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Chemistry is a natural science that deals with the study of living things and their life processes. It also deals with the composition, structure, properties, and changes of matter. At sea level, water boils at 100degC. This is an example of a(n) a. Chemical property. B. Physical property. C. Cannot be separated. D. Chemical change.

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Chapter 1 Practice Test B

Chemistry is a natural science that deals with the study of living things and their life processes. It also deals with the composition, structure, properties, and changes of matter. At sea level, water boils at 100degC. This is an example of a(n) a. Chemical property. B. Physical property. C. Cannot be separated. D. Chemical change.

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Chapter 1 Practice Test B


Chapter: Matter and Change
______ 1. Chemistry is a natural science that deals with the study of
a. living things and their life processes.
b. the physical features of Earth.
c. the composition, structure, properties, and changes of matter.
d. the composition, motion, and relative positions of stars and planets.
______ 2. The branch of chemistry in which the compositions of materials are
identified is known as
a. biochemistry.
b. organic chemistry.
c. physical chemistry.
d. analytical chemistry.
______3. Which of these is an example of an element?
a. sugar
b. soil
c. water

d. oxygen

______ 4. Which of these is an example of a heterogeneous mixture?


a. salt
b. nitrogen
c. mud
d. air
______ 5. Which process is a chemical change?
a. heating to boiling
b. dissolving in alcohol
c. burning in air
d. slicing into two pieces
______ 6. At sea level, water boils at 100C. This is an example of a(n)
a. chemical property.
c. physical property.
b. extensive property.
d. chemical change.
______ 7. Every pure chemical compound consists of two or more elements that
a. are combined chemically.
b. can be separated by a physical change.
c. cannot be separated.
d. are combined in any proportion.
8. The two properties that all matter has in common are ___________________________.
9. In the periodic table, elements in the vertical columns together form a(n)
_______________.
10. A mixture that has the same proportion of components throughout is considered to be
_______________.
11. The substances that are formed by a chemical change are called the _______________.
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12. _______________ are elements that are good conductors of electricity.


13. The state of matter in which a material has a definite volume and a definite shape is the
_______________.
14. Elements are arranged in the periodic table according to their _______________.
15. The smallest unit of an element that has the properties of that element is a(n)
_______________.
16. When atoms of two or more elements are chemically bonded, the substance formed is
a(n) _______________.
17. If testing shows an element is a poor conductor of electricity, it is probably a(n)
_______________.
18. A blend of two or more kinds of matter, each of which retains its own identity and
properties, is a(n) _______________.
19. If a material is tested and every sample has exactly the same properties and the same
composition, it is a(n) _______________.
20. A(n) _______________ is an element that has some characteristics of metals and some
characteristics of nonmetals.
On the line to the left of each symbol, write the letter of the correct element name.

______21.

______22.

Cl

______23.

Co

______24.

a. silicon
b. sodium
c. cobalt
d. iron

Si e. tin

______25.

Na f. tungsten

______26.

Cu g. chlorine

______27.

Fe h. gold
i. copper
Au
j. silver
Sn

______28.
______29.

Classify each of the following as either a physical change or a chemical change.


30. ________________________________ melting an ice cube
31. ________________________________ burning a piece of paper
32. ________________________________ slicing a loaf of bread
33. ________________________________ sharpening a pencil
34. ________________________________ decomposing mercury(II) oxide
35. ________________________________ dissolving sugar in water

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Write the answers to the following questions in the space provided.

36. Explain the differences between solid, liquid, and gaseous states in terms of the
arrangement of the particles.
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37. How could you prove that water is a compound and not an element?
_______________________________________________________________
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