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1. The elements on the Periodic Table are arranged in order of increasing 

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ATOMIC # = PROTON...nobody get's between me and my PROTONS.

(also, nobody knows who I am without my protons)

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Chem Jan 2011 Regents - Quiz

These multiple choice questions came from January 2011. Use your best judgment. . . Eliminate wrong choices and, in some cases, find the ODD MAN OUT. . . That's usually (I SAID USUALLY) the right answer.

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2. The two forms of oxygen, O2(g) and O3(g), have   

Explanation

O2 and O3 are different. O2 is oxygen and O3 is ozone. Talk about different...

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3. A molecular compound is formed when a chemical reaction occurs between atoms of 

Explanation

The key word is MOLECULAR. Molecular means COVALENT bonds, and 75% of those bonds were ionic (metal + nonmetal). Only ONE was correct. AND IT WAS WATER...

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4. Which sample of water contains particles having the highest average kinetic energy? 

Explanation

AVERAGE KINETIC ENERGY means TEMPERATURE...the highest temperature is the 95C.

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5. An oxidation-reduction reaction involves the    

Explanation

Somebody loses electrons, and somebody gains electrons...I'm just happy that I lost nothing...YET.

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6. Which energy change occurs in an operating voltaic cell? 

Explanation

VOLTAIC CELLS involve salt bridges, Table J, and all that stuff...CHEMICAL energy gives rise to ELECTRICAL energy.

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7. Which electron configuration represents the electrons of an atom in an excited state? 

Explanation

If an inner shell is not complete and an outer shell has electrons, it is EXCITED.

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8. What is the total number of neutrons in an atom of O-18? 

Explanation

Neutrons are calculated by subtracting the atomic number (8) from the isotope number (18), which leaves 10

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9. Which element is malleable and a good conductor of electricity at STP? 

Explanation

Characteristics of METALS...NA (silver) is a metal.

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10. Which one do you like?

Explanation

Electrons are found in ORBITALS. The orbitals are not rings, but rather CLOUDS where you will PROBABLY find an electron.

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11. An atom of any element must contain    

Explanation

An atom has equal protons and electrons. ISOTOPES deal with neutrons. IONS have different number of electrons (which gives ions their charges).

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12. Which statement describes the general trends in electronegativity and metallic properties as the elements in Period 2 are considered in order of increasing atomic number? 

Explanation

Electronegativity increases because the atoms get smaller...metallic properties decrease because we are moving RIGHT.

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13. Which balanced equation represents a single- replacement reaction? 

Explanation

RED/OX reactions are also single-replacement reactions.

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14. The valence electrons of a germanium atom in the ground state are located in the 

Explanation

2
8
18
4...VALENCE!!!

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15. Which list of elements contains a metal, a metalloid, a nonmetal, and a noble gas? 

Explanation

If you learned ANYTHING from me, it was the PERIODIC TABLE. If you don't know this by now, you won't learn it. EVER.

I WISH MR. SWERINGEN HAD A CHEM REVIEW CLASS...

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16. The temperature of a sample of water changes from 10°C to 20°C when the sample absorbs 418 joules of heat. What is the mass of the sample? 

Explanation

Do the math: 418 / 10 (degrees C) =

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17. The sum of the atomic masses of the atoms in one molecule of C3H6Br2 is called the 

Explanation

It's called the GRAM FORMULA MASS, and it's calculated by adding up the masses of every atom in the composition...FOR EXAMPLE: water is H2O...2 HYDROGEN (= 2 x 1) and 1 OXYGEN (1 x 16)...18 is the formula mass of water.

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18. When an atom of lithium loses an electron, the atom becomes a 

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When a metal (in this case, a GROUP ONE METAL) loses an electron, it tends to lose not only an electron, but rather an entire orbital.

LITHIUM BEFORE: 2-1
LITHIUM AFTER: 2

When you lose an orbital, you lose a little bit of the radius...

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19. Given the equation:     Which type of reaction is represented by this equation?    

Explanation

POLYMER is a long chain of the same thing. THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE.

