Description : Diamond and graphite are polymorphs of which of th following elements? w) magnesium x) carbon y) sulfur z) nitrogen
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CARBON
Description : Which of the following compounds contains both io and covalent bonds? w) Calcium Chloride x) Carbon Dioxide y) Calcium Fluoride z) Calcium Sulfate
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CALCIUM SULFATE
Description : Which of the following elements would form a covalent bond with Bromine? w) Calcium x) Aluminum y) Oxygen z) Tin
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- OXYGEN
Description : Which of the following materials are used in the manufacture of pig iron from iron ore? w) Limestone and carbon x) Calcium oxide and oxygen y) Chromium and nickel z) Oxygen and sulfur dioxide
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- LIMESTONE AND CARBON
Description : Which of the following are alloying materials used the manufacture of stainless steel? w) Limestone and carbon x) Calcium oxide and oxygen y) Oxygen and sulfur dioxide z) Chromium and nickel
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CHROMIUM AND NICKEL
Description : The principal volcanic gas (in terms of quantity) is: w) carbon dioxide x) nitrogen dioxide y) sulfur dioxide z) steam (H2O)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- STEAM (H2O)
Description : Which of the following gases is given off in the acid test of a carbonate mineral? w) chlorine x) nitrogen y) carbon dioxide z) sulfur dioxide
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- CARBON DIOXIDE
Description : Global climate change is being attributed to the atmospheric increase in what two gases produced by human activities? w) oxygen and hydrogen x) ozone and methane y) nitrous oxide and sulfur dioxide z) methane and carbon dioxide e) ozone and carbon monoxide
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- METHANE AND CARBON DIOXIDE
Description : The characteristic bonds in nonmetal oxides are which of the following types? w) network x) covalent y) ionic z) coordinate covalent
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- COVALENT
Description : A bond in which there is an unequal attraction for the shared electrons and a resultant unbalanced distribution of charge is which one of the following types of bonds? w) ionic x) pure covalent y) nonpolar covalent z) polar covalent
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- POLAR COVALENT
Description : Which of the following elements would form an acid oxide with the formula XO2 and an acidic compound with hydrogen with the formula XH2? w) Sodium x) Magnesium y) Aluminum z) Sulfur
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SULFUR
Description : The element used in treating manic depression is: w) sulfur x) nitrogen y) calcium z) lithium
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- LITHIUM
Description : The hydrocarbon end of a detergent molecule is: w) hydrophilic x) hydrophobic y) possible ionic z) contains oxygen or sulfur
Last Answer : ANSWER: HYDROPHOBIC
Description : Dry ice is the solid form of what gas? w) nitrogen x) oxygen y) helium z) carbon dioxide
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CARBON DIOXIDE
Description : Which one of the following molecules exhibits resonance? w) Carbon Tetrachloride x) Carbonate ion y) Sulfur Dichloride z) Phosphorus Tribromide
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CARBONATE ION
Description : One source of Acid Rain is: w) sulfur in fossil fuels x) carbon in coal y) hydrogen in hydrocarbons z) chloroflorocarbons in aerosols
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- SULFUR IN FOSSIL FUELS
Description : Which of the following groups of elements have an OUTER ELECTRONIC configuration of S-2-P-2? w) halogens x) Nitrogen-Phosphorus Group y) Carbon-Silicon Group z) Boron-Aluminum Group
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- CARBON-SILICON GROUP
Description : The most abundant element in the universe is thoug to be: w) carbon x) oxygen y) hydrogen z) nitrogen
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- HYDROGEN
Description : When vinegar and baking soda are mixed together, w gas is formed? w) oxygen x) nitrogen y) carbon dioxide z) hydrogen
Description : Which of the following has a multiple covalent bond? w) Bromine x) Hydrogen y) Oxygen z) Chlorine Monofluoride
Description : Which of the following elements was unknown to ancient civilizations? w) tin x) aluminum y) mercury z) sulfur
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ALUMINUM
Description : While many different gases are found in the atmosphere, a number do NOT contribute significantly to solar heating of the atmosphere. Which TWO of the following gases do NOT absorb much heat? w) carbon dioxide x) nitrogen y) water vapor z) oxygen
Last Answer : ANSWER: X and Z -- NITROGEN and OXYGEN
Description : Global climate change is being attributed to the atmospheric increase in what two gases produced by human activities? w) ozone and methane x) nitrous oxide and sulfur dioxide y) methane and carbon dioxide z) ozone and carbon monoxide
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- METHANE AND CARBON DIOXIDE
Description : Which of the following is not a major pollutant from automobiles. w) carbon monoxide x) unburned hydrocarbons y) nitrous oxide z) sulfur dioxide
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SULFUR DIOXIDE
Description : Which of the following is believed to be responsible for the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctic? w) carbon dioxide x) compounds containing sulfur y) radioactivity z) compounds containing chlorine
