Matter and Energy

An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry ยท 118 exercises

Q. 3.48

Identify each of the following changes of state as evaporation, boiling, or condensation:

a. At 100C the water in at pan changes to steam.

b. On a cool morning, the windows in your car fog up.

C. A shallow pond dries up in the summer.

d. Your teakettle whistles when the water is ready for tea.

8 step solution

Q. 3.47

Identify each of the following changes of state as evaporation. boiling, or condensation:

a. The water vapor in the clouds changes to rain.

b. Wet clothes dry on a clothesline.

c. Lava flows into the ocean and steam forms.

d. After a hot shower, your bathroom mirror is covered with water.

8 step solution

Q.3.58

a. During one week, Charles swam for a total of 2.5h and walked for a total of 8h. If Charles expends 340kcal/h swimming and 160kcal/h walking, how many total kilocalories did he expend for one week?

b. For the amount of exercise that Charles did for one week in part a, if expending 3500 kcal is equal to a loss of 1.0 lb, how many pounds did he lose?

c. How many hours would Charles have to walk to lose 1.0 lb?

d. How many hours would Charles have to swim to lose 1.0 lb?

5 step solution

Q.3.57

Using energy values from Table 3.8, determine each of the following:

a. the total kilocalories for each meal

b. the total kilocalories for one day

c. If Charles consumes 1800 kcal per day, he will maintain his weight. Would he lose weight on his new diet?

d. If expending 3500 kcal is equal to a loss of 1.0 lb, how many days will it take Charles to lose 5.0 lb?

8 step solution

Q. 3.53

Using the values for the heat of fusion, specific heat of water, and/or heat of vaporization, calculate the amount of heat energy in each of the following:

a. joules needed to melt 50.0 g of ice at 0C and to warm the liquid to 65C

b. Kilocalories released when 15.0 g of steam condenses at 100C and the liquid cools to 0C

C. kilojoules needed to melt 24.0 g of ice at 0C, warm the liquid to 100C, and change it to steam at 100C.

6 step solution

Q. 3.56

A sports trainer applies an ice bag to the back of an injured athlete. Calculate the beat, in kilocalories, that is absorbed if 145 g of ice at 0.0C is placed in an ice bag, melts, and warms to body temperature of 37.0C.

4 step solution

Q. 3.55

A patient arrives in the emergency room with a burn caused by steam, Calculate the heat, in kilocalories, that is released when 18.0 g of steam at 100C hits the skin, condenses, and cools to body temperature of 37.0C.

4 step solution

Q. 3.51

Draw a heating curve for a sample of ice that is heated from -20C to 150C. Indicate the segment of the graph that corresponds to each of the following:

a. solid

b. melting

c. liquid

d. boiling

c. gas

2 step solution

Q. 3.54

Using the values for the heat of fusion, specific heat of water. and/or heat of vaporization, calculate the amount of heat energy in each of the following:

a. joules released when 125 g of steam at 100C condenses and cools to liquid at 15.0C 

b. kilocalories needed to melt a 525-g ice sculpture at 0C and to warm the liquid to 15.0C 

c. kilojoules released when 85.0 g of steam condenses at 100C, cools, and freezes at 0C

6 step solution

Q. 3.50

Calculate the heat change at 100C for each of the following. and indicate whether heat was absorbed/released:

a. calories to condense 10.0 g of steam

b. joules to condense 7.60 g of steam

E. Kilocalories to vaporize 44 g of water

d. kilojoules to vaporize 5.00 Kg of water

8 step solution

Q.3.59

Identify each of the following as an element, a compound, or a mixture. Explain your choice. (3.1)

2 step solution

Q.3.67

Calculate the energy to heat two cubes (gold and aluminium) each with a volume of 10cm3 from 15oC to 25oC. Refer to Tables 2.8 and 3.11. (3.6)

3 step solution

Q. 3.59



Identify each of the following as an element, a compound, or a mixture. Explain your choice. (3.1)

3 step solution

Q. 3.61

Classify each of the following as a homogeneous or heterogeneous mixture: 

a. lemon-flavored water

b. stuffed mushrooms

c. eye drops

6 step solution

Q. 3.60

Identify each of the following as a homogeneous or heterogeneous mixture. Explain your choice.(3.1)


