Chapter 7 Flashcards
What term applies to all living things and those things that were once alive?
A) inorganic
B) matter
C) organic
D) element
C) organic
Gasoline, synthetic fabrics, plastics, and pesticides are all considered organic because they are manufactured from _________________.
A) natural gas and oil
B) subatomic particles
C) sodium chloride
D) ammonium thioglycolate acid
A) natural gas and oil
Metals, minerals; water, air; and ammonia are all examples of __________________ substances.
A) live
B) inorganic
C) natural
D) organic
B) inorganic
Organic chemistry is the study of substances that contain the element _________________.
A) oxygen
B) hydrogen
C) sulfur
D) carbon
D) carbon
Which of the following is defined as anything that occupies space (volume) and has mass (weight)?
A) atoms
B) molecules
C) matter
D) elements
C) matter
There are 118 different elements known to science today. How many of these are naturally occurring on Earth?
A) 116
B) 98
C) 50
D) 76
B) 98
Which of the following are the basic building blocks of all matter?
A) electrons
B) protons
C) molecules
D) atoms
D) atoms
______________ is the most common element found in the known universe.
A) hydrogen
B) oxygen
C) carbon dioxide
D) sodium
A) hydrogen
An example of an elemental molecule is ___________.
A) hydrogen peroxide
B) common table salt
C) water
D) oxygen in air
D) oxygen in air
As the basic unit of matter, ____________ cannot be divided into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means.
A) molecules
B) oxygen
C) atoms
D) water
C) atoms
Rusting iron and burning wood are examples of a change in what type of properties?
A) chemical
B) physical
C) mechanical
D) electrical
A) chemical
What chemical compound can exist in all three states of matter depending on its temperature?
A) carbon dioxide
B) hydrogen
C) water
D) oxygen
C) water
An example of physical change is _________________.
A) rusting iron
B) ice melting to water
C) burning wood
D) oxidation
B) ice melting to water
In hair lightening processes, what substance oxidizes the melanin pigments in hair, leaving the hair a lighter color?
A) sodium chloride
B) water
C) ammonium thiogylcolate acid
D) hydrogen peroxide
D) hydrogen peroxide
An example of a chemical change is ___________________.
A) water changing to ice
B) ice melting into water
C) the oxidation of hair color products
D) temporary hair color
C) the oxidation of hair color products
____________ refers to either the loss of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.
A) application
B) reduction
C) reaction
D) oxidation
B) reduction
When using a permanent wave neutralizer, ______________.
A) H2O2 loses oxygen
B) the waving solution is oxidized
C) hair color gains oxygen from H202
D) hair is oxidized by removing hydrogen
D) hair is oxidized by removing hydrogen
When oxygen is combined with a substance, the substance is ________________.
A) oxidized
B) reduced
C) United
D) blended
A) oxidized
Oxidation and reduction always occur simultaneously and are referred to as a(n) ______________ reaction.
A) rapid oxidation
B) endothermic
C) redox
D) exothermic
C) redox