General Questions and Answers
Physical Chemistry
GeneralMicroorganisms are often used in the health industry. Specifically, they are used in which of the following?
cryptozoology
feng shui
biotechnology
celestial body position
Physical Chemistry
GeneralA water treatment tablet contains 20.0 mg of tetraglycine hydroperiodide, 40.0% of which is available as soluble iodine. If two tablets are used to treat 1.00 liter of drinking water, what is the concentration in ppm of iodine in the treated water? (density of water = 1.00 kg/L)
Physical Chemistry
GeneralWhich sentence is capitalized correctly?
Lake superior is the largest of the Five Great Lakes of North America.
Lake Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes of North America.
Lake Superior is the largest of the five great lakes of North America,
Physical Chemistry
GeneralWhat is the limitation of accepting photographs and film footage as a primary source?
There are multiple copies of a photograph.
They can be manipulated
They can be outdated
Physical Chemistry
GeneralSuppose your friend is trying to answer the following question: "How many centimeters are in 4.7 meters?" Your friend knows there are 100 cm in 1 m, exactly. Yet, when they solve the problem, they got an incorrect answer of "0.047 cm." Explain what they may have done wrong and how you could help them fix their mistake.
Physical Chemistry
GeneralWhich of the following is the concise alternative for the phrase: due to the fact that
fact
since
agree
Physical Chemistry
General"Translate" both of the following sentences into equations (#1 is a calculation, and #2 is a reaction)
1.6.8 molar times 0.0100 liters divided by 0.0250 liters equals 2.7 molar.
• Tip: remember to abbreviate the units!
2. 1 mole of solid calcium carbonate decomposes into 1 mole of calcium oxide solid and 1 mole of carbon dioxide gas.
• Tip: don't forget to include the physical states and stoichiometry!
Physical Chemistry
GeneralWhat kind of intermolecular forces act between a carbon monoxide molecule and a dichloroethylene (CH₂CCI₂) molecule?
Note: If there is more than one type of intermolecular force that acts, be sure to list them all, with a comma between the name of each force.
Physical Chemistry
GeneralA student is trying to convert nanometers into meters, and she knows that there are 1x10⁹ nm in 1 m. She
expresses this ratio as either
1x10 nm
1m
This ratio is called a(n).
molar ratio
O unit
O dimensional factor
conversion factor
Avogadro factor
Physical Chemistry
GeneralConvert the following. Show your conversion factors and calculations. You can use an ordinary number or scientific notation to report your final answer. (2.4, 2.5)
a. 4.6 km to cm
b. 24 000 mm to m
c. 875 g to kg
d. 4900 mg to g
e. 0.00016 L to mL
f. 7850 kL to L
Physical Chemistry
GeneralWhat quantity in moles of silver atoms do you have if you have 5.09 × 1021 atoms of silver. (The mass of one mole of silver is 107.87 g.)
Physical Chemistry
GeneralChoose an appropriate question to ask when you add salt to water to make pasta.
What is the effect of adding salt to boiling water?
What is the effect of salt on the water temperature?
Physical Chemistry
GeneralBelow is a list of views that Lewis Cass had. Put an "X" next to the ones that were inspired by Manifest Destiny.
Physical Chemistry
GeneralAs exact conversions, the following information is known:
1 mile = 5280 ft.
12 in. = 1 ft.
3 ft. = 1 yard
1 hr = 60 min
1 day = 24 hr
A particular species of bird can fly for 36.0 hours straight, covering a distance of 154 miles. At this rate, how many feet does the bird travel in 46.0 min?
Physical Chemistry
GeneralFingernail-polish remover is primarily acetone (C3H6O).
You may want to reference (Pages 169-190) Chapter 6 while completing this problem.
How many acetone molecules are in a bottle of acetone with a volume of 345 mL? (Assume that the density of acetone = 0.788 g/cm³.)
Express the number of molecules to three significant figures
Physical Chemistry
GeneralIn the United States Supreme Court decision the Court held that the districts violated the population differences among Georgia's congressional Constitution.
Bush v. Vera
Goumillion v. Lightfoot
Wesberry v. Sanders
Physical Chemistry
Generalpiece of iron An irregularly-shaped (Fe) has a mass of 60.0 grams. What is the volume in cm³ of this piece of iron if its density is 7.87 g/cm³?
Physical Chemistry
GeneralThe element gallium has only two naturally occurring isotopes: 69 Ga with a mass of 68.92557 amu and an abundance of 60.108% and 71 Ga with a mass of 70.9247 amu and an abundance of 39.892%. Calculate the atomic mass of gallium.
Express your answer to four significant figures and include the appropriate units.
Physical Chemistry
GeneralLooking only at the periodic table, write the complete electron configuration (1s2 2s2 etc.) for the following: Write the configuration to reflect the order of elements in the periodic table.
Na, Z = 11
Pd Z = 46
FI, Z = 114
Physical Chemistry
GeneralIn a lab designed to create MgCl₂ from a reaction between HCI (aq) and Mg (s), you start with a 5.259 g sample of Mg. The sample is placed in the acid and allowed to react until all of the magnesium is consumed. The beaker is then heated until only the MgCl₂ remains.
a. What are the products of this reaction?
b. How much MgCl₂ would you expect to produce?
Physical Chemistry
GeneralUsing the isotopes of the element with 16 protons, calculate the molar mass of that element?
24.0% of the atoms of the element has 16 protons and 13 neutrons
37.0% of the atoms of the element has 16 protons and 14 neutrons
23.0% of the atoms of the element has 16 protons and 17 neutrons
16.0% of the atoms of the element has 16 protons and 20 neutrons
Physical Chemistry
GeneralExplain where you see geometry in your everyday life. (Angles, lines, segments, midpoints, bisectors, etc.)
