COMPLETE AND RETURN IT TO MR.

LLUPO ON THE DAY OF THE CHAPTER TEST

Chapter 4 Workbook NAME: ___________________________________________

Section 4.1 Review - Studying Matter

Multiple Choice

1. What warning does the following WHMIS symbol 4. Which of the following statements is not part of the
represent? particle theory of matter?
a. Particles are always moving.
b. Particles move more slowly, on average, at higher
temperatures.
c. Particles attract one another.
d. Each pure substance is made up of its own kind of
particle.
e. Particles make up all matter.

5. Which of the following is not a pure substance?

a. oxygen
b. air
c. water
a. A chemical is poisonous.
d. copper
b. A chemical is flammable.
e. helium
c. A chemical is combustible.
d. A chemical is corrosive.
6. What type of matter cannot be broken down into
e. A chemical is a biohazard.
simpler parts through physical or chemical methods?
a. elements
2. What two categories can all matter be divided into
b. mechanical mixtures
based on composition?
c. solutions
a. elements and compounds
d. pure substances
b. mixtures and pure substances
e. compounds
c. mechanical mixtures and solutions
d. elements and solutions
e. mixtures and compounds
7. Which of the following is a compound?
a. air
3. What two categories of matter are made up of more
b. oxygen
than one kind of particle?
c. hydrogen and oxygen
a. compounds and solutions
d. sodium and chlorine
b. mechanical mixtures and elements
e. sodium chloride
c. pure substances and mixtures
d. mechanical mixtures and solutions
8. Which of the following can be accomplished by
e. elements and compounds
filtration?
a. separating a compound into its elements
b. separating a mechanical mixture into its
components
c. separating an element into its mechanical
mixtures
d. separating a compound into its solutions
e. separating a solution into its components

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9. What two characteristics does all matter have?

10. What safety equipment and clothing should a student wear when working with vinegar in a test tube?

11. What state of matter is represented below? Explain your reasoning.

12. Is it possible to tell whether a liquid is a solution or a pure substance by simply looking at it? Explain.

13. What kind of method is needed to separate a compound into its elements?

14. Provide an example of an element and an example of a compound.

15. What kind of matter can be separated from a mixture using a magnet?

16. Describe the meaning of each of these safety symbols.

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

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Section 4.2 Review - Physical Properties
Multiple Choice

For each question below, select the best answer.

1. Which of the following properties is a qualitative 5. The effectiveness of sandpaper depends on which
physical property? physical property?
a. boiling point a. density
b. texture b. texture
c. density c. conductivity
d. conductivity d. boiling point
e. hardness e. solubility

2. Which of the following properties is a quantitative 6. A mechanic working to repair dents in the metal
physical property? body of a car is making use of which physical
a. odour property of the metal?
b. texture a. boiling point
c. lustre b. malleability
d. conductivity c. density
e. state of matter d. conductivity
e. hardness
3. Which property describes the ability of one
substance to dissolve in another substance? 7. What change of state is represented in the
a. conductivity figure below?
b. density
c. solubility
d. malleability
e. viscosity

4. Which physical property are you referring to if you a. solidification

describe a fluid that is flowing very slowly? a. evaporation
a. state b. sublimation
b. colour c. boiling
c. density d. melting
d. viscosity
e. conductivity 8. What two changes of state can result in the
formation of gas?
a. solidification and deposition
b. melting and freezing
c. condensation and deposition
d. condensation and melting
e. sublimation and evaporation

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Multiple Choice

For each question below, select the best answer.

9. Which of the following is the most common unit 14. Which property contributes to the object in the
used to report the solubility of a substance? solution sinking to the bottom of the beaker?
a. mass of solute per mass of solution
b. mass of solvent per volume of solution
c. volume of solute per mass of solution
d. mass of solute per volume of solvent
e. volume of solvent per volume of solution

10. Which physical property helps to explain the

bioaccumulation of chemicals, such as DDT, in
Arctic animals?
a. boiling point
b. solubility
c. density
d. conductivity a. boiling point
e. hardness b. malleability
c. density
11. What is a property of diamonds that makes them d. conductivity
valuable as gemstones? e. hardness
a. high lustre
b. high electrical conductivity 15. What is the density of a substance that has a
c. high density volume of 4.5 cm3 and a mass of 18 g?
d. low thermal conductivity a. 0.25 g/cm3
e. hardness b. 2.5 cm/gm
c. 4.0 cm3/g
12. Which of the following is a common element d. 0.40 g/cm3
used for making wires due to its high electrical e. 4.0 g/cm3
conductivity?
a. diamond 16. How is the density of water different from the
b. plastic densities of most other substances?
c. helium a. The density of the gas is less than the density
d. copper of the liquid.
e. carbon b. The density of the solid is less than the density
of the liquid.
13. How is density calculated? c. The density of the solid is less than the density
a. mass + volume of the gas.
b. mass × volume d. The density of the liquid is less than the density
c. mass ÷ volume of the gas.
d. volume – mass e. The density of the gas is less than the density
e. volume ÷ mass of the solid.

