Quiz 10 Flashcards
- Which of the following is NOT true of liquids?
they have no definite shape or volume
they have a definite shape
they have a boiling point
they have a definite shape
- The composition of a mixture
may vary
remains constant
has a definite ratio throughout
is easily calculated
may vary
- The intrinsic energy in the particles of any pure substance is highest in the
solid phase
liquid phase
gaseous phase
gel phase
gaseous phase
- Which of the following is not a pure substance?
water
hydrogen
milk
oxygen
milk
- A(n) ______ is always composed of the same elements combined in a definite proportion by mass.
isotope
compound
ion
allotrope
compound
- Which of the following is true of our understanding of the nature of the atom?
It has undergone little, but significant change and is now complete
It has undergone change and will likely continue to do so
It is just as the ancients originally described it
It has undergone such major changes it is returning to the ancient model
It has undergone change and will likely continue to do so
- An example of a chemical change is
freezing a water
breaking a glass
sublimation of carbon dioxide
digestion of food
digestion of food
- The bond formed by the sideways overlap of p-orbitals is
ionic
sigma
pi
coordinate
pi
- Equal sharing of a pair of electrons between two atoms results in the formation of
nonpolar bond
polar bond
ionic bond
coordinate bond
nonpolar bond
- To balance chemical equations, one has to change the
formulas
subscripts
coefficients
charge
coefficients
- The ionization energies of metals from top to bottom of a family or group
increase
decrease
does not change
remain the same
remain the same
- The bond which involves the complete transfer of electrons
polar bond
nonpolar bond
ionic bond
coordinate bond
ionic bond
- The charge of the nucleus is due to the
ions
protons
electrons
neutrons
electrons
- Air is
an element
a compound
a homogeneous mixture
a heterogeneous mixture
a heterogeneous mixture
- The scientist who formulated the earliest atomic theory is
Charles Mortimer
James Chadwick
Ernest Rutherford
John Dalton
John Dalton
- Which group of metals is most reactive?
IA
IIA
IIIA
IVA
IA
- Who suggested that an atom has a nucleus or center in which the positive charge and mass are concentrated?
Thompson
Goldstein
Rutherford
Milleken
Rutherford
- The symbol of an element represents
a molecule
a radical
an atom
an ion
an atom
- As the number of neutrons in an atom of a given element increases, its atomic number
increases
decreases
varies
remains constant
increases
- The father of modern chemistry is
John Dalton
Antoine Lavoisier
Robert Boyle
Joseph Priestly
Antoine Lavoisier