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PS Exam Review Fall 15-16 Chapter 8,10
  • 1. In order for a solution to form,
A) the solvent must be water.
B) a gas must dissolve in a liquid.
C) one substance must dissolve in another.
D) a solid must dissolve in a liquid
  • 2. During the formation of a solution, energy is
A) neither released nor absorbed.
B) absorbed only.
C) released only.
D) either released or absorbed.
  • 3. In an exothermic reaction, the amount of energy required to break the attractions among the solute particles and among the solvent particles is
A) equal to the heat of solution.
B) equal to the energy released as attractions form between solute and solvent particles.
C) less than the energy released as attractions form between solute and solvent particles.
D) greater than the energy released as attractions form between solute and solvent particles.
  • 4. A student dissolved equal amounts of salt in equal amounts of warm water, room-temperature water, and ice water. Which of the following is true?
A) The salt dissolved most quickly in the warm water
B) The salt dissolved most quickly in the room-temperature water.
C) The salt dissolved most quickly in the ice water.
D) None of the above
  • 5. A student dissolved equal amounts of salt in equal amounts of warm water, room-temperature water, and ice water. Which of the following is true?
A) The salt dissolved most quickly in the room-temperature water.
B) The salt dissolved most quickly in the warm water.
C) None of the above
D) The salt dissolved most quickly in the ice water.
  • 6. A solution that contains more solute than it would normally hold at that temperature is said to be
A) concentrated.
B) saturated.
C) supersaturated.
D) unsaturated.
  • 7. Which of the following is NOT a property of an acid
A) feels slippery
B) usually reacts with a metal
C) changes the color of an indicator
D) tastes sour
  • 8. A girl tasted each of the following foods. Which of the following would NOT taste acidic to her?
A) lime
B) celery
C) orange
D) tomato
  • 9. A base is defined as a compound that produces
A) hydroxide ions in solution.
B) hydrogen ions in solution.
C) hydronium ions in solution.
D) sodium ions in solution.
  • 10. Which of the following is NOT a common property of bases?
A) feels slippery
B) tastes bitter
C) changes colors of indicators
D) reacts with metals
  • 11. The products of the neutralization reaction between hydrochloric acid and magnesium hydroxide are
A) HCl and MgOH
B) MgCl and H2O
C) HCl and Mg(OH)2
D) MgCl2 and H2O
  • 12. An acid can be defined as
A) both a proton donor and a proton acceptor.
B) a proton acceptor.
C) a proton donor.
D) neither a proton donor nor a proton acceptor.
  • 13. A compound has a pH of 6 in solution, where very little of it has ionized. The compound is a
A) strong base.
B) weak base.
C) weak acid.
D) strong acid.
  • 14. A substance that ionizes or dissociates into ions when placed in water is always a(an)
A) strong acid.
B) electrolyte
C) strong base.
D) conductor.
  • 15. Which of the following are examples of strong electrolytes?
A) strong acids and strong bases
B) weak acids and weak bases
C) strong and weak bases
D) pure water and buffers
  • 16. What is the process in which an unstable atomic nucleus emits charged particles or energy or both?
A) oxidation
B) decomposition
C) radioactivity
D) none of these
  • 17. Uranium-238 undergoes alpha decay. Therefore, uranium-238 will
A) emit neutral particles and no energy
B) change into a different element altogether
C) remain stable
D) none of these
  • 18. What type of nuclear decay releases energy but not a particle?
A) alpha decay
B) electron decay
C) beta decay
D) gamma decay
  • 19. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) naturally occuting nuclear radiation is called background radiation
B) you are exposed to nuclear radiation every day
C) all natural radiation is at a level low enough to be safe
D) most of the nuclear radiation you are exposed to occurs naturally in the environment
  • 20. Alpha-emitting substances, such as radon gas, can be a serius health hazard only if
A) their radiation strikes the skin
B) exposure to them is external
C) they are inhaled or eaten
D) none of these
  • 21. In general, the nucleus of a small atom is stable. Therefore, over very short distances,such as those in a small nucleus,
A) the strong nuclear force and the electric force are both attractive.
B) the strong nuclear force equals the electric force.
C) the electric force is much greater thatn the strong nuclear force.
D) the strong nuclear force is much greater than the electric force.
  • 22. The strong nuclear force felt by a single proton in a large nucleus
A) is much less than that flet by a single proton in a small nucleus
B) is much greater than that felt by a single protom in a small nucleus
C) is about the same as that felf by a single proton in a small nucleus
D) is about the same as the elctric force felt by a single proton proton in a small nucleus
  • 23. During nuclear fission, great amounts of energy are produce from
A) a series of chemical reactions
B) tremendous amounts of mass
C) very small amounts of mass
D) particle accelerators
  • 24. Which of the following is an advantage of using nuclear power plants to produce electricity?
A) nuclear power plants do not pollute the air
B) all of these
C) nuclear power plants produce more stable wastes compared to fossil fuel combustion
D) nuclear power plants produce wastes that are easy to dispose of
  • 25. Which of the following is NOT an advantabe of using a fusion reaction instead of a fission reaction to produce energy?
A) Fusion reactors require less energy than fission reactors do.
B) Workers are not in as much danger from radiation.
C) Hydrogen is used, and hydrogen is easily obtained from water.
D) No harmful waste products are produced.
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