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Chapter 1 Test 1
Contributed by: PERRY
  • 1. A chemical can be defined as:
A) a toxic substance
B) any substance that is not alive
C) an unnatural additive placed in food
D) any substance that has a definite composition
  • 2. Inorganic chemistry is the study of:
A) the chemistry of living things
B) non-carbon related compounds
C) the identification of the composition of materials
D) mathematical modeling
  • 3. Organic chemistry is the study of:
A) the chemistry of living things
B) crystals and minerals
C) properties, changes, and relationships between energy and matter
D) carbon-containing compounds
  • 4. Technological development often occurs:
A) long after the basis research is complete
B) by accident
C) only to make money
D) in order go learn basic information
  • 5. Basic research is usually performed
A) to develop new products
B) to understand an environmental problem
C) to solve a particular problem.
D) to gain knowledge
  • 6. Applied research is carried out in order to
A) to learn basic information
B) in order to make money
C) by accident
D) to solve a particular problem
  • 7. Which of the following is an intensive property of matter?
A) mass
B) amount of energy
C) volume
D) density
  • 8. The two most important properties of all matter are
A) the ability to carry an electric current well and to hold electric charge
B) being brittle and hard
C) taking up space and having mass
D) being malleable and ductile
  • 9. An atom is
A) the smallest unit of matter that maintains its chemical identity
B) the smallest unit of a compound
C) always made of carbon
D) smaller than an electron
  • 10. A measure of the quantity of matter is
A) mass
B) volume
C) density
D) weight
  • 11. Matter includes all of the following except
A) air
B) water vapor
C) smoke
D) light
  • 12. A true statement about mass is that
A) mass is determined by comparing the mass of an object with a set of standard masses that are part of a balance
B) mass if often measured with a spring scale
C) as the force of Earth's gravity on an object increases, the object's mass increases
D) mass is expressed in pounds
  • 13. Which of the following is not a physical change?
A) boiling
B) cutting
C) grinding
D) burning
  • 14. Which of the following is not a chemical change?
A) melting
B) burning
C) rusting
D) igniting
  • 15. Nitrogen monoxide and oxygen, both colorless gases, form a red-brown gas when mixed. Nitrogen monoxide and oxygen are called the
A) reactants
B) products
C) synthetics
D) equilibria
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