Honors Chemistry Midterm 2024

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What is the forerunner of chemistry that existed long before modern chemistry?

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Alchemy

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What is the study of all elements and their compounds except carbon?

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Inorganic Chemistry

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Which branch of chemistry deals with the study of carbon compounds?

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Organic Chemistry

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Calculate 0.020 cm x 50 cm x 11.1 cm and give your answer with the correct number of significant figures.

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10 cm³

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Who developed the atomic theory?

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John Dalton

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What is the definition of chemistry?

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Chemistry is the scientific study of matter, its properties, and how it interacts with other matter.

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What is the difference between organic and inorganic chemistry?

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Organic chemistry focuses on carbon-containing compounds, while inorganic chemistry deals with compounds that do not primarily contain carbon.

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What are significant figures?

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Significant figures are the digits in a number that contribute to its precision, including all non-zero digits, zeros between significant digits, and trailing zeros in the decimal portion.

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What is the law of conservation of mass?

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The law of conservation of mass states that mass is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.

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What is a chemical reaction?

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A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the transformation of one set of chemical substances to another.