6 step solution

Q. 3.63

State the temperature on the Celsius thermometer and convert to Fahrenheit. (3.3)

3 step solution

Q. 3.64

State the temperature on the Celsius thermometer and convert to Fahrenheit. (3.3)

3 step solution

Q. 3.66

After a week, biochemical reactions in compost slow, and the temperature drops to 45°C. The dark brown organic-rich mixture is ready for use in the garden. What is this temperature in degrees Fahrenheit? In kelvins?(3.3)

3 step solution

Q. 3.62

Classify each of the following as a homogeneous or heterogeneous mixture: (3.1)





8 step solution

Q. 3.65

Compost can be made at home from grass clippings, kitchen scraps, and dry leaves. As microbes break down organic matter, heat is generated and the compost can reach a temperature of 155°F, which kills most pathogens. What is this temperature in degrees Celsius? In kelvins? (3.3)

Compost produced from decayed plant material is used to enrich the soil.

4 step solution

Q.3.68

Calculate the energy to heat two cubes (silver and copper), each with a volume of 10cm3from 15C to 25C.

4 step solution

Q. 3.69

A70.0-kg person had a quarter-pound cheeseburger, french fries, and a chocolate shake. 3.5

a. Using Table 3.7, calculate the total kilocalories for each food type in this meal (round off the kilocalories to the tens place).

b. Determine the total kilocalories for the meal (round off to the tens place).

c. Using Table 3.10, determine the number of hours of sleep needed to burn off the kilocalories in this meal.

d. Using Table 3.10, determine the number of hours of running needed to burn off the kilocalories in this meal.

8 step solution

Q. 3.77

Identify each of the following as a physical or chemical property: (3.2)

a. Gold is shiny.

b. Gold melts at 1064°C

c. Gold is a good conductor of electricity,

d. When gold reacts with sulfur, a black sulfide compound forms.

8 step solution

Q. 3.70

Your friend, who has a mass of 70.0kg, has a slice of pizza, a cola soft drink, and ice cream. 3.5



a. Using Table, calculate the total kilocalories for each food type in this meal (round off the kilocalories to the tens place).

b. Determine the total kilocalories for the meal (round off to the tens place).

c. Using Table, determine the number of hours of sitting needed to burn off the kilocalories in this meal.

d. Using Table, determine the number of hours of swimming needed to burn off the kilocalories in this meal.

8 step solution

Q. 3.78

Identify each of the following as a physical or chemical property: (3.2)

a. A candle is 10 in. high and 2 in. in diameter.

b. A candle burns.

c. The wax of a candle softens on a hot day.

d. A candle is blue.

8 step solution

Q. 3.79

Identify each of the following as a physical or chemical change: (3,2)

a. A plant grows a new leaf.

b. Chocolate is melted for a dessert.

c. Wood is chopped for the fireplace.

d. Wood barns in a woodstove.

8 step solution

Q. 3.71

Classify each of the following as an element, a compound, or a mixture; 3.1

a. carbon in pencils

h. carbon monoxide (CO) in automobile exhaust

c. orange juice

6 step solution

Q. 3.72

Classify each of the following as an element, a compound, or a mixture; 3.1

a. neon gas in lights

b. a salad dressing of on and vinegar

c. sodium hypochlorite (NaCIO) in bleach

6 step solution

Q. 3.73

Classify each of the following mixtures as homogeneous of heterogeneous: 3.1

a. hot fudge sundae

b. herbal tea

c. vegetable oil

6 step solution

Q. 3.74

Classify each of the following mixtures as homogeneous or heterogeneous: 3.1

al. Water and sand

b. mustard

c. blue ink

6 step solution

Q. 3.75

Identify each of the following as solid, liquid, or gas: 3.2

a. vitamin tablets in a bottle

b. helium in a balloon

c. milk in a bottle

d. the air you breathe

e. charcoal briquettes on a barbecue

10 step solution

Q. 3.76

Identify each of the following as solid., liquid, of gas: 3.2

a. popcorn ant a bag

b. water in a garden hose

c. a computer mouse

d. air in a tire

e. hot tea in a teacup

10 step solution

Q. 3.80

Identify each of the following as a physical or chemical change: (3,2)

a. Aspirin tablets are broken in half.

b. Carrots are grated for use in a salad.

c. Mall undergoes fermentation to make beer.

d. A copper pipe reacts with air and turns green.

