Survey of Chemistry Exam Review
Course Introduction
Survey of Chemistry is an introductory course designed to provide students with a broad overview of the fundamental concepts and principles of chemistry. This course covers essential topics such as atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, reactions, stoichiometry, states of matter, solutions, acids and bases, and introductory organic chemistry. Emphasis is placed on the practical applications of chemistry in everyday life, health, and the environment. Through a combination of lectures, demonstrations, and problem-solving exercises, students will develop a foundational understanding of chemical processes and their significance in both scientific and societal contexts. This course is ideal for non-science majors and those seeking a general knowledge of chemistry.
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Chemistry An Introduction to General Organic and Biological Chemistry 12th Edition by Karen
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Chapter 1: Chemistry in Our Lives
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Q1) Which of the following is a chemical?
A)sugar
B)heat
C)light
D)noise
E)a wave
Answer: A
Q2) Substances which prevent spoilage are called ________.
Answer: antioxidants
Q3) In the number 12.345,the 4 is in the ________ place.
A)tens
B)ones
C)tenths
D)hundredths
E)thousandths
Answer: D
Q4) 351 000 000 000
Answer: 3.51 × 11ea71d0_de1b_eec8_91e5_8f75e6f0dd0e_TB6077_11
Q5) The chemical used to make cans and foil is ________.
Answer: aluminum
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Chapter 2: Chemistry and Measurement
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Q1) How many kilograms are in 30.4 lb?
A)13.8 kg
B)14 kg
C)67 kg
D)66.88 kg
E)66.9 kg
Answer: A
Q2) What is the metric relationship between grams and micrograms?
A)1 g = 100 g
B)1 g = 1 000 000 g
C)1 g = 0.000 001 g
D)1 g = 1000 g
E)1 g = 0.001 g
Answer: B
Q3) 504.85
Answer: 505
Q4) 0.003 4088
Answer: 0.00341
Q5) 8.3158
Answer: 8.32
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Chapter 3: Matter and Energy
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Q1) The ________ state of matter has a constant shape and volume.
Answer: solid
Q2) A potato contains 20 g of carbohydrate.If carbohydrate has a caloric value of 4 kcal/g,how many kcal are obtained from the carbohydrate in the potato?
A)5 kcal
B)20 kcal
C)40 kcal
D)60 kcal
E)80 kcal
Answer: E
Q3) Ice melting is a chemical change.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) A food sample contains 6 g of carbohydrate and 4 g of protein.How many kcal from carbohydrate and protein are in the sample?
Answer: 40 kcal
Q5) Air is an example of a ________ mixture.
Answer: homogeneous
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Chapter 4: Atoms and Elements
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Q1) A sodium atom with a mass number of 23 has 23 neutrons.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Identify the metalloid in the following list.
A)sulfur
B)fluorine
C)silver
D)copper
E)germanium
Q3) Argon
Q4) In an atom,the nucleus contains ________.
A)an equal number of protons and electrons
B)all the protons and neutrons
C)all the protons and electrons
D)only neutrons
E)only protons
Q5) The proton is 2000 times the mass of the neutron.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The symbol for lead is ________.
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Chapter 5: Nuclear Chemistry
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Q1) The most widely used medical isotope in nuclear medicine is ________.
A)Tc-99m
B)I-131
C)P-32
D)I-125
E)Co-60
Q2) There are ________ microcuries in one millicurie.
Q3) In alpha emission,the atomic number ________.
Q4) Iodine 131 has a half-life of 8.0 days.An I-131 sample has an initial activity of 32 mCi.What is the activity after 24 days?
A)96 mCi
B)16.mCi
C)8.0 mCi
D)4.0 mCi
E)2.0 mCi
Q5) The combination of H-3 and H-2 to give He-4 and a neutron is called nuclear
Q6) X-rays are emitted during MRI scans.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Ionic and Molecular Compounds
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Q1) The number of electrons in an ion with 16 protons and an ionic charge of 2- is
A)16
B)18
C)20
D)22
E)24
Q2) The name of the compound CO<sub>2 </sub>is dicarbon oxide.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When Al<sup>3+</sup> and Br<sup>-</sup> combine,the formula of the product is Al<sub>3</sub>Br.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The strongest attractive forces between molecules of HCl are hydrogen bonds. A)True
B)False
Q5) The name of the compound AlCl<sub>3 </sub>is aluminum trichloride.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Chemical Quantities and Reactions
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Q1) What is the coefficient for oxygen in the balanced equation?
