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BCA Diagram Concepts

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happens if a (s) which is 20 K below its melting point is heated up 10 K? Describe the particles.

a)

The particles are vibrating faster after being heated.

b)

The particles are slightly expanding during heating.

c)

The particles remain much more dense as a (s) than a liquid, except for water.

d)

All the other choices are correct.

2.

When heating a system of hydrocarbon fuel like methane in the presence of oxygen in the air, the chemical change of combustion does which of the following:

a)

produces new substance(s)

b)

is exothermic

c)

gives off heat

d)

sometimes gives off light and changes color

e)

all the other answers are correct

3.

When the amount of energy of the products is represented by a negative number of KJ/mol then its chemical reaction is:

a)

giving off more heat than it took into the system

b)

exothermic

c)

heating up the environment around the system

d)

all the other answers are correct

4.

Which will be most exothermic when it burns in complete combustion?

a)

CH4 (methane)

b)

C3H8 (propane)

c)

C4H10 (butane)

d)

C8H18 (octane, aka "pure gasoline")

e)

C21H44 (wax paraffin)

5.

Increasing the Temperature of a system of particles will cause them to move:

a)

slower

b)

the same speed

c)

faster

6.

What happens at the moment of highest heat of formation (KJ/mol) during a hydrocarbon fuel combustion reaction?

a)

bonds are being broken & made

b)

motion of particles, but the chemical bonds never break during a chemical change

c)

nothing, because this "C stage" is stable and unchanging

d)

fuels & oxygen are being destroyed

7.

What happens during a chemical change?

a)

building blocks of substances are recombined

b)

new substances are being made

c)

the chemical make-up (aka: "composition") of the starting chemicals change

d)

chemical bonds are being broken & made

e)

all the other choices are correct

8.

What are the indicators or hints of a chemical change?

a)

new light is produced

b)

new heat is produced

c)

new color is produced

d)

new solid or gas is produced

e)

all the other choices are correct

9.

When you look at our boiling point graph, we see that:

a)

chemical substances have their own specific boiling points

b)

water has a relatively high boiling point

c)

He boils at a relatively low temperature

d)

all the other choices are correct

e)

Many of the Air molecules (N2, O2, He, Ar, Ne...) have similar boiling points

10.

What state burns in a wax paraffin candle and most hydrocarbon fuels?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

(aq)

11.

Which has the lowest boiling point?

a)

ammonia (NH3)

b)

methane (CH4)

c)

oxygen (O2)

d)

Water (H2O)

12.

What substance has a melting point that is higher than the other 3 listed?

a)

methane (CH4)

b)

Oxygen (O2)

c)

ammonia (NH3)

d)

water (H2O)

13.

What is true of hydrocarbon combustion?

a)

The oxygen is the fuel, not the wax.

b)

It makes carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O).

c)

It is endothermic overall.

d)

Only a chemical change occurs; no physical changes occur at the same time.

14.

Which is the smallest of the following building blocks? Check your Periodic Table.

a)

He

b)

O

c)

Mg

d)

Fr

15.

Since 1743 the Celsius scale has been based on 0 °C for the freezing point of water and 100 °C for the boiling point of water at 1 atm pressure. What is true of 0 degrees C?

a)

It is the melting point of ice.

b)

It is the temperature at which both solid and liquid particles of a particular substance can exist.

c)

It is the same temperature at which water freezes.

d)

Equal to 273 K.

e)

all the other choices are correct

16.

At what amount of energy in KJ/mol are the starting chemicals transitioning into new substances during a chemical change?

a)

-360

b)

-350

c)

-345

d)

-335

e)

-325

17.

Which of the following is the correct order of events in a forward acting chemical changes?

a)

reactants, transition states, products

b)

products, reactants, transition states

c)

products, transition states, reactants

d)

reactants, products, transition states

18.

Water and carbon dioxide are both:

a)

elements

b)

compounds

19.

Which of the following correctly describes solid, liquid, and gas states of matter?

a)

Solids are more tightly packed & experience vibration motion

b)

liquids are experiencing mainly sliding motion

c)

gas particles are mainly colliding and spreading

d)

all of the other answers are correct

20.

CO2 has how many carbons and oxygens per molecule?

a)

1 C: 2O

b)

2 C: 1 O

c)

2 C: 2 O

d)

1 C: 1O

21.

How many carbon and oxygen atoms exist per molecule for CO (carbon monoxide)?

a)

1 C: 1 O

b)

1 C: 2 O

c)

2 C: 2 O

d)

2 C: 1 O

22.

C21H44 has how many carbon and hydrogen atoms for our single bonded hydrocarbon fuels?

a)

C2 : H4

b)

Cn : H(2n+2)

c)

Cn : H2n

d)

More carbons than there are hydrogens.

23.

Law of Conservation of Mass can be proved experimentally by using what tool before and after a chemical treatment?

a)

using a thermometer

b)

using a graduated cylinder

c)

using a gram scale

d)

reading the colors of the chemicals

24.

