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Ch 15 - Water and Aqueous Systems



Matching (Value 14)
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
dispersed phase
e.
Tyndall effect
b.
surface tension
f.
suspension
c.
Brownian motion
g.
solute
d.
dispersion medium
h.
emulsion
 

 1. 

Colloidal particles spread throughout a suspension.
 

 2. 

dissolved particle
 

 3. 

colloid of a liquid in a liquid
 

 4. 

inward force tending to minimize surface area of a liquid
 

 5. 

phenomenon observed when beam of light passes through a colloid
 

 6. 

mixture in which particle size averages greater that 1000 nm in diameter
 

 7. 

chaotic movement of colloidal particles
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
solvation
e.
electrolyte
b.
weak electrolyte
f.
colloid
c.
aqueous solution
g.
surfactant
d.
solvent
 

 8. 

mixture in which particle size averages between 1 nm and 1000 nm
 

 9. 

compound that will conduct current in the liquid state or in aqueous solution
 

 10. 

Solute ions or molecules are surrounded by solvent molecules.
 

 11. 

interferes with hydrogen bonding between water molecules
 

 12. 

dissolving medium
 

 13. 

compound that ionizes incompletely in aqueous solution
 

 14. 

homogeneous mixture of water and dissolved substances
 

Multiple Choice (Value 30) + 1 bonus
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 15. 

Which symbol is used to connect the formula of the compound with the number of water molecules in a hydrate?
a.
a dot
c.
a multiplication symbol
b.
an asterisk
d.
a parenthesis
 

 16. 

Which of the following substances is the most soluble in water?
a.
carbon
c.
sodium chloride
b.
methane
d.
bromine
 

 17. 

Which of the following types of mixtures exhibit the Tyndall effect?
a.
suspensions and solutions
c.
colloids and solutions
b.
suspensions and colloids
d.
colloids only
 

 18. 

Which of these would you expect to be soluble in the nonpolar solvent carbon disulfide, CSmc018-1.jpg? Hint: We talked about this compound in class.
a.
SnSmc018-2.jpg
c.
Chmc018-4.jpg
b.
mc018-3.jpg
d.
NaCl
 

 19. 

Which compound changes color when it becomes a hydrate?
a.
potassium chloride
c.
sodium chloride
b.
copper(II) sulfate
d.
silicon dioxide
 

 20. 

Which of the following is primarily responsible for holding water molecules together in the liquid state?
a.
polar covalent bonds
c.
hydrogen bonds
b.
dispersion forces
d.
ionic bonds
 

 21. 

What type of compound is always an electrolyte?
a.
ionic
c.
network solid
b.
nonpolar covalent
d.
polar covalent
 

 22. 

The fact that ice is less dense than water is related to the fact that ____.
a.
the molecular structure of ice is much less orderly than that of water
b.
ice has a molecular structure that is an open framework held together by hydrogen bonds
c.
ice has a molecular structure in which water molecules are arranged randomly
d.
the molecules of ice are held to each other by covalent bonding
 

 23. 

Which of the following mixtures is NOT a colloid?
a.
sugar water
c.
fog
b.
milk
d.
paint
 

 24. 

What is the shape of the water molecule?
a.
linear
c.
trigonal planar
b.
bent
d.
tetrahedral
 

 25. 

Which of the following compounds is a nonelectrolyte?
a.
copper chloride
c.
sodium bromide
b.
carbon tetrachloride
d.
magnesium sulfate
 

 26. 

How does the surface tension of water compare with the surface tensions of most other liquids?
a.
It is higher when a surfactant is added.
b.
It is about the same.
c.
It is higher.
d.
It is lower.
 

 27. 

What occurs in solvation?
a.
Solvent molecules surround solute ions.
b.
Solute ions separate from solvent molecules.
c.
Ionic compounds are formed.
d.
Solvent molecules bind covalently to solute molecules.
 

 28. 

