Chemistry 1Mrs.

Schmidt

Alchemy Unit Test # 1 Review

ALT 1: I can use properties of matter to organize and explain the
patterns of the periodic table and use the periodic table to predict
properties of matter
What tools do chemists use to study matter? [Lab Equipment
Handout & text book]
1. Be able to recognize and name the following pieces of glassware:

2. Define the word meniscus and draw a picture to go with your description
(page 11):
The meniscus is the curved shape of the liquid in a graduated cylinder. We read
the volume at the bottom of the curved meniscus.

3. How do you measure the mass of an object? What are the units of mass?
Mass of a substance is measured on an electronic balance or scale. The SI units
are grams(g).
4. Explain how you use a graduated cylinder to measure the volume of an
irregular solid?
1) Fill the graduate about half-full of water and read the volume at the
meniscus. 2) Record this as Initial volume in mL. 3) Carefully slide the object
into the graduate being careful not to splash water on the sides. 4) Read the

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volume at the meniscus and record this as Final volume in mL. 5) To calculate
the VOLUME in mL of the object subtract the Initial Volume from Final Volume.

How can density be used to identify a substance? [Lesson 4 and

Density Lab]
5. Write the formula for density:

Density =

mass
volume

Know how to solve problems!

a. A piece of metal has a volume of 30.0 cm3 and a mass of 252 g.
What is the density of the metal [Show your calculation &
include the correct units!]:
Density =

mass
252 g
g
=
=8.4 3
volume 30.0 cm 3
cm

b. A gold ring weighs 7.50 g and has a volume of 0.388 mL. What is
the density of the gold ring? [Show your calculation &
include the correct units!]:
Density =

mass
7.50 g
g
=
=19.3
volume 0.388 mL
mL

6. Is the gold ring in #5.b. made of real gold? How do you know this? Refer
to the data in Table 1 to answer this question.
Yes, the ring is made of pure gold because the calculated density equals the
actual density, which is 19.3 g/mL according to Table 1.
Table 1: Densities
Metal
Density (g/mL)
What do chemical
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of Select Metals
Copper
Zinc
Gold
Lead
9.0
7.1
19.3
11.4
names and symbols tell us about matter? [Lesson

7. Define the following words and give one or two examples of each one:
a. Element
A pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances
by physical or chemical processes. Elements are the building blocks of
matter.
Silver (Ag) and copper (Cu) are examples of elements on the Periodic
Table. P. 24

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b. Compound
A pure substance that is a chemical combination of two or more
elements in a specific ratio. NaCl is a compound made up of one atom
of sodium to one atom of chlorine. P. 24

c. Chemical formula
A combination of element symbols and numbers that show the
composition of a chemical compound. NaCl is an example. Page 24
8. Two bottles are on a shelf in the chemistry lab. Both contain a shiny
yellow metal.
Bottle A is labeled Au (s)
Bottle B is labeled FeS2(s)
a. What does the symbol (s) tell you? The state symbol (s) means its a
solid
b. Do both bottles contain gold? Why or why not? No. Only the bottle
A with the symbol Au for gold contains gold. The other bottle contains
a different substance since its formula shows the symbols for iron
(Fe) and sulfur (S).
c. Why some of the letters uppercase and others are lowercase?
When the element symbol contains two letters, the first one is always
upper case and the second one is always lower case.
What happens to elements and compounds in a chemical reaction?
[Lessons 7 and 8]
9. State the Law of Conservation of Mass in your own words.
This law says that mass cannot be gained or lost (it is conserved/saved) in a
chemical reaction. Matter cannot be created or destroyed.
10. Name four observations from the copper lab that signified a chemical
change:
a. The reddish brown copper formed a blue solution and a brown gas
when nitric acid was added.

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b. The blue solution of copper (II) nitrate became a chunky blue solid
with a green blue liquid when clear colorless sodium hydroxide was
added to it.
c. When heated, the chunky blue solid turned to a black solid in a
colorless liquid.
d. When hydrochloric acid was added to the black copper (II) oxide it
dissolved and formed a blue green clear liquid.
e. When aluminum metal was placed into the solution of part d, a reddish
brown solid grew on the foil and some of it dropped to the bottom in
chunks.
11. Explain how the copper cycle experiment supports the claim that
copper is an element.
An element is a pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler
substances. The copper cycle experiment supports this because we observed
copper combining with other elements to form compounds with different
appearances and phases but in the end we had copper metal back in our test
tube.
How can we use patterns in the periodic table to predict properties
of the elements?
[Lesson 9 and 10 handouts and text book reading]
12. Use the blank periodic table to label the following groups/families:
alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition metals, halogens, noble
gases, and all nonmetals. You may color code with a key if you have
colors.

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Use your periodic table to answer the following questions, EXCEPT #
17:
13. The chemical formula for salt is NaCl, what formula do you predict for
hydrochloric acid?
HCl since Na and H are in the same group (column) I expect them to form
compounds in the similar ratio.
14. Name three pairs of elements that would have similar properties.
Li, Na, K in the Alkali Metals and O, S, Se in the nonmetals group 6A
Could name any three elements that are in the same group (column)
15. Explain why Cu, Ag, and Au have similar properties.
Copper, silver and gold are all in the same group of transition metals 1B. They
are sometimes called the Noble metals because they are shiny, malleable
unreactive metals commonly used to make jewelry.
16. Which group/family has the least reactive elements?
Group 8A the Noble Gases are unreactive with most other elements.
17. Which groups have the most reactive elements? Where specifically,
what elements?
The nonmetal group 7A the Halogens are most reactive near the top of the
group with F being most reactive.
The alkali metals in Group 1A are the most highly reactive metals with
reactivity greatest near the bottom of the group.
18. Without looking on the front of your sheet, or your periodic table,
correctly order the groups/families of the periodic table from left to right.
Group 1A Alkali metals
Group 2A Alkaline Earth Metals
Transition Elements in ten groups across the central portion
Groups 3A, 4, A, 5A, 6A, 7A Halogens, Group 8A Noble gases
19. Where are the metalloids? What is a metalloid?
The metalloids are 8 elements bordering the staircase that divides the metals
on the left side of the PT from the nonmetals on the upper right side of the PT.
They share properties of both metals and nonmetals. They include B, Si, Ge, As,
Sb, Te, Po and At.