Deck 1: Chemistry: Matter and Measurement

Question 1

What is the chemical symbol for tin?

A)Sb
B)Sn
C)Ta
D)Ti

Answer 1

Sn

Question 2

Which horizontal row of the periodic table contains the most elements?

A)row 4
B)row 5
C)row 6
D)They all contain the same number of elements.

Answer 2

row 6

Question 3

Calcium belongs to the ________ group of the periodic table.

A)alkali metal
B)alkaline earth
C)halogen
D)noble gas

Answer 3

alkaline earth

Question 4

The horizontal rows of the periodic table are called

A)groups.
B)periods.
C)triads.
D)elements.

Question 5

Which element has the chemical symbol,Au?

A)aluminum
B)argon
C)gold
D)silver

Question 6

What is the chemical symbol for platinum?

A)P
B)Pa
C)Pt
D)Pu

Question 7

Which is not true?

A)Mendeleev ended each row in his periodic table with an inert gas.
B)Mendeleev left gaps in his periodic table for undiscovered elements.
C)Mendeleev ordered the elements in his periodic table by atomic weight.
D)Mendeleev's periodic table predated the concept of electron configuration.

Question 8

Elements in a periodic group have similar

A)chemical properties.
B)densities.
C)masses.
D)physical properties.

Question 9

A consistent explanation of known observations is called

A)an experiment.
B)a hypothesis.
C)a prediction.
D)a theory.

Question 10

An interpretation of the results of many tests is called

A)an experiment.
B)a hypothesis.
C)a prediction.
D)a theory.

Question 11

The vertical columns of the periodic table are called

A)groups.
B)periods.
C)triads.
D)elements.

Question 12

Which of the following elements has chemical properties similar to oxygen?

A)fluorine
B)hydrogen
C)nitrogen
D)sulfur

Question 13

Bromine belongs to the ________ group of the periodic table.

A)alkali metal
B)alkaline earth metal
C)halogen
D)noble gas

Question 14

What is the chemical symbol for manganese?

A)Hg
B)Mg
C)Mn
D)Na

Question 15

Lithium belongs to the ________ group of the periodic table.

A)alkali metal
B)alkaline earth metal
C)halogen
D)noble gas

Question 16

Mendeleev arranged the elements according to

A)atomic number and atomic weight.
B)atomic weight and chemical reactivity.
C)electron configuration and atomic weight.
D)physical state and relative abundance.

Question 17

Which element has the chemical symbol,P?

A)lead
B)phosphorus
C)platinum
D)potassium

Question 18

Which of the following statements does not describe a physical property of chlorine?

A)Chlorine combines with sodium to form table salt.
B)The color of chorine gas is green.
C)The density of chlorine gas at standard temperature and pressure is 3.17 g/L.
D)The freezing point of chlorine is -101°C.

Question 19

Argon belongs to the ________ group of the periodic table.

A)alkali metal
B)alkaline earth
C)halogen
D)noble gas

Question 20

Most elements in the periodic table are

A)metals.
B)non-metals.
C)noble gases.
D)semi-metals.

Question 21

Which of the following underlined items is not an extensive property?

A)the color of a cobalt compound
B)the diameter of a soap bubble
C)the mass of a diamond
D)the volume of a glucose solution

Question 22

Which of the following elements is classified as a semimetal?

A)calcium
B)germanium
C)fluorine
D)uranium

Question 23

The fundamental SI unit of mass is the

A)centigram.
B)gram.
C)kilogram.
D)milligram.

Question 24

Which group 1A element is not a metal?

A)H
B)Li
C)Fr
D)None of these

Question 25

What symbol is used to represent the factor 10^-3?

A)M
B)m
C)μ
D)n

Question 26

The factor 0.01 corresponds to which prefix?

A)deka
B)deci
C)centi
D)milli

Question 27

Which of the following underlined items is not an intensive property?

A)A chemical reaction requires 3.00 g of oxygen.
B)Solid copper hydroxide is blue colored.
C)The density of helium at 25°C is 1.64 × 10^-4 g/cm³.
D)The melting point of aluminum metal is 933 K.

Question 28

What symbol is used to express the factor,10^-6?

A)M
B)m
C)μ
D)n

Question 29

All of the following are fundamental SI units except the

A)gram.
B)Kelvin.
C)meter.
D)second.

Question 30

Which of the following statements does not describe a chemical property of oxygen?

A)Iron will rust in the presence of oxygen.
B)Oxygen combines with carbon to form carbon dioxide gas.
C)The pressure is caused by collision of oxygen molecules with the sides of a container.
D)When coal is burned in oxygen,the process is called combustion.

Question 31

All of the following elements are nonmetals except

A)antimony.
B)carbon.
C)hydrogen.
D)oxygen.

Question 32

Which of the following elements is not a solid at room temperature?

A)Ag
B)Al
C)Br
D)Fe

Question 33

Which group 5A element is most metallic?