8 step solution

Q. 3.81

Calculate each of the following temperatures in degrees Celsius and kelvins: (3.3)

a. The highest recorded temperature in the continental United States was 134°Fin Death Valley, California, on July 10, 1913 

b. The lowest recorded temperature in the continental United States was -69.7°F in Rodgers Pass, Montana, on January 20,1954 

4 step solution

Q. 3.82

Calculate each of the following temperatures in kelvins and degrees Fahrenheit: (3.3)

a. The highest recorded temperature in the world was 58.0Cin El Azizia, Libya, on September 13, 1922.

b. The lowest recorded temperature in the world was-89.2Cin Vostok, Antarctica, on July 21, 1983.

4 step solution

Q. 3.83

What is -15°F in degrees Celsius and in keivins? (3.3)

2 step solution

Q. 3 85

A 0.50-g sample of vegetable off is placed in a calorimeter. When the sample is burned, 18.9 kJis given off. What is 4 energy value (kcal/g) for the oil? (3.5)

5 step solution

Q.3.91

The melting point of dibromomethane is -53oC and its boiling point is 97oC. Sketch a heating curve for dibromomethane from 100C to 120C.

a. What is the state of dibromomethane at 75C?

b. What happens on the curve at 53C ?

c. What is the state of dibromomethane at 18C ?

d. What is the state of dibromomethane at 110oC ?

e. At what temperature will both solid and liquid be present? 

11 step solution

Q.3.83

 What is 15F in degrees Celsius and in kelvins? 

2 step solution

Q.3.84

What is 56F in degrees Celsius and in kelvins?

2 step solution

Q.3.85

A 0.50-g sample of vegetable oil is placed in a calorimeter. When the sample is burned, 18.9 KJ is given off. What is the energy value (kcal/g) for the oil? 

2 step solution

Q.3.87

On a hot day, the beach sand gets hot but the water stays cool. Would you predict that the specific heat of sand is higher or lower than that of water? Explain. 

2 step solution

Q.3.88

On a hot sunny day, you get out of the swimming pool and sit in a metal chair, which is very hot. Would you predict that the specific heat of the metal is higher or lower than that of water? Explain. 

2 step solution

Q. 3.86

A 1.3g sample of rice is placed in a calorimeter. When the sample is burned, 22kJ is given off. What is the energy value (kcal/g) for the rice? 

2 step solution

Q. 3.89

The following graph is a heating curve for chloroform, a solvent for fats, oils, and waxes: (3.7)


a. What is the approximate melting point of chloroform?

b. What is the approximate boiling point of chloroform?

c. On the heating curve, identify the segments A, B, C, D, and E as solid, liquid, gas, melting, or boiling.

d. At the following temperatures, is chloroform a solid, liquid, or gas?

80C;40C;25C;80C

8 step solution

Q. 3.9

Associate the contents of the beakers ( 1 to 5 ) with segments (A to E ) on the following heating curve for water: (3.7)



5 step solution

Q. 3.94

A young patient drinks whole milk as part of her diet. Calculate the total kilocalories if the glass of milk contains 12g of carbohydrate, 9g of fat, and 9g of protein. (Round off answers for each food type to the tens place.) 3.5

2 step solution

Q. 3.95

A hot-water bottle for a patient contains 725 g of water at 65C. If the water cools to body temperature (37C), how many kilojoules of heat could be transferred to sore muscles? 

2 step solution

Q. 3.96

The highest recorded body temperature that a person has survived is 46.5C. Calculate that temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and in kelvins. 

3 step solution

Q. 3.87


 On a hot day, the beach sand gets hot but the water stays cool. Would you predict that the specific hent of sand is higher or lower than that of water? Explain. 



2 step solution

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