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STATES OF MATTER



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

1. 

The attractive forces in a liquid are
a.
strong enough to prevent the particles from changing positions.
b.
too weak to hold the particles in fixed positions.
c.
more effective than those in a solid.
d.
too weak to limit the movements of the particles.
 

2. 

What is vaporization?
a.
the process by which a liquid changes to a gas
b.
the process by which a solid changes to a gas
c.
both a and b
d.
neither a nor b
 

3. 

The intermolecular forces between particles in a solid are
a.
weaker than those in a gas.
b.
too weak to hold the particles in fixed positions.
c.
stronger than those in a liquid.
d.
of different types than those in a liquid.
 

4. 

Which of the following properties do solids share with liquids?
a.
fluidity
c.
definite volume
b.
definite shape
d.
slow rate of diffusion
 

5. 

What type of crystal consists of positive metal cations surrounded by valence electrons that are donated by the metal atoms and belong to the crystal as a whole?
a.
ionic
c.
metallic
b.
covalent network
d.
covalent molecular
 

6. 

What is the pattern of points that describe the arrangement of particles in the entire crystal structure?
a.
unit cell
c.
crystal lattice
b.
cube
d.
type of symmetry
 

7. 

Which of the following statements about ionic crystals is NOT correct?
a.
Their structure consists of positive and negative ions arranged in a regular pattern.
b.
The strong binding forces between the positive and negative ions in their structure give them certain properties.
c.
Their ions can be monatomic or polyatomic.
d.
They consist of molecules held together by intermolecular forces.
 

8. 

A system is in equilibrium when
a.
no physical or chemical changes are occurring.
b.
the physical changes counteract the chemical changes.
c.
opposing physical or chemical changes occur at equal rates.
d.
only physical changes are occurring.
 

9. 

If the temperature of a closed liquid-vapor equilibrium system is raised, its vapor pressure
a.
decreases.
c.
remains the same.
b.
increases.
d.
shows no correlation.
 

10. 

Why would a camper near the top of Mt. Everest find that water boils at less than 100ºC?
a.
There is greater atmospheric pressure than at sea level.
b.
The flames are hotter at that elevation.
c.
There is less atmospheric pressure than at sea level.
d.
The atmosphere has less moisture.
 

11. 

At its triple point, water can
a.
have only three pressure values.
b.
exist in equilibrium in three different phases.
c.
only be present as vapor.
d.
exist only as a solid.
 
 
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12. 

According to the figure above, what is the most volatile substance shown?
a.
benzene
c.
toluene
b.
water
d.
aniline
 

13. 

How does the molar heat of fusion of ice compare with the molar heat of fusion of other solids?
a.
It is about the same.
b.
It is relatively small.
c.
It is relatively large.
d.
It is about the same as that of colorless solids.
 

14. 

The molar heat of vaporization of water is 40.79 kJ at 100ºC. What is the heat of vaporization of 1 g of water?
a.
40.79 J
c.
500. J
b.
80.3 J
d.
2.26 kJ
 

15. 

The molar heat of fusion for water is 6.008 kJ/mol. How much energy would be required to melt 94.0 g of ice?
a.
0.869 kJ
c.
31.3 kJ
b.
81.7 kJ
d.
282. kJ
 

16. 

Why is ice less dense than liquid water?
a.
The molecules in liquid water can crowd together more compactly than in ice.
c.
Liquid water molecules are farther apart than the molecules in ice.
b.
Liquid water's energy level is lower than that of ice.
d.
Liquid water has fewer chemical impurities than ice has.
 

17. 

The critical temperature of a substance is the
a.
temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid is equal to the external pressure
c.
temperature at which the solid, liquid, and vapor phases are all in equilibrium
b.
temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid is equal to 760 mm Hg
d.
lowest temperature above which a substance cannot be liquefied at any applied pressure
 

Short Answer
 
 
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18. 

What do points E and F represent in the figure above?
 

19. 

Explain what the curves AB, AC, and AD represent in the figure above.
 

20. 


A.  Identify the changes in processes indicated in the following phase diagram.
For each change of state indicate whether the change is endothermic or exothermic and the driving force that favors the process.
B.  The critical temperature of H2O is 647.6 K and the critical pressure is 217.7 atm. i).What state of H2O would you expect at 650K and 10,000 atm? ii). What state would you expect at 645K and 220 atm?

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