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Phys/Chem Changes and Reaction Types

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an indicator of a chemical reaction

a)

A precipitate forms

b)

The substance melts

c)

The substance evaporates

d)

All of the above

2.

What type of reaction is this?


C2H6 + O2 ---> CO2 + H2O

a)

Single replacement

b)

Synthesis

c)

Combustion

d)

Decomposition

3.

You drop red food coloring into a glass of water, and the water turns red. Is this a physical or chemical change?

a)

Chemical, because the water turns red.

b)

Chemical, because you mix two different substances together.

c)

Physical because a new substance isn't forming.

d)

Physical, because the only reason the color looks different is because the food coloring is mixing with the water.

e)

C and D.

4.

Which of the following is a physical change?

a)

Burning a leaf

b)

Boiling water

c)

Rust forming on a bike chain

d)

Fireworks exploding

5.

What type of reaction is this?


Al + HCl ---> AlCl3 + H2

a)

Synthesis

b)

Combustion

c)

Single Replacement

d)

Double Replacement

6.

What kind of reaction is this?

SiCl4 + H2O ---> SiO2 + HCl

a)

Decomposition

b)

Synthesis

c)

Single Replacement

d)

Double Replacement

7.

Select all of the following that are examples of CHEMICAL changes.

a)

Burning a leaf

b)

Freezing nitrogen

c)

Jewelry tarnishing

d)

Combining two substances that produce gas bubbles

e)

Grinding corn into cornmeal

8.

What type of reaction is this?

H2 + O2 ---> H2O2

a)

synthesis

b)

decomposition

c)

combustion

d)

single replacement

9.

What do you change in order to balance equations?

a)

Coefficients

b)

Subscripts

c)

Chemical symbols

10.

What do we know about the mass of the reactants and products of a reaction?

a)

The products have a greater mass than the reactants.

b)

The products mass equals the reactants mass.

c)

The reactants have a greater mass than the products.

11.

What is mass measured in?

a)

Grams (g)

b)

Millliters (mL)

c)

Grams per milliliters (g/mL)

12.

What is volume measured in?

a)

Grams (g)

b)

mL or cm^3 (cubic centimeters)

c)

g/mL

13.

What is the equation for density?

a)

D = Mass / Volume

b)

D = Volume / Mass

c)

D = Volume x Mass

d)

none of the above

14.

What is the density of water?

a)

0.5 g/mL

b)

1.0 g/mL

c)

1.0 cm3

d)

1.4 g/mL

15.

For something to float in water, its density must be ______ that of the water.

a)

Greater than

b)

Less than

16.

In a density column, the least dense substance is at the __________ and the most dense substance is at the _________.

a)

top; bottom

b)

bottom; top