Questions from General Chemistry


Q: You want to cook some raw noodles to make a pasta dish

You want to cook some raw noodles to make a pasta dish for supper. So, you turn on the gas stovetop (which uses a flame), place a large pot of water over the flame, wait for the water to boil, place t...

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Q: This section presents several ways our day-to-day lives

This section presents several ways our day-to-day lives have been enriched by chemistry. List three materials or processes involving chemistry that you feel have contributed to such an enrichment, and...

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Q: Classify each of the following as a physical or chemical change or

Classify each of the following as a physical or chemical change or property. a. Oven cleaners contain sodium hydroxide, which converts the grease/oil spatters inside the oven to water-soluble materia...

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Q: Classify each of the following as a physical or chemical change or

Classify each of the following as a physical or chemical change or property. a. A fireplace poker glows red when you heat it in the fire. b. A marshmallow turns black when toasted too long in a camp...

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Q: Consider three 10-g samples of water: one as ice

Consider three 10-g samples of water: one as ice, one as liquid, and one as vapor. How do the volumes of these three samples compare with one another? How is this difference in volume related to the p...

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Q: Do the proton and the neutron have exactly the same mass?

Do the proton and the neutron have exactly the same mass? How do the masses of the proton and the neutron compare to the mass of the electron? Which particles make the greatest contribution to the mas...

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Q: The symbols for most elements are based on the first few letters

The symbols for most elements are based on the first few letters of the respective element’s common English name. In some cases, however, the symbol seems to have nothing to do with the element’s comm...

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Q: Several chemical elements have English names beginning with the letters B,

Several chemical elements have English names beginning with the letters B, N, P, or S. For each letter, list the English names for two elements whose names begin with that letter, and give the symbols...

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Q: Correct each of the following misstatements from Dalton’s atomic theory.

Correct each of the following misstatements from Dalton’s atomic theory. a. Elements are made of tiny particles called molecules. b. All atoms of a given element are very similar. c. The atoms of a...

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Q: A given compound always contains the same relative masses of its constituent

A given compound always contains the same relative masses of its constituent elements. How is this related to the relative numbers of each kind of atom present?

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