(One example of
i.e. One example of intersecting lines is on the road Some roads are perpendicular, some are parallel and some intersect at different degree measures.
Physical Chemistry
GeneralProgressive taxes are those that:
Rise as income increases
Stay flat regardless of income
Rise as income decreases
Physical Chemistry
GeneralThe 25th Amendment provides the process for replacing the
president
vice president
secretary of state
Physical Chemistry
GeneralWhat is "soft" money?
Money donated for "party activities" but through loopholes are funneled to candidates
for President and Congress
Paper currency
Money used by campaigns to fund such luxuries as private planes, fancy hotel suites
and limousines
Physical Chemistry
GeneralStates set up counties, and therefore counties administer state law, usually
performing such functions as
keeping the peace and maintaining jails, assessing and collecting property taxes,
keeping record and conducting elections.
assessing and collecting property taxes.
keeping the peace and maintaining jails.
Physical Chemistry
GeneralWhen Paine talks about monarchy and hereditary succession in his essay, "Common Sense", what point does he make?
Kings are the means of happiness to mankind
How such a race came into the world should be enquired of
Distinction of men into kings and subject has a religious reason
Physical Chemistry
GeneralHow does a person's sense of political efficacy affect his or her voting behavior?
One might vote because he/she believes the vote will make an impact. Also, a person
may not vote because he/she feels an individual vote doesn't matter.
A person may not vote because he/she feels an individual vote doesn't matter.
One might vote because he/she believes the vote will make an impact.
Physical Chemistry
GeneralHow much money will it cost you to drive 115.0 miles if your car gets 25.70 miles per gallon and gas costs $3.309/gallon?
Physical Chemistry
GeneralA blood sample of 3.03 milliliters is collected from a patient to be analyzed for a platelet count. Human blood should have around 1.04 kg/L platelets. What is the expected mass in grams of platelets in the blood sample?
Physical Chemistry
GeneralAll men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and
unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and
defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting
property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness.
Written by John Adams just seven years before the U.S. Constitution, this wording
appears in a state constitution that became a model for the federal version. From
which state does it come?
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Physical Chemistry
GeneralUnder the principle of limited government, the government must abide by the law
and follow the constitution. This also is called
checks and balances
the rule of law
separation of powers
Physical Chemistry
GeneralBefore a new state could be considered for admission to the United States a had to be created by the state.
popular vote
state constitution
state resolution
Physical Chemistry
GeneralHow do states provide services?
Through local governments they establish
Through state agencies and programs
Through state agencies and programs, and local governments that they establish
Physical Chemistry
GeneralWhat is the supreme law of the Land?
The President
The constitution
The Bill of Rights
Physical Chemistry
GeneralWhat is public policy?
The results of the people's votes
Laws regulating society
Actions taken by government
All of the choices
Physical Chemistry
GeneralThe clause in the United States Constitution that states that the federal laws take president over state laws?
Establishment Clause
Delegated Powers Clause
Supremacy Clause
Physical Chemistry
GeneralYou are hiking in the mountains and find a shiny gold nug- get. It might be the element gold, or it might be "fool's gold,” which is a nickname for iron pyrite, FeS₂. Which of the fol- lowing physical properties do you think would help deter- mine if the shiny nugget is really gold-appearance, melting point, density, or physical state?
Physical Chemistry
GeneralName the process for which one is named to seek public office.
Nomination
Candidacy
Voter registration
Physical Chemistry
GeneralTo obtain pure lead, lead (II) sulfide is burned in an atmosphere of pure oxygen. The products of the reaction are lead and sulfur trioxide (SO3). Write a balanced chemical equation for this process. How many grams of lead will be produced if 2.54 grams of PbS is burned with 1.88 g of O₂? Express your answer to the correct number of significant figures. Be sure to show all steps completed to arrive at the answer. (Hint: be sure to work the problem with both PbS and O₂).
Physical Chemistry
GeneralA referendum allows state citizens to __________
remove previously-elected officials from office
vote to approve or reject laws
advise the state legislature
Physical Chemistry
GeneralRead the following lines from "The Tell-Tale Heart."
"Villains!" I shrieked, "dissemble no more! I admit the deed! -tear up the
planks! Here, here! -It is the beating of his hideous heart!"
What does the beating heart symbolize in the excerpt above?
The murder of the old man
The police identifying the culprit
The narrator's guilt
Physical Chemistry
GeneralChoose the correct answer.
is working with others to produce a written work through criticism, feedback, and revision.
Collaboration
Criticism
Feedback
Physical Chemistry
GeneralWhat is the nominating process?
It is the process of candidate selection.
It is the process of candidate representation.
The process of party selection.
Physical Chemistry
GeneralChoose the correct answer.
Satire may criticize
countries
situations
people
All of the choices
Physical Chemistry
GeneralANALYSIS: (In two to three sentences, describe how atomic structure determines reactivity trends in the periodic table.)
Physical Chemistry
GeneralIdentify the tone of the following sentence.
Can you help me out with this?
Rude
Informal
Challenging
Physical Chemistry
GeneralRead the following excerpt from The Scarlet Letter, and answer the question.
"Good Master Dimmesdale," [...], "the responsibility of this woman's soul lies greatly,
with you. It behooves you, therefore, to exhort her to repentance, and to confession,
as a proof and consequence thereof."
The directness of this appeal drew the eyes of the whole crowd upon the Reverend
Mr. Dimmesdale, a young clergyman, who had come from one of the great English
universities, bringing all the learning of the age into our wild forest-land.
What is the explicit information in the given excerpt?
1. People identify that Dimmesdale is Hester's lover.
II. People are unaware that Dimmesdale is Hester's lover.
III. People expect a lot from Dimmesdale as he was a University graduate.
I and II
II and III
I and III