Unit 1 Mid-Unit Test

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1.

Question :

Lord Kelvin described the concept of absolute zero temperature

and the laws relating the change in thermal energy during
chemical reactions. What type of chemist would he be
considered today?
biochemist

inorganic chemist

physical chemist

organic chemist

2.

Question :

When placed in a 100-mL square box, a substance has a

spherical shape and has a volume of 50 mL. When placed in a
100-mL circular tube, that same substance has a spherical
shape and a 50-mL volume. In which of the following states is
the substance?
solid

liquid

gas

plasma

3.

Question :

Which of the following terms describes a piece of gold?

compound

element

pure substance

mixture

4.

Question :

Which of the following separation methods is used in making

coffee at home?
chromatography

simple distillation

fractional distillation

filtration

5.

Question :

A chemist studies two forms of refined gasoline. Which of the

following branches of chemistry might the chemist use?
inorganic chemistry

physical chemistry

analytical chemistry

organic chemistry

6.

Question :

A substance undergoes a change. Which of the following

indicates that the change was a physical change?
Heat energy was given off.

The substance changed shape.

The molecules of the substance changed.

The substance changed color.

7.

Question :

The air temperature surrounding a snowy driveway is 0C. One

side of the driveway is shaded, while the other side is sunny.
The snow on the sunny side melts. Which of the following is
true?
The snow absorbed chemical energy to produce a chemical
change.

The snow absorbed heat energy to produce a chemical

change.

The snow released heat energy to produce a physical

change.

The snow absorbed radiant energy to produce a physical

change.

8.

Question :

Stacy runs a paper chromatography experiment using the same

ink, but two different solvents. Using solvent A results in the
ink separating into three bands, but solvent B does not carry
the ink away from the original spot. Which of the following
could explain the results?
Solvent B was not a good mobile phase because it could
not dissolve the ink.
The ink was a pure substance and dissolved in both
solvents.
The ink was a mixture, but only in solvent A.
Solvent A was not a good mobile phase because it could
not dissolve the ink.

9.

Question :

A prospector pans for gold in a stream. Which of the following

best describes what is in his pan when he scoops up part of the
streambed?
compound

element

pure substance

mixture

10.

Question :

Which of the following represents an element?

H2O

CO

C20

H2CO3

11.

Question :

Steve, Sarah, Richard, and Kate each run paper

chromatography on unknown liquids. Steve gets a red band,
Sarah gets a yellow band and a red band, Richard gets a green
band and a red band, and Kate gets a yellow band and a blue
band. Which student might have had a pure substance?
Steve

Sarah

Richard

Kate

12.

Question :

The melting points of canola oil, corn oil, sunflower oil, and
peanut oil are 10C, 11C, 17C, and 2C. Based on this
information, how might you separate one type of oil from the
rest in a mixture of all four?
cooling in a freezer

liquid chromatography

simple distillation

paper chromatography

13.

Question :

Which of the following is a mixture?

water

alcohol

ink

mercury

14.
Ques Which of the
tion following best
:

describes seawater?
homogeneous mixture

heterogeneous mixture

pure substance

compound

15.
Ques In a paper
tion chromatography
:

chamber, which of
the following could
be the mobile phase?

Student Answer:

alcohol

paper

air

plastic plate

16. Question : The melting points of canola oil, corn oil, sunflower oil, and peanut oil are 10C, -11C,
-17C, and -2C. Based on this information, how might you separate one type of oil from the rest in the
mixture of all four?
Student Answer:

liquid chromatography

simple distillation

paper chromatography

cooling in a freezer

17. Question: Which of the following is a mixture?

Student Answer:

oxygen

air
nitrogen

carbon dioxide

18. Question: Which of the following best describes a soft drink?

Student Answer:

heterogeneous mixture

pure substance
homogenous mixture

compound

19. Question: Which method would you use to separate silt from water?
Student Answer:

filtration

gas chromatography
distillation

electrolysis

20. Question: In a paper chromatography chamber, Which of the following could be the
stationary phase?
Student Answer:

paper

air
alcohol

plastic plate

Graded Assignment
Mid-Unit Test, Part 2
Answer the questions below. When you are finished, submit this assignment to your teacher
by the due date for full credit.
(5 points)

1.

A fellow student does not understand why air is a mixture. Write a

brief explanation about why air is a mixture, whether it is homogeneous
or heterogeneous, and how it can be separated.

Score

Answer:

Air is a mixture because there are more than one element making up the whole structure. It
is a mixture of elements. Air is homogenous. It can be separated by fractional distillation.