thermochemistry
mystery box
electromagnetic radiation
reactions in solution
throwbacks
100

which has a lower specific heat, water or sand?

sand

100

what is the first law of thermodynamics

energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only change form

100

what units are used to measure wavelength?

meters

100

If you wanted to decrease the concentration of a 6M sulfuric acid solution, what should you do?

add more water (or solvent) 

other answers could be correct

100

which of the three subatomic particles is relatively massless?

electron

200

true or false: ΔC°=ΔK

true

200

which orbit is furthest from the nucleus of a chlorine atom, n=2 or n=4?

n=4 

200
what is an energy particle called?

a photon

200

give an example of a weak electrolyte

plenty of answers

200

in which of the formulas (empirical or molecular) are the atoms given in their exact quantity?

molecular formula

300

Is molar mass a path or a state function?

state function

300

what can be exchanged to/from a closed system, energy, matter, both, or neither?

energy

300

which travels faster; gamma rays or radio waves

they travel at the same speed

300

what is the generic equation for a metathesis reaction (using variables a,b,c etc)

AB + CD ---> AD +CB

300

when must you include roman numerals in naming a substance?

when naming a cation with differing charge, like most transition metals

400

if the products of a reaction have a higher energy than the reactants, what type of reaction is it?

endothermic

400

the energy of a photon is directly proportional to what variable?

frequency 

400

what makes gamma rays different from infrared rays?

wavelength / frequency 

400

when bonds are broken, is energy consumed or released

energy is consumed

400

true or false: uncharged atoms become ions (i.e. Cl ---> Cl-) because they want to become noble gases

false

500

what is meant by the standard enthalpy of formation, (delta)H°f?

the enthalpy associated with formation of 1 mol of a compound in standard state under standard conditions

1 atm, 298 K

500

the ability to use Hess's Law to solve for ΔH° is possible because of what property of ΔH°

it is a state function

500

what is the Rydberg equation useful for?

relating the wavelength of a photon to the change in orbital experienced by an electron 

500

true or false: all solutes that dissociate in a solvent will dissociate, but not all solutes that dissociate will dissolve

false

500

true or false: the atomic number for an element is almost always smaller than the atomic mass

true