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1. Duringalecture,aprofessorwastalkingaboutthepotentialthathydrogenhasforexplodingundercertain
conditions.Whichwasmostlikelythetopicoftheprofessorslecture?
A.

ConductivityofGases

B.

PhaseChangesinMatter

C.

ChemicalPropertiesofGases

D.

PhysicalPropertiesofElements

2. Whichoftheseisachemicalpropertyofamaterial?
A.

density

B.

flammability

C.

color

D.

brittleness

3. Whichstatementbestdescribesthemoleculesinasampleofwaterthatwasheatedfromaliquidtoagas?
A.

Theaveragesizeofthemoleculesdecreased.

B.

Theaveragesizeofthemoleculesincreased.

C.

Theaveragekineticenergyofthemoleculesdecreased.

D.

Theaveragekineticenergyofthemoleculesincreased.

4. Inthereactionshown,ironreactswithwatertoformironoxide

andhydrogengas

Whichofthesebestdescribestheiron(Fe)reactant?
A.

molecule

B.

ion

C.

compound

D.

element

5. Astudentstirredsomesandintoacontainerofwaterandleftthemixturealoneforseveralhoursuntilthe
sandsettledonthebottomofthecontainer.Whichstatementbestexplainswhythesandseparatedfrom
thewater?
A.

Sandparticlesaredenserthanwater.

B.

Waterisaliquidandsandisasolid.

C.

Thesandwasinsufficientlystirred.

D.

Therewasmoresandthanwater.

6. Whichofthefollowingpropertiesofethanolisachemicalproperty?

A.

colorless

B.

flammable

C.

boilsat78C

D.

densityof0.79

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7. Whichstatementbestdescribesaliquidsample?
A.

Itwillretainitsvolumeiftransferredtoalargercontainer.

B.

Itkeepsitsshapewhentransferredtoalargercontainer.

C.

Itsvolumecanbegreatlyreducedbyaddingpressure.

D.

Itsshapecanbechangedbyincreasingitstemperature.

8. Duringwhichchangeofstatedotheparticlesofasubstancemovefrombeingtightlypackedtogetherto
havingmorefreedomofmovement?
A.

asolidbecomingaliquid

B.

agasbecomingasolid

C.

agasbecomingaliquid

D.

aliquidbecomingasolid

9. Theelectrondotdiagramsofcalciumandmagnesiumareshown.

Bothelementshavethesamenumberofvalenceelectrons.Inwhatotherwayaretheseelementsthe
same?
A.

Bothelementshavethesameatomicmass.

B.

Bothelementshavethesameatomicnumber.

C.

Bothelementsareinthesamegroupontheperiodictable.

D.

Bothelementsareinthesameperiodontheperiodictable.

10. MarcosandHelenstudytheelectronconfigurationsofneutralatoms.Theydrawtheatomicmodelsshown.

Duetotheirelectronstructure,whatdothetwoatomshaveincommon?
A.

family

B.

period

C.

massnumber

D.

atomicnumber

11. Theboilingpointofnitrogenis196C.Whatstatesofmatterareinvolvedwhennitrogenboils?
A.

solidtogas

B.

liquidtogas

C.

liquidtosolid

D.

gastoliquid

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12. WaterpuddlesonasidewalkevaporatewhentheSunheatsthewater.Whichofthesebestdescribeswhat
ishappeningasthewaterevaporates?
A.

Waterchangesphaseasitreleasesheattotheenvironment.

B.

Waterboilsasitabsorbsenergyfromthesidewalk.

C.

WaterbecomesagasasitabsorbsenergyfromtheSun.

D.

Waterevaporatesasitsthermalenergyistransferredtotheair.

13. Astudentobservedasampleofwaterinthreestatesofmatter.Thestudentshoulddescribetheliquid
waterasastateofmatterthathas
A.

morekineticenergythanthesolidstate.

B.

moremassthanthesolidstate.

C.

lesskineticenergythanthesolidstate.

D.

lessvolumethanthesolidstate.

