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Classification of Reactions and Decay Problems

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Combustion reactions are when things burn. Which of the following would be a combustion reaction

a)

popcorn + heat + CO2 --> oxygen + water

b)

popcorn + heat + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water

c)

Popcorn + oxygen --> heat + carbon dioxide

d)

popcorn + CO2 + O2 --> heat + sugar

2.

If you have 40 grams of a radioactive substance how much would be available after two half lives (don't over think it)

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3.

If a reaction is exothermic what is happening to the heat?

a)

It is going to be used up

b)

It is going to be neutralized

c)

It is going to be released

d)

It is going to be absorbed

4.

What statement is true about the product?

a)

It was created via decomposition

b)

it is a covalent compound

c)

it is a gas

d)

It is a new substance

5.

If the products have MORE energy this reaction AND heat was required to make it happen. This reaction would best be described as?

a)

Exothermic and non-spontaneous

b)

Endothermic and spontaneous

c)

Exothermic and spontaneous

d)

Endothermic and non-spontaneous

6.

When you have a single element + a compound and you make a new single element plus a compound. (A + BC --> AC + B) this is a

a)

Double replacement

b)

Synthesis/Combination

c)

Decomposition

d)

Single replacement

7.

What type of reaction would this be?

AB + CD --> AC + BD

a)

Single replacement

b)

Double replacement

c)

Decomposition

d)

Synthesis

8.

This term refers to the amount of time it takes for half of a certain substance to undergo radioactive decay.

a)

alpha life

b)

beta life

c)

radioactivity time

d)

half-life

9.

How many neutrons are in this isotope of Nitrogen-15?

a)

15

b)

7

c)

22

d)

8

10.

If the half-life of a radioactive substance is 4 days, how much of a 200-g radioactive sample is left after 16 days?

a)

800g

b)

50g

c)

25g

d)

12.5g

11.

How many grams of Carbon-14 will remain after 17,100 years?

a)

32 g

b)

16 g

c)

8 g

d)

4 g

12.

What is the difference between exothermic reactions and endothermic reactions?

a)

Endothermic reactions take in energy and Exothermic reactions give off

b)

Endothermic reactions are always spontaneous

c)

Exothermic reactions are always non-spontaneous

d)

Endothermic reactions give off energy and exothermic reactions take in energy

13.

If a precipitate is formed then the reaction was likely a

a)

Single replacement

b)

Double replacement

c)

Combustion

d)

Synthesis

14.

What is the coefficient (number in front of the compound) for CO2 when balanced?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4