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CHEM&139 - EXAM I CHAPTERS 1-4 Fall 2008 100 POINTS

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1. Which one of the following is a pure substance? (4 points)

a. Enchilada
b. Soda
c. Body lotion
d. Table salt
e. Steak
2. Another name for a solution is: (4 points)
a. Heterogeneous mixture
b. Homogeneous mixture
c. Pure substance
d. None of the above
3. All the below are examples of intensive properties EXCEPT: (4 points)
a. density
b. freezing point
c. volume
d. melting point
e. none of the above
4. All the below are examples of chemical properties EXCEPT: (4 points)
a. Inertness in air
b. Reactivity in air
c. Smell of chemical
d. None of the above
5. You have 5.6 grams of each of the following elements: Si, S, Se, Sr, and Sm.
Which sample has the largest number of moles? (4 points)
a. Si
b. S
c. Se
d. Sr
e. Sm

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6. According to the Periodic Table of the Elements, the largest collection of

naturally occurring rare elements are found in the (4 points)
a. Alkali group
b. Alkaline earth metal group
c. Transition metals
d. Lanthanides
e. Halogens
7. What element is in the sixth period in Group 7B? (4 points)
a. Mn
b. Tc
c. Ir
d. Eu
e. Re
8. Elements beyond Uranium are also known as ______________ metals. (4 points)
a. transition
b. actinide
c. alkali
d. Chalcogen
9. Pure sulfur can exist in three (main) forms, or ___________. Examples include
S8, S7, and S6. (4 points)
a. Isotopes
b. Molecules
c. Compounds
d. None of the above
10. You ran a few experiments and you obtained the following data (in cm): 7.75,
8.56, 22.01, and 0.70. You then checked in your textbook and found that the
actual value is 42.47. Your data have: (4 points)
a. Good precision/good accuracy
b. Good precision/bad accuracy
c. Bad precision/bad accuracy
d. Bad precision/good accuracy
11. All the following are diatomic EXCEPT for: (4 points)
a. chlorine
b. nitrogen
c. neon
d. oxygen

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12. Classify the following as a compound, element, homogeneous mixture, or

heterogeneous mixture (2 points each - 4 points total)
a. Bismuthinite (Bi2S3) major ore for bismuth
COMPOUND
b. High octane gas
HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURE
13. Classify the following as either a chemical change, physical change, physical
property, or chemical property: (2 points each - 8 points total)
a. Franciums radioactivity
PHYSICAL PROPERTY
b. The sublimation of carbon dioxide at room temperature
PHYSICAL CHANGE
c. Iron rusting in air
CHEMICAL CHANGE
d. Nickel does not react with dilute hydrochloric acid
CHEMICAL PROPERTY
14. Give the symbol for the following isotope: (2 points total)
a. Bi-209
209
83

Bi

Convert to scientific notation/normal notation: (2 points each total of 4 points)

15. 203,000,000,000
2.03 X 1011
16. 12.0 x 10-7
0.00000120

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State the number of significant figures for the following: (2 points each total of 6
points)
17. 1 m = 100 cm
UNLIMITED
18. 0.02
ONE
19. 2 x 1012
ONE
Round off the following numbers to their respective significant figures (in parentheses):
(2 points each total of 4 points)
20. (959,000,000) (to 1 significant figure)
1 X 109
21. (0.00998) (to 2 significant figure)
1.0 X 10-2
Solve the following, rounding at the end: (3 points each total of 9 points)
95
(59.05+11.9) 70. __
=
= 0.472
22.
(49.0 3.07) 15 0 .43
__

23. (1.5 x 101) - (1.0 x 10-1)= 15 0.10 = 14.90 15

0. 7
(28 40)
__
=
= 1.59 2
24.
(9.6 10.04) 0. 4 4
__

25. Normal human body temperature is 98.6 F. What is this in K? (5 points)

98.6 = 1.80 oC + 32
C = 37.0

K = 273.15 + oC
K = 310.15 310.2

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26. An ill patient needs antibiotics. He needs 2.75 grams of medication that comes in
IV solutions of 75 mg/dL where each bag contains 100.0 dL. How many bags of
antibiotic solution does he need? (8 points)
1000mg 1dL
1bag
2.75 g

= 0.367bags
1g
75mg 100.0dL

27. On the planet Zirkone it rains 20.5 mL/day. How many in3/hr would this be? (2.54
cm = 1 in) (6 points)
20.5mL 1cm3
1in 3 1day
in3

(
)
= 0.0521
day
1mL 2.54cm
24hr
hr

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C + 273.15 = K
F = 1.80 x C + 32

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