ISBN-10: 1259631753, ISBN-13: 978-1259631757

Chapter 1 Question Bank

Strategies for Learning Chemistry: Definitions, Measurements, and Issue Solving

1. Which among the following is a “element” as per the context in your book?

A. atmosphere

B. faucet liquid

C. sea liquid

D. liquid

E. toothpaste

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Bloom’s: 2. Understand

Difficulty: Simple

Graded: automatic

Subtopic: Classification and Forms of Substance

Topic: Learning Chemistry

2. Choose the most relevant sentence.

A. Physical modifications can be undone by altering the temperature.

B. Physical modifications change the arrangement of the substances involved.

C. Physical features are not suitable attributes for identifying a component.

D. Physical features are largely extensive by nature.

E. Physical modifications are generally combined with chemical modifications.

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Subtopic: Properties of Substance

Topic: Learning Chemistry

3. Pick the best statement.

A. Chemical modifications provide the only dependable basis for identifying a substance.

B. Chemical modifications can be effortlessly undone by changing the temperature of the system.

C. Chemical modifications consistently generate substances different from the initial materials.

D. Chemical changes are primarily connected with extensive properties.

E. Chemical modifications are accompanied by variations in the entire mass of the substances involved.

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Subtopic: Properties of Substance

Topic: Learning Chemistry

4. Which of the following is a chemical transformation?

A. evaporation of liquid

B. melting wax

C. grilling a steak on a barbeque

D. condensing water vapor into rainfall

E. sculpting a piece of timber

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Bloom’s: 2. Understand

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Subtopic: Properties of Substance

Topic: Learning Chemistry

5. Water vapor is less dense than ice due to

A. molecules in the gas state are permanently in motion.

B. molecules in the gaseous state have greater potential energy than in solids.

C. molecules in the gaseous state have greater kinetic energy than in solids.

D. gaseous molecules have less mass.

E. molecules in the gaseous state have more space between them than in solids.

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Bloom’s: 2. Understand

Difficulty: Medium

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Subtopic: Classification and Forms of Substance

Topic: Learning Chemistry

6. Throughout the swing of a frictionless pendulum, which energy form(s) remain constant?

A. active energy only

B. potential energy only

C. both active energy and potential energy

D. active plus potential energy

E. None of these selections are accurate.

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Bloom’s: 2. Understand

Difficulty: Complex

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Subtopic: Classification and Forms of Substance

Topic: Learning Chemistry

7. The most notable contribution to current science made by alchemists was

A. their fundamental research in the transformation of the elements.

B. their wide approval of observation and experimentation.

C. their organized method of labeling substances.

D. their understanding of the essence of chemical reactions.

E. their exploration of phlogiston.

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Subtopic: Scientific Method

Topic: Learning Chemistry 

8. Choose the best statement regarding chemistry prior to 1800.

A. Alchemy concentrated on objective experimentation instead of mystical interpretations of processes.

B. The phlogiston theory established a valuable theoretical groundwork for modern chemistry.

C. Lavoisier’s quantitative research on the part of oxygen in combustion marked the start of modern chemistry.

D. The understanding of data by alchemists was not swayed by their overall outlook on life.

E. Alchemists were unsuccessful because they failed to innovate any pragmatic chemical techniques.

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Subtopic: Scientific Method

Topic: Learning Chemistry

9. Which of the subsequent activities is not a component of reliable science?

A. proposing a theory

B. formulating a hypothesis

C. creating quantitative observations

D. formulating experiments

E. engaging in speculation

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Subtopic: Scientific Method

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10. A scientist conducted precise measurements of the pressure and temperature of various gases. Based on these measurements, he deduced that “the pressure of a fixed amount of gas, measured at constant volume, is directly proportional to its absolute temperature.” This statement is best termed as a

A. principle.

B. supposition.

C. rule.

D. experiment.

E. explanation.

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Bloom’s: 2. Understand

Difficulty: Medium

Graded: automatic

Subtopic: Scientific Method

 Topic: Learning Chemistry