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