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Lab Techniques & Safety

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the lab, if your hair is long it should always be ___

a)

on fire

b)

knocking stuff over

c)

tied up

d)

occluding your vision

2.

Clothes should ___

a)

look hunky

b)

include sandals

c)

expose your midriff

d)

cover your body as much as possible

3.

To protect your most vulnerable organ, always ___

a)

wear eye protection

b)

wear sandals

c)

eat or drink in the lab

d)

work alone in the lab

4.

In the Hazardous Material diamond each little box is rated with numbers between ___

a)

zero and three

b)

one and five

c)

zero and four

d)

one and four

5.

In the HazMat diamond, what does the little blue box indicate?

a)

flammability

b)

chemical reactivity

c)

health

d)

extra information

6.

In the HazMat diamond, the little red box indicates ___

a)

flammability

b)

chemical reactivity

c)

health

d)

extra information

7.

In the HazMat diamond, what does the little yellow box indicate?

a)

flammability

b)

chemical reactivity

c)

health

d)

extra information

8.

If certain kinds of exposure to a chemical will kill you, the HazMat diamond will indicate ___

a)

a four in flammability

b)

a five in chemical reactivity

c)

a five in health

d)

a four in health

9.

If a chemical is both very flammable and gaseous, the HazMat diamond will indicate ___

a)

a four in flammability

b)

a five in chemical reactivity

c)

a five in flammability

d)

a four in chemical reactivity

10.

If a chemical is capable of exploding at room temperature, the HazMat diamond will indicate ___

a)

a four in flammability

b)

a five in chemical reactivity

c)

a five in flammability

d)

a four in chemical reactivity

11.

On the HazMat diamond, any special hazards or extra information is shown in ___

a)

the blue box on the left

b)

the red box at the top

c)

the yellow box on the right

d)

the white box underneath

12.

Before you even touch a chemical, what should you read?

a)

the IUPAC naming conventions

b)

the MSDS

c)

your chemistry textbook

d)

Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry

13.

MSDS is an abbreviation for___

a)

multiple safety data system

b)

multiple systems data sheet

c)

material safety data sheet

d)

material safety display system

14.

When doing chemistry that might contain noxious fumes, where should the operations be performed?

a)

in a fume hood

b)

beside a respiration station

c)

near an air lock

d)

in a temperature controlled lab

15.

To ensure gases are properly vented when using a fume hood, what should be kept at the right level?

a)

the A/C unit

b)

the temperature

c)

the sash

d)

the heating unit

16.

If something happens to you in the lab, and you're unsure if it was serious or minor, you should ___

a)

try to cover it up

b)

tell a friend

c)

tell your instructor

d)

ignore it

17.

If you want to know what something smells like, ___

a)

waft it toward your face

b)

stick your face in it

c)

breath in deeply

d)

ask your lab partner to smell it

18.

When pouring a liquid from one container to another, you should ___

a)

pour it as slowly as possible

b)

pipette by mouth

c)

dribble it down the side of the container

d)

commit

19.

When cleaning up broken glass, what should you use?

a)

your fingers

b)

your hands

c)

a pipette

d)

a broom and a dustpan

20.

When feeding a piece of tubing through a stopper use a bit of lubricant and ensure ___

a)

your hand is on the other side

b)

your hand is not on the other side

c)

you hold it far away

d)

it breaks

21.

To dispose of some chemicals, like common acids or bases, ___

a)

flush them, but don't dilute them

b)

pollution is the solution

c)

dilution is the solution to pollution

d)

put them in a waste container

22.

Rule of thumb: always know the right way to dispose of something before ___

a)

you even start to use it

b)

you mix it with something else

c)

disposing of it

d)

you pour it into another container