Honors Chemistry Quiz: Chapter 1

Honors Chemistry Quiz: Unit 1

Name : ______Period: ____ Date: ______

This quiz is worth 50 points; each correct answer to a multiple choice is 2 points and each correctly identified element is 1 point. Remember, when naming the elements, names must be correctly spelled. Good luck!

Part 1. Multiple-Choice

1. Which of the following best describes the properties of matter?

a. Matter has mass.

b. Matter has volume.

c. Matter can be created or destroyed.

d. Matter has volume and mass.

e. None of the above.

2.  The correct scientific notation for the number 568.762 would be

  1. 568.762

b.  5.68762 x 102

  1. 5.69 x 102
  2. 56.8762 x 10
  3. 0.568762 x 103

3.  Carry out the following arithmetic operation to the correct number of significant figures, 3.27 x 102 cm + 2.64 x 103 cm

  1. 2.97 x 102 cm
  2. 2.97 x 105 cm

c.  2.97 x 103 cm

  1. 3.27 cm
  2. 3.27 x 103 cm

4.  How many significant figures are there in the number 0.00100

  1. 1
  2. 2

c.  3

  1. 5
  2. 6

5.  The slope of a line showing the relationship between volume (x-value) and mass (y-value) indicates

  1. Uncertainty
  2. Mass in grams
  3. Volume in cm3

d.  Density

  1. Cannot be determined

6.  The SI prefixes “kilo: and “centi” represent, respectively:

a.  103 and 10-2

  1. 106 and 10-1
  2. 10-3 and 10-2
  3. 10-6 and 102
  4. 102 and 10-3

7.  2.4 Km is how many millimeters?

  1. 2,400 mm
  2. 2.4 X 104 mm
  3. 2.4 X 105 mm

d.  2.4 X 106 mm

  1. 2.4 X 10-5 mm

8.  In the lab concerning “Mass,” one experiment involved the change in the mass of Alka Seltzer before and after it was dissolved in water. A possible source of error in this experiment could have been

  1. Alka Seltzer tablet was too massive for the amount of water used.
  2. The beaker was too small for the reaction.
  3. The temperature of the water may have been too cold.
  4. Water “fizzed” out of the beaker.

e.  All of the above.

9.  The SI unit for temperature is?

  1. Centigrade
  2. Celsius

c.  Kelvin

  1. Fahrenheit
  2. None of the above

10. The number 1.050 X 109 has how many significant figures?

  1. 2
  2. 3

c.  4

  1. 9
  2. 13

11. How many significant figures does the result of the following sum contain? 8.5201 + 1.93

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

d.  4

  1. 5

12. Do the indicated arithmetic and give the answer to the correct number of sig. figs. (1.5 X 10-4 X 61.3) + 2.01

  1. 2.0192
  2. 2.0
  3. 2.019

d.  2.02

  1. 2.019195

13. Density depends on which of the following?

  1. Mass
  2. Volume
  3. Temperature
  4. Type of matter

e.  All the above

14. The Law of Conservation of Mass implies that

  1. When sugar and water are massed separately and then mixed, the mixture should lose mass.
  2. Loss of mass when Alka Seltzer mixes with water is due to lack of precision in the balance.
  3. Stretching steel wool means larger volume and thus larger mass.
  4. Mixing two chemicals results in more mass when a solid forms in solution.

e.  Burning steel wool could result in a change in mass because of a chemical reaction.

15. Which of the following is a derived unit in the SI system?

  1. Meter
  2. Nanogram

c.  Milliliter

  1. Ampere
  2. Mole

16. Which of the following sets of data is most precise?

  1. 0.348 L, 0.350 L, 0.348 L

b.  0.345 L, 0.345 L, 0.346 L

  1. 0.344 L, 0.346 L, 0.350 L
  2. 0.330 L, 0.332 L, 0.334 L
  3. 0.350 L, 0.351 L, 0.352 L

17. 1.42 light-years are equal to how many Km? (A light-year is an astronomical measure of distance-the distance traveled by light in one year. The speed of light is 3.00 X 108 m/s.)

  1. 1.34 X 10-13 Km
  2. 1.42 X 10-13 Km

c.  1.34 X 1013 Km

  1. 1.42 X 1013 Km
  2. 1.34 X 1016 Km

18. A silver (Ag) object weighing 194.3 g is placed in a graduated cylinder containing 242.0 mL of water. The volume of water now reads 260.5 mL. From these data, what is the density of silver?

  1. 1.05 g/mL
  2. 1.05 Kg/m3
  3. 10.5 Kg/m3
  4. 10.5 g/m3

e.  10.5 g/mL

19. Convert 5.2 L into m3.

  1. 5.2 X 103 m3
  2. 5.2 X 106 m3
  3. 5.2 X 101 m3
  4. 5.2 X 10-1 m3

e.  5.2 X 10-3m3

20. Lithium has a density of 5.34 X 102 Kg/m3. Convert this density to g/cm3.

  1. 5.34 X 10-2 g/cm3
  2. 5.34 X 10-3 g/cm3
  3. 5.34 X 10-4 g/cm3

d.  5.34 X 10-1 g/cm3

  1. None of the above

Part 2. Naming the Elements: Give the name for the symbol or the symbol for the name.

  1. Si - Silicon
  2. Ne - Neon
  3. Rh - Rhodium
  4. Ge - Germanium
  5. Be - Beryllium
  6. Magnesium - Mg
  7. Sodium - Na
  8. Strontium - Sr
  9. Argon - Ar
  10. Palladium - Pd

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