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Chemistry Study Guide



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

1. 

In any chemical change, the structure of the particle does not change.
 

2. 

Bubbles forming during a change is always evidence of a chemical change.
 

3. 

If a lighted splint is placed in a sample of hydrogen, the splint will go out.
 

4. 

If 15 g of vinegar were added to 10 g of baking soda, a gas would be released and the mass of the products would be less than 25 g.
 

5. 

The formula H2O means that water has twice as many hydrogen atoms as oxygen atoms.
 

6. 

Density is a measure of the amount of mass contained in a certain volume of a substance.
 

7. 

Physical properties of a substance include aspects such as colour, density, and boiling point.
 

8. 

Flame tests are used to identify non-metallic elements.
 

9. 

A compound containing the element copper will burn with a pale green flame.
 

10. 

A chemical formula uses letters and numbers to represent the composition of a pure substance.
 

11. 

The elements in a horizontal row on the periodic table have similar properties.
 

12. 

Most elements have melting points greater than 20°C.
 

13. 

The inert gases (noble gases) are the most reactive group of elements.
 

14. 

Rutherford suggested that the atom was mainly empty space.
 

15. 

A neutron is a subatomic particle having no charge and a mass about the same as the electron.
 

16. 

The Bohr model says that there is a small nucleus containing the positive charge and electrons in shells around the nucleus.
 

17. 

An atom of images/i0180000.jpgC contains 6 electrons, 8 protons, and 6 neutrons.
 

18. 

The mass number of an element tells the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

19. 

During a physical change …
a.
new substances are produced
c.
heat is always released
b.
the particles are not changed
d.
the products have different chemical properties from the reactants.
 

20. 

A block of an unknown metal has a mass of 37.3 g and a volume of 3.3 cm3. Sara was asked to identify the metal using the chart below. Which metal is it?
a.
lead (density = 11.3 g/cm3)
c.
iron (density = 7.9 g/cm3)
b.
nickel  (density = 8.9 g/cm3)
d.
tin  (density = 7.3 g/cm3)
 

21. 

A block of wood 2 cm long, 3 cm wide, and 4 cm high has a mass of 25 g. What is the density of the block?
a.
0.96 g/cm3
c.
4.5 g/cm3
b.
1.04 g/cm3
d.
600 g/cm3
 

22. 

Which of the following is not a physical property?
a.
flammability
c.
density
b.
colour
d.
melting point
 

23. 

Which of the following is not a chemical change?
a.
rusting
c.
baking
b.
burning
d.
dissolving
 

24. 

A solution may be classified as a …
a.
homogeneous pure substance
c.
heterogeneous pure substance
b.
homogeneous mixture
d.
none of the above
 

25. 

If you were to do an experiment to verify the law of conservation of mass, which of the following would be most important?
a.
Accurately determining the mass of the reactants and products.
c.
Choosing the amount of reactants to be used.
b.
Selecting reactants that were in the solid state.
d.
Selecting the length of time that you would allow the reaction to occur.
 

26. 

Which of the following is not part of Dalton's atomic theory?
a.
All matter is made up of small particles called atoms.
c.
All atoms of the same element are identical.
b.
Atoms cannot be created or destroyed.
d.
Elements react with one another without a loss in mass.
 

27. 

Which list is in order of increasing complexity of substances (i.e. from simple to complex)?
a.
molecule, mixture, atom
c.
atom, mixture, molecule
b.
atom, molecule, mixture
d.
mixture, molecule, atom
 

28. 

A family of elements ...
a.
is located in a vertical group on the periodic table.
c.
is a group of elements related by size and colour.
b.
is located in a horizontal row on the periodic table.
d.
is another name for a period on the periodic table.
 

29. 

An unknown element has the following properties: melting point greater than 1200° C, brittle, dull surface lustre, conducts electricity. Which of the following is true?
            i. The element could be a non-metal.
            ii. The element could be a metal.
            iii. The element could be a metalloid.
a.
i
c.
ii
b.
i and iii
d.
iii
 

30. 

The family of elements known as the halogens ...
a.
are all gases at room temperature.
c.
are in Group 17.
b.
are unreactive.
d.
react with the inert gases.
 

31. 

Which of the following is not part of the particle theory?
a.
All matter is made up of atoms
c.
Particles attract each other, and are always moving
b.
Each pure substance has its own kind of particle, different from the particles of other pure substances.
d.
Particles at a higher temperature move faster on average than particles at a lower temperature.
 

32. 

The chemical formula CO2 means the molecules of this substance have...
a.
two atoms of oxygen only
b.
two atoms of carbon and two atoms of oxygen
c.
one atom of carbon and two atoms of oxygen
d.
two atoms of cobalt
 

33. 

