1. Water, table salt, sugar, and rust are examples of __________.

a. Compounds
b. Elements
c. Mixtures
d. Solutions
2. Which of the following pure substances is correctly matched to its chemical symbol?
a. Carbon monoxide, CO2
b. Iron, I
c. Silicon, S
d. Water H2O
3. Table salt is a compound with the chemical name sodium chloride. Which is its chemical
symbol?
a. CaCO3
b. NaCl
c. NaBr
d. Mg(OH)2
4. Measuring the mass and volume of a piece of chalk is a way of investigating its ________.
a. Physical and extensive properties
b. Physical and intensive properties
c. Chemical and extensive properties
d. Chemical and intensive properties
5. Which of the following describes a chemical property?
a. An iron bar rusts.
b. Ice melts when heated.
c. The density of iron is 7.87 g/cm3.
d. Aluminum is a silver-colored metal.
6. In identifying a sample of pure substance, which may be its chemical property?
a. Its mass is 26.87 g.
b. It melts when heated.
c. It burns in air.
d. It is a good heat conductor.
7. What property do liquids and gases have common?
a. They can flow.
b. They have a definite shape.
c. They cannot be compressed.
d. They have definite volume.
8. A 10.0 gram water sample decomposes into 1.11 grams of H2 and 8.89 grams of O2. Which law
supports this?
a. Law of definite proportions
b. Law of conservation of mass
c. Law of constant composition
d. Law of multiple proportions
9. Which of the following statements cannot be explained by Dalton’s postulates?
a. The nucleus consists of protons and neutrons.
 b. The atom of carbon and nitrogen have different properties.
c. Water H2O and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) are two different compounds.
d. Magnesium burns in the presence of oxygen, producing magnesium oxide (MgO).
10. What experiment led to the discovery of the electron?
a. Oil-drop experiment
b. Gold foil experiment
c. Plum pudding experiment
d. Cathode ray tube experiment
11. Who discovered the nucleus?
a. Ernest Rutherford
b. Henri Becquerel
c. Henry Mosely
d. Joseph John Thomson
12. Who discovered the neutron?
a. Ernest Rutherford
b. James Chadwick
c. John Dalton
d. Robert Millikan
13. Which of the following serves as the identity of an element?
a. Atomic number
b. Mass number
c. Number of electrons
d. Number of neutrons
14. What carbon isotope is used in determining the age of archeological materials?
a. Carbon-11
b. Carbon-12
c. Carbon-13
d. Carbon-14
15. A scientist found that a sample of matter contains three types of atoms. The sample can be any
of the following except a/an _____.
a. Compound element
b. Element
c. Mixture
d. Molecule

A. Answer the following items.

1. How many significant figures are in each of these measurements? (1 point each letter)
a. 6.2 inches
b. 5.083 feet
c. 0.004 mile
d. 21.10 liters
e. 700, 000 people
2. Round off these numbers to the number of significant figures indicated. (1 point each letter)
a. 32.426 (four digits)
b. 77.015 (three digits)
c. 0.08965 (three digits)
d. 0.08975 (two digits)
e. 115.3 (three digits)
3. Express the following numbers in scientific notation. (1 point each letter)
a. 3,800,000
b. 3,084.0
c. 0.00780
d. 0.0000066
e. 30.40
4. Do the following conversions using dimensional analysis.
a. -14ᵒC to ᵒF
b. 137 ᵒF to K
c. 89ᵒF to ᵒC
d. 19.76 g to mg
e. How many seconds are there in 5.0 weeks?

B. Critical Thinking. Answer the following items. Use additional sheets of paper if necessary.
1. Which is colder, -110ᵒC or 139ᵒF? Support your answer. (5points)
2. Three experimental mass values of a certain object were obtained: 54.66 g, 54.67 g, and
54.668 g. If the accepted mass of the object is 54.6678 g, are the measurements accurate?
Are they precise? Explain your answer in not more than 100 words. (5points)
3. Does cooking an egg involve a physical or chemical change? Why do you say so? Explain
your answer in not more than 100 words. (5points)