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States of Matter

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A balloon filled with 50 mL of air at 1 atm is submerged in the water to a depth that produces a pressure of 3.25 atm. What is the volume of the balloon at this depth?

a)

1.63 L

b)

0.154 L

c)

6.50 L

d)

0.615 L

2.

When must temperature values in gas law calculations be expressed in kelvin units?

a)

only for Charles's law

b)

only for the Ideal Gas law

c)

only for the Combined Gas law

d)

never

e)

always

3.

A 5.00 liter balloon of gas at 25°C is cooled to 0°C. What is the new volume (liters) of the balloon?

a)

0 liters

b)

22.4 liters

c)

5.46 liters

d)

4.58 liters

4.

What is the pressure of a 3.00 L gas vessel that has 18.0 grams of helium at 25 C? (R= 0.08206 L atm/ mol K) (molar mass He: 4 g/mol)

a)

147 atm

b)

36.7 atm

c)

32.6 atm

d)

1.81 atm

5.

Which set of conditions reflect STP?

a)

298 K, 1 atm

b)

373 K, 760 torr

c)

273 K, 1 Pa

d)

273 K, 760 mm Hg

6.

Suppose you had a balloon containing 1 mole of helium at STP and a balloon containing 1 mole of oxygen at STP. Which statement is TRUE?

a)

The balloons will have the same volume.

b)

The balloons will have the same mass.

c)

Both A and B are true.

d)

not enough information

7.

According to ___________, if you decrease the volume of a container of gas and hold the temperature constant, the pressure of the gas will increase.

a)

Bernoulli's principle

b)

Boyle's Law

c)

Charles's Law

d)

Archimedes' principle

8.

A gas has a volume of 22.4 L at STP. What is the new volume if the pressure is increased to 202.6 kPa and the temperature is decreased to 250 K?

a)

10.3 L

b)

24.5 L

c)

48.9 L

d)

20.6 L

9.
Which of the following would increase the pressure on a system?
a)
Increase the Temperature
b)
Pump in more gas
c)
Decrease the volume
d)
All of these
10.
Which law?
a)
Charles 
b)
Boyle
c)
Hooke
d)
Peter Pan 
11.

this graph referring to which gas law?

a)

boyle's law

b)

charles's law

c)

pressure law

d)

avogardro constant

12.

As temperature increases, viscosity _______________. Liquid will flow at __________________ rate.

a)

increases, slow

b)

stays the same, fast

c)

decreases, fast

d)

decreases, slow

e)

increases, fast

13.
Rain drops are spherical in shape because of
a)
low temperature
b)
Surface Tension
c)
Viscosity
d)
External forces
14.
When the atmospheric pressure equals the equilibrium vapor pressure ___ occurs.
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
boiling
d)
sublimation
15.

If a solid transitions directly to a gas it is called

a)

Sublimation

b)

Melting

c)

Vaporisation

d)

It is impossible

16.
When does evaporation happen?
a)
gas to liquid
b)
liquid to solid
c)
solid to liquid
d)
liquid to gas
17.

Boiling is a heat __________ process and occurs ________________________.

a)

gain; at the surface of the liquid

b)

gain; throughout the liquid

c)

loss; at the surface of the liquid

d)

loss; throughout the liquid

18.

When Dylan got off from an air-conditioned bus, the lens of his spectacles became blurred. What caused this to happen?

a)

Warmer water vapour from the air-conditioned bus came into contact with a cooler outer surface of his spectacles' lens, lost heat and condensed into water droplets.

b)

Warmer water vapour from the surrounding air came into contact with a cooler outer surface of his spectacles' lens, gained heat and condensed into water droplets.

c)

Cooler water vapour from the air-conditioned bus came into contact with a warmer outer surface of his spectacles' lens, gained heat and condensed into water droplets.

d)

Warmer water vapour from the surrounding air came into contact with a cooler outer surface of his spectacles' lens, lost heat and condensed into water droplets.

19.

While mixing gases, Dalton noticed that the total internal pressure of his container was always equal to ___

a)

the sum of the individual pressures of the gases

b)

the product of the individual pressures of the gases

c)

the pressure of the most abundant gas

d)

the pressure of the least abundant gas

20.

When collecting a gas over water, the total pressure in the column is equal to the pressure of the collected gas ___

a)

plus atmospheric pressure

b)

minus atmospheric pressure

c)

plus the vapor pressure of the water

d)

minus the vapor pressure of the water

21.
why does a gas with a lower vapor pressure have a higher boiling point
a)
its molecules need more energy in order to break free from strong attraction
b)
there are strong forces of attraction between its particles
c)
it has a lower volatility
d)
all of the answer
22.

This type of solid forms a regular repeating

three-dimensional structure called a crystal lattice. What type of solid is this?

a)

amorphous

b)

crystalline

c)

glass

d)

diamond

23.

In amorphous solids, the atoms or molecules are held together in a completely random formation.

a)

true

b)

false

24.

Graphite is the example of

a)

Metallic crystal

b)

Molecular covalent crystal

c)

Ionic crystal

d)

Giant covalent solids

25.
The pressure is increased on a sample of water at 0 °C from 0 mmHg to 800 mmHg.  In order, what changes occur?
a)
deposition, melting
b)
sublimation, melting
c)
condensation, freezing
d)
deposition, freezing
26.
Which statement is true for carbon dioxide at -60 °C?
a)
All three phases are possible.
b)
It can exist as a solid or a gas, depending on pressure.
c)
It is a solid.
d)
With enough pressure it can be melted.
27.

The density of a gas was measured and found to be 1.9 g dm-3 at RT. What is molecular weight of the gas? (R= 0.08206 L atm/ mol K)

a)

46.48 g/mol

b)

42.58 g/mol

c)

47.0 g/mol

d)

46.50 g/mol

28.

150 mL of oxygen gas was collected using water displacement method at 20oC. The atmospheric pressure is 775 mmHg and the vapour pressure of water at 20oC is 24 mmHg.

Determine the volume (in mL) of gas O2 collected at STP. (R : 0.08206 atm L/ mol K)

a)

148 mL

b)

150 mL

c)

138 mL

29.

The combination of pressure and temperature where all three states of matter(solid, liquid and gas) will coexist at the same time

a)

triple point

b)

temperature point

c)

pressure point

d)

the point of three states

30.
What is the normal melting point of this substance?
a)
150 °C
b)
100 °C
c)
-50 °C
d)
0 °C