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Chapter 13: States of Matter

Practice Test
      
  1.Glass is a(n) _____________.  
  a.   amorphous solid  
  b.   metallic solid  
  c.   liquid  
  d.   crystalline solid  
  Hint    
      
  2.The theory that describes the behavior of gases in terms of the motion of gas particles is _____________.  
  a.   the kinetic-molecular theory  
  b.   Dalton’s law of parhal pressures  
  c.   Graham’s law of effusion Graham’s law of effusion  
  d.   the theory of intermolecular forces  
  Hint    
      
  3.The curved shape of water in a glass pipette is an example of _________.  
  a.   adhesion  
  b.   compression  
  c.   viscosity  
  d.   cohesion  
  Hint    
      
  4.The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter is _____.  
  a.   velocity  
  b.   temperature  
  c.   speed  
  d.   heat  
  Hint    
      
  5.A device that is used to measure atmospheric pressure is a ___________.  
  a.   micrometer  
  b.   thermometer  
  c.   kilometer  
  d.   barometer  
  Hint    
      
  6.Which of the following is a covalent network solid?  
  a.   table salt  
  b.   table sugar  
  c.   quartz  
  d.   ice  
  Hint    
      
  7.Which of the following gases will diffuse the fastest at room temperature?  
  a.   Ne  
  b.   CO2  
  c.   N2  
  d.   H2  
  Hint    
      
  8.Which of the following is the general definition of a solid?  
  a.   Matter that has neither a fixed volume nor a fixed shape.  
  b.   Matter that has a fixed volume but no fixed shape.  
  c.   Matter that has a fixed volume and a fixed shape.  
  d.   Matter that has a fixed shape but no fixed volume.  
  Hint    
      
  9.The phase change that describes the direct conversion of a solid into a gas is _______.  
  a.   vaporization  
  b.   sublimation  
  c.   deposition  
  d.   melting  
  Hint    
      
  10.Which of the following is an ionic solid?  
  a.   nickel  
  b.   ammonium chloride  
  c.   graphite  
  d.   dry ice (solid carbon dioxide)  
  Hint    
      
  11.The point on a phase diagram where the solid state, the liquid state, and the gas vapor state can coexist is _________.  
  a.   the pressure point  
  b.   the triple point  
  c.   the absolute zero point  
  d.   the critical point  
  Hint    
      
  12.At the same ______, the particles of different gases have the same average kinetic energy.  
  a.   pressure  
  b.   volume  
  c.   density  
  d.   temperature  
  Hint    
      
  13.In a polar molecule, which atom will have the greatest partial negative charge?  
  a.   The largest atom.  
  b.   The least electronegative atom.  
  c.   The most electronegative atom.  
  d.   The smallest atom.  
  Hint    
      
  14.Which of the following solids is a metallic solid?  
  a.   nickel  
  b.   graphite  
  c.   sulfur  
  d.   iodine  
  Hint    
      
  15.Which of the following materials has the highest density?  
  a.   steam  
  b.   liquid water  
  c.   ice  
  d.   water vapor  
  Hint    
      
  16.The boiling points of the halogens increase in the order F2 < Cl2 < Br2 < I2 due to an increase in ____________.  
  a.   permanent dipoles  
  b.   dispersion forces  
  c.   hydrogen bonding  
  d.   ionic interactions  
  Hint    
      
  17.Which molecule will not undergo hydrogen bonding?  
  a.   CH4  
  b.   HF  
  c.   H2O  
  d.   NH3  
  Hint    
      
  18.One atmosphere is equal to ____________.  
  a.   1 cm Hg  
  b.   760 mm Hg  
  c.   760 cm Hg  
  d.   1 mm Hg  
  Hint    
      
  19.A solid whose individual particles are arranged in an orderly, geometric, three-dimensional structure is a ___________.  
  a.   liquid crystal  
  b.   amorphous solid  
  c.   crystalline solid  
  d.   unit cell  
  Hint    
      
  20.Which of the following is the general definition of a liquid?  
  a.   Matter that has a fixed volume but no fixed shape.  
  b.   Matter that has a fixed shape but no fixed volume.  
  c.   Matter that has a fixed volume and a fixed shape.  
  d.   Matter that has neither a fixed volume nor a fixed shape.  
  Hint    

 
   
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