Chem Essay

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Department of Chemistry Chapter 1 Introduction: Matter and Measurement 1. Which of the following is not matter? A) pizza B) light C) dust D) elemental phosphorus E) dimethyl sulfoxide 2. Which one of the following is a physical process? A) the rusting of iron B) the condensation of water vapor C) the baking of a potato D) the formation of polyethylene from ethylene E) the explosion of nitroglycerine 3. A term that relates to how well a particular measurement is able to be repeated by a mearuring device is ---------------- A) qualitative B) precision C) phase D) accuracy 4. What is a chemical process? A) melting of lead B) dissolving sugar in water C) tarnishing of silver D) crushing of stone 5. Which one is not a pure substance? A) water B) oxygen C) air D) chlorine 6. Passing an electric current through a certain substance produces oxygen and sulfur. This substance cannot be a(n) A) compound B) mixture C) element D) pure substance 7. The symbol for the element potassium is A) K B) Kr C) P D) Pt E) Po 8. The symbol for the element sodium is A) S B) Sd C) So D) Na 9. Which of the following is the smallest mass? A) 25 kg B) 2.5 x 10-2 mg C) 2.5 X 1015 pg D) 2.5 X 109 fg E) 2.5 X 1010 ng 10. Which one of the following objects is the most dense? A) an object with a volume of 2.5 L and a mass of 12.5 kg B) an object with a volume of 139 mL and a mass of 93 g C) an object with a volume of 0.00212 m3 and a mass of 4.22 x 104 mg D) an object with a volume of 3.91 x 10-24 nm3 and a mass of 7.93 x 10-14 ng E) an object with a volume of 13 dm3 and a mass of 1.29 x 103 μg 11. An object will

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