Chapter 3

Chemistry Matter and Change · 89 exercises

Problem 62

Seawater is composed of salt, sand, and water. Is seawater a heterogeneous or homogeneous mixture? Explain.

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Problem 63

Iced Tea Use iced tea with and without ice cubes as examples to explain homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures. If you allow all of the ice cubes to melt, what type of mixture remains?

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Problem 64

Chromatography What is chromatography, and how does it work?

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Problem 65

State the definition of element.

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Problem 66

Correct the following statements. \begin{equation} \begin{array}{l}{\text { a. An element is a combination of two or more }} \\\ {\text { compounds. }} \\ {\text { b. When a small amount of sugar is completely dissolved }} \\ {\text { in water, a heterogeneous solution is formed. }}\end{array} \end{equation}

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Problem 67

Name the elements contained in the following compounds. \begin{equation} \begin{array}{ll}{\text { a. sodium chloride }(\mathrm{NaCl})} & {\text { c. ethanol }\left(\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{6} \mathrm{O}\right)} \\ {\text { b. ammonia }\left(\mathrm{NH}_{3}\right)} & {\mathrm{d} \text { bromine }\left(\mathrm{Br}_{2}\right)}\end{array} \end{equation}

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Problem 68

What was Dmitri Mendeleev's major contribution to the field of chemistry?

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Problem 69

Is it possible to distinguish between an element and a compound? Explain.

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Problem 70

How are the properties of a compound related to those of the elements that comprise it?

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Problem 71

Which law states that a compound always contains the same elements in the same proportion by mass?

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Problem 72

\begin{equation} \begin{array}{l}{\text { a. What is the percent by mass of carbon in } 44 \text { of }} \\ {\text { carbon dioxide }\left(\mathrm{CO}_{2}\right) ?} \\\ {\text { b. What is the percent by mass of oxygen in } 44 \mathrm{g} \text { of }} \\ {\text { carbon dioxide }\left(\mathrm{CO}_{2}\right) ?}\end{array} \end{equation}

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Problem 74

A \(25.3-\mathrm{g}\) sample of an unknown compound contains 0.8 \(\mathrm{g}\) of oxygen. What is the percent by mass of oxygen in the compound?

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Problem 75

Magnesium combines with oxygen to form magnesium oxide. If 10.57 g of magnesium reacts completely with 6.96 g of oxygen, what is the percent by mass of oxygen in magnesium oxide?

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Problem 76

When mercury oxide is heated, it decomposes into mercury and oxygen. If 28.4 g of mercury oxide decom- poses, producing 2.0 \(\mathrm{g}\) of oxygen, what is the percent by mass of mercury in mercury oxide?

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Problem 77

Carbon reacts with oxygen to form two different compounds. Compound I contains 4.82 g of carbon for every 6.44 g of oxygen. Compound II contains 20.13 \(\mathrm{g}\) of carbon for every 53.7 \(\mathrm{g}\) of oxygen. What is the ratio of carbon to a fixed mass of oxygen for the two compounds?

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Problem 78

A 100 -g sample of an unknown salt contains 64 g of chlorine. What is the percent by mass of chlorine in the compound?

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Problem 79

Which law would you use to compare \(\mathrm{CO}\) and \(\mathrm{CO}_{2}\) ? Explain. Without doing any calculations, determine which of the two compounds has the highest percent by mass of oxygen in the compound.

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Problem 81

Which state(s) of matter are compressible? Which state(s) of matter are not compressible? Explain.

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Problem 82

Classify each mixture as homogeneous or heterogeneous. \begin{equation} \begin{array}{l}{\text { a. brass (an alloy of zinc and copper) }} \\ {\text { b. a salad }} \\ {\text { c. blood }} \\ {\text { d. powdered drink mix dissolved in water }}\end{array} \end{equation}

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Problem 83

Phosphorus combines with hydrogen to form phosphine. In this reaction, \(123.9 \mathrm{~g}\) of phosphorus combines with excess hydrogen to produce \(129.9 \mathrm{~g}\) of phosphine. After the reaction, \(310 \mathrm{~g}\) of hydrogen remains unreacted. What mass of hydrogen is used in the reaction? What was the initial mass of hydrogen before the reaction?

