Question 1

What happens to the volume of a gas when its temperature increases by a factor of 5?

Accepted Answer

A) It decreases by a factor of 5. 
B) It increases by a factor of 5. 
C) It increases by a factor of 10. 
D) It decreases by a factor of 10. 
A) It decreases by a factor of 5. 
B) It increases by a factor of 5. 
C) It increases by a factor of 10. 
D) It decreases by a factor of 10.

Question 2

What volume will a gas occupy if at 25°C and 100 L its temperature is changed to 35°C?

Accepted Answer

A) 150 L 
B) 140 L 
C) 60.0 L 
D) 30.0 L 
A) 150 L 
B) 140 L 
C) 60.0 L 
D) 30.0 L

Question 3

What is the chemical name for TNT?

Accepted Answer

2,4,6-trin

Question 4

How strong are intermolecular forces in gases?

Accepted Answer

A) Stronger than intermolecular interactions between liquids or solids 
B) Generally as strong as intramolecular attractions such as covalent bonds 
C) Similar in strength to the energy of the gas particles 
D) Far less strong than the energy of the gas particles 
A) Stronger than intermolecular interactions between liquids or solids 
B) Generally as strong as intramolecular attractions such as covalent bonds 
C) Similar in strength to the energy of the gas particles 
D) Far less strong than the energy of the gas particles

Question 5

What is Boyle's law?

Accepted Answer

The pressure of a ga

Question 6

What do high explosives need to detonate them?

Accepted Answer

A) A hardened, metal container 
B) A tremendous amount of pressure 
C) Both a and b 
D) None of the above 
A) A hardened, metal container 
B) A tremendous amount of pressure 
C) Both a and b 
D) None of the above

Question 7

What did Richard Reid have hidden in his shoes?

Accepted Answer

A) 283 grams of black gun powder 
B) A toothpaste tube of TNT 
C) A stick of dynamite 
D) 283 grams of C4 
A) 283 grams of black gun powder 
B) A toothpaste tube of TNT 
C) A stick of dynamite 
D) 283 grams of C4

Question 8

If 200 g of CaCO3 decomposes to form CO2 gas and CaO solid, how many liters of CO2 will form?

Accepted Answer

A) 200 L 
B) 44.8 L 
C) 100 L 
D) 22.4 L 
A) 200 L 
B) 44.8 L 
C) 100 L 
D) 22.4 L

Question 9

What happens to the pressure of a gas when the volume of the system is halved, assuming all other factors remain constant?

Accepted Answer

A) It too is halved. 
B) It doubles. 
C) There is no change. 
D) The number of moles of the gas must decrease as well. 
A) It too is halved. 
B) It doubles. 
C) There is no change. 
D) The number of moles of the gas must decrease as well.

Question 10

What does the kinetic-molecular theory provide when observing gases?

Accepted Answer

A basis fo

Question 11

What is the new pressure when a 10 L container of gas at 3,500 torr is compressed down to 2.5 L?

Accepted Answer

A) 1,400 torr 
B) 250 torr 
C) 8,750 torr 
D) 14,000 torr 
A) 1,400 torr 
B) 250 torr 
C) 8,750 torr 
D) 14,000 torr

Question 12

What is given off in any reaction that is classified as an explosion?

Accepted Answer

A) Noise and light 
B) Gaseous chemical products and energy 
C) Heat and smoke 
D) Gaseous chemical products and smoke 
A) Noise and light 
B) Gaseous chemical products and energy 
C) Heat and smoke 
D) Gaseous chemical products and smoke

Question 13

The average kinetic energy of gas particles is proportional to the temperature of the gas, according to which theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Gay-Lussac's law 
B) Avogadro's law 
C) The ideal gas law 
D) The kinetic-molecular theory of gases 
A) Gay-Lussac's law 
B) Avogadro's law 
C) The ideal gas law 
D) The kinetic-molecular theory of gases

Question 14

How is trinitrotoluene (TNT) made?

Accepted Answer

A) By adding taggants to toluene 
B) As a by-product in explosions 
C) By the nitration of toluene using nitric acid 
D) By nitrating taggant molecules 
A) By adding taggants to toluene 
B) As a by-product in explosions 
C) By the nitration of toluene using nitric acid 
D) By nitrating taggant molecules

Question 15

If a gas at 10L and 20.0 atm is at 20°C, when the pressure changes to 30.0 atm and the temperature drops to 25°C, what is the new volume?

Accepted Answer

A) 8.33 L 
B) 10.0 L 
C) 250 L 
D) 7,500 L 
A) 8.33 L 
B) 10.0 L 
C) 250 L 
D) 7,500 L

Question 16

In the explosive conversion of solid organic material into gases, what else is produced?

