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Using interpolation, as we did in the lab on density of water, which of the following would represent an appropriate burette reading?
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The visible fog above the dry ice in the states of matter lab was composed of what?
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Which of the following observations casts STONGEST doubt on the hypothesis that the visible fog above the dry ice in the states of matter lab was composed of gaseous CO2?
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WHEN THE COLLER CONTAINING THE DRY IVE WAS OPENED, THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO FOG VISIBLE ABOVE THE DRY ICE
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Which of the following is true about the scientific method?
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WHEN POSSIBLE, SCIENTISTS SUBJECT EVEN HIGHLY PLAUSIBLE HYPOTHESES TO EMPIRICAL TESTING
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Which of the following is an alkali metal that will react vigorously with water?
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What is the charge on a lithium ion containing 3 protons and 2 electrons?
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Nitrogen has the atomic number 7. How many electrons does an electrically neutral atom of nitrogen have?
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One of the isotopes of nitrogen is nitrogen-15. How many protons are there in the nucleus of nitrogen-15?
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One of the isotopes of nitrogen is nitrogen-15. How many electrons are there in an electrically neutral atom of nitrogen-15?
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What was the name of the element referred to as the “T-Rex of the chemical elements” in the film “The Periodic Table”?
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If the name of an ion ends in “ide” what charge will it have?
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The compound ammonium chloride, produced by the reaction of gaseous ammonia and hydrogen chloride gas, has the formula-
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To be a free radical, a chemical species MUST have
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AT LEAST ONE UNPAIRED ELECTRON
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T/F: A molecule of the polymer called “polyethylene” contains about half as many double bonds as it does carbon atoms
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What information might not be obtained by looking at a structural formula?
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THE SHAPE OF THE MOLECULE (ANGLES OF THE BONDS)
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The SI base unit for length is
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Which of these is the balanced chemical equation for the formation of hydrogen gas as performed in the “States of Matter” laboratory?
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2HCL(AQ)+ZN(S) à H2(G)+ZNCL2(AQ)
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The atmosphere contains about 78% nitrogen, which is transparent and colorless. This well-established datum casts doubt on the hypothesis of what?
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THAT THE CLOUD SEEN ABOVE THE LIQUID NITROGEN IS NITROGEN GAS
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The hypothesis (an incorrect one, as it turns out) that dry ice sublimes as it “warms up to room temperature” could be tested by doing what?
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MEASURING THE TEMP OF THE DRY ICE WITH A THERMOMETER AS SUBLIMATION OCCURS
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Suppose a vibrating slinky is vibrating with a wavelength of 14M and a frequency of 1/s/ Then the slinky is excited more vigorously so that the frequency is now 2/s. What is the new wavelength with the new frequency of 2/s?
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If the mass of a sample of water is measured as 2.01G, to the nearest 0.02G, then the relative uncertainty in the measurement is
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The rules for significant figures when measurements are multiplied or divided are based on the effects of-
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RELATIVE UNCERTAINTIES IN THE MEASUREMENT
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The rules for significant figures when measurements are added or subtracted are based on the effects of-
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THE ABSOLUTE UNCERTAINTIES IN THE MEASUREMENT
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If the mass of a 2.22ML sample of solution is measured as 2.58G, its density would best be reported as
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A chemical bond formed by the sharing of a pair of electrons is
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Breaking chemical bonds always
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Forming chemical bonds always
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The reaction H2à H+H (WHAT HAPPENS TO THE ENERGY?)
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The reaction H2à H+H (ENDERGONIC OR EXERGONIC)
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What kind of radiation is of longer wavelength than visible light, causes molecules to vibrate more vigorously, and is absorbed by some molecules in the atmosphere?
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What kind of radiation is very short in wavelength, is highly penetrating, causes ionization of the matter that it passes through, and is produced by changes within the atomic nucleus?
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Which of the following colors of light has the longest wavelength?
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Which of the following reactions requires UV radiation, and therefore can only occur during the daytime?
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In the original mechanism proposed by Rowland and Molina:
CL+03 à CLO+O2
CLO+O à CL+O2
Which species is the catalyst?
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Which of the following events PERMANENTLY removes catalytically active chlorine from the stratosphere?
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MIGRATION OF HCL MOLECULES BACK INTO THE TROPOSPHERE, WHERE THEY ARE RAINED OUT DOWN TO EARTH
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CARRY CHLORINE ATOMS INTO THE STRATOSPHERE, WHERE THE CHLORINE IS THEN RELEASED AND BEGINS TO DESTROY OZONE.
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IS COMMON TO BOTH OF THE MAJOR PROPOSED MECHANISMS FOR DESTRUCTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE BY CHLORINE
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CONTRIBUTE TO DEPLETION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE AND INCREASE IN TROPOSPHERIC OZONE.
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Visible light cannot break up ozone
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BECAUSE IT (THE VISIBLE LIGHT) DOESN’T HAVE ENOUGH ENERGY PER PHOTON
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ACT AS AN OXIDIZING AGENT
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In the spectroscopy lab, Dr. Carter’s shirt appeared red when illuminated by the flame from the air-starved Bunsen burner. It looked black when illuminated by the flame emission from the sodium atoms. What was the reason for this?
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THERE WAS NO RED LIGHT FOR THE SHIRT TO REFLECT, SINCE THE SODIUM EMITTED YELLOW, WHICH THE SHIRT ABSORBED.
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What allotropes of oxygen absorb the band of ultraviolet radiation from 242NM to 320NM?
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The flame emission color for copper was
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For which of the following elements did the visible spectrum have both:
The greatest number of visible lines overall AND
The greatest number of visible lines in the long-wavelength region of the visible spectrum?
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CAN AND DOES OCCUR IN THE TROPOSPHERE
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High density polyethylene differs from low density polyethylene because
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LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE HAS SHORTER CHAINS WITH MORE BRANCHING |
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