14. Asasampleofmercurychangesstatefromliquidtosolid,theatomsofthesample
A.

moveclosertogetherandhavelesskineticenergy.

B.

moveclosertogetherandhavemorekineticenergy.

C.

movefartherapartandhavelesskineticenergy.

D.

movefartherapartandhavemorekineticenergy.

15. TheVenndiagramcomparessolidsandliquids.

Whichlabeledstatementinthediagramisanincorrectentry?
A.

B.

C.

D.

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16. Agroupofstudentsisinvestigatingtwosubstancestodeterminewhichistablesaltandwhichistable
sugar.Howwouldthestudentsbestidentifyeachsubstance?
A.

bynoticingiftheydissolveinwater

B.

bystudyingthecolorofthesubstance

C.

byobservingiftheysticktoasurface

D.

byexaminingtheshapeofthecrystal

17. Whichfactaboutwaterisanexampleofachemicalproperty?
A.

Waterexpandswhenitfreezes.

B.

Theboilingpointofwateris100C.

C.

Watercanseparateintohydrogenandoxygen.

D.

Thedensityofwaterisgreaterthanthedensityofice.

18. Whichchangeinthestateofwaterparticlescausestheparticlestobecomearrangedinafixedposition?
A.

boiling

B.

melting

C.

freezing

D.

evaporating

19. Astudentobservesasubstancethatishighlyreflectiveandabletoconductelectricity.Thesubstancealso
hasahighmeltingpoint.Whichisthemostlikelyclassificationforthissubstance?
A.

salt

B.

glass

C.

metal

D.

plastic

20. Thefollowingisawarninglabelfoundonacontainer.

Whichofthepropertieslistedwouldbeconsideredachemicalpropertyoftheliquidinthecontainer?
A.

redcolor

B.

transparent

C.

combustible

D.

freezingpoint

21. Astudentadded10mLofsodiumchloride,NaCl,to100mLofwaterandthenstirredthemixtureuntilthe
saltwasnolongervisible.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthemixture?
A.

Sodiumchlorideisthesolute,wateristhesolvent,andsaltwateristhesolution.

B.

Sodiumchlorideisthesolute,saltwateristhesolvent,andwateristhesolution.

C.

Wateristhesolute,sodiumchlorideisthesolvent,andsaltwateristhesolution.

D.

Wateristhesolute,saltwateristhesolvent,andsodiumchlorideisthesolution.

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22. Astudentmixessaltandwaterinabeakertoformasolution.Whatpropertiesofthesubstanceswould
allowthestudenttothenseparatethecomponents?
A.

densities

B.

particlesizes

C.

boilingpoints

D.

electricalconductivity

23. Whenicebeginstomeltat0C,watermolecules
A.

begintolosesomeoftheiratomicmass.

B.

breakapartintoindividualwateratoms.

C.

movemorefreelyinrelationtoeachother.

D.

releaseheattothesurroundingatmosphere.

24. Thealkalineearthmetalelementsareinthesamefamilyintheperiodictablebecausetheyallhave
A.

onevalenceelectron.

B.

twovalenceelectrons.

C.

sevenvalenceelectrons.

D.

eightvalenceelectrons.

25. Thetendencyofanelementtoreactchemicallyiscloselyrelatedto
A.

thenumberofvalenceelectrons.

B.

theratioofprotonstoneutrons.

C.

howtightlyatomsarepacked.

D.

thenumberofneutronsinatoms.

26. Thenoblegases,helium,neon,argon,krypton,xenon,andradon,rarelyreactwithotherelementsbecause
they
A.

arelowdensitygases.

B.

arenotabundantonEarth.

C.

havecompleteoutermostenergylevels.

D.

havetwoelectronsintheiroutermostenergylevel.

