AAMI CHEMISTRY QUIZ COMPILATION
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIEED
ANSWERS
The study of the physical and chemical changes involved in the process of death -
Answer-Thanatochemistry
The prefix bio- means: - Answer-Life
Which branch of chemistry deals with inanimate matter? - Answer-Inorganic chemistry
T or F: Chemistry is the science that investigates the human mind and behavior -
Answer-False
T or F: A covalent bond is a chemical bond in which electrons are shared between
atoms - Answer-True
Which of the following is the standard unit of mass? - Answer-Kilogram
Volume of 16cc is the equivalent of a volume of:
12.5mg
16mL
1.6kcal
1600cal - Answer-16mL
Water freezes at ___ degrees in the Celsius temperature scale - Answer-0
The element sodium has the symbol ___, and a valence of ____ - Answer-Na, +1
The symbol for a hydroxide radical is: - Answer-(OH)-1
T or F: Metals are electron donors - Answer-True
T or F: Elements are substances that can only be broken down into simpler substances
by chemical means - Answer-False
T of F: 10 mL + 10 cc - Answer-True
What is the valence of Ne? - Answer-0
Ag is the symbol for: - Answer-Silver
,The carbonate radical has a charge of: - Answer--2
The standard unit of volume is the: - Answer-Liter
Nitrate has ___ oxygen atoms and nitrite has ___ oxygen atoms - Answer-3, 2
The branch of chemistry that studies covalently bonded carbon compounds - Answer-
Organic chemistry
The chemical symbol for mercury is: - Answer-Hg
A chemical bond in which a pair of electrons is shared between two atoms is a ___
bond - Answer-Covalent
Cupric's valence is: - Answer-+2
T or F: The calorie is the standard unit of heat - Answer-True
Normal human body temperature on the Celsius scale is ____ degrees - Answer-37
The standard unit of length - Answer-Meter
The prefix micro- equals: - Answer-1/1,000,000
The combining capacity of an element is known as its: - Answer-Valence
What is the symbol for tetraborate? - Answer-(B4O7)-2
____ are the fundamental building blocks that make up all matter - Answer-Atoms
Chemical reactions are orderly rearrangements of ___ - Answer-Atoms
T or F: Molecules are the smallest particle of an element that have all the properties of
that element - Answer-False
In the chemical equation, H2 + O2 -> H2O, O2 is a ___ - Answer-Reactant
The smallest particle of an element that can enter into a chemical reaction - Answer-
Atom
Categorize the following as a physical or chemical change: Solvation - Answer-Physical
change
(NO3)-1 is the symbol for which of the following radicals?
Nitrate
, Nitride
Nitrite
Hyponitrate - Answer-Nitrate
___ refers to the mass of a substance divided by its volume - Answer-Density
What is the ability of a substance to burn - Answer-Combustability
Categorize the following as a physical or chemical change: freezing - Answer-Physical
Dew found on grass in the morning is an example of which type of physical change? -
Answer-Condensation
A liquid's resistance to flow is known as: - Answer-Viscosity
Which of the following is a halogen?
Br
Al
Fe
He - Answer-Br
What indicates the number of atoms of a particular element present in a compound? -
Answer-Subscript
Two or more elements physically combined form a: - Answer-Mixture
H2O is a(n): - Answer-Molecule
An element's position on the periodic table is determined by its: - Answer-Atomic
number
Which of the following is not a characteristic of plasma?
Energized gas
Found in fluorescent lights
Found in stars
Dry ice - Answer-Dry ice
T or F: Reactivity refers to the rate at which a chemical substance undergoes a physical
change - Answer-False
Which physical state of matter has a definite shape and volume? - Answer-Solid
T or F: A chemical property indicates how a substance reacts with something else -
Answer-True
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