Chapter 11
Chapter 11
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17) Solid matter is mostly empty space. The reason solids don't fall through one another is
because
A) atoms are constantly vibrating, even at absolute zero.
B) of nuclear forces.
C) of gravitational forces.
D) of electrical forces.
E) none of these
Answer: D
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Topic: Atomic Structure
18) A force that determines the chemical properties of an atom is a(n)
A) friction force.
B) nuclear force.
C) gravitational force.
D) electrical force.
E) none of these
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Topic: Atomic Structure, Periodic Table of the Elements
19) Which has the greatest number of protons in its nucleus?
A) gold.
B) mercury.
C) lead.
D) silver.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Topic: Periodic Table of the Elements
20) The air in this room has
A) mass.
B) weight.
C) energy.
D) all of these
E) none of these
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Topic: Atoms
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21) Compared to the energy it takes to separate oxygen and hydrogen from water, the amount of
energy given off when they recombine is
A) slightly more.
B) slightly less.
C) much more.
D) much less.
E) the same.
Answer: E
Diff: 1
Topic: Molecules
22) When carbon and oxygen atoms combine, energy is
A) taken in by the reaction.
B) given off by the reaction.
C) not involved.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Topic: Molecules
23) If an astronaut landed on a planet made of antimatter, there would be an explosion and
A) the planet would annihilate.
B) an amount of planet matter equal to that of the astronaut would annihilate.
C) the astronaut would annihilate.
D) the astronaut and an equal amount of the planet would both annihilate.
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Topic: Antimatter
24) In our part of the universe, antimatter is
A) non-existent.
B) plentiful.
C) short-lived.
D) long-lived.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Topic: Antimatter
25) Assuming all the atoms exhaled by Julius Caesar in his last dying breath are still in the
atmosphere, then we probably breathe one of those atoms with each
A) single breath.
B) day.
C) month.
D) ten years.
E) It depends some people still breathe a few of Caesar's atoms every day, while others
wouldn't breathe one for an entire year.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Topic: Characteristics of Atoms
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