27. Theelementsodium,Na,hasanatomicnumberof11andanatomicmassof23.0atomicmassunits(amu).
Whichoftheseelementsismostlikelytohavesimilarchemicalreactivityassodium?
A.

neon,Ne,whichhasasimilarsymbol

B.

magnesium,Mg,whichhasanatomicmassof24.3amu

C.

aluminum,Al,whichisinthesameperiodontheperiodictable

D.

potassium,K,whichisinthesamegroupontheperiodictable

28. TwoelementsinthesamegrouponthePeriodicTableoftheElementsaremostsimilarintheir
A.

atomicmass.

B.

numberofprotons.

C.

atomicsize.

D.

chemicalreactivity.

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29. Whydocarbon,silicon,andgermaniumsharemanychemicalproperties?
A.

Theyhavethesameatomicmass.

B.

Theyhavethesameatomicnumber.

C.

Theyhavethesameelectronconfiguration.

D.

Theyhavethesameratioofelectronstoprotons.

30. BasedonthePeriodicTableoftheElements,whichoftheseelementshaspropertiesmostsimilarto
calcium(Ca)?
A.

carbon(C)

B.

barium(Ba)

C.

sodium(Na)

D.

manganese(Mn)

31. Nitrogenhasfivevalenceelectrons.Forthisreason,itoftenbondstogainthreeelectrons.Basedonthe
arrangementoftheelementsintheperiodictable,whichotherelementmostlikelyshowssimilarbehavior?
A.

neon

B.

carbon

C.

oxygen

D.

phosphorus

32. Astudentstudyingthecharacteristicsoftheelementlithium(Li)observedthatitreactswithwater
Basedonthisinformation,thestudenthypothesizedthatsodium(Na)wouldalsoreactwithwater.Which
informationabouttheelementssupportsthishypothesis?
A.

Sodiumandlithiumarebothmetals.

B.

Sodiumisnearlithiumintheperiodictable.

C.

Sodiumhasthesamevalenceelectronstructureaslithium.

D.

Sodiumandlithiumarebothsolidsatroomtemperature.

33. ThealkalimetalfamilyofelementsincludesLi,Na,K,andRb.Theseelementstendtoeasilyform
compoundswiththehalogensF,Cl,Br,andI.Whichexplainswhytheyformcompoundssoeasily?
A.

Theyhavethesameelectronconfigurationasthehalogens.

B.

Theyhaveoneelectronintheirouterorbitalwhichtheyreadilylose.

C.

Theyhavesevenelectronsintheirouterorbitalwhichtheyreadilylose.

D.

Theyhaveoneelectronintheirouterorbitalwhichattractstheprotonsinthehalogenatoms.

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34. ThePeriodicTableoftheElementsorganizeselementsaccordingtotheirproperties.Asectionofthe
periodictableisshown.

Whichsetofelementsbelowisthemostsimilarinchemicalbehavior?
A.

H,Be,Sc

B.

Fr,Ra,Rf

C.

Ti,V,Cr

D.

Be,Ca,Ra

35. Ontheperiodictable,helium(He)isplacedatthetopofgroup18(8A).Whatisthereasonforheliumbeingat
thislocationontheperiodictable?
A.

Heliumhasafilledouterenergyshell.

B.

Heliumisaveryreactivegas.

C.

Heliumlosesitselectronseasily.

D.

Heliumisatransitionmetal.

36. Neon(Ne),argon(Ar),andkrypton(Kr)areinthesamecolumnonthePeriodicTableoftheElements.What
characteristicdotheseelementshaveincommon?
A.

atomicmass

B.

negativeelectricalcharge

C.

numberofneutrons

D.

fullvalenceelectronshells

37. Elementswiththesamevalenceelectronconfigurationcanbeexpectedtohavesimilar
A.

atomicmass.

B.

chemicalreactivity.

C.

numbersofprotons.

D.

numbersofelectrons.

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38. Theelementsfluorine(F),chlorine(Cl),andiodine(I)areallinthesamecolumnontheperiodictable.Which
isthebestexplanationforthisarrangement?
A.

Theyareallgasesatroomtemperature.

B.

Theywerealldiscoveredinancienttimes.

C.

Theyhavethesamenumberofenergylevels.

D.

Theyhavethesamenumberofvalenceelectrons.