Accepted Answer

A) A low compression zone 
B) A fire wave 
C) A blast wave 
D) An electromagnetic wave 
A) A low compression zone 
B) A fire wave 
C) A blast wave 
D) An electromagnetic wave

Question 17

What kind of oxygen balance does RDX have?

Accepted Answer

A) Positive 
B) Negative 
C) Neutral 
D) Not enough information to tell 
A) Positive 
B) Negative 
C) Neutral 
D) Not enough information to tell

Question 18

When gases react according to a balanced chemical equation, such as:
2H2(g) + O2 (g) → 2 H2O(g), what do the coefficients represent?

Accepted Answer

A) The gas masses that react 
B) The gas pressures that react 
C) The gas volumes that react 
D) None of the above 
A) The gas masses that react 
B) The gas pressures that react 
C) The gas volumes that react 
D) None of the above

Question 19

When a gas, starting at 20 atm and 5.0 L at 20°C, is changed to 35 atm and 10.0 L, what is the new temperature?

Accepted Answer

A) 5.0°C 
B) 0.014°C 
C) 70°C 
D) Not enough information to tell 
A) 5.0°C 
B) 0.014°C 
C) 70°C 
D) Not enough information to tell

Question 20

What is the difference between hydrocarbon combustions and nitroglycerin explosions?

Accepted Answer

A) The total combustive power 
B) The spread of heat as the reaction occurs 
C) The speed of the process 
D) The activation energy 
A) The total combustive power 
B) The spread of heat as the reaction occurs 
C) The speed of the process 
D) The activation energy

What happens to the volume of a gas when its temperature increases by a factor of 5?

What volume will a gas occupy if at 25°C and 100 L its temperature is changed to 35°C?

What is the chemical name for TNT?

How strong are intermolecular forces in gases?

What is Boyle's law?

What do high explosives need to detonate them?

What did Richard Reid have hidden in his shoes?

If 200 g of CaCO₃ decomposes to form CO₂ gas and CaO solid, how many liters of CO₂ will form?

What happens to the pressure of a gas when the volume of the system is halved, assuming all other factors remain constant?

What does the kinetic-molecular theory provide when observing gases?

What is the new pressure when a 10 L container of gas at 3,500 torr is compressed down to 2.5 L?

What is given off in any reaction that is classified as an explosion?

The average kinetic energy of gas particles is proportional to the temperature of the gas, according to which theory?

How is trinitrotoluene (TNT) made?

If a gas at 10L and 20.0 atm is at 20°C, when the pressure changes to 30.0 atm and the temperature drops to 25°C, what is the new volume?

In the explosive conversion of solid organic material into gases, what else is produced?

What kind of oxygen balance does RDX have?

When gases react according to a balanced chemical equation, such as: 2H₂(g) + O₂ (g) → 2 H₂O(g), what do the coefficients represent?

When a gas, starting at 20 atm and 5.0 L at 20°C, is changed to 35 atm and 10.0 L, what is the new temperature?

What is the difference between hydrocarbon combustions and nitroglycerin explosions?

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What happens to the volume of a gas when its temperature increases by a factor of 5?

What volume will a gas occupy if at 25°C and 100 L its temperature is changed to 35°C?

What is the chemical name for TNT?

How strong are intermolecular forces in gases?

What is Boyle's law?

What do high explosives need to detonate them?

What did Richard Reid have hidden in his shoes?

If 200 g of CaCO3 decomposes to form CO2 gas and CaO solid, how many liters of CO2 will form?

What happens to the pressure of a gas when the volume of the system is halved, assuming all other factors remain constant?

What does the kinetic-molecular theory provide when observing gases?

What is the new pressure when a 10 L container of gas at 3,500 torr is compressed down to 2.5 L?

What is given off in any reaction that is classified as an explosion?

The average kinetic energy of gas particles is proportional to the temperature of the gas, according to which theory?

How is trinitrotoluene (TNT) made?

If a gas at 10L and 20.0 atm is at 20°C, when the pressure changes to 30.0 atm and the temperature drops to 25°C, what is the new volume?

In the explosive conversion of solid organic material into gases, what else is produced?

What kind of oxygen balance does RDX have?

When gases react according to a balanced chemical equation, such as: 2H2(g) + O2 (g) → 2 H2O(g), what do the coefficients represent?

When a gas, starting at 20 atm and 5.0 L at 20°C, is changed to 35 atm and 10.0 L, what is the new temperature?

What is the difference between hydrocarbon combustions and nitroglycerin explosions?

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If 200 g of CaCO₃ decomposes to form CO₂ gas and CaO solid, how many liters of CO₂ will form?

When gases react according to a balanced chemical equation, such as: 2H₂(g) + O₂ (g) → 2 H₂O(g), what do the coefficients represent?