A(n) element is a pure substance that is composed of only one kind of atom. | True |
True or Fals: A homogenous mixture has a uniform composition. | True |
True or False: The metric prefix milli means one thousand, or x10^3 | False, kilo |
What is composed principally of atoms? | Matter |
What kind of property demonstrates the ability of fluids to flow? | Physical |
What order does the scientific method follow? | Observation, Hypothesis, Experiment, Theory, Law |
What do the steps of the scientific method represent? | O: something you see, quantitative vs qualitative H: a possible explanation E: test T: A well tested hypothesis, most science is at this level L: equation, principle |
Quantitative observations must include which two things? | A number and a unit of measurement |
The appearance of a new color often accompanies what kind of change? | Chemical Change |
How many cm are equivalent to 13.4km? Give answer in scientific notation. | 1.34 x 10^6 cm |
How many sig figs does the number 0.0205600 contain? | 6 |
True or False: The fact that methane (CH4) always contains 74.9% carbon by weight is an example of the Law of multiple proportions. | False, Definite Proportions |
What number determines which element it is? | Atomic number |
Do different isotopes of the same element have the same chemical or physical properties? | Chemical properties |
Systematic errors lead to poor --- in a measurement and --- be minimized by averaging multiple repeated measurements. | accuracy, cannot |
How many sig figs should the equation: 1.3250/0.0290x27.40 be rounded to? | 3 |
According to the law of conservation of mass, in a chemical reaction mass is never: | created nor destroyed |
How many neutrons are there in the nucleus of a 19^F atom? | 10 |
How many square ft are equal to 1.40 square meters? Scientific notation | 1.51x10^1 ft^2 |
What is the atomic number (Z) and Neutron number (N) of tin-118 (118^Sn)? | Z=50 and N=68 |
Are most of the elements on the periodic table nonmetals, gases, or metals? | metals |
As evident by its atomic mass, what is the most abundant isotope of aluminum? | 27^Al |
What is the molar mass of FeCl3 in g/mol/ | 162.2 g/mol |
What is the simplified empirical formula of cyclobutane(C4H8)? | CH2 |
How many electrons are there in a 19^F- ion? | 10 electrons |
Elements of the same --- tend to have similar chemical properties. | group |
One mole of CH2Cl2 molecules contains how many moles of atoms? | 5 moles |
The molarity of a solution is equal to the moles of --- divided by the total volume of the --- in liters. | solute, solution |
What is the mass percent of sodium in sodium cyanide (NaCN) to the nearest 0.1%? | 46.9% |
If an unknown compound contains 47.3% carbon, 10.6% hydrogen, and 42.1% oxygen by weight, what is its empirical formula? | C3H8O2 |
What is expressed in units of hertz (Hz)? | The frequency of light |
Visible light makes up a very large or very small portion of the EM spectrum? | very small |
How can the particle like behavior of light be observed? | via the photoelectric effect |
What is a statistical region of greatest electron density within an atom? | An orbital |
What kind of light is composed of a mixture of all visible wavelengths? | White light |
What is the energy of a photon directly proportional to? | Its frequency |
In the Bohr model of an atom, an electron will both --- a photon of light when it transitions to a --- energy orbit. | absorb and emit, higher and lower |
Which quantum number of the electron in a hydrogen atom determines its energy? | principal (n) |
If Han Solo fires a laser blast with a total energy of 468kJ, and each photon has a frequency of 9.4x10^18s^-1, how many total photons did the blast contain? | 7.5x10^19 photons |
What is the wavelength (in meters) of a 9.59 gram rifle bullet travelling at 853 meters per second? | 8.09x10^-38 m |
How many "d" orbitals are there in each L=2 sublevel of an atom? | 5 orbitals |
According to which principle can no two electrons in an atom have the same set of quantum numbers? | Pauli Exclusion |
A phosphorous atom has how many valence electrons? | 5 |
