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GEN CHEM L01 AND DEFINITIONS

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It refers to a compound or substance.

a)

Chemical

b)

Formula

c)

Science

d)

Chemical Formula

2.

What is the prefix when the subscript is 5?

a)

Mono

b)

Di

c)

Penta

d)

Hexa

3.

It refers to the symbolic expression.

a)

Chemical

b)

Formula

c)

Science

d)

Chemical Formula

4.

A symbolic expression of a compound or substance; shorthand for types and numbers of atoms.

a)

Chemical

b)

Formula

c)

Science

d)

Chemical Formula

5.

What is the prefix when the subscript is 10?

a)

Mono

b)

Tri

c)

Nona

d)

Deca

6.

What is the prefix when the subscript is 3?

a)

Mono

b)

Tri

c)

Nona

d)

Deca

7.

When a prefix ending in “o” or “a” is added to “oxide,” the final vowel is:

a)

Copy

b)

Dropped

c)

Add

d)

Double

8.

What is the prefix when the subscript is 1?

a)

Mono

b)

Di

c)

Penta

d)

Hexa

9.

In a chemical formula, the subscript represents the number of:

a)

Atoms

b)

Molecules

c)

Electrons

d)

Protons

10.

An abbreviation that represents the name of an element.

a)

Chemical Symbol

b)

Subscript

c)

Atom

d)

Formula

11.

What is the name of NaBr?

a)

Sodium bromide

b)

Sodium chloride

c)

Sodium nitride

d)

Sodium oxide

12.

What is the name of CaO?

a)

Calcium carbonate

b)

Calcium bromide

c)

Calcium oxide

d)

Calcium chloride

13.

What is the name of Li₂S?

a)

Lithium sulfide

b)

Lithium sulfate

c)

Lithium sulfur

d)

Lithium sulfite

14.

What is the name of MgBr₂?

a)

Magnesium bromate

b)

Magnesium bromide

c)

Magnesium oxide

d)

Magnesium carbonate

15.

What is the formula for potassium iodide?

a)

KI

b)

K₂I₂

c)

KIO

d)

K₂O

16.

What is the formula for magnesium oxide?

a)

Mg₂O

b)

MgO

c)

MgO₂

d)

Mg₂O₃

17.

What is the formula for aluminum chloride?

a)

AlCl₃

b)

AlCl₂

c)

Al₂Cl

d)

AlCl

18.

What is the formula for beryllium phosphide?

a)

Be₂P

b)

Be₃P₂

c)

BeP₃

d)

BeP

19.

What is the formula for calcium chloride?

a)

CaCl₂

b)

Ca₂Cl

c)

CaCl

d)

Ca₂Cl₂

20.

What is the formula for aluminum oxide?

a)

Al₂O₃

b)

AlO

c)

Al₂O

d)

AlO₂

21.

What is the name of SO₃?

a)

Sulfur oxide

b)

Sulfur trioxide

c)

Sulfate

d)

Sulfur dioxide

22.

What is the name of N₂S?

a)

Nitrogen sulfide

b)

Dinitrogen sulfide

c)

Nitrogen monosulfide

d)

Nitrogen disulfide

23.

What is the name of PH₃?

a)

Phosphorus hydride

b)

Phosphine

c)

Phosphorus trihydride

d)

Phosphate

24.

What is the name of BF₃?

a)

Boron trifluoride

b)

Boron fluoride

c)

Boron trifluorine

d)

Boron monofluoride

25.

What is the name of P₂Br₄?

a)

Phosphorus tetrabromide

b)

Diphosphorus tetrabromide

c)

Phosphorus dibromide

d)

Diphosphorus bromide

26.

What is the name of CO?

a)

Carbon oxide

b)

Carbon monoxide

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Carbon suboxide

27.

What is the name of SiO₂?

a)

Silicon oxide

b)

Silicon dioxide

c)

Silicate

d)

Silicon monoxide

28.

What is the name of SF₆?

a)

Sulfur hexafluoride

b)

Sulfur fluoride

c)

Sulfur hexoxide

d)

Sulfur difluoride

29.

What is the name of NH₃?

a)

Nitrogen hydride

b)

Ammonia

c)

Nitric acid

d)

Nitrous oxide

30.

What is the name of NO₂?

a)

Nitrogen dioxide

b)

Nitrogen oxide

c)

Nitric oxide

d)

Nitrogen trioxide

31.

What is the formula for nitrogen trichloride?

a)

NCl₃

b)

N₂Cl₃

c)

N₃Cl

d)

NCl₂

32.

