Lab: Motion — Cumulative exam Answers

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Which practice poses the greatest safety concern?

A
talking to others in the lab
B
accumulating clutter on the lab bench
C
performing an experiment when sitting down
D
reading the temperature of a water bath
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Water is called the “universal solvent.” Which statement best explains this description with respect to ionic compounds?

A
Water can dissociate all ionic compounds through ion-dipole interactions.
B
Water can hydrate many ionic compounds through hydrogen-bonding interactions.
C
Water can dissociate many ionic compounds through ion-dipole interactions.
D
Water can hydrate many ionic compounds through dipole-dipole interactions.
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Which is most likely true about water in chemical systems?

A
Water dissolves nonpolar ionic compounds.
B
Water dissociates ionic compounds.
C
Water dissociates covalent molecules.
D
Water dissolves nonpolar covalent substances.
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Which statement best describes the difference between endothermic and exothermic reactions?

A
They are opposites because endothermic reactions require energy and exothermic reactions release energy.
B
They are opposites because endothermic reactions release energy and exothermic reactions require energy.
C
They the same because they are both ways of forming precipitates.
D
They the same because they are both ways of forming gasses.
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Which describes the polarity in a water molecule?

A
partial negative charge on the oxygen atom because its electrons are pulled toward the hydrogen atoms
B
partial negative charge on the oxygen atom because it pulls electrons from the hydrogen atoms
C
partial positive charge on the oxygen atom because it pulls electrons from the hydrogen atoms
D
partial positive charge on the oxygen atom because its electrons are pulled toward the hydrogen atoms
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Fred has a large piece of sugar that is not dissolving in his drink. How could he get the sugar chunk to dissolve faster?

A
by placing it in the refrigerator
B
by breaking it up into smaller pieces
C
by letting it dissolve naturally without agitation
D
by adding a larger piece so the smaller one will dissolve
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Zora wants to dissolve a solute in a solvent quickly. Which best describes what she should do?

A
decrease the pressure
B
decrease the surface area
C
shake it repeatedly
D
place in a refrigerator
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The diagram shows organisms a diver observed during an ocean dive.

Question illustration
A
the ocean surface
B
the ocean floor
C
the position of the clownfish
D
the position of the seaweed
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Which statement describes the location of most metalloids on the periodic table?

A
The metalloids are located below metals and above nonmetals within a group.
B
The metalloids are located below nonmetals and above metals within a group.
C
The metalloids are located to the right of nonmetals and to the right of metals within a period.
D
The metalloids are located to the left of nonmetals and to the left of metals within a period.
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Which type of reaction is Mg + S → MgS?

A
polymerization
B
synthesis
C
replacement
D
decomposition
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Which instrument is best suited for measuring the dimensions of a shoebox?

A
a triple-beam balance
B
a volumetric flask
C
a ruler
D
a caliper
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Which separation procedure is most likely to happen?

A
Freezing a compound will break it down into elements.
B
Filtering a mixture will separate it into substances.
C
Boiling a pure substance will separate it into mixtures.
D
Melting an element will break it down into compounds.
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Which statement describes an extensive property of matter?

A
It changes with the color of a substance.
B
It changes when a new substance is formed.
C
It changes with the amount of sample that is present.
D
It changes with the composition of a substance.
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Which best explains why water has a much higher boiling point than would otherwise be predicted?

A
Water forms weak hydrogen bonds.
B
Water forms strong hydrogen bonds.
C
Water has weak cohesive forces.
D
Water has strong adhesive forces.

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