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- COMPOUNDS CONTAINING CHLORINE
Description : Carbon atoms link together with other carbon atoms in all of the following ways EXCEPT w) networks x) chains y) ionic bonds z) rings
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- IONIC BONDS
Description : In the filling of electron orbitals for the elemen sulfur, which has 16 electrons, the number of electrons in the 3p orbitals is: w) 3 x) 4 y) 6 z) 0
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 4
Description : Which compound is responsible for the rotten egg smell? w) sulfuric acid x) putrescine y) hydrogen sulfide z) sulfur dioxide
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- HYDROGEN SULFIDE (NOTE: putrescine is a real compounz)
Description : Which of the following is the element which makes up about 8 percent of the earth's crust and occurs in all rocks except limestone and sandstone? w) sulfur x) aluminum y) sodium z) magnesium
Description : What device is used to remove sulfur dioxide from power plant stack gases? w) scrubber x) precipitator y) digester z) clarifier
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- SCRUBBER
Description : Which of the following is the primary reason for adding calcium carbonate to the reduction process of iron oxide ores ? The calcium carbonate: w) acts as an oxidizing agent x) removes silicate waste products y) acts as a reducing agent z) removes sulfur waste products
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- REMOVES SILICATE WASTE PRODUCTS
Description : In commercial vulcanization, crosslinking is introduced by the addition of: w) sulfur x) toluene y) silicon z) phosphorus
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- SULFUR
Description : Cinnabar, pyrite and galena are minerals which consist of one or more metals combined with the same element. Which one of the following is the element that is common to all three of these minerals? Is it: w) iron x) copper y) sulfur z) sodium
Last Answer : ANSWER: C-- SULFUR
Description : Of the nonmetallic elements the one least likely to be found in organic compounds is: w) nitrogen x) phosphorus y) chlorine z) selenium
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SELENIUM
Description : Which of the following gases cannot be collected by water displacement? w) Nitrogen x) Oxygen y) Hydrogen z) Hydrogen Chloride
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- HYDROGEN CHLORIDE
Description : Which of the following is produced when polyvinyl chloride is burned? w) Hydrogen Cyanide x) Hydrogen Chloride y) Nitrogen Oxide z) Oxygen
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HYDROGEN CHLORIDE
Description : Which of the following elements does not normally occur as a diatomic molecule? w) hydrogen x) chlorine y) argon z) oxygen
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ARGON
Description : Which of the following elements has the highest electronegativity? w) Lithium x) Iodine y) Cesium z) Oxygen
Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- OXYGEN
Description : A standardized base solution should be protected from which of the following gases? w) hydrogen x) carbon dioxide y) nitrogen z) argon
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CARBON DIOXIDE
Description : It is believed that carbon-14 in nature is slowly generated by the action of: w) protons on carbon-12 x) electrons on hydrogen y) cosmic rays on boron z) neutrons on nitrogen
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- NEUTRONS ON NITROGEN
Description : Which of the following would have the largest THIR ionization energy? Is it: w) Boron x) Carbon y) Nitrogen z) Magnesium
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- MAGNESIUM
Description : In which form is Silicon most frequently found in nature? w) The free element Silicon x) Silicon-Oxygen compounds y) Silicon-Carbon compounds z) Silicon-Metal compounds
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SILICON-OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
Description : Waste gases from industrial plants form acids that hasten chemical weathering. Most of the gases are compounds of: w) argon x) hydrogen y) iron z) sulfur
Description : Mayonnaise is: w) an emulsion x) a hydrogenated oil y) a covalent solution z) a coalescent solution
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- AN EMULSION
Description : Sodium chloride is an example of what kind of compound? w) ionic x) covalent y) polyatomic z) monatomic
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- IONIC
Description : Which one of the following is classified as a covalent network solid crystal? w) CaO x) SiO2 y) CO2 z) Pb
Last Answer : ANSWER: B -- SiO2
Description : The bond most likely to be formed when two atoms differ SOMEWHAT in their tendency to attract electrons is: w) nonpolar ionic x) polar ionic y) polar covalent z) nonpolar covalent
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- POLAR COVALENT
Description : Which of the following is not a covalent network solid? w) silicon dioxide x) silicon oxide y) boron nitrate z) sodium oxide
Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- SODIUM OXIDE
Description : Which class of solids could have London Forces the attractive forces between particles in crystal lattice positions? w) ionic x) covalent y) metallic z) molecular
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- MOLECULAR
Description : Mayonnaise is: w) a coalescent solution x) a hydrogenated oil y) a covalent solution z) an emulsion
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- AN EMULSION