A)N
B)P
C)Sb
D)Bi

Question 34

Which one of the following elements is a poor conductor of heat and electricity?

A)copper
B)fluorine
C)iron
D)lead

Question 35

Which of the following elements is a liquid at room temperature?

A)chlorine
B)helium
C)mercury
D)sodium

Question 36

Which group of elements reacts violently with water?

A)halogens
B)noble gases
C)alkali metals
D)alkaline earth metals

Question 37

Gaseous elements characterized by low reactivity are found in group ________ of the periodic table.

A)5A
B)6A
C)7A
D)8A

Question 38

Which of the following is a fundamental SI Unit?

A)centimeter
B)kilogram
C)microsecond
D)milliliter

Question 39

Which of the following elements is a good conductor of heat and electricity?

A)carbon
B)chlorine
C)neon
D)zinc

Question 40

What symbol is used to represent the factor 10^-9?

A)M
B)m
C)μ
D)n

Question 41

The number of cm in 1.0 in is closest to ________.

A)1)0
B)1)5
C)2)0
D)2)5

Question 42

An astronaut uses a laboratory balance and weighs an object on earth and again on the moon.Which statement below about the weight and mass of the object is true?

A)The mass and weight will be identical on the earth and the moon.
B)The mass will be the same on earth and moon but the weight will be less on the moon.
C)The weight will be the same on earth and moon but the mass will be less on the moon.
D)Both the mass and weight will be different on earth and moon.

Question 43

Convert 5.100 × 10^-3 to ordinary notation.

A)0)0005100
B)0)005100
C)510.0
D)5100

Question 44

Convert 0.003002 to standard scientific notation.

A)3)002 × 10^-3
B)3002 × 10^-6
C)3)002 × 10³
D)3002 × 10⁶

Question 45

The diameter of the nucleus of an atom is approximately 1 × 10^-15 meters.If 1 nm is equal to 10 Ångstroms,what is the diameter of the nucleus in Ångstroms?

A)1 × 10^-23 Å
B)1 × 10^-8 Å
C)1 × 10^-7 Å
D)1 × 10^-5 Å

Question 46

A sailor circumnavigated the earth and covered 4,264,000 meters.Express this number in standard scientific notation.

A)4)264 × 10^-7 m
B)4)264 × 10^-6 m
C)4)264 × 10⁶ m
D)4)264 × 10⁷ m

Question 47

Which of the following is the greatest mass?

A)1000 μg
B)1)000 × 10^-4 kg
C)1)000 × 10^-2 cg
D)1)000 × 10^-8 Mg

Question 48

One gram is approximately the same as half the mass of a new U.S.

A)penny.
B)dime.
C)quarter.
D)dollar.

Question 49

The factor 10^-2 corresponds to which prefix?

A)deka
B)deci
C)centi
D)milli

Question 50

The average distance between nitrogen and oxygen atoms is 115 pm in a compound called nitric oxide.What is this distance in centimeters?

A)1)15 × 10^-9 cm
B)1)15 × 10^-8 cm
C)1)15 × 10¹² cm
D)1)15 × 10¹⁶ cm

Question 51

One kilogram is slightly more than ________ U.S.pounds?

A)0)5
B)1
C)2
D)5

Question 52

Convert 1 μm to meters.

A)1 × 10^-9 m
B)1 × 10^-6 m
C)1 × 10^-3 m
D)1 × 10⁶ m

Question 53

Without using a calculator,solve the following problem:

A)1 × 10^-6
B)1 × 10⁴
C)1 × 10²⁴
D)1 × 10³⁴

Question 54

The mass of a proton is 1.67 × 10^-27 kg.What is the mass of a proton in Gigagrams?

A)1)67 × 10^-39 Gg
B)1)67 × 10^-36 Gg
C)1)67 × 10^-33 Gg
D)1)67 × 10^-30 Gg

Question 55

When measuring a solid metal block at constant temperature,which measurement will change in numerical value depending on the location where it is taken?

A)length
B)mass
C)volume
D)weight

Question 56

Without using a calculator,solve the following problem:

A)1 × 10⁰
B)1 × 10^-3
C)1 × 10^-9
D)1 × 10^-12

Question 57

The diameter of an atom is approximately 1 × 10^-10 m.What is the diameter in millimeters?

A)1 × 10^-16 mm
B)1 × 10^-13 mm
C)1 × 10^-7 mm
D)1 × 10^-4 mm

Question 58

The mass of a single copper atom is 1.055 × 10^-22 g.This is the same mass as

A)1)055 × 10^-16 mg.
B)1)055 × 10^-25 kg.
C)1)055 × 10^-28 μg.
D)1)055 × 10^-31 ng.

Question 59

A student weighed 3000.μg of sulfur in the lab.This is the same mass as

A)3)000 × 10^-6 g.
B)3)000 × 10^-3 kg.
C)3)000 × 10³ mg.
D)3)000 × 10⁶ ng.