A)2
B)4
C)5
D)6
E)8
Q2) Calculate the molar mass of magnesium chloride,MgCl<sub>2</sub>
A)24.31 g/mole
B)95.21 g/mole
C)125.9 g/mole
D)59.76 g/mole
E)70.90 g/mole
Q3) In this reaction,what is the coefficient for calcium oxide? CaO + CO<sub>2</sub> CaCO<sub>3</sub>
A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4
E)5
Q4) What is the mass,in grams,of 1.00 mole of argon gas?
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Chapter 8: Gases
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Q1) A gas has a pressure of 540.torr when the temperature is 127 °C.When the temperature changes to 27 °C,what is the new pressure,if there is no change in volume or amount of gas?
Q2) The air we breathe is about 21% oxygen.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In the kinetic molecular theory of gas behavior,the assumption is made that gas molecules ________.
A)move rapidly in random directions
B)are attracted to each other by strong forces
C)are close together in their container
D)move with a kinetic energy equal to their centigrade temperature
E)occasionally come to rest
Q4) STP stands for 0 °C and 760 mmHg.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A gas has a pressure of 700.mmHg when the temperature is 107 °C.At what temperature (°C)will the pressure be 600.mmHg,if there is no change in volume or amount of gas?
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Q6) Nitrogen makes up about ________ percent of the atmosphere.
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Chapter 9: Solutions
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Q1) Acetic acid can be classified as a ________.
A)gas
B)solid
C)weak electrolyte
D)strong electrolyte
E)ionic compound
Q2) A substance that completely ionizes in water is a ________ electrolyte.
Q3) A 10% starch solution is separated from a 2% starch solution by a semipermeable membrane.Starch is a colloid.Which of the following is correct?
A)The 10% solution has the higher osmotic pressure.
B)The 2% solution has the higher osmotic pressure.
C)Neither solution has osmotic pressure.
D)The solutions have the same osmotic pressure.
E)The solutions have opposite osmotic pressures.
Q4) The O-H bond in water is polar because ________.
A)it is an ionic bond
B)oxygen is much more electronegative than hydrogen
C)oxygen occupies more space than hydrogen
D)hydrogen is much more electronegative than oxygen
E)it is a hydrogen bond
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Chapter 10: Acids and Bases and Equilibrium
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Q1) Which of the following is a buffer system?
A)NaCl(aq)and NaNO<sub>3</sub> (aq)
B)HCl(aq)and NaOH(aq)
C) H<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> (aq)and KHCO<sub>3</sub> (aq)
D)NaCl(aq)and NaOH(aq)
E) H<sub>2</sub>O(l)and HCl(aq)
Q2) The conjugate base of HF is F<sup>-</sup>.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The conjugate base of H<sub>2</sub>O is ________.
A) H<sub>3</sub>O<sub>+</sub>
B) OH<sup>-</sup>
C) H<sub>2</sub>O
D) O<sup>2-</sup>
E) H<sub>2</sub>O has no conjugate base.
Q4) An acidic solution has a pH less than 7.0.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Introduction to Organic Chemistry: Hydrocarbons
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Q1) When naming an alkene,the parent chain is the longest carbon chain ________.
A)that does not contain the double bond
B)regardless of whether or not it contains the double bond
C)that contains at least one of the carbon atoms of the double bond
D)that contains both atoms of the double bond
E)that contains a branch
Q2) When naming an alkane,the main chain is the longest continuous carbon chain regardless of bends.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The structural formula of benzene is often represented as a ________.
A)ring of five carbon atoms
B)ring of six carbon atoms with six double bonds
C)ring of six carbon atoms with a circle in the center
D)cycloalkane
E)cycloalkyne
Q4) When hydrogen is added to 1-pentene in the presence of a platinum catalyst,the product is 1-pentyne.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Alcohols, Thiols, Ethers, Aldehydes, and Ketones
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Q1) What classification of alcohol is resistant to oxidation?
