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CHEM 121 Fall 2022 Test 1 Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a chemical change?

a)

Boiling of water

b)

Melting wax

c)

Broiling a steak on a grill

d)

Condensing water vapor into rainfall

e)

Carving a piece of wood

2.

Which of the following activities is not a part of good science?

a)

proposing a theory

b)

developing a hypothesis

c)

making quantitative observations

d)

designing experiments

e)

indulging in speculation

3.

The distance between carbon atoms in ethylene is 134 picometers. Which of the following expresses that distance in meters?

a)

1.34 x 10-13 m

b)

1.34 x 10-12 m

c)

1.34 x 10-10 m

d)

1.34 x 10-7 m

e)

1.34 x 10-6 m

4.

Which of the following represents the largest volume?

a)

10,000 υL

b)

1000 pL

c)

100 mL

d)

10 nL

e)

10 cm3

5.

The speed needed to escape the pull of Earth's gravity is 11.3 km/s. What is this speed in mi/h?

a)

65,500 mi/h

b)

25,300 mi/h

c)

18,200 mi/h

d)

1,090 mi/h

e)

5.02 x 10-3 mi/h

6.

Which of the following is not an S.I. base unit?

a)

meter

b)

ampere

c)

second

d)

gram

e)

kelvin

7.

Which of the following is an extensive property of oxygen?

a)

boiling point

b)

temperature

c)

mass

d)

density

8.

Isopropyl alcohol, commonly known as rubbing alcohol, boils at 82.4 oC. What is the boiling point in kelvins?

a)

387.6 K

b)

355.6 K

c)

323.6 K

d)

190.8 K

9.

Which measurement is expressed to 4 significant figures?

a)

0.423 kg

b)

24.049 cm

c)

1300 K

d)

62.40 g

10.

Select the answer with the correct number of decimal places for the following sum:

13.914 cm + 243.1 cm + 12.00460 cm =

a)

269.0 cm

b)

269.02 cm

c)

269.019 cm

d)

269.0186 cm

11.

The difference between a student's experimental measurement of the density of sodium chloride and the mnown density of this compound reflects the _____ of the student's result.

a)

accuracy

b)

precision

c)

random error

d)

systematic error

12.

Kaolinite, a clay mineral with the formula Al4Si4O10(OH)8, is used as a filler in slick-paper for magazines as a raw material for ceramics. Analysis shows that 14.35 g of kaolinite contains 8.009 g of oxygen. Calculate the mass percent of oxygen in kaolinite.

a)

1.792 %

b)

55.81%

c)

34.12%

d)

30.81%

13.

Who was credited with first measuring the charge of the electron?

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Millikan

d)

Rutherford

14.

The chemical symbol for potassium is

a)

P

b)

Po

c)

Pt

d)

Pm

e)

K

15.

In the modern periodic table, the order in which the elements are placed is based on

a)

atomic mass

b)

mass number

c)

atomic number

d)

atomic size

16.

Which of the following is a non-metal?

a)

lithium

b)

bromine

c)

mercury

d)

bismuth

17.

A row in the periodic table is called a

a)

group

b)

period

c)

family

d)

subshell

18.

After an atom has lost an electron it becomes a/an_____ and has a _____ charge.

a)

anion, positive

b)

cation, positive

c)

anion, negative

d)

cation, negative

19.

Which of the following compounds is covalent?

a)

CaCl2

b)

MgO

c)

Al2O3

d)

PCl3

20.

What is the name of Na2O?

a)

sodium oxide

b)

sodium (I) oxide

c)

disodium oxide

d)

sodium monoxide

21.

Which of the following is a polyatomic cation?

a)

ammonium

b)

nitrate

c)

permangonate

d)

chromate

22.

Calcium hydroxide is used in mortar, plaster, and cement. What is its formula?

a)

CaOH

b)

CaOH2

c)

Ca2OH

d)

Ca(OH)2

23.

What is the name of IF7?

a)

iodine fluoride

b)

iodine heptafluoride

c)

heptafluoroiodide

d)

heptafluoride iodide

24.

Ammonium sulfate, (NH4)2SO4, is a fertilizer widely used as a source of nitrogen. Calculate its molar mass.

a)

63.07 amu

b)

114.10 amu

c)

132.13 amu

d)

128.11 amu

25.

Sodium chromate is used to protect iron from corrosion and rusting. Determine its molecular mass.

a)

138.98 amu

b)

161.97 amu

c)

238.98 amu

d)

261.97 amu