Question 60

The thickness of a U.S.dime is approximately one

A)m)
B)cm.
C)mm.
D)μm.

Question 61

The estimated mass of the planet Jupiter is 1.90 × 10²⁷ kg and the density is believed to be 1.34 g/cm³.If Jupiter were a perfect sphere,what would be its diameter?

A)6)96 × 10⁶ m
B)6)96 × 10⁷ m
C)1)39 × 10⁷ m
D)1)39 × 10⁸ m

Question 62

If the melting point of titanium metal is 1672°C,what is its melting point in Kelvins?

A)897 K
B)1399 K
C)1945 K
D)3042 K

Question 63

What is the coldest temperature possible?

A)0°C
B)0°F
C)0 K
D)None of these

Question 64

The density of mercury is 13.5 g/mL.What is the mass in kg of mercury that fills a 0.250-L flask?

A)0)0540 kg
B)3)38 kg
C)54.0 kg
D)3380 kg

Question 65

The freezing point of methane is -295°F and the boiling point is -263°F.The temperature of the surface of Titan,a moon of Saturn,is 93 K.If methane exists on Titan,it is

A)a gas.
B)a liquid.
C)a solid.
D)a plasma.

Question 66

Which one of the following statements about temperature scales is false?

A)The boiling point of water on the Fahrenheit scale is 212 degrees.
B)The Celsius degree is smaller than the Fahrenheit degree.
C)The freezing point of water on the Celsius scale is 0 degrees.
D)All temperatures on the Kelvin scale are positive numbers.

Question 67

Convert 100 cm³ to m³.

A)1 × 10^-4 m³
B)1 × 10⁰ m³
C)1 × 10⁴ m³
D)1 × 10⁸ m³

Question 68

Convert 15 m³ to liters.

A)1)5 × 10^-2 L
B)1)5 L
C)1)5 × 10² L
D)1)5 × 10⁴ L

Question 69

Which of the following is the lowest temperature?

A)37°C
B)54°F
C)313 K
D)All of these temperatures are all equal.

Question 70

The density of copper is 8.96 g/cm³.What is the mass in mg of a cube of copper that measures 2.31 mm on each side?

A)0)0207 g
B)0)110 g
C)2)07 g
D)110 g

Question 71

The density of aluminum is 2.702 g/cm³.What is the final liquid level of water if 1.130 ounces of aluminum is dropped into a graduated cylinder containing 15.90 mL of water?

A)17.08 mL
B)21.66 mL
C)27.76 mL
D)47.95 mL

Question 72

Because of the high heat and low humidity in the summer in Death Valley,California,a visitor requires about one quart of water for every two miles traveled on foot.If the density of water is 0.990 g/mL at 45°C,how many kilograms of water are required for a person to walk 30 kilometers in Death Valley?

A)8)7 kg
B)70 kg
C)3)5 × 10² kg
D)7)0 × 10² kg

Question 73

A mass of mercury occupies 0.750 L.What volume would an equal mass of ethanol occupy? The density of mercury is 13.546 g/mL and the density of ethanol is 0.789 g/mL.

A)0)0437 L
B)0)0777 L
C)12.9 L
D)22.9 L

Question 74

Which of the following is the smallest volume?

A)44 cm³
B)1)0 dL
C)5)5 × 10³ mL
D)1 × 10⁸ nL

Question 75

Which of the following volumes is equal to 10 mL?

A)10 cm³
B)10 dm³
C)0)10 L
D)0)00010 kL

Question 76

A gold ingot weighs 5.50 lbs.If the density of gold is 19.31 g/cm³,and the length and width of the ingot are 12.0 cm and 3.00 cm respectively,what is the height of the ingot?

A)6)50 × 10^-3 cm
B)3)59 cm
C)10.2 cm
D)1)34 × 10³ cm

Question 77

The volume of a well is 40.0 ft³.How many kilograms of concrete will it take to fill the well if the density of concrete is 2.85 g/cm³?

A)3)47 kg
B)3)23 × 10³ kg
C)3)47 × 10³ kg
D)3)23 × 10⁶ kg

Question 78

A piece of metal ore weighs 8.25 g.When a student places it into a graduated cylinder containing water,the liquid level rises from 21.25 mL to 26.47 mL.What is the density of the ore?

A)0)312 g/mL
B)0)633 g/mL
C)1)58 g/mL
D)3)21 g/mL

Question 79

The nighttime and daytime temperatures on Mercury are 13 K and 683 K respectively.The melting point and boiling point of sulfur is 246°F and 832°F.Which of the following statements is true? On Mercury sulfur exists

A)only in the liquid state.
B)only in the solid state.
C)as both a liquid and a gas.
D)as both a liquid and a solid.

Question 80

One liter is approximately the same as one U.S.

A)ounce.
B)pint.
C)quart.
D)gallon.