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Problem 84

If you have 100 particles of hydrogen and 100 particles of oxygen, how many units of water can you form? Will you use all the particles of both elements? If not, what will remain?

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Problem 85

Classify each substance as a pure substance, a homogeneous mixture, or a heterogeneous mixture. \begin{equation} \begin{array}{llll}{\text { a. air }} & {\text { c. soil }} & {\text { e. sediment }} \\ {\text { b. aerosol }} & {\text { d. water }} & {\text { f. muddy water }}\end{array} \end{equation}

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Problem 86

Identify each as a homogenous mixture, a heterogeneous mixture, a compound, or an element. \begin{equation} \begin{array}{l}{\text { a. pure drinking water }} \\ {\text { b. salty water }} \\ {\text { c. helium }}\end{array} \end{equation} \begin{equation} \begin{array}{l}{\text { d. seawater }} \\ {\text { e. air }}\end{array} \end{equation}

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Problem 87

Cooking List physical properties of eggs before and after they are cooked. Based on your observations, does a physical change or chemical change occur when eggs are cooked? Justify your answer.

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Problem 88

Ice Cream You might have noticed that while eating ice cream on a hot day, some of the ice cream begins to melt. Is the observed change in the state of the ice cream a physical or a chemical change? Justify your answer.

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Problem 89

Iced Tea Is a mixture of tea and ice homogeneous or heterogeneous? Does that change as the ice melts?

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Problem 90

Sodium reacts chemically with chlorine to form sodium chloride. Is sodium chloride a mixture or a compound?

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Problem 91

Is air a solution or a heterogeneous mixture? What technique can be used to separate air into its components?

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Problem 92

Indicate whether combining the following elements yields a compound or a mixture, \begin{equation} \begin{array}{l}{\text { a. } \mathrm{H}_{2}(\mathrm{g})+\mathrm{O}_{2}(\mathrm{g}) \rightarrow \text { water }} \\ {\text { b. } \mathrm{N}_{2}(\mathrm{g})+\mathrm{O}_{2}(\mathrm{g}) \rightarrow \text { air }}\end{array} \end{equation}

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Problem 94

Apply Air is a mixture of many gases, primarily nitrogen, oxygen, and argon. Could distillation be used to separate air into its component gases? Explain.

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Problem 95

Analyze Is gas escaping from an opened soft drink an example of a chemical or a physical change? Explain.

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Problem 97

Identify Lead Compounds A sample of a certain lead compound contains 6.46 g of lead for each gram of oxy- gen. A second sample has a mass of 68.54 \(\mathrm{g}\) and contains 28.76 \(\mathrm{g}\) of oxygen. Are the two samples the same? Explain.

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Problem 98

What is chemistry? (Chapter 1\()\)

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Problem 99

What is mass? Weight? (Chapter 1\()\)

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Problem 100

Express the following numbers in scientific notation. (Chapter 2\()\) \begin{equation} \begin{array}{ll}{\text { a. } 34,500} & {\text { d. } 789} \\ {\text { b. } 2665} & {\text { e. } 75,600} \\ {\text { c. } 0.9640} & {\text { f. } 0.002189}\end{array} \end{equation}

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Problem 101

Perform the following operations. (Chapter 2\()\) \begin{equation} \begin{array}{l}{\text { a. } 10^{7} \times 10^{3}} \\ {\text { b. }\left(1.4 \times 10^{-3}\right) \times\left(5.1 . \times 10^{-5}\right)} \\ {\text { c. }\left(2 \times 10^{-3}\right) \times\left(4 \times 10^{5}\right)}\end{array} \end{equation}

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Problem 102

Convert \(65^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) to kelvins. (Chapter 2\()\)

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Problem 104

Synthetic Elements Select a synthetic element, and prepare a short written report on its development. Be sure to discuss recent discoveries, list major research centers that conduct this type of research, and describe the properties of the synthesized element.

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Problem 107

Is the production of charcoal from the dry distillation of wood a chemical or a physical change? Explain.

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