39. Carbonhasasignificantroleinthechemistryoflivingorganismsbecauseittendstoformfourbondswith
otheratoms.Whichbestexplainstheabilityofcarbontoformthesebonds?
A.

4valenceprotons

B.

4valenceelectrons

C.

6totalprotons

D.

6totalelectrons

40. Compoundscanbeclassifiedascovalentorionicbynotingthelocationontheperiodictableforeachatom
inthecompound.Whichcompoundiscovalentlybonded?
A.

sodiumchloride(NaCl)

B.

sulfurdioxide

C.

potassiumbromide(KBr)

D.

magnesiumchloride

41. Whichelementismostlikelytoformanionwithanegative2charge?
A.

oxygen

B.

nitrogen

C.

beryllium

D.

magnesium

42. Fluorineisanelementfoundinitspureformasadiatomicgasmolecule,

Itisplacedasfollowsonthe

periodictable.
O

Ne

Cl

Ar

Whichelementmostlikelyformsthesamekindofgasmolecule?
A.

neon

B.

argon

C.

sulfur

D.

chlorine

43. Sodium(Na)formsanionicbondwithFluorine(F)toproducesodiumfluoride(NaF).Whichoftheseelements
wouldbondsimilarlywithsodium?
A.

potassium(K)

B.

magnesium(Mg)

C.

oxygen(O)

D.

chlorine(Cl)

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44. Alkalineearthmetalsarenotfoundintheirfreestateinnature.Theirelectronconfigurationscontaintwo
outerelectrons.Becausetheyeasilygiveupthesetwoouterelectrons,whattypeofbonddotheytypically
form?
A.

covalent

B.

hydrogen

C.

ionic

D.

metallic

45. Rustisacompoundwiththeformula
A.

ironandwater

B.

ironandoxygen

C.

ironandair

D.

ironandacid

Whichelementscombinetoformrust?

46. Whatcompoundisformedwhenthesoftputtylikemetalsodium(Na)reactswiththegreencolored
poisonousgaschlorine(
)?
A.

sugar

B.

tablesalt

C.

sulfuricacid

D.

sodiumhydroxide

47. Thechemicalformulaforwateris

Whatdoestheformulashowabouteachelementinthecompound?

A.

thenumberofvalenceelectrons

B.

thechargeofthecompound

C.

themassofprotonsineachatom

D.

thenumberofatomsofeachelement

48. Magnesiumbromideisoneofthemostabundantcompoundsfoundinseawater.Whichformulacorrectly
representsmagnesiumbromide?
A.
B.
C.
D.

49. Whatinformationdoesthechemicalequation2C4H10+13O28CO2+10H2Oprovide?
A.

howlongthereactiontakestooccur

B.

thesafestwaytocarryoutthereaction

C.

whetherthereactionisendothermicorexothermic

D.

whatkindofchemicalsareproducedbythereaction

50. Abalancedchemicalequationshows

A.

theproductsofareaction.

B.

elementscreatedbyareaction.

C.

phasechangestakingplaceduringareaction.

D.

thenumberofmoleculesinvolvedinareaction.

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51. Nitricacidcanoxidizeiron(II)ionstoiron(III)ionsbythefollowingreaction.
_

Whatisthecoefficientforwateraftertheequationisbalanced?
A.

B.

C.

D.

52. Whichequationisabalancedchemicalequation?
A.
B.
C.
D.

53. Ascientiststudiesthefollowingchemicalequationfortheproductionofwater.

Whathappenstothemassofthereactantsduringthischemicalreaction?
A.

massofoxygenstaysthesame

B.

massofhydrogendoubles

C.

massofoxygendecreases

D.

massofhydrogenincreases

54. IntheHaberProcess,hydrogen

andnitrogen

reacttoproduceammonia

Thisreactionreleasesheat.Howdoesthereactioninfluencethemassofthereactingchemicals?
A.

Massstaysthesamebecausemolecularmassremainsconstant.

B.

Massincreasesbecauseamorecomplexcompoundisproduced.

C.

