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QUIZ #02: CHEMICAL REACTIONS

I MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of the best answer and write the CAPITAL LETTER of your choice on
the space provided before each number. FOR STRICT COMPLIANCE, ANY FORM OF ALTERATION WILL BE
CONSIDERD WRONG. (15 points)
______1. In balancing a chemical equation, which of the following are you allowed to do?
A. change subscripts B. change superscripts
C. add coefficients D. add new substances
______2. What number should be written in front of Na to balance the equation:
Na + MgCl2 ---> NaCl + Mg
A. 1 B. 3 C. 2 D. 4
______3. What is the standard form for a single-replacement reaction?
A. AX + BY ---> AY + BX B. A + B ---> AB
C. AB ---> A + B D. A +BX ---> AX + B
______4. What is the general relationship between temperature and reaction rate:
A. The higher the temperature, the higher the reaction rate
B. The higher the temperature, the lower the reaction rate
C. Temperature and rate vary inversely
D. There is no relationship between the two
______ 5. What factor accounts for the fact that powdered sugar dissolves more quickly than granulated
sugar under the same conditions?
A. Temperature B. Concentration
C. Nature of reactants D. Surface area
______6. A substance that increases the rate of a reaction without itself being used up is called a(n)
A. Intermediate product B. Catalyst
C. Inhibitor D. Activated complex
______7. Which of the following statements about bonds and energy is correct?
A. Bond breaking and bond formation both require energy
B. Bond breaking and bond formation both release energy
C. Bond breaking requires energy and bond formation releases energy
D. Bond breaking releases energy and bond formation requires energy
______8. A chemical change is different than a physical change because in a chemical change __________.
A. chemicals are used
B. molecules do not physically touch
C. a new substance is formed and in a physical change no new substance is formed
D. the change can be seen but in a physical change it cannot
______9. In a chemical reaction __________.
A. the atoms of the reactants always stay together to form the products
B. the atoms of the reactants unbind, rearrange, and then rebinds to form the products
C. new atoms are formed which combine to make the products
D. some atoms disappear while others multiply to form the products
______10. In a combustion reaction, one of the reactants is __________.
A. Hydrogen B. Oxygen C. Nitrogen D. a metal
______11. In the chemical reaction CH4 + 2O2 ---> CO2 + 2H2O, there are reactants on the left of the equation
and products on the right. If you count the atoms in the reactants, there are __________.
A. 4 carbon atoms, 4 hydrogen atoms, and 2 oxygen atoms
B. 1 carbon atom, 4 hydrogen atoms, and 2 oxygen atoms
C. 1 carbon atom, 4 hydrogen atoms, and 4 oxygen atoms
D. 4 carbon atoms, 4 hydrogen atoms, and 4 oxygen atoms
______12. In a chemical reaction, mass is conserved. This means that __________.
A. the mass of the reactants stays the same during a chemical reaction
B. the mass of the products stays the same during a chemical reaction
C. the type and number of atoms in the reactants equals the type and number of atoms in the
products
D. the mass of the products is always twice the mass of the reactants
______13. Endothermic reactions are reactions that:
A. Absorb heat B. Release heat
C. Do not involve heat D. Take place instantaneously
______14. What does the symbol in a chemical equation mean?
A. heat is supplied to the reaction B. a catalyst is needed
C. yields D. precipitate
______15. If more reactants are used in a chemical reaction, more products will be produced. This is because
__________.
A. more reactants cause the reaction to heat up
B. more reactants take up the same volume
C. more reactants have more atoms to react to form more products
D. too many products can slow down the reaction
______16. In a chemical reaction, Substance A reacts with Substance B and forms a new substance AB. The
chemical equation for this reaction is A + B = AB where A and B are the reactants and AB is the product.
If you add more and more of only Substance A, there will be __________.
A. less and less of product AB
B. more and more of product AB with no limit to the amount of AB produced
C. no change in the amount of AB produced
D. more and more of product AB but limited by the amount of B
______17. If two substances react and the temperature of the mixture increases, the reaction is __________.
A. endothermic B. not one that produces anything new
C. one that needs a catalyst D. exothermic
______18. If two substances react and the temperature of the mixture decreases, the reaction is __________.
A. endothermic B. never going to happen unless it is heated
C. exothermic D. one that causes atoms to be destroyed
______19. In a chemical reaction, if the reactants are heated, the reaction usually happens __________.
A. faster B. slower C. at the same rate D. in a smaller volume
______20. Some chemical reactions require a substance called a catalyst. The main purpose of a catalyst is
__________.
A. to warm up the reaction B. to speed up the reaction
C. to create more reactants D. to stop the reaction