When drawing a Bohr diagram, how many electrons can fit on the first electron shell of an atom?
a.
2
c.
6
b.
4
d.
8
 

34. 

How many electrons would carbon have on its second electron shell?
a.
2
c.
6
b.
4
d.
8
 

Matching
 
 
Properties and change:  match each question with the correct item.
a.
physical property
c.
physical change
b.
chemical property
d.
chemical change
 

35. 

Water freezes
 

36. 

A block of wood is 7.0 cm long
 

37. 

Gasoline burning
 

38. 

How oxygen reacts
 
 
Physical and chemical changes:  state whether each change is a physical change or a chemical change.
a.
chemical change
b.
physical change
 

39. 

Vinegar is added to baking soda, fizzing occurs
 

40. 

Rust forms on a car
 

41. 

Wet clothes stiffen when hung on a clothesline in the winter
 

42. 

Mothballs disappear
 

43. 

A light bulb glows
 
 
Compounds and elements:  match each description with the correct item.
a.
pure substance
d.
metallic element
b.
clear colourless solution
e.
non-metallic element
c.
mechanical mixture
 

44. 

soil
 

45. 

distilled water
 

46. 

aluminum
 

47. 

eyedrops
 

48. 

oxygen
 
 
Match the element with its description.  The periodic table has been included to help you.
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a.
copper
f.
helium
b.
sodium
g.
silver
c.
silicon
h.
magnesium
d.
argon
i.
fluorine
e.
hydrogen
j.
calcium
 

49. 

a costly metallic element
 

50. 

an inert (noble) gas
 

51. 

a metalloid
 

52. 

a metal of group 1
 

53. 

an alkali metal
 

54. 

a reactive non-metallic element
 

55. 

an element with similar properties to chlorine
 

56. 

the smallest atom of Group 18
 

57. 

the lightest element
 
 
Atomic particles:  match the particle with the correct description.
a.
a proton
c.
an electron
b.
a neutron
 

58. 

a negative subatomic particle
 

59. 

a particle that gives the nucleus its charge
 

60. 

a particle that causes isotopes to exist
 

61. 

the lightest subatomic particle
 

62. 

the particle found orbiting the nucleus
 
 
Constitution of atoms:  match the subatomic particles with the descriptions.
a.
3 electrons, 3 protons, 3 neutrons
d.
5 electrons, 5 protons, 5 neutrons
b.
4 electrons, 4 protons, 5 neutrons
e.
4 electrons, 4 protons, 9 neutrons
c.
5 electrons, 5 protons, 7 neutrons
 

63. 

an isotope of (c)
 

64. 

the heaviest atom
 

65. 

mass of about 12 u
 

66. 

a beryllium atom
 

67. 

atomic number 4
 

68. 

images/i0770000.jpg
 
 
Match the following items with the correct description
a.
matter
e.
mixture
b.
homogeneous
f.
mechanical mixture
c.
heterogeneous
g.
solution
d.
pure substance
 

69. 

a substance that has a uniform composition throughout
 

70. 

a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
 

71. 

a substance made of more than one kind of particle in which the particles are not uniformly scattered
 

72. 

a substance that has only one kind of particle
 

73. 

anything that has mass and takes up space
 

74. 

a substance that has more than one kind of particle
 

75. 

a substance that does not have a uniform composition throughout
 
 
Match the state of matter with its description.
a.
solid
c.
gas
b.
liquid
 

76. 

matter that has a definite volume and takes the shape of its container
 

77. 

matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape
 

78. 

matter that takes the volume and shape of its container.
 
 
Match the item with its correct description.
a.
compound
c.
atom
b.
element
d.
molecule
 

79. 

Particles have only one type of atom
 

80. 

Particles have more than one type of atom
 

81. 

Particles consist of two or more atoms bonded together
 

82. 

Particles consist of only one atom
 
 
Match the item with the correct chemical test
a.
hydrogen
c.
carbon dioxide
b.
oxygen
d.
water
 

83. 

a glowing splint placed in the gas will relight.
 

84. 

a piece of cobalt chloride paper will change from pink to blue
 

85. 

this gas will turn limewater from clear to milky
 

86. 

a burning splint placed in the gas will make a 'pop'
 
 
Match the term with its correct description.
a.
qualitative
d.
lustre
b.
quantitative
e.
melting point
c.
viscosity
f.
boiling point
 

87. 

whether a material has a shiny surface
 

88. 

the thickness of a liquid
 

89. 

an observation that does not include numbers
 

90. 

the temperature at which a solid changes into a liquid
 

91. 

the temperature at which a liquid changes into a gas
 

92. 

an observation that includes numbers
 



 
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