Massdecreasesbecausesomemassisconvertedintoheatenergy.

D.

Massstaysthesamebecausenomatteriscreatedordestroyed.

55. Inthelate1700s,AntoineLavoisierperformedaseriesofexperimentstofindoutwhathappenedwhena
substanceburned.Ineachexperiment,heobservedthattheweightofacontaineranditscontentswasthe
sameattheendoftheexperimentasithadbeeninthebeginning.Theseobservationsledhimtopropose
thelawof
A.

combustion.

B.

fixedproportions.

C.

conservationofmass.

D.

conservationofenergy.

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56. Whichstatementisbestsupportedbythechemicalequationshown?

A.
B.
C.
D.

57. Whenmethane
dioxide

reactswithoxygen

inacombustionreaction,light,heat,water

andcarbon

areproduced:

Whichbestcomparesthemassesofreactantsandproductsinthisreaction?
A.

Themassesofoxygenandcarbondioxideareequal.

B.

Thesumofthemassesofreactantsisequaltothesumofmassesofproducts.

C.

Themassofreactantsisgreaterbecausesomemassistransformedintoenergy.

D.

Themassesoftheproductsaregreaterthanthemassesofthereactantsbecausethemoleculesare
larger.

58. Thediagramshowsachemicalreactionthatoccursbetweenhydrogenandoxygen.

Whichscientificlawisbestdemonstratedbythereactionshowninthediagram?
A.

lawofangularmomentum

B.

lawofuniversalgravitation

C.

lawofconservationofmass

D.

lawofconservationofenergy

59. Theunbalancedequationbelowshowsthecombustionofmethane.

Whichseriesofnumbersrepresentsthecoefficientsnecessarytobalancetheequation?
A.

2,2,1,4

B.

1,1,1,2

C.

1,2,1,2

D.

0,3,2,2

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60. Examineeachofthesechemicalequationstodeterminewhichequationiscorrectlybalanced.
A.
B.
C.
D.

61. Whatarethenamesoftheproductsinthechemicalequationshownbelow?

A.

hydrochloricacidandsodiumcarbonate

B.

sodiumchloride,carbondioxide,andwater

C.

hydrogenchlorideandsodiumbicarbonate

D.

sodiumchloride,carbonmonoxide,anddihydrogenoxide

62. Whatisthecoefficientforiodideions
_

A.

B.

C.

D.

whentheequationisbalanced?

63. Analuminumionhasachargeof+3,andanoxideionhasachargeof2.Whichwouldbetheproductofa
reactionbetweenthesetwoelements?
A.
B.
C.
D.

64. Theconservationofmattercanbedemonstratedbyusingchemicalequations.Whichchemicalequation
demonstratestheconservationofmatter?
A.
B.
C.
D.

65. Atypeofmixturethatisuniformthroughoutanditscontentscannotbeseparatedisknownasa
A.

heterogeneousmixture

B.

homogeneousmixture

C.

hemopathicmixture

D.

hydrogenoxygenmixture

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66. Whattypeofsolutioncontainslesssolutethanitcanholdatagiventemperature?
A.

supersaturated

B.

saturated

C.

unsaturated

D.

colloid

67. Movingfromlefttorightacrossarowoftheperiodictable,whichofthefollowingvaluesincreasebyexactly
onefromelementtoelement?
A.

isotopenumber

B.

atomicmassnumber

C.

massnumber

D.

atomicnumber

68. Theformationofanionicbondinvolvesthe
A.

transferofelectrons

B.

transferofprotons

C.

transferofneutrons

D.

sharingofelectrons

69. Atomsofthemostreactiveelementstendtohave
A.

oneorsevenvalenceelectrons

B.

eightvalenceelectrons

C.

fourorfivevalenceelectrons

D.

novalenceelectrons

70. Inthenamecarbondioxide,theprefixofthesecondwordindicatesthatamoleculeofcarbondioxide
contains
A.

twocarbonatoms

B.

twooxygenatoms

C.

apolyatomicion

D.

anionicbond

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