 Question 1

0 out of 1 points

A pure substance composed of two or more different elements is a(n) ________.

Selected Answer:
solution
Correct Answer:
chemical compound
 Question 2
1 out of 1 points

Which one of the following substances is classified as a chemical compound?

Selected Answer:
NO
Correct Answer:
NO
 Question 3
1 out of 1 points

Which of the following statements is true?

Selected Answer: C.
Scientists believe that solids are mostly open space.
Correct Answer: C.
Scientists believe that solids are mostly open space.
 Question 4
1 out of 1 points

A compound of sulfur and oxygen is 50.0% sulfur, 50.0% oxygen by weight. Sulfur and oxygen form another
compound, in accordance with the law of multiple proportions. Which of the following is a likely composition
for the second compound?

Selected Answer: e.
40.0 mass % sulfur 60.0 mass % oxygen.
Correct Answer: e.
40.0 mass % sulfur 60.0 mass % oxygen.
 Question 5
1 out of 1 points

Identify the mass law that each observation demonstrates.

A flashbulb contains magnesium and oxygen before use and magnesium oxide afterward, but
its mass does not change.
Selected Answer: b.
Law of Conservation of Mass
 Correct Answer: b.
Law of Conservation of Mass
 Question 6
1 out of 1 points

Alpha particles beamed at thin metal foil may

Selected Answer: E.
A, B, and C
Correct Answer: E.
A, B, and C
 Question 7
1 out of 1 points

What is the sum of the numbers of neutrons and electrons in the ion 205Pb4+?
Selected Answer: 201
Correct Answer: 201
 Question 8
1 out of 1 points

How many moles of protons are present in 5.20 × 1018 sodium atoms?
Selected Answer: D.
9.50 × 10–5
Correct Answer: D.
9.50 × 10–5
 Question 9
1 out of 1 points

Which subatomic particle was discovered using cathode ray tubes? Type its name only in the
box. [Blank1]
Specified Answer for: Blank1 electrons
Correct Answers for: Blank1
Evaluation Method Correct Answer
Exact Match electron
Exact Match electrons
 Question 10
1 out of 1 points

What component of atoms was discovered by Rutherford? Type its name only in the box. [Blank1]
Specified Answer for: Blank1 nucleus
Correct Answers for: Blank1
Evaluation Method Correct Answer
 Exact Match nucleus
 Question 11
1 out of 1 points

The scientist who discovered the law of conservation of mass and is also called the father of modern chemistry is

Selected Answer: D.
Lavoisier
Correct Answer: D.
Lavoisier
 Question 12
1 out of 1 points

What is the sum of the numbers of neutrons and electrons in the ion 76As1+?
Selected Answer: 75
Correct Answer: 75
 Question 1
0 out of 1 points

The first people to attempt to explain why chemical changes occur were

Selected Answer: E.
alchemists
Correct Answer: A.
the Greeks
 Question 2
1 out of 1 points

The scientist whose alpha-particle scattering experiment led him to conclude that the nucleus of an atom contains
a dense center of positive charge is

Selected Answer: B.
Ernest Rutherford
Correct Answer: B.
Ernest Rutherford
 Question 3
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Generally, observed behavior that can be formulated into a statement, sometimes mathematical in nature, is
called a(n)

Selected Answer: A.
observation
Correct Answer: D.
natural law
 Question 4
1 out of 1 points

A compound of sulfur and oxygen is 50.0% sulfur, 50.0% oxygen by weight. Sulfur and oxygen form another
compound, in accordance with the law of multiple proportions. Which of the following is a likely composition
for the second compound?

Selected Answer: e.
40.0 mass % sulfur 60.0 mass % oxygen.
Correct Answer: e.
40.0 mass % sulfur 60.0 mass % oxygen.
 Question 5
1 out of 1 points

Wherever it is found, water always contains oxygen and hydrogen in the mass ratio of 8 to 1. Taken by itself, this
fact demonstrates what natural law?

Selected Answer: b.
Definite Composition
Correct Answer: b.
Definite Composition
 Question 6
1 out of 1 points

What component of atoms was discovered by Rutherford? Type its name only in the box. [Blank1]
Specified Answer for: Blank1 nucleus
Correct Answers for: Blank1
Evaluation Method Correct Answer
Exact Match nucleus
 Question 7
1 out of 1 points

An iron-56 nucleus contains

Selected Answer: e.
26 protons and 30 neutrons.
Correct Answer: e.
26 protons and 30 neutrons.
 Question 8
1 out of 1 points

An iron-56 nucleus contains

Selected Answer: e.
26 protons and 30 neutrons.
Correct Answer: e.
 26 protons and 30 neutrons.
 Question 9
1 out of 1 points

J. J. Thomson studied cathode ray particles (electrons) and was able to measure the
mass/charge ratio. His results showed that
Selected Answer: c.
matter included particles much smaller than the atom.
Correct Answer: c.
matter included particles much smaller than the atom.
 Question 10
1 out of 1 points

Who was the first scientist to propose that the atom had a dense nucleus which occupied only
a small fraction of the volume of the atom?
Selected Answer: d.
Rutherford
Correct Answer: d.
Rutherford
 Question 11
1 out of 1 points

Many classic experiments have given us indirect evidence of the nature of the atom. Which of the experiments
listed below did not give the results described?

