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,Introductory Chemistry: Concepts and Critical Thinking, 7e (Corwin)Chapter 1 Introduction to Chemistry
Key Terms
1) What is the term for the pseudoscience that attempted to discover a universal cure for disease and a
magic elixir for immortality?
A) alchemy
B) biochemistry
C) inorganic chemistry
D) organic chemistry
E) none of the above
Answer: A
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2) What is the term for the study of chemical substances derived from plants and animals?
A) biochemistry
B) green chemistry
C) inorganic chemistry
D) organic chemistry
E) none of the above
Answer: A
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3) What is the term for the study of the composition and properties of matter?
A) alchemy
B) biochemistry
C) chemistry
D) science
E) none of the above
Answer: C
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4) What is the term for the procedure of collecting data and recording observations under controlled
conditions?
A) alchemy
B) chemistry
C) experiment
D) science
E) none of the above
Answer: C
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,5) What is the term for the design of products and processes that reduce or eliminate hazardous chemical
substances?
A) biochemistry
B) green chemistry
C) inorganic chemistry
D) organic chemistry
E) none of the above
Answer: B
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6) What is the term for a tentative proposal of a scientific principle that attempts to explain the meaning
of a set of data collected in an experiment?
A) estimation
B) hypothesis
C) natural law
D) theory
E) none of the above
Answer: B
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7) What is the term for the study of chemical substances that do not contain the element carbon?
A) biochemistry
B) green chemistry
C) inorganic chemistry
D) organic chemistry
E) none of the above
Answer: C
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8) What is the term for an extensively tested proposal of a scientific principle that states a measurable
relationship at different conditions?
A) experiment
B) hypothesis
C) natural law
D) theory
E) none of the above
Answer: C
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9) What is the term for the study of chemical substances that contain the element carbon?
A) biochemistry
B) green chemistry
C) inorganic chemistry
D) organic chemistry
E) none of the above
Answer: D
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, 10) What is the term for the methodical exploration of nature and the logical explanation of the
observations?
A) alchemy
B) chemistry
C) experiment
D) science
E) none of the above
Answer: D
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11) What is the term for an investigation that entails performing an experiment, proposing a hypothesis,
testing the hypothesis, and stating a theory or law?
A) alchemy
B) chemistry
C) science
D) scientific method
E) none of the above
Answer: D
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12) What is the term for an extensively tested proposal of a scientific principle that explains the behavior
of nature?
A) experiment
B) hypothesis
C) natural law
D) theory
E) none of the above
Answer: D
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Questions for Chapter 1
1) What two forces were responsible for bringing the natural world into existence according to the
beliefs of the ancient Chinese?
A) male and female
B) positive and negative
C) shiva and vishnu
D) yin and yang
E) none of the above
Answer: D
Section: 1.1 Evolution of Chemistry
2) What four elements composed everything in nature according to the beliefs of the ancient Greeks?
A) air, earth, fire, and water
B) air, earth, salt, and water
C) air, ashes, fire, and water
D) smoke, earth, fire, and water
E) none of the above
Answer: B
Section: 1.1 Evolution of Chemistry
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