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Chemistry

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

 1. 

Minerals are ____ substances.
a.
carbon-based
c.
living
b.
cell-based
d.
inorganic
 

 2. 

____ is/are anything that occupies space and has physical and chemical properties.
a.
Organic substances
c.
Matter
b.
Inorganic substances
d.
Energy
 

 3. 

A(n) ____ cannot chemically be separated into simpler substances.
a.
atom
c.
matter
b.
molecule
d.
element
 

 4. 

Chemical combinations of ____ of different elements are compound molecules.
a.
electrons
c.
three molecules
b.
two or more atoms
d.
organic matter
 

 5. 

An example of a ____ is aluminum foil.
a.
salt
c.
pure substance
b.
liquid
d.
gas
 

 6. 

Compounds are classified as acids, salts, ____, and bases.
a.
elements
c.
solutions
b.
atoms
d.
oxides
 

 7. 

A(n) ____ is any element combined with oxygen.
a.
base
c.
oxide
b.
inorganic compound
d.
organic compound
 

 8. 

An example of a ____ mixture is concrete.
a.
physical
c.
elemental
b.
carbon
d.
chemical
 

 9. 

The ____ used in the manufacture of cosmetics is/are processed by distilling.
a.
minerals
c.
water
b.
matter
d.
elements
 

 10. 

The ____ of a substance measures its acidity and alkalinity.
a.
melting point
c.
pH
b.
boiling point
d.
hardness
 

 11. 

Pure water has a(n) ____ pH.
a.
acidic
c.
neutral
b.
alkaline
d.
None of the answers are correct.
 

 12. 

The pH of hair and skin is an average of ____.
a.
5.0
c.
7.0
b.
6.0
d.
8.0
 

 13. 

When mixing acids and alkalis, ____ neutralize each other.
a.
more acids than alkalis
c.
equal proportions
b.
more alkalis than acids
d.
None of the answers are correct.
 

 14. 

In the chemical reaction called ____, an element or compound combines with oxygen.
a.
carbonization
c.
oxidation
b.
reduction
d.
redox
 

 15. 

Chemical reactions that give off ____ are called exothermic.
a.
heat
c.
light
b.
smell
d.
oxygen
 

 16. 

A substance from which ____ has been removed is a reduced substance.
a.
hydrogen
c.
carbon
b.
nitrogen
d.
oxygen
 

 17. 

____ are referred to redox reactions.
a.
Chemical changes
c.
Acid and alkali neutralization reactions
b.
Oxidation and reduction
d.
Water and pH changes
 

 18. 

Dissolving a ____ in another substance produces a solution.
a.
liquid
c.
gas
b.
solid
d.
All answers are correct.
 

 19. 

A ____ is a substance that is dissolved in another substance.
a.
solution
c.
solute
b.
solvent
d.
liquid
 

 20. 

____ are usually water-based.
a.
Glycerins
c.
Cleansing lotions
b.
Deodorant soaps
d.
Cleansing creams
 

 21. 

____ remove superfluous hair by dissolving it at the skin line.
a.
Acids
c.
Deodorant soaps
b.
Shaving soaps
d.
Depilatories
 

 22. 

A hydrogen peroxide solution is used as a bleaching agent for the hair in solutions of ____ volume.
a.
4 to 10
c.
20 to 40
b.
15 to 30
d.
40 to 50
 

 23. 

____ is a colorless gas composed of hydrogen and nitrogen.
a.
Air
c.
Ammonia
b.
Carbon dioxide
d.
Oxygen
 

 24. 

____ are a special type of oil that do not cause comedones.
a.
Mineral oils
c.
Silicones
b.
Walnut oils
d.
Olive oils
 



 
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