SCIN 131 - Introduction to Chemistry » Summer 2019 » Week 2 Lesson Quiz

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Question #1
Which of the following statements is true as stated by the chemist Joseph proust?
A.   All atoms of a given element have a constant composition and are different than atoms of any other element.
B.   All samples of a given compound have the same proportions of their constituent elements.
C.   The nucleus is a dense region of positive charge that always contains protons and neutrons.
D.   Matter cannot be either created or destroyed in a chemical reaction.
Question #2
Which one of these scientists discovered the atomic nucleus?
A.   Dalton
B.   Thomson
C.   Democritus
D.   Rutherford
E.   Mendeleev
Question #3
A fictional element has two isotopes and an atomic mass of 88.8 amu. If the first isotope is 86 amu and the second isotope has a mass of 90. amu. Which isotope has the greatest natural abundance?
A.   Not enough information provided.
B.   90. amu
C.   86 amu
D.   there are equal amounts
E.   none of the above
Question #4
To which family does krypton belong?
A.   noble gases
B.   halogens
C.   alkaline earth metals
D.   alkali metals
E.   none of the above
Question #5
Which element is a metal, can have properties that are not always easily predictable based on its location on the periodic table, and starts with the letter ,,
A.   Cr
B.   C
C.   Cs
D.   Ca
E.   Cl
Question #6
When alcohol is combusted with oxygen, you produce carbon dioxide and water. If you produce 18 grams of water and 22 grams of carbon dioxide from 32 grams of oxygen, how many grams of alcohol were needed for the reaction?,,
A.   8
B.   16
C.   32
D.   28
Question #7
Which group of three elements contains a nonmetal, a metal, and a metalloid?,,
A.   K, O, Br
B.   Li, Al, Si
C.   Na, Hg, I
D.   H, Al, N
E.   I, Hg, Si
Question #8
All of the following statements about different elements are true EXCEPT:
A.   Iodine is a halogen.
B.   Sulfur is considered a nonmetal.
C.   Barium is an alkali metal.
D.   Krypton is one of the noble gases.
E.   Chromium is a transition metal.
Question #9
If they form an ion which of the following elements, would have a +2 charge?
A.   Ne
B.   O
C.   Br
D.   Ag
E.   Mg
Question #10
Your physician has told you to increase your potassium intake by eating more bananas. The problem is, he wrote this down in terms of moles and not bananas. He said to eat at least 0.0216 moles of potassium per day. An average banana contains about 422 mg of potassium. How many bananas do you need to eat each day?
A.   2
B.   4
C.   3
D.   5
E.   1
Question #11
When answering the question of what I would do for a Klondike bar, I said I would jump into the Nile river with a crocodile while wearing 5.50 x 1025 atoms of lead on my body. What would be the mass of this lead in kg?
A.   1.14 x 1025
B.   1.60 x 1045
C.   6.022 x 1023
D.   1.89
E.   18.9
Question #12
What is the molar mass of calcium permanganate?
A.   159 g/mol
B.   199 g/mol
C.   278 g/mol
D.   216 g/mol
Question #13
1.00 mole of O2 contains the same number of oxygen atoms as:,,
A.   1.00 mole of CH3CO2H.
B.   All of these.
C.   0.667 mole of O3.
D.   2.00 mole of CH3CH2OH.
Question #14
Suppose I lay before you 5.0 gram samples each of Sr, Zr, Co, and Te. Which of these samples would contain the smallest number of moles?
A.   Zr
B.   Co
C.   Sr
D.   They would all contain the same number of moles
E.   Te
Question #15
A copper wire has a diameter of 2.00 mm. What length of this wire contains exactly 1.00 mol of copper? (density of Cu = 8.92 g/cm3)
A.   45.1 m
B.   0.178 m
C.   180. m
D.   0.567 m
E.   2.27 m
Question #16
A gold wire has a diameter of 1.00 mm. What length of this wire contains exactly 1.00 mol of gold? (density of Au = 17.0 g/cm3)
A.   2630m
B.   251 m
C.   62.7 m
D.   14.8 m
E.   3.69 m
Question #17
Suppose you pull off the broken tungsten filament in a burned-out incandescent light bulb. You take its mass and find it to be 0.100 grams. How many atoms of tungsten are in this filament
A.   5.44 × 10-5
B.   3.28 × 1020
C.   1.84 × 1025
D.   6.022 × 1023
Question #18
I recently had my house fumigated with methyl bromide (CH3Br). I paid for 2.00 kg of CH3Br. How many moles does this represent?
A.   2.11 × 10-2
B.   189.9
C.   94.9
D.   21.1
Question #19
A certain reaction is exothermic. Therefore, the reverse of this same reaction must be a(n)
A.   exothermic process.
B.   endothermic process.
C.   chemical change.
D.   isothermal process.
E.   none of the above
Question #20
As ice cools from 273 K to 263 K, the average kinetic energy of its molecules will:
A.   increase
B.   none of these
C.   decrease
D.   remain the same
Question #21
Determine which of these substances will have the highest temperature after absorbing 500.0 kJ of heat. Assume that all substances are starting at the same initial temperature and are of equal mass.
A.   lead, 0.128 J/g∙°C
B.   water, 4.18 J/g∙°C
C.   not enough information
D.   ethanol, 2.42 J/g∙°C
E.   copper, 0.385 J/g∙°C
Question #22
Which scientist helped develop the cell theory?
A.   Robert Hooke
B.   Gregor Mendel
C.   Charles Darwin
D.   Robert FitzRoy
E.   Christopher Wren
Question #23
Which of the following is the best scientific question for proposing a hypothesis and designing an experiment on the effect of a drug (Drug X) on decreasing blood pressure?,,
A.   How does Drug X affect blood pressure readings?
B.   Why is Drug X important to blood pressure?
C.   Does Drug X affect blood pressure?
D.   Should we lower blood pressure?
Question #24
Jaques Cousteau’s observations aboard the Calypso contributed to what type of science?,,
A.   Applied
B.   Pure
C.   Opinion-driven
D.   Hypothesis-driven
E.   Fact-based
Question #25
When you click on the button for the same mass what is volume of the yellow block?,,
A.   1.25 L
B.   2.50 L
C.   5.00 L
D.   10.00 L
Question #26
What is the density of the aluminum block?
A.   0.15 kg/L
B.   2.70 kg/L
C.   0.92 kg/L
D.   2.00 kg/L
E.   0.40 kg/L

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