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20. Which substance can not be broken down by chemical means? 

Explanation

One is in TABLE E, one is in a fart, and the other is water. ONLY ANTIMONY (Sb) is an element. YOU CANNOT BREAK DOWN ELEMENTS.

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21. Which two physical properties allow a mixture to be separated by chromatography? 

Explanation

If something is SOLUBLE, it can travel up the paper (think Living Environment lab). If something is POLAR, it will stick to something else (again, THINK).

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22. The graph below represents the uniform heating of a sample of a substance starting as a solid below its melting point.  Which statement describes what happens to the energy of the particles of the sample during time interval DE? 

Explanation

No temperature change, only potential energy.

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23. Which statement compares the masses of two subatomic particles? 

Explanation

Protons and neutrons are the same mass. Electrons have very little (almost no) mass.

If you have any doubt, look at the TABLE O and pay attention to the mass.

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24. The solubility of KCl(s) in water depends on the    

Explanation

TABLE G. Notice how the KCl line goes up?? That's because the solubility increases with temperature.

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25. Under which conditions of temperature and pressure does carbon dioxide gas behave most like an ideal gas? 

Explanation

HIGH TEMPERATURE (particles moving fast) and LOW PRESSURE (particles are expanding) is when gases behave like an IDEAL GAS.

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26. Which process results in a chemical change?    

Explanation

Nothing can be UN-DONE...except for the ribbon. Or, if you took a picture next to it.

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27. For a chemical reaction, the heat of reaction is equal to the 

Explanation

Start MINUS finish. BTW, activation energy is how far one must roll the ball (or rock) up the hill.

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28. The table below gives information about four aqueous solutions at standard pressure.  Which list of solutions is arranged in order from highest boiling point to lowest boiling point? 

Explanation

molecular compounds have lower boiling points...C is the only molecular compound, so it should be at the END.

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29. Which compound is an electrolyte?    

Explanation

ALL of them are organic compounds...though 3 of them are not ARRHENIUS ACIDS...

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30. According to the Arrhenius theory, a base reacts with an acid to produce 

Explanation

BY DEFINITION: a neutralization reaction involves an Arrhenius acid + an Arrhenius base, producing water and a salt.

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31. What is one benefit associated with a nuclear fission reaction? 

Explanation

Nuclear reactions produce a GREAT DEAL of energy.

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32. Which radioisotope is used for diagnosing thyroid disorders? 

Explanation

Thyroids need iodine...just memorize this fact.

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33. Which radioisotope emits alpha particles?    

Explanation

Table N.

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34. What is the net charge of an ion that has 8 protons, 9 neutrons, and 10 electrons? 

Explanation

2 more electrons than protons...which means the charge is MINUS TWO.

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35. Which element has chemical properties that are most similar to the chemical properties of sodium? 

Explanation

SAME GROUP = SAME PROPERTIES.

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36. Which statement matches a subatomic particle with its charge? 

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PROTONS +
ELECTRONS -
NEUTRONS 0

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37. Given the balanced equation representing a reaction: Fe(s) + 2HCl(aq) → FeCl2(aq) + H2(g) This reaction occurs more quickly when powdered iron is used instead of a single piece of iron of the same mass because the powdered iron 

Explanation

POWDERED means more reactions.

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38. What is the total number of electron pairs shared between the two atoms in an O2 molecule? 

Explanation

2 THINGS YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN:

1. O2 is a double bond.
2. Each bond is 2 electrons (4 total)

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39. Given the balanced equation representing a reaction: 2NaCl → 2Na + Cl2 To break the bonds in NaCl, the reactant must 

Explanation

It takes money to make money, so I guess it should take energy to make energy.

(BAD ANALOGY)

breaking bonds takes energy...as does reading all the words that i've put out for you...

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40. The bright-line spectrum of sodium is produced when energy is 

Explanation

Bright-line goes from HIGHER to LOWER orbitals...as you go in, the energy decreases.

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41. Given the equation representing a system at equilibrium: At equilibrium, the concentration of    

Explanation

FORWARD must equal REVERSE.