The effective nuclear charge (Z-sub-eff) of the elements tends to increase or decrease as you go from left to right across a period? | increase |
Which quantum number of the electron in a hydrogen atom determines its energy? | principal (n) |
Which principle (rule) says "it's impossible to know the energy and position of an electron simultaneously"? | Heisenberg's uncertainty principle |
What is an allowed set of quantum numbers for an electron in the 2s orbital of an atom? n=2, l=?, m-sub-l= ? | n=2, l=0, m-sub-l= 0 |
Nonmetals tend to be --- and have a --- Z(eff) than metal atoms. | smaller, higher |
How many kiloJoules of energy are required to promote the electrons in 2.00 moles of hydrogen atoms all from the n=1 to the n=2 principal level? | 1,970 kJ |
Write the full and abbreviated ground state electron configurations for a gallium atom. Also indicate how many valence and core electrons. | full: 1s2(2s2)2p6(3s2)3p6(4s2)3d10(4p1) abbreviated: [Ar] 4s2(3d10)4p1 valence: 3 e- core: 28 e- |
What is anything that has mass and takes up space? | Matter |
What is a geometric arrangement of atoms bonded together? | molecule |
Boiling is an example of what type of change? Chemical or physical? | physical change |
What does the metric prefix "centi" mean? | one hundredth |
What is a positively charged ion called? | cation |
What is a negatively charged ion called? | anion |
Different isotopes of the same element have differing numbers of --- in their nuclei. | neutrons |
According to the atomic mass, what is the most abundant isotope of phosphorous (P)? | 31^P |
How many protons does a carbon-13 atom contain in its nucleus? | 6 protons |
How many times larger is the molar mass of glucose (C6H12O6) compared to the molar mass of formaldehyde (CH2O)? | 6 times larger |
The molarity of a solution is defined as moles of solute per liter of the ---? | solution |
The plum pudding model of the atom was proposed following the discovery of the --- by JJ Thomson. | electron |
Which state of matter has neither definite shape nor volume? | gas |
Which of the following is a homogeneous mixture? 1M aqueous NaCl , dirt, NH3, Cl2 | 1 M aqueous NaCl |
How many sig figs does the number 0.030060 contain? | 5 |
An atom that has a mass of 75 and contains 42 neutrons would be which element? | arsenic |
In a chemical reaction, matter is neither created nor destroyed but it is: | conserved |
How many electrons will a 23^Na+ ion contain? | 10 |
If 2.000 moles of solute are dissolved in 1.000 L of solvent, the concentration of the resulting solution will be: greater than, less than, or equal to 2.000 molar? | less than 2.000 molar |
What is the mass of one mole of 13^C atoms? greater than, less than, or equal to 12.011 g? | greater than 12.011 g |
To convert between the mass and volume of a substance what else do you need to know? | Its density |
What was the first subatomic particle to be discovered in the form of cathode rays? | electron |
Rutherford's gold foil experiment showed that most of the volume of an atom is: | empty space |
Doc Brown needs to reach a speed of 88 miles per hour. What is this speed in meters per second? | 39 m/s |
In a 56.3 g sample of phosphorous pentachloride (PCl5), How many moles of this compound are present? | 0.270 moles PCl5 |
What is the mass percent of phosphorous to the nearest 0.1%? | 14.9% |
If 801 mL of a 3.4M aqueous solution of potassium iodide (KI) is diluted with water to a new concentration of 1.6 M: What is the final volume of the solution in liters? | 1.7 L |
If 801 mL of a 3.4M aqueous solution of potassium iodide (KI) is diluted with water to a new concentration of 1.6 M. the final volume of the solution in liters is 7.1 L. How many milliliters of water were added to accomplish the dilution? | 900 mL of water added |
87.42 grams of an unknown compound contains 60.19 g carbon, 4.33 g hydrogen, and the remaining mass is oxygen. What is the empirical formula? | C7H6O2 |
87.42 grams of an unknown compound. What is the density of the resulting solution in g/cm3 if the unknown sample is dissolved in 155.05 grams of ethanol (C2H6O) and the solution volume is 209 mL? | 1.16 g/cm3 |