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Written Answer

17. What makes a property of an element or compound a physical property?

18. Describe the main difference between a qualitative physical property and a quantitative physical property.

19. Name two physical properties you would expect water-soluble paint to have.

20. Describe two quantitative physical properties.

21. Describe a physical property that is important for each of the following products.
a. an oven mitt
b. an electrical wire
c. a surfboard
d. a hammer
e. a container for water
f. an anchor

22. Identify the change of state that is the reverse of each change listed below.
a. sublimation
b. solidification
c. condensation

23. The following table shows solubility data for two compounds. Which compound is the more soluble in water?
Explain.
Solubility Data for Two Compounds

Compound Solubility in mg/100 mL of Water (25°C)

A 26.5

B 12.2

24. Briefly describe the solubility properties of DDT and how this leads to bioaccumulation.

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25. What scale is used to describe the quantitative measure of hardness?

26. What two physical properties of oil cause it to form large oil slicks on the surface of water?

27. Calculate the density of a piece of metal that has a mass of 13.5 g and a volume of 5.0 cm3.

28. What is the density of the liquid in the graduated cylinder shown below, if the mass of the liquid is 45 g? Give your
answer in units of g/cm3.

29. If a large mass has a very small volume, what can you conclude about the density of the substance?

30. List three physical properties of water.

31. Why is water called the universal solvent?

32. How does water protect the organisms that live in it from large changes in temperature?

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Section 4.3 Review - Chemical Properties
Multiple Choice

For each question below, select the best answer.

1. Which of the following properties is a chemical 6. What chemical property is demonstrated by the
property? rusty trowel shown below?
a. malleability
b. odour
c. density
d. reactivity with water
e. boiling point

2. Which chemical property makes baking soda a

useful ingredient in baking?
a. reactivity with oxygen
b. combustibility
a. reactivity with acid
c. toxicity
b. reactivity with oxygen
d. reactivity with acid
c. reactivity with water
e. reactivity with water
d. combustibility
e. toxicity
3. Why is hydrogen peroxide useful in hair products?
a. It reacts with water to make a gas.
7. What chemical property describes the ability of a
b. It reacts with oxygen to make hair brittle.
substance to remain unchanged?
c. It reacts with acids to make dye.
a. stability
d. It reacts with melanin and makes a colourless
b. reactivity with oxygen
compound.
c. reactivity with water
e. It reacts with skin and makes blisters form.
d. combustibility
e. toxicity
4. Which property describes the ability of a substance
to burn in air?
8. Which of the following statements is false?
a. combustibility
a. A chemical property of a substance can be
b. reactivity with acid
exhibited during a chemical reaction.
c. toxicity
b. A chemical property of a substance is never
d. conductivity
evident during chemical reactions.
e. solubility in water
c. A chemical property of a substance refers to its
ability to react with another substance.
5. What chemical property describes the ability of d. A chemical property of a substance represents
a substance to cause harmful effects in plants the substance’s ability to form a new substance.
and animals? e. A chemical property of a substance may be
a. stability observed through such evidence as the
b. reactivity with oxygen formation of a gas or a change in colour.
c. reactivity with water
d. combustibility
e. toxicity

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Written Answer

9. How do you test a substance for a chemical property?

10. What two chemical properties can you identify by knowing that acetic acid in vinegar reacts with baking soda to
form carbon dioxide gas?

11. Aluminum quickly forms an oxide coating when exposed to air. What chemical property of aluminum makes this
happen?

12. Identify the chemical property that is responsible for the campfire shown below, and identify the new substances
that are formed as a result.

13. How can combustibility of a substance be both helpful and harmful?

14. How does stability relate to how quickly a substance breaks down?

15. What does a LD50 value mean with respect to toxicity?

16. Why can a substance that is more stable also cause more harmful toxic effects than a substance that is less stable?

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Chapter 4 Review - Properties of Elements and Compounds
Multiple Choice

For each question below, select the best answer.

1. What warning does the WHMIS symbol shown 4. Which of the following statements describing the
below represent? separation of matter is true?
a. A compound can be broken down into its elements
through melting.
b. The components of a solution can be separated
using filtration.
c. The components of a mechanical mixture can be
separated through physical methods.
d. An element can be broken down into simpler
substances through chemical methods.
e. A pure substance can be broken down only
through physical methods.

