Chapter 1

Chemistry Matter and Change · 44 exercises

Problem 1

Explain why the study of chemistry should be important to everyone.

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Problem 3

Describe how the ozone layer forms and why it is important.

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Problem 4

Explain why chlorofluorocarbons were developed and how they are used.

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Problem 5

Explain If cells have the ability to repair themselves after exposure to UVB, why do the increasing levels of UVB in the atmosphere concern scientists?

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Problem 7

Evaluate why it was important for Dobson's data to be confirmed by satellite photos.

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Problem 8

Explain why there are different branches of chemistry

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Problem 9

Explain why scientists use mass instead of weight for their measurements.

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Problem 10

Summarize why it is important for chemists to study changes in the world at a submicroscopic level.

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Problem 11

Infer why chemists use models to study submicroscopic matter

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Problem 12

Identify three models that scientists use, and explain why each model is useful.

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Problem 13

Evaluate How would your mass and weight differ on the Moon? The gravitational force of the Moon is one-sixth the gravitational force on Earth.

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Problem 14

Evaluate If you put a scale in an elevator and weigh yourself as you ascend and then descend, does the scale have the same reading in both instances? Explain your answer.

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Problem 15

Explain why scientists do not use a standard set of steps for every investigation they conduct.

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Problem 16

Differentiate Give an example of quantitative and qualitative data.

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Problem 17

Evaluate You are asked to study the effect of temperature on the volume of a balloon. The balloon's size increases as it is warmed. What is the independent variable? The dependent variable? What factor is held constant? How would you construct a control?

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Problem 18

Distinguish Jacques Charles described the direct relationship between temperature and volume of all gases at constant pressure. Should this be called Charles's law or Charles's theory? Explain.

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Problem 19

Explain Good scientific models can be tested and used to make predictions. What did Molina and Rowland's model of the interactions of CFCs and ozone in the atmosphere predict would happen to the amount of ozone in the stratosphere as the level of CFCs increased?

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Problem 20

Name three technological products that have improved our lives or the world around us.

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Problem 21

Compare and contrast pure research and applied research.

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Problem 22

Classify Is technology a product of pure research or applied research? Explain.

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Problem 23

Summarize the reason behind each of the following. a. Wear goggles and an apron in the lab even if you are only an observer. b. Do not return unused chemicals to the stock bottle. c. Do not wear contact lenses in the laboratory. d. Avoid wearing loose, draping clothing and dangling jewelry

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Problem 26

Ozone Where is ozone located in Earth's atmosphere?

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Problem 27

What three elements are found in chlorofluorocarbons?

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Problem 28

CFCs What were common uses of CFCs?

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Problem 31

If three oxygen particles are needed to form ozone, how many units of ozone could be formed from 6 oxygen particles? From 9? From 27?

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Problem 32

Measuring Concentration Figure 1.6 shows that the CFC level was measured at about 272 ppt (parts per thousand) in 1995. Because percent means parts per hundred, what percent is represented by 272 ppt?

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Problem 33

Why is chemistry called the central science?

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Problem 34

Which measurement depends on gravitational force- mass or weight? Explain.

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Problem 35

Which branch of chemistry studies the composition of substances? The environmental impact of chemicals?

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Problem 37

The text tells you that, "1 trillion atoms could fit onto a period at the end of this sentence." Write out the number 1 trillion using the correct number of zeros.

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Problem 39

How does qualitative data differ from quantitative data? Give an example of each.

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Problem 40

What is the function of a control in an experiment?

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Problem 41

What is the difference between a hypothesis, a theory, and a law?

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Problem 42

Laboratory Experiments You are asked to study how much table sugar can be mixed or dissolved in water at different temperatures. The amount of sugar that can dissolve in water goes up as the water's temperature goes up. What is the independent variable? Dependent variable? What factor is held constant?

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Problem 43

Label each of the following pieces of data as qualitative or quantitative. a. A beaker weighs 6.6 g. b. Sugar crystals are white and shiny. c. Fireworks are colorful.

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Problem 44

If evidence you collect during an experiment does not support your hypothesis, what should happen to that hypothesis?

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Problem 45

One carbon \((\mathrm{C})\) and one ozone \(\left(\mathrm{O}_{3}\right)\) react to form one carbon monoxide \((\mathrm{CO})\) and one oxygen gas \(\left(\mathrm{O}_{2}\right)\) particle. How many ozone particles are needed to form 24 particles of oxygen gas (O \(_{2} ) ?\)

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Problem 47

If your lab procedure instructs you to add two parts acid to each one part of water and you start with 25 mL of water, how much acid will you add, and how will you add it?

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Problem 48

Compare and Contrast Match each of the following research topics with the branch of chemistry that would study it: water pollution, the digestion of food in the human body, the composition of a new textile fiber, metals to make new coins, and a treatment for AIDS.

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Problem 50

Classify CFCs break down to form chemicals that react with ozone. Is this a macroscopic or a microscopic observation?

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Problem 51

Infer A newscaster reports, "The air quality today is poor. Visibility is only 1.7 \(\mathrm{km}\) . Pollutants in the air are expected to rise above 0.085 parts per million (ppm) in the next eight-hour average. Spend as little time outside today as possible if you suffer from asthma or other breathing problems." Which of these statements are qualitative and which are quantitative?

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Problem 52

Ozone Depletion Based on your knowledge of chemistry, describe the research into depletion of the ozone layer by CFCs in a timeline.

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Problem 53

CFC Reduction Research the most recent measures taken by countries around the world to reduce CFCs in the atmosphere since the Montreal Protocol. Write a short report describing the Montreal Protocol and more recent environmental measures to reduce CFCs.

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Problem 54

Technology Name a technological application of chemistry that you use everyday. Prepare a booklet about its discovery and development.

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