Question 1

What is the heat of fusion?

Accepted Answer

A) The heat needed to melt a solid completely. 
B) The heat required to join two metals. 
C) The heat needed to separate two metals. 
D) The heat required to melt a fuse. 
A) The heat needed to melt a solid completely. 
B) The heat required to join two metals. 
C) The heat needed to separate two metals. 
D) The heat required to melt a fuse.

Question 2

Why does a gas chromatograph work so well in determining if an arson has occurred?

Accepted Answer

The common acceleran

Question 3

How much heat is evolved when a 35.0 g sample of copper increases from 25.0ºC to 35.5ºC?

Accepted Answer

A) 472.0 J 
B) 139.7 J 
C) 262.5 J 
D) 13.3 J 
A) 472.0 J 
B) 139.7 J 
C) 262.5 J 
D) 13.3 J

Question 4

Where on Kenny Richey were traces of gasoline and paint thinner found?

Accepted Answer

A) In his hair 
B) On his clothing 
C) On his hands 
D) Nowhere 
A) In his hair 
B) On his clothing 
C) On his hands 
D) Nowhere

Question 5

Why might the specific heat capacity of water be so much higher than the metals listed in Table 9.1?

Accepted Answer

A) Because water has a heat of vaporization and metals do not 
B) Because the metals do not have mineral structures 
C) Because water is a liquid 
D) Because water possesses a hydrogen bonding network 
A) Because water has a heat of vaporization and metals do not 
B) Because the metals do not have mineral structures 
C) Because water is a liquid 
D) Because water possesses a hydrogen bonding network

Question 6

In a bomb calorimeter, how much of the sample being tested is consumed?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 mole of the sample 
B) 1 g of the sample 
C) 
$1 / 2$ of the sample 
D) All of the sample 
A) 1 mole of the sample 
B) 1 g of the sample 
C) 
$1 / 2$ of the sample 
D) All of the sample

Question 7

What is the SI unit of heat energy?

Accepted Answer

A) The joule 
B) The calorie 
C) The coulomb 
D) The ºC 
A) The joule 
B) The calorie 
C) The coulomb 
D) The ºC

Question 8

What is the oxidation number of oxygen in the reactants of the following reaction:
CH4 + 2 O2 → CO2 + 2 H2O?

Accepted Answer

A) -1 
B) -2 
C) 2 
D) 0 
A) -1 
B) -2 
C) 2 
D) 0

Question 9

How much higher is the specific heat of water than of the metals listed in Table 1?

Accepted Answer

A) At least four times 
B) At least eight times 
C) At least ten times 
D) It is not higher at all. 
A) At least four times 
B) At least eight times 
C) At least ten times 
D) It is not higher at all.

Question 10

What happens to elemental metals when they react in a redox reaction?

Accepted Answer

A) They typically lose electrons. 
B) They typically gain electrons. 
C) They neither gain nor lose electrons. 
D) There is not enough information in the question to tell. 
A) They typically lose electrons. 
B) They typically gain electrons. 
C) They neither gain nor lose electrons. 
D) There is not enough information in the question to tell.

Question 11

Why did the defense maintain that Kenny Richey probably did not start the fire of which he was accused?

Accepted Answer

A) He had no matches on him to start a fire. 
B) He hadn't taken the gasoline or paint thinner. 
C) He had no gasoline or paint thinner residue on him, and had a broken hand, making it hard to handle and spread such liquids. 
D) He had no past arrests for arson. 
A) He had no matches on him to start a fire. 
B) He hadn't taken the gasoline or paint thinner. 
C) He had no gasoline or paint thinner residue on him, and had a broken hand, making it hard to handle and spread such liquids. 
D) He had no past arrests for arson.

Question 12

How does the oxidation number of O change in the following reaction:
2 C2H6 + 7 O2 → 4 CO2 + 6 H2O?

Accepted Answer

It changes

Question 13

The reduction of any atom ends in an oxidation state of zero.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What happens in a gas chromatography injector?

Accepted Answer

A) The sample is aerosolized. 
B) The sample is vaporized. 
C) The sample is condensed. 
D) The sample is burned. 
A) The sample is aerosolized. 
B) The sample is vaporized. 
C) The sample is condensed. 
D) The sample is burned.

Question 15

How does the oxidation number of Ca change in the reaction: 2 Ca + O2 → 2 CaO?

