Chemistry: A Molecular Approach
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ISBN: 9780321809247
Author: Nivaldo J. Tro
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 1, Problem 3SAQ
Which change is a physical change?
a) Wood burning
b) Iron rusting
c) Dynamite exploding
d) Gasoline evaporating
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1. Which of the following is a chemical change?
A) cooking an egg
B) mixing oil and water
C) tearing a piece of paper
D) watching a DVD
2. Which of the following is a physical change?
A) Condensation forms on cold glass.
B) Glass reacts with hydrofluoric acid.
C) A ground glass joint slowly forms sodium silicate when exposed to NaOH.
D) Cobalt salts dissociate in a piece of blue stained glass.
E) Silica is hydrated, forming silicic acid.
3. Which one of these represents a CHEMICAL change?
A) lard when heated changes to liquid
B) water disappears from a beaker in a few days at room temperature
C) sugar dissolving in water
D) milk turns sour after sitting at room temperature for a few days
E) water boils below 100°C on a mountain
4. Why is the dissolving of sugar in water a physical change?
A) the chemical composition of the sugar changes
B) the water gets sweeter
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changing color of apple cores
uncoiling a copper wire spool
adding water to iron to form rust
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A) lard when heated changes to liquid
B) water disappears from a beaker in a few days at room temperature
C) sugar dissolving in water
D) milk turns sour after sitting at room temperature for a few days
E) water boils below 100°C on a mountain
Chapter 1 Solutions
Chemistry: A Molecular Approach
Ch. 1 - A chemist mixes sodium with water and witnesses a...Ch. 1 - Q2. This image represents a particulate view of a...Ch. 1 - Which change is a physical change? a) Wood burning...Ch. 1 - Which property of rubbing alcohol is a chemical...Ch. 1 - Convert 85F to K. a) 181.1 K b) 358 K c) 29.4 K d)...Ch. 1 - Express the quantity 33.2 10?4 m in mm. a) 33.2...Ch. 1 - Q7. What is the mass of a 1.75 L sample of a...Ch. 1 - Perform the calculation to the correct number of...Ch. 1 - Q9. Perform the calculation to the correct number...Ch. 1 - Q10. Convert 1285 cm2 to m2.
a) 1.285 × 107...
Ch. 1 - Q11. The first diagram depicts a compound in its...Ch. 1 - Q12. Three samples, each of a different substance,...Ch. 1 - Q13. A solid metal sphere has a radius of 3.53 cm...Ch. 1 - Q14.
A German automobile gets a gas mileage of 22...Ch. 1 - Q15. A wooden block has a volume of 18.5 in3....Ch. 1 - 1. Explain this statement in your own words and...Ch. 1 - Prob. 2ECh. 1 - 3. Describe the scientific approach to knowledge....Ch. 1 - 4. Explain the differences between a hypothesis, a...Ch. 1 - 5. What observations did Antoine Lavoisier make?...Ch. 1 - 6. What theory did John Dalton formulate?
Ch. 1 - 7. What is wrong with the expression “That is just...Ch. 1 - 8. What are two different ways to classify...Ch. 1 - 9. How do solids, liquids, and gases differ?
Ch. 1 - 10. What is the difference between a crystalline...Ch. 1 - 11. Explain the difference between a pure...Ch. 1 - 12. Explain the difference between an element and...Ch. 1 - 13. Explain the difference between a homogeneous...Ch. 1 - 14. What kind of mixtures can be separated by...Ch. 1 - 15. Explain how distillation is used to separate...Ch. 1 - 16. What is the difference between a physical...Ch. 1 - 17. What is the difference between a physical...Ch. 1 - 18. Explain the significance of the law of...Ch. 1 - Prob. 19ECh. 1 - 20. What are the standard SI base units of length,...Ch. 1 - 21. What are the three common temperature scales?...Ch. 1 - 22. What are prefix multipliers? List some...Ch. 1 - 23. What is a derived unit? List an example.
Ch. 1 - 24. Explain the difference between density and...Ch. 1 - 25. Explain the difference between intensive and...Ch. 1 - 26. What is the meaning of the number of digits...Ch. 1 - 27. When multiplying or dividing measured...Ch. 1 - 28. When adding and subtracting measured...Ch. 1 - 29. What are the rules for rounding off the...Ch. 1 - Prob. 30ECh. 1 - Prob. 31ECh. 1 - 32. What is dimensional analysis?
Ch. 1 - 33. Classify each statement as an observation, a...Ch. 1 - 34. Classify each statement as an observation, a...Ch. 1 - 35. A chemist decomposes several samples of carbon...Ch. 1 - 36. When astronomers observe distant galaxies,...Ch. 1 - 37. Classify each substance as a pure substance or...Ch. 1 - 38. Classify each substance as a pure substance or...Ch. 1 - 39. Complete the table.
Substance Pure or...Ch. 1 - 40. Complete the table.
