Intro To Chemistry

Question 1

The study of matter, its chemical and physical properties, and the physical and chemical changes that it undergoes

Answer 1

Chemistry

Question 2

This branch of chemistry studies life at the molecular level

Answer 2

Biochemistry

Question 3

This branch of matters study compounds that contains substances other than C and H

Answer 3

Inorganic chemistry

Question 4

This branch of chemistry study compounds that contains C and H

Answer 4

Organic chemistry

Question 5

This branch of chemistry is concerned with the application of physics to the study of chemical system

Answer 5

Physical chemistry

Question 6

Difference between the bonding of organic and inorganic compounds

Answer 6

Organic - bonding is almost entirely covalent
Inorganic - most have ionic compounds

Question 7

Organic compounds vs inorganic in terms of the speed of chemical reaction

Answer 7

Organic - usually slow
Inorganic - often very fast

Question 8

Organic vs inorganic in terms of physical state

Answer 8

Organic - gas at room temp
Inorganic - solid at room temp

Question 9

Organic substance vs inorganic in terms of flammability

Answer 9

Organic - flammable
Inorganic - not flammable

Question 10

This branch of Chemistry analyzes matter

Answer 10

Analytical Chemistry

Question 11

It is the belief that living organisms are fundamentally different from non-living entities because they are governed by a “vital force” or life force that cannot be explained by physics and chemistry

Answer 11

Vital Force Theory

Question 12

Who caused the breakdown of the Vital force theory?

Answer 12

Friedrich Wohler

Question 13

How did Wohler cause the break down of the Vital Force Theory?

Answer 13

Prepared urea from inorganic sources

Question 14

Organic compound vs inorganic compound in terms of its melting point

Answer 14

Organic - low melting point
Inorganic- high melting point

Question 15

Organic vs inorganic substance in terms of its solubility in water

Answer 15

Organic- insoluble
Inorganic - soluble

Question 16

This element is tetravalent —has the ability to form 4 bonds to other atoms

Answer 16

Carbon

Question 17

This element is tetravalent — the ability to form 4 bonds to other atoms including itself

Answer 17

Carbon

Question 18

This element can form ring structures

Answer 18

Carbon

Question 19

This element can exist in 3 forms; graphite, diamond, and buckminsterfullerene

Answer 19

Carbon

Question 20

A fine particulate matter primarily composed of carbon produced by the incomplete combustion of organic materials

Answer 20

Soot/ Black Carbon