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42. What is the total number of years that must pass before only 25.00 grams of an original 100.0-gram sample of C-14 remains unchanged? 

Explanation

2 HALF LIVES...which means there is 2 x 5730 years that have passed.

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43. Which balanced equation represents a fusion reaction? 

Explanation

FUSION is when two become one.

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44. If an element, X, can form an oxide that has the formula X2O3, then element X would most likely be located on the Periodic Table in the same group as 

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Oxygen has an oxidation state of -2, while In has an oxidation state of +3...switch the numbers.

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45. What is the total mass of KNO3 that must be dissolved in 50. grams of H2O at 60.°C to make a saturated solution? 

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TRICK QUESTION: The KNO3 is dissolved in 50 g water...divide the assumed answer by TWO.

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46. Given the reaction at 101.3 kilopascals and 298 K: hydrogen gas + iodine gas → hydrogen iodide gas This reaction is classified as 

Explanation

Consult TABLE I...this reaction is ENDOTHERMIC...

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47. Which molecule has a nonpolar covalent bond?    

Explanation

The only NONPOLAR bond is one that is bonded to itself.

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48. Given the equation representing a reaction at equilibrium: What occurs when the concentration of H2(g) is increased? 

Explanation

Le Chatelier's principle...If you go to the right, the reactants (N2 and H2) will decrease. The reaction always goes away from the thing that was increased...and towards the thing that was decreased.

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49. The two isomers of butane have different    

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ISOMER means different neutrons...NEUTRONS mean a different mass...AHEM.

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The elements on the Periodic Table are arranged in order of...
The two forms of oxygen, O2(g) and O3(g), have   
A molecular compound is formed when a chemical reaction occurs between...
Which sample of water contains particles having the highest average...
An oxidation-reduction reaction involves the    
Which energy change occurs in an operating voltaic cell? 
Which electron configuration represents the electrons of an atom in an...
What is the total number of neutrons in an atom of O-18? 
Which element is malleable and a good conductor of electricity at...
Which one do you like?
An atom of any element must contain    
Which statement describes the general trends in electronegativity and...
Which balanced equation represents a single- replacement...
The valence electrons of a germanium atom in the ground state are...
Which list of elements contains a metal, a metalloid, a nonmetal, and...
The temperature of a sample of water changes from 10°C to 20°C...
The sum of the atomic masses of the atoms in one molecule of C3H6Br2...
When an atom of lithium loses an electron, the atom becomes a 
Given the equation:    ...
Which substance can not be broken down by chemical means? 
Which two physical properties allow a mixture to be separated by...
The graph below represents the uniform heating of a sample of a...
Which statement compares the masses of two subatomic particles? 
The solubility of KCl(s) in water depends on the    
Under which conditions of temperature and pressure does carbon dioxide...
Which process results in a chemical change?    
For a chemical reaction, the heat of reaction is equal to the 
The table below gives information about four aqueous solutions at...
Which compound is an electrolyte?    
According to the Arrhenius theory, a base reacts with an acid to...
What is one benefit associated with a nuclear fission reaction? 
Which radioisotope is used for diagnosing thyroid disorders? 
Which radioisotope emits alpha particles?    
What is the net charge of an ion that has 8 protons, 9 neutrons, and...
Which element has chemical properties that are most similar to the...
Which statement matches a subatomic particle with its charge? 
Given the balanced equation representing a reaction: ...
What is the total number of electron pairs shared between the two...
Given the balanced equation representing a reaction: ...
The bright-line spectrum of sodium is produced when energy is 
Given the equation representing a system at equilibrium:...
What is the total number of years that must pass before only 25.00...
Which balanced equation represents a fusion reaction? 
If an element, X, can form an oxide that has the formula X2O3, then...
What is the total mass of KNO3 that must be dissolved in 50. grams of...
Given the reaction at 101.3 kilopascals and 298 K:...
Which molecule has a nonpolar covalent bond?    
Given the equation representing a reaction at equilibrium: ...
The two isomers of butane have different    
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