Chapter 12: Basics of Chemistry

Inorganic chemistry is the study of substances that do not contain the element carbon, but may contain which element?

• Silicon

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogen

A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances without a loss of identity is _______________.

• A compound

• An ion

• A molecule

• An element

Chemically combining two or more atoms in definite proportion forms _______________.

• An acid

• A molecule

• A mixture

• A solvent

A(n) _______________ is a stable physical mixture of two or more substances in a solvent.

• Solution

• Emulsion

• Compound

• Element

A(n) _______________ is a substance dissolved into a solution.

• Solvent

• Alkali

• Solute

• Acid

Liquids that are not capable of being mixed together to form stable solutions are considered _______________.

• Emulsions

• Suspensions

• Miscible

• Immiscible

Unstable physical mixtures of undissolved particles in a liquid are _______________.

• Suspensions

• Mixtures

• Solutes

• Emulsions

An unstable physical mixture of two or more immiscible substances plus a special ingredient is _______________.

• A suspension

• An emulsion

• A mixture

• A solution

A substance that allows oil and water to mix or emulsify is _______________.

• A reducing agent

• A surfactant

• An anion

• A cation

The tail of a surfactant molecule is oil-loving or _______________.

• Miscible

• Immiscible

• Lipophilic

• Hydrophilic