Chemistry Quiz #1

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1. Which of the following describes a
physical property of magnesium?
a. burns in air with a brilliant white flame.
b. reacts with hydrochloric acid to produce a gas
c. good conductor of electricity
d. combines with nitrogen to form a black powder
2. Which of the following is a chemical
property of carbon?
a. It is a black solid.
b. In the form of graphite, it conducts
electricity.
c. It is insoluble in water.
d. It burns readily.

7. Which of the following is not a piece of evidence

indicating that a chemical change has probably taken
place?
a. Bubbles of a gas appear when a solid is
placed in a liquid solution.
b. Gunpowder combusts when burned in oxygen
c. A solid dissolves when added to water.
d. An orange solid changes to grey when heated, and
stays grey when cooled.
8. Which one of the following is an example of a
mixture?
a. aluminum
c. water
b. diamond
d. milk

3. The liquid state of matter has

a. an indefinite shape and a definite
volume.
b. a definite shape and a definite volume.
c. an indefinite shape and an indefinite
volume.
d. a definite shape and an indefinite volume.

9. Which precaution is required to conduct safe lab

work?
a. Wear goggles around c. Wash hands before
chemicals.
starting.
b. Taste chemicals to
d. Conduct experiments in
ensure purity.
large groups.
10. A student measured the mass and volume of three
samples of material; his results are shown below.

4. Which property is described by the

statement that aluminum can be bent into
various shapes?
a. density
c. hardness
b. malleability
d. viscosity
5. A physical change in a substance
a. changes the form or state of the
substance.
b. results in a change in the mass of the
substance.
c. changes it into a different substance.
d. is usually very hard to reverse.

Block

Mass (g)

Volume (cm3)

30.8

27.5

35.2

27.5

30.8

24.0

Which samples could be made of the same substance?

a. A and B
c. B and C
b. A and C
d. A, B, and C

6. Distinguish between a qualitative and a quantitative

physical property
a. Qualitative properties cannot be assigned numeric
values, whereas quantitative properties can.
b. Quantitative properties can be measured more
accurately than qualitative properties
c. Quantitative properties can be observed, whereas
qualitative properties cannot
d. None of the above describe the difference between
qualitative and quantitative properties

DENSITY =

MASS
VOLUME

PART B: TRUE/FALSE Enter T for true, F for false

11. Icebergs will float in water because their density is
much greater than that of water.
12. Mixtures can be separated using magnets,
filtration, distillation

1 ______

2 ______

3 ______

4 ______

5 ______

6 ______

7 ______

8 ______

9 ______

10 ______

11 ______

12 ______

Part C: APPLICATION
13.

a) State the physical or chemical property that would identify an unknown gas. [1]

b) A gas has been created from a chemical reaction. Explain the gas test that you would perform to verify that
this gas is oxygen. [2]

14. The density of uranium is 18.7 g/cm3. If a textbook with dimensions 20 cm 30 cm 2 cm were made
of uranium, calculate its mass in kilograms [3]

Part D: COMMUNICATION

15. Briefly describe the difference between an element and a compound. [3]

Part E : THINKING

16. A facial tissue (Kleenex), a sheet of paper, and a cardboard box are all made from wood fibres. Discuss
how the physical properties of each material make it useful for its intended purpose. State a chemical
property that these three materials have in common. [4]

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