Chapter 13:
States of Matter
Practice Test
1.
The phase change that describes the direct conversion of a solid into a gas is _______.
a.
melting
b.
deposition
c.
vaporization
d.
sublimation
Hint
2.
Which of the following materials has the highest density?
a.
ice
b.
steam
c.
water vapor
d.
liquid water
Hint
3.
Which of the following is a molecular solid?
a.
lead
b.
dry ice (solid carbon dioxide)
c.
ammonium chloride
d.
potassium sulfate
Hint
4.
The point on a phase diagram where the solid state, the liquid state, and the gas vapor state can coexist is _________.
a.
the critical point
b.
the pressure point
c.
the triple point
d.
the absolute zero point
Hint
5.
Which of the following is a covalent network solid?
a.
quartz
b.
ice
c.
table sugar
d.
table salt
Hint
6.
Which of the following phase changes will release energy during the transition?
a.
vaporization
b.
sublimation
c.
condensation
d.
melting
Hint
7.
Glass is a(n) _____________.
a.
amorphous solid
b.
metallic solid
c.
crystalline solid
d.
liquid
Hint
8.
Which of the following is an ionic solid?
a.
ammonium chloride
b.
dry ice (solid carbon dioxide)
c.
graphite
d.
nickel
Hint
9.
Which of the following solids is a metallic solid?
a.
iodine
b.
sulfur
c.
graphite
d.
nickel
Hint
10.
A device that is used to measure atmospheric pressure is a ___________.
a.
kilometer
b.
barometer
c.
thermometer
d.
micrometer
Hint
11.
Which molecule will not undergo hydrogen bonding?
a.
HF
b.
CH
4
c.
NH
3
d.
H
2
O
Hint
12.
The curved shape of water in a glass pipette is an example of _________.
a.
viscosity
b.
compression
c.
adhesion
d.
cohesion
Hint
13.
A solid whose individual particles are arranged in an orderly, geometric, three-dimensional structure is a ___________.
a.
amorphous solid
b.
unit cell
c.
crystalline solid
d.
liquid crystal
Hint
14.
The boiling points of the halogens increase in the order F
2
< Cl
2
< Br
2
< I
2
due to an increase in ____________.
a.
hydrogen bonding
b.
dispersion forces
c.
ionic interactions
d.
permanent dipoles
Hint
15.
Which of the following gases will diffuse the fastest at room temperature?
a.
CO
2
b.
H
2
c.
Ne
d.
N
2
Hint
16.
The theory that describes the behavior of gases in terms of the motion of gas particles is _____________.
a.
Graham’s law of effusion Graham’s law of effusion
b.
the theory of intermolecular forces
c.
the kinetic-molecular theory
d.
Dalton’s law of parhal pressures
Hint
17.
The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter is _____.
a.
speed
b.
heat
c.
velocity
d.
temperature
Hint
18.
One atmosphere is equal to ____________.
a.
760 cm Hg
b.
1 cm Hg
c.
760 mm Hg
d.
1 mm Hg
Hint
19.
Which of the following is the general definition of a gas?
a.
Matter with no fixed volume and no fixed shape.
b.
Matter with a fixed shape but no fixed volume.
c.
Matter with a fixed volume but no fixed shape.
d.
Matter with a fixed volume and a fixed shape.
Hint
20.
In a polar molecule, which atom will have the greatest partial negative charge?
a.
The largest atom.
b.
The most electronegative atom.
c.
The smallest atom.
d.
The least electronegative atom.
Hint