A)primary
B)secondary
C)tertiary
D)quaternary
E)none
Q2) The dehydration product of CH<sub>3</sub>-CH<sub>2</sub> O H in the presence of acid is ________.
A) CH<sub>2</sub>=C=CH<sub>2</sub>
B)cyclopropane
C)cyclopropene
D)propene
E)propyne
Q3) Acetone is a three-carbon aldehyde.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Primary alcohols can be oxidized to either aldehydes or ketones.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Carbohydrates
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Q1) Cellulose is a polysaccharide which has ________.
A)only -1,4-bonds between glucose units
B)only -1,4-links bonds glucose units
C)both -1,4-and -1,6-bonds between glucose units
D)hemiacetal links joining glucose units
E)carbon-carbon bonds joining glucose units
Q2) In glucose,the -OH group on carbon 4 is above the plane of the ring.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Stereoisomers that are nonsuperimposable mirror images of each other are known as ________.
A)enantiomers
B)achiral isomers
C)superimposable isomers
D)anomers
E)Fischer projections
Q4) The glucose units in cellulose are connected by -1,4-glycosidic bonds.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Carboxylic Acids, Esters, Amines, and Amides
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Q1) The odor of an amine can be neutralized with ________.
A)water
B)acids
C)bases
D)detergents
E)solvents
Q2) The reactants that will form an ester in the presence of an acid catalyst are ________.
A)two carboxylic acids
B)two alcohols
C)a carboxylic acid and an alcohol
D)an aldehyde and an alcohol
E)two aldehydes
Q3) Base catalyzed hydrolysis of an ester yields a carboxylic acid and the salt of an alcohol.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Aspirin that has a smell of vinegar has broken down by hydrolysis.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Lipids
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Q1) The type of lipid that gives a cell membrane its structure is a ________.
A)triacylglycerol
B)glycerophospholipid
C)prostaglandin
D)fatty acid
E)wax
Q2) Lipids are compounds that are soluble in ________.
A)distilled water
B)normal saline solution
C)glucose solution
D)chloroform
E)oxygen
Q3) The products of the acid catalyzed hydrolysis of a fat are ________.
A)the esters of fatty acids
B)fatty acids and glycerol
C)salts of fatty acids
D)salts of fatty acids and glycerol
E)glycerophospholipids
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Chapter 16: Amino Acids, Proteins, and Enzymes
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Q1) A basic amino acid has a side chain that contains ________.
A)an ammonium group
B)a carboxyl ate group
C)a methyl group
D)an alcohol group
E)a thiol group
Q2) Which of the following would be most likely to be deficient in at least one essential amino acid?
A)eggs
B)milk
C)beans
D)steak
E)ham
Q3) Wool is primarily made up of ________.
A)protein
B)carbohydrate
C)globin
D)triacylglycerols
E)enkephalin
Q4) The molecules to which an enzyme binds are called the ________.
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Chapter 17: Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis
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Q1) Small living particles,with 3 to 200 genes,that cannot replicate without a host cell are called ________.
A)recombinant DNAs
B)viruses
C)bacteria
D)tumors
E)plasmids
Q2) What tripepetide is coded for by the following mRNA sequence? -UUU AGA CCA-
A)Phe-Pro-Arg
B)Pro-Arg-Phe
C)Phe-Arg-Pro
D)Leu-Pro-Arg
E)Phe-Thr-Pro
Q3) A ________ consists of a nitrogen-containing base and a sugar.
A)nucleoside
B)base pair
C)nucleotide
D)complementary base
E)pyrimidine
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Chapter 18: Metabolic Pathways and Energy Production
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Q1) The end product of glycolysis is pyruvate.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A 10 carbon fatty acid goes through -oxidation 10 times.
A)True
B)False
Q3) substance 12
Q4) In the first reaction of the citric acid cycle ________.
A)glucose becomes pyruvate
B)ATP is produced
C)NADH is produced
D)acetyl-CoA reacts with oxaloacetate to give citrate
E)pyruvate becomes CO<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>O
Q5) The digestion of fats begins when the fat globules are ________.
A)emulsified by bile salts
B)attacked by protease enzymes to form smaller fat globules
C)converted to lipoproteins for greater solubility
D)hydrolyzed to glucose and amino acids
E)hydrolyzed to glycerol and fatty acids
Q6) substance 2
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