Substance Pure or...Ch. 1 - 41. Determine whether each molecular diagram...Ch. 1 - 42. Determine whether each molecular diagram...Ch. 1 - 43. Classify each of the listed properties of...Ch. 1 - Prob. 44ECh. 1 - Prob. 45ECh. 1 - 46. Classify each property as physical or...Ch. 1 - 47. Classify each change as physical or...Ch. 1 - Prob. 48ECh. 1 - 49. Based on the molecular diagram, classify each...Ch. 1 - 50. Based on the molecular diagram, classify each...Ch. 1 - 51. Convert each temperature.
a. F to ...Ch. 1 - 52. Convert each temperature.
a. F to ...Ch. 1 - 53. The coldest temperature ever measured in the...Ch. 1 - Prob. 54ECh. 1 - Use the prefix multipliers to express each...Ch. 1 - 56. Use the prefix multiplier to express each...Ch. 1 - 57. Use scientific notation to express each...Ch. 1 - 58. Use scientific notation to express each...Ch. 1 - 59. Complete the table.
a. 1245 kg 1.245 × 106...Ch. 1 - 60. Complete the table.
a. 355...Ch. 1 - 61. Express the quantity 254,998 m in each...Ch. 1 - 62. Express the quantity in each unit.
a. ms
b....Ch. 1 - Prob. 63ECh. 1 - 64. How many 1 cm cubes would it take to construct...Ch. 1 - 65. A new penny has a mass of 2.49 g and a volume...Ch. 1 - 66. A titanium bicycle frame displaces 0.314 L of...Ch. 1 - 67. Glycerol is a syrupy liquid often used in...Ch. 1 - A supposedly gold nugget is tested to determine...Ch. 1 - 69. Ethylene glycol (antifreeze) has a density of...Ch. 1 - Acetone (nail polish remover) has a density of...Ch. 1 - 71. A small airplane takes on 245 L of fuel. If...Ch. 1 - 72. Human fat has a density of . How much volume ...Ch. 1 - Prob. 73ECh. 1 - 74. Read each measurement to the correct number of...Ch. 1 - 75. For each number, underline the zeros that are...Ch. 1 - 76. For each number, underline the zeros that are...Ch. 1 - 77. How many significant figures are in each...Ch. 1 - 78. How many significant figures are in each...Ch. 1 - Prob. 79ECh. 1 - 80. Indicate the number of significant figures in...Ch. 1 - 81. Round each number to four significant...Ch. 1 - Prob. 82ECh. 1 - 83. Calculate to the correct number of significant...Ch. 1 - 84. Calculate to the correct number of significant...Ch. 1 - 85. Calculate to the correct number of significant...Ch. 1 - 86. Calculate to the correct number of significant...Ch. 1 - 87. Calculate to the correct number of significant...Ch. 1 - 88. Calculate to the correct number of significant...Ch. 1 - Prob. 89ECh. 1 - 92. Perform each unit conversion.
a. 28.9 nm to...Ch. 1 - Prob. 91ECh. 1 - Prob. 92ECh. 1 - 95. A runner wants to run 10.0 km. Her running...Ch. 1 - 96. A cyclist rides at an average speed of 18 mi...Ch. 1 - 97. A certain European automobile has a gas...Ch. 1 - 98. A gas can holds 5.0 gal of gasoline. Express...Ch. 1 - 99. A house has an area of . What is its area in...Ch. 1 - Prob. 98ECh. 1 - 101. The average U.S. farm occupies 435 acres. How...Ch. 1 - Prob. 100ECh. 1 - 103. An acetaminophen suspension for infants...Ch. 1 - Prob. 102ECh. 1 - Prob. 103ECh. 1 - 106. Determine the number of picoseconds in 2.0...Ch. 1 - 107. Classify each property as intensive or...Ch. 1 - 108. At what temperature are the readings on the...Ch. 1 - 109. Suppose you design a new thermometer called...Ch. 1 - 110. On a new Jekyll temperature scale, water...Ch. 1 - 111. Force is defined as mass times acceleration....Ch. 1 - Prob. 110ECh. 1 - 113. Do each calculation without your calculator...Ch. 1 - Prob. 112ECh. 1 - 115. A thief uses a can of sand to replace a solid...Ch. 1 - 116. The proton has a radius of approximately and...Ch. 1 - 117. The density of titanium is . What is the...Ch. 1 - 118. The density of iron is . What is its density...Ch. 1 - Prob. 117ECh. 1 - 120. A solid aluminum sphere has a mass of 85 g....Ch. 1 - 121. A backyard swimming pool holds 185 cubic...Ch. 1 - 122. An iceberg has a volume of . What is the mass...Ch. 1 - 123. The Toyota Prius, a hybrid electric vehicle,...Ch. 1 - Prob. 122ECh. 1 - Prob. 123ECh. 1 - 126. A sample of gaseous neon atoms at atmospheric...Ch. 1 - Prob. 125ECh. 1 - Prob. 126ECh. 1 - 129. Table salt contains 39.33 g of sodium per 100...Ch. 1 - Prob. 128ECh. 1 - 131. A length of 8 copper wire (radius = 1.63 mm)...Ch. 1 - 132. Rolls of aluminum foil are 304 mm wide and...Ch. 1 - Prob. 131ECh. 1 - 134. Mercury is often used in thermometers. The...Ch. 1 - 135. A force of is applied to a diver’s face mask...Ch. 1 - Prob. 134ECh. 1 - Prob. 135ECh. 1 - Prob. 136ECh. 1 - Prob. 137ECh. 1 - 140. Nanotechnology, the field of building...Ch. 1 - Prob. 139ECh. 1 - 142. A box contains a mixture of small copper...Ch. 1 - 143. A volatile liquid (one that easily...Ch. 1 - Prob. 142ECh. 1 - Prob. 143ECh. 1 - Prob. 144ECh. 1 - Prob. 145ECh. 1 - 148. Let a triangle represent atoms of element A...Ch. 1 - 149. Identify each statement as being most like an...
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