5. Which of the following is a quantitative physical

a. A substance is corrosive. property?
b. A substance is combustible. a. malleability
c. A substance is poisonous. b. odour
d. A substance reacts with water. c. lustre
e. A substance reacts with oxygen. d. solubility
e. texture
2. What types of matter are made up of only one kind
of particle? 6. What change occurs when molten iron cools
a. compounds and solutions and hardens?
b. mechanical mixtures and elements a. solidification
c. pure substances and mixtures b. evaporation
d. mechanical mixtures and solutions c. sublimation
e. elements and compounds d. condensation
e. melting
3. Which of the following is a pure substance?
a. orange juice 7. Which unit is used to express density?
b. salt water a. cm3/g
c. air b. g/cm
d. helium c. g
cm3
e. a book d. g/cm3
e. cm/g

8. Which of the following lists includes only chemical

properties?
a. combustibility, density, odour
b. toxicity, stability, reactivity with water
c. colour, malleability, melting point
d. stability, malleability, reactivity with acid
e. reactivity with oxygen, combustibility, solubility

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9. What are three references that you can use to help you perform laboratory investigations safely?

10. List three properties of an iron nail and identify each as a physical property or a chemical property.

11. Three liquid layers of differing densities in a graduated cylinder are shown below.

a. Which liquid has the greatest density? How do you know?

b. If the liquids are soluble in one another, what will happen if the layers are mixed together and then allowed to
sit undisturbed?

12. What category of matter are elements and compounds classified under?

13. Classify each of the following as an element, a compound, or a mixture.

a. apple juice
b. gold
c. carbon dioxide
d. neon

14. Your friend creates a sculpture by bending copper wire.

a. Is the change in shape a physical change or a chemical change?
b. Is copper’s ability to bend without breaking a physical property or a chemical property?

15. How do the values of the Mohs scale provide a quantitative measure of hardness?

16. The density of pure gold is 19.3 g/cm3. What is the mass of a nugget that has a volume of 1.47 cm3?

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Chapter 4 Review - Properties of Elements and Compounds
Written Answer
17.
A student is working in a science laboratory, heating a liquid in an Erlenmeyer flask over a Bunsen burner.
Provide a summary of precautions the student should take, including any safety clothing that the student should be
wearing.

18.
Identify which types of matter look the same throughout a sample. Explain why each type of matter has this
appearance and provide a sample diagram to represent each.

19.
Why are quantitative physical properties more useful for identifying an unknown substance than qualitative
physical properties?

20.
During some volcanic eruptions, people are able to escape oncoming lava by walking away from it. Provide an
explanation for this phenomenon based on a physical property of lava.

21.
Why is reactivity with water a chemical property but solubility in water is a physical property?

22.
A teacher places a piece of metal into a test tube that contains a clear, colourless liquid. Bubbles form, as shown
below. Is this a demonstration of a physical property or a chemical property of the metal? Explain.

23. When a ray of light passes through glass and into water, the light is bent because glass has a higher
index of refraction than water. Is an index of refraction a chemical property or a physical property?
Explain your reasoning.

24. To test whether a gas produced in a reaction is oxygen, a glowing wooden splint is placed into a
sample of the gas. If the splint relights into a flame, the gas is oxygen. What is the chemical property of
oxygen that is used for this test?

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25. A group of concerned citizens is calling for an immediate stop to the use of fertilizers and pesticides on
commercial farms in your area. Identify some of the positive and negative consequences that could come from this
action. Summarize these points in a table.

26. Dry ice, which is solid carbon dioxide, is often used to create fog effects during a concert. The fog you can see is
not carbon dioxide; it is drops of liquid water. Describe and explain the two changes of state that occur during this
effect.

27. A mixture of aluminum drink cans and food cans made from a different type of metal need to be separated for
recycling.
a. Describe how you would separate them if you had a small bin to sort for your household. Identify the
properties of the cans that you would use in your procedure.
b. Describe how you might separate them if you were in charge of the recycling centre for a town. Identify the
properties of the cans that you would use in your procedure.

28. When making a cup of hot tea, a student places a tea bag in a cup of hot water, lets it steep for several minutes, and
then removes the bag.
a. What physical property is important during the steeping process?
b. What type of matter is in the teacup during the steeping process?
c. What kind of separation method is used as the tea bag is removed?
d. What type of matter is in the teacup after the tea bag is removed?

29. How is water’s ability to dissolve many different things both helpful and harmful
to living organisms?

30. Develop a short advertisement for a local newspaper for a product that uses a combustible substance. Describe
the product and combustible substance, in addition to a warning that is associated with use of that substance.

31. Can you determine a chemical property of a substance without using other substances?Explain your reasoning.

32. Can a substance be both necessary for life and yet be toxic? Explain your reasoning.

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