Pressure is the amount of:

a)

average kinetic energy

b)

collision force exerted between particles & other matter

c)

matter

d)

space

e)

amount of heat needed to make a new substance

25.

Chemistry is the study of:

a)

Matter

b)

properties of matter

c)

changes in matter

d)

all the other answers are correct

26.

If you burn a hydrocarbon in a closed system where oxygen gets used up, what will happen?

a)

a flame will eventually go out

b)

more CO (g) will be made than normal, and less CO2 (g) will be made

c)

a flame will get brighter

d)

a flame will get brighter and produce more CO2 (g)

e)

a flame will eventually go out and produce more CO (g), but less than normal CO2 (g)

27.

What is another word for kinetic energy measure in an absolute amount of KJ/mole?

a)

Heat

b)

Pressure

c)

Mass

d)

Volume

e)

Temperature

28.

What is a proper title for this science graph?

a)

Heat Added (Joules)

b)

Temperature

(degrees Celsius)

c)

Aluminum vs. Water Properties

d)

Heat Added (Joules) vs. Temperature (degrees Celsius)

e)

Temperature vs. Heat Added

29.

What is the dependent variable on this graph?

a)

time of heating (s)

b)

Heat of Formation (KJ/mol)

c)

Temperature (K)

d)

Pressure (psi)

30.

What tool or tools could NOT have been used to increase the heat of formation (KJ/mol) from the far right reactants to the top of the curve transition state?

a)

Bunsen Burner

b)

gram scale

c)

stirring rod

d)

match

e)

lighter

31.

What are 3 important ingredients of fire?

a)

fuel

b)

oxygen

c)

spark or ignition source

d)

all of the other answers are correct

32.

What state of matter is most compressible?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

all three main states are equally compressible

33.

Which of the following is the "weakest" physical change evidence that is an indicator of a chemical change?

a)

new heat

b)

new light

c)

new color

d)

new solid

e)

new gas

34.

Sublimation is what type of change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

35.

Crumbling a cookie is what sort of change?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

36.

What would be a good title for this Science Graph?

a)

Atomic Number vs. Electronegativity (Pauling)

b)

The Pattern of Atomic Number.

c)

Electronegativity vs. Atomic Number

d)

The Pattern of Electronegativity

37.

Pick the correct answer.

a)

Pauling is the unit for atomic number

b)

Pauling is the unit for Electronegativity

c)

There is no unit for Electronegativity

d)

It is not important to ever write the unit of measurement

38.

Pick the correct answer.

a)

The Electronegativity is not changing when Atomic Number Changes.

b)

Usually when Atomic Number goes up Electronegativity goes down.

c)

Usually when Atomic Number goes up so does Electronegativity.

d)

When Atomic Number goes up Electronegativity stays the same (goes constant).

39.

Flammability is what type of property?

a)

nuclear

b)

chemical

c)

physical

40.

If we run a chemistry investigation at a constant room temperature of 298 Kelvin, what is that in degrees Celsius?

a)

0

b)

100

c)

25

d)

32

41.

True or False: A chemical system set at a constant temperature of 25.0 degree Celsius will have all of its particles are moving at the same velocity.

a)

true

b)

false

42.

If we use a vacuum pump to lower the air pressure around a chemical (like a marshmallow, a slightly inflated balloon, or a room temperature beaker of water), what will happen to the total volume of the chemical particles for each scenario?

Answer: The particles' volume will:

a)

compress or come together (aka: get smaller)

b)

spread out (aka: get larger)

c)

stay the same size

43.

When the outside Temperature decreases by 30 degrees Celsius, the air pressure in your car tires will show what?

a)

a decrease in tire pressure

b)

an increase in tire pressure

c)

no change in tire pressure

44.

What does the inside of a candle flame look like, and does it experience complete combustion?

a)

yellow throughout; yes candles burn all the fuel

b)

hollow; yes candles burn all the fuel

c)

hollow; there is a lot of unused fuel that is not burned

45.

What is needed to light a fire?

a)

fuel, a spark or heat, & oxygen

b)

fuel & a spark or heat

c)

fuel & oxygen

d)

hot sauce & chips

e)

a spark or heat & oxygen

46.

Consider one type of chemical substance in 3 different states.

Which of the following has particles that are colliding and spreading?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

47.

Which is the most ordered state of matter that also keeps its own shape typically?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

48.

Which of the following scenarios is not a chemical change?

a)

iron rusting

b)

silver tarnishing

c)

a stained shirt whitening

d)

grass clippings decomposing

e)

water boiling

49.

What is the Independent Variable in this science graph?

a)

Atomic number

b)

Electronegativity

c)

There is none.

d)

Electronegativity (Pauling)

50.

How many states of matter can exist at the melting point of wax paraffin?

a)

1 (solid)

b)

1 (liquid)

c)

2 (solid & liquid)

d)

2 (liquid & gas)