What is the formula for boron carbide?

a)

BC₂

b)

B₄C

c)

B₂C

d)

BC₄

33.

What is the formula for dinitrogen trioxide?

a)

N₂O₃

b)

NO₃

c)

N₃O₂

d)

N₂O₂

34.

What is the formula for phosphorus pentafluoride?

a)

PF₅

b)

P₂F₅

c)

P₅F

d)

PF₃

35.

What is the formula for methane?

a)

CH₄

b)

C₂H₄

c)

CH₃

d)

C₂H₆

36.

What is the formula for sulfur dibromide?

a)

SBr₂

b)

S₂Br

c)

SBr₃

d)

S₂Br₂

37.

What is the formula for diboron tetrahydride?

a)

B₂H₄

b)

BH₄

c)

B₄H₂

d)

BH₂

38.

What is the formula for oxygen difluoride?

a)

OF₂

b)

O₂F

c)

O₂F₂

d)

O₃F₂

39.

What is the formula for carbon disulfide?

a)

CS₂

b)

C₂S₂

c)

C₂S

d)

CS

40.

What is the formula for nitrogen monoxide?

a)

NO

b)

N₂O

c)

NO₂

d)

N₂O₂

41.

What do the properties of matter refer to?

a)

The mass of atoms

b)

The observable characteristics, traits, or qualities of matter

c)

The atomic number of elements

d)

The reactivity of isotopes

42.

How are the properties of matter classified?

a)

Intensive and extensive physical properties; chemical properties

b)

Solid, liquid, and gas

c)

Metals, nonmetals, and metalloids

d)

Physical and atomic properties

43.

Which of the following is a physical property?

a)

Flammability

b)

Reactivity with acid

c)

Density

d)

Decomposition

44.

A physical change is defined as:

a)

A change in chemical composition

b)

A change in state or properties without changing composition

c)

The production of new matter

d)

An irreversible reaction

45.

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

a)

Iron rusting

b)

Burning wood

c)

Wax melting

d)

A banana turning brown

46.

If a property does not depend on the amount of matter, it is:

a)

An extensive property

b)

An intensive property

c)

A chemical property

d)

A physical change

47.

Temperature is an example of what kind of property?

a)

Extensive

b)

Intensive

c)

Chemical

d)

Atomic

48.

Which physical property describes a substance’s ability to be stretched into wire?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Ductility

c)

Conductivity

d)

Elasticity

49.

The ability of ink to spread in water without stirring is an example of:

a)

Ductility

b)

Diffusion

c)

Solubility

d)

Condensation

50.

Which of the following is an extensive property?

a)

Density

b)

Temperature

c)

Mass

d)

Color

51.

Which of the following is a chemical property?

a)

Melting point

b)

Flammability

c)

Density

d)

Electrical conductivity

52.

Rusting of iron is an example of:

a)

Physical property

b)

Intensive property

c)

Chemical property

d)

Extensive property

53.

Which of these is NOT a chemical property?

a)

Reactivity with acid

b)

Toxicity

c)

Density

d)

Flammability

54.

Cooking meat, producing a red-to-brown color change, is an example of:

a)

A physical change

b)

A chemical change

c)

An intensive property

d)

An extensive property

55.

Elements that conduct heat and electricity well are classified as:

a)

Nonmetals

b)

Metals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Noble gases

56.

Which type of elements have properties of both metals and nonmetals?

a)

Metalloids

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Alloys

d)

Noble gases

57.

Which property is usually reversible?

a)

Chemical property

b)

Physical property

c)

Toxicity

d)
  • Combustion

58.

Which property always involves a change in chemical composition?

a)

Physical property

b)

Extensive property

c)

Intensive property

d)

Chemical property

59.

Which of the following is an example of a physical property?

a)

Solubility

b)

Oxidation

c)

Flammability

d)

Toxicity

60.
  • Which is an example of a chemical change?

a)

Dissolving sugar in coffee

b)

Steam condensing into liquid

c)

Banana turning brown

d)

Wax melting

61.

Which physical property of matter can be observed without changing its state?

a)

Flammability

b)

Density

c)

Combustion

d)

Oxidation

62.

Which of the following physical changes is reversible?

a)

Wax melting

b)

Wood burning

c)

Meat cooking

d)

Banana browning

63.

Which property of matter is directly proportional to the amount of matter?

a)

Intensive property

b)

Extensive property

c)

Chemical property

d)

Atomic property

64.

Which of the following is an example of diffusion?

a)

Sugar dissolving in coffee

b)

Ink spreading in water

c)

A banana turning brown

d)

Rust forming on iron