Selected A.
Answer: The Rutherford experiment proved the Thomson "plum-pudding" model of the atom to be
essentially correct.
Correct A.
Answer: The Rutherford experiment proved the Thomson "plum-pudding" model of the atom to be
essentially correct.
 Question 12
1 out of 1 points

What is the sum of the numbers of neutrons and electrons in the ion 72As2+?
Selected Answer: 70
Correct Answer: 70
 Question 1
1 out of 1 points

The first people to attempt to explain why chemical changes occur were

Selected Answer: A.
the Greeks
 Correct Answer: A.
the Greeks
 Question 2
1 out of 1 points

What is the correct symbol for potassium?

Selected Answer:
K
Correct Answer:
K
 Question 3
1 out of 1 points

Which of the following statements is true?

Selected Answer: C.
Scientists believe that solids are mostly open space.
Correct Answer: C.
Scientists believe that solids are mostly open space.
 Question 4
1 out of 1 points

A compound of sulfur and oxygen is 50.0% sulfur, 50.0% oxygen by weight. Sulfur and oxygen form another
compound, in accordance with the law of multiple proportions. Which of the following is a likely composition
for the second compound?

Selected Answer: e.
40.0 mass % sulfur 60.0 mass % oxygen.
Correct Answer: e.
40.0 mass % sulfur 60.0 mass % oxygen.
 Question 5
1 out of 1 points

Identify the mass law that each observation demonstrates.

A flashbulb contains magnesium and oxygen before use and magnesium oxide afterward, but
its mass does not change.
Selected Answer: b.
Law of Conservation of Mass
Correct Answer: b.
Law of Conservation of Mass
 Question 6
1 out of 1 points

What keeps the electrons from leaving an atom in the Rutherford model of the atom?
 Selected Answer: a.
strong electrostatic attraction to the nucleus
Correct Answer: a.
strong electrostatic attraction to the nucleus
 Question 7
1 out of 1 points

How many protons are present in a 127I– ion?

Selected Answer: c.
53
Correct Answer: c.
53
 Question 8
1 out of 1 points

How many protons and electrons are present in a Br- ion?

Selected Answer: c.
35 p, 36 e
Correct Answer: c.
35 p, 36 e
 Question 9
1 out of 1 points

J. J. Thomson studied cathode ray particles (electrons) and was able to measure the
mass/charge ratio. His results showed that
Selected Answer: c.
matter included particles much smaller than the atom.
Correct Answer: c.
matter included particles much smaller than the atom.
 Question 10
1 out of 1 points

Rutherford's experiment with alpha particle scattering by gold foil established that
Selected Answer: c.
protons are not evenly distributed throughout an atom.
Correct Answer: c.
protons are not evenly distributed throughout an atom.
 Question 11
1 out of 1 points

The scientist who discovered the law of conservation of mass and is also called the father of modern chemistry is
 Selected Answer: B.
Lavoisier
Correct Answer: B.
Lavoisier
 Question 12
1 out of 1 points

After an atom has lost an electron it becomes a/an ______ and has a _______ charge.
Selected Answer: d.
cation, positive
Correct Answer: d.
cation, positive
 Question 1
1 out of 1 points

A pure substance composed of two or more different elements is a(n) ________.

Selected Answer:
chemical compound
Correct Answer:
chemical compound
 Question 2
1 out of 1 points

What is the name of the element with the symbol B?

Selected Answer:
boron
Correct Answer:
boron
 Question 3
1 out of 1 points

A quantitative observation

Selected Answer: A.
contains a number and a unit
Correct Answer: A.
contains a number and a unit
 Question 4
1 out of 1 points

Which of the following pairs can be used to illustrate the law of multiple proportions?

Selected Answer: E.
 SO and SO2
Correct Answer: E.
SO and SO2
 Question 5
0 out of 1 points

Which mass law(s) is/are illustrated in the figure below?

Selected Answer: a.
Law of conservation of mass
Correct Answer: d.
Law of conservation of mass and law of definite composition
 Question 6
1 out of 1 points

Rutherford's experiment was important because it showed that:

Selected Answer: D.
An atom is mostly empty space.
Correct Answer: D.
An atom is mostly empty space.
 Question 7
1 out of 1 points

What is the sum of the numbers of neutrons and electrons in the ion 116Sn4+?
Selected Answer: 112
Correct Answer: 112
 Question 8
1 out of 1 points

What is the identity of element Q if the ion Q2- contains 36 electrons? Type the correct symbol for the element in the
box. For example, Br [Blank1]
Specified Answer for: Blank1 Se
Correct Answers for: Blank1
Evaluation Method Correct Answer
Exact Match Se
 Question 9
1 out of 1 points

Which subatomic particle was found to be present in cathode rays? Type its name only in the
box. [Blank1]
 Specified Answer for: Blank1 electrons
Correct Answers for: Blank1
Evaluation Method Correct Answer
Exact Match electron
Exact Match electrons
 Question 10
0 out of 1 points

A beam of what type of particles was used by Rutherford in the scattering experiment? Type its
name only in the box. [Blank1]
Specified Answer for: Blank1 alpha particles
Correct Answers for: Blank1
Evaluation Method Correct Answer
Exact Match alpha
 Question 11
0 out of 1 points

The first chemist to perform truly quantitative experiments was

Selected Answer: B.
Lavoisier
Correct Answer: A.
Boyle
 Question 12
1 out of 1 points

What is the sum of the numbers of neutrons and electrons in the ion 77As2+?
Selected Answer: 75
Correct Answer: 75