An emulsion is a colloidal dispersion of a ____.
a.
solid in a liquid
c.
liquid in a gas
b.
liquid in a liquid
d.
gas in a liquid
 

 29. 

What is the size range of particles in a colloid?
a.
between 100 nm and 1000 nm
c.
more than 1000 nm
b.
between 1 nm and 10 nm
d.
between 1 nm and 1000 nm
 

 30. 

Which of the following compounds is a strong electrolyte?
a.
acetic acid
c.
potassium sulfate
b.
sugar
d.
ammonia
 

 31. 

A crystal that absorbs water vapor from the air is ____.
a.
deliquescent
c.
hygroscopic
b.
efflorescent
d.
aqueous
 

 32. 

An emulsifying agent is typically characterized by having ____.
a.
two polar ends
c.
one nonpolar end
b.
one polar end and one nonpolar end
d.
one polar end
 

 33. 

Predict which one of the following compounds would be insoluble in water.
a.
NaCl
c.
CFmc033-1.jpg
b.
HCl
d.
CuSOmc033-2.jpg
 

 34. 

The bonds between the hydrogen and oxygen atoms in a water molecule are ____.
a.
polar covalent bonds
c.
hydrogen bonds
b.
nonpolar covalent bonds
d.
ionic bonds
 

 35. 

Which of the following substances dissolves most readily in gasoline?
a.
CHmc035-1.jpg
c.
NaBr
b.
HCl
d.
NHmc035-2.jpg
 

 36. 

An electric current can be conducted by ____.
a.
methane gas
c.
rubbing alcohol
b.
a salt solution
d.
a sugar solution
 

 37. 

Why are two nonpolar substances able to dissolve in each other?
a.
They combine to produce a polar substance.
b.
Nonpolar substances cannot dissolve in each other.
c.
There is no attractive force between them.
d.
They have similar attractive forces in their molecules.
 

 38. 

Which atom in a water molecule has the greatest electronegativity?
a.
There is no difference in the electronegativities of the atoms in a water molecule.
b.
both hydrogen atoms
c.
the oxygen atom
d.
one of the hydrogen atoms
 

 39. 

A solution has which of the following properties?
a.
Gravity separates its parts.
b.
The average diameter of its solute particles usually is less than 1 nm.
c.
The top layer is different in composition than the bottom layer.
d.
A filter can remove the solute.
 

 40. 

What is the term for the dissolving medium in a solution?
a.
emulsifier
c.
solute
b.
solvent
d.
solvator
 

 41. 

The bonds between adjacent water molecules are called ____.
a.
nonpolar covalent bonds
c.
ionic bonds
b.
hydrogen bonds
d.
polar covalent bonds
 

 42. 

Which of the following mixture types can be filtered to remove solute?
a.
suspensions and colloids
c.
suspensions and solutions
b.
suspensions only
d.
colloids only
 

 43. 

Surface tension ____.
a.
is the inward force which tends to minimize the surface area of a liquid
b.
is decreased by hydrogen bonding
c.
causes beads of water to spread out
d.
may be increased by detergents
 

 44. 

The solute in a colloidal suspension is called the ____.
a.
dispensing phase
c.
dispersed phase
b.
dissolving phase
d.
dispersion medium
 

 45. 

Which of the following mixture types is characterized by the settling of particles?
a.
colloid
c.
suspension
b.
hydrate
d.
solution
 

Numeric Response (Value 6)
 

 46. 

If 125 grams of Magnesium Sulfate heptahydrate is completely dehydrated, how many grams of anhydrous magnesium sulfate will remain?

 

 47. 

How many hydrogen bonds can be formed between one hydrogen atom in a water molecule and oxygen atoms of surrounding water molecules? (Value 1)

 

 48. 

How many nonbonding pairs of electrons are in a water molecule? (Value 1)

 

 49. 

How many phases are present in a colloid? (Value 1)

 



 
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