Accepted Answer

A) It goes from 0 to +2. 
B) It goes from 0 to -2. 
C) It remains 0 in the reactants and products. 
D) There is not enough information to tell. 
A) It goes from 0 to +2. 
B) It goes from 0 to -2. 
C) It remains 0 in the reactants and products. 
D) There is not enough information to tell.

Question 16

What instrument is used to determine if gasoline or other accelerants were present in a house fire?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

How does the oxidation number of H change in the following reaction: CH4 + 2 O2 → CO2 + 2 H2O?

Accepted Answer

A) It goes from -1 to +1. 
B) It goes from -2 to +2. 
C) It does not change. 
D) There is not enough information to tell. 
A) It goes from -1 to +1. 
B) It goes from -2 to +2. 
C) It does not change. 
D) There is not enough information to tell.

Question 18

What number of carbons does the light gas fraction of crude oil have?

Accepted Answer

A) C1 to C4 
B) C4 to C8 
C) C1 to C8 
D) C2 to C6 
A) C1 to C4 
B) C4 to C8 
C) C1 to C8 
D) C2 to C6

Question 19

In KBr, what is the oxidation number of potassium?

Accepted Answer

A) -1 
B) 0 
C) +1 
D) +2 
A) -1 
B) 0 
C) +1 
D) +2

Question 20

What is a bomb calorimeter?

Accepted Answer

A device in which fuel is conv

What is the heat of fusion?

Why does a gas chromatograph work so well in determining if an arson has occurred?

How much heat is evolved when a 35.0 g sample of copper increases from 25.0ºC to 35.5ºC?

Where on Kenny Richey were traces of gasoline and paint thinner found?

Why might the specific heat capacity of water be so much higher than the metals listed in Table 9.1?

In a bomb calorimeter, how much of the sample being tested is consumed?

What is the SI unit of heat energy?

What is the oxidation number of oxygen in the reactants of the following reaction: CH₄ + 2 O₂ → CO₂ + 2 H₂O?

How much higher is the specific heat of water than of the metals listed in Table 1?

What happens to elemental metals when they react in a redox reaction?

Why did the defense maintain that Kenny Richey probably did not start the fire of which he was accused?

How does the oxidation number of O change in the following reaction: 2 C₂H₆ + 7 O₂ → 4 CO₂ + 6 H₂O?

The reduction of any atom ends in an oxidation state of zero.

What happens in a gas chromatography injector?

How does the oxidation number of Ca change in the reaction: 2 Ca + O₂ → 2 CaO?

What instrument is used to determine if gasoline or other accelerants were present in a house fire?

How does the oxidation number of H change in the following reaction: CH₄ + 2 O₂ → CO₂ + 2 H₂O?

What number of carbons does the light gas fraction of crude oil have?

In KBr, what is the oxidation number of potassium?

What is a bomb calorimeter?

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Exam 9: Chemistry of Fire and Heat

What is the heat of fusion?

Why does a gas chromatograph work so well in determining if an arson has occurred?

How much heat is evolved when a 35.0 g sample of copper increases from 25.0ºC to 35.5ºC?

Where on Kenny Richey were traces of gasoline and paint thinner found?

Why might the specific heat capacity of water be so much higher than the metals listed in Table 9.1?

In a bomb calorimeter, how much of the sample being tested is consumed?

What is the SI unit of heat energy?

What is the oxidation number of oxygen in the reactants of the following reaction: CH4 + 2 O2 → CO2 + 2 H2O?

How much higher is the specific heat of water than of the metals listed in Table 1?

What happens to elemental metals when they react in a redox reaction?

Why did the defense maintain that Kenny Richey probably did not start the fire of which he was accused?

How does the oxidation number of O change in the following reaction: 2 C2H6 + 7 O2 → 4 CO2 + 6 H2O?

The reduction of any atom ends in an oxidation state of zero.

What happens in a gas chromatography injector?

How does the oxidation number of Ca change in the reaction: 2 Ca + O2 → 2 CaO?

What instrument is used to determine if gasoline or other accelerants were present in a house fire?

How does the oxidation number of H change in the following reaction: CH4 + 2 O2 → CO2 + 2 H2O?

What number of carbons does the light gas fraction of crude oil have?

In KBr, what is the oxidation number of potassium?

What is a bomb calorimeter?

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What is the oxidation number of oxygen in the reactants of the following reaction: CH₄ + 2 O₂ → CO₂ + 2 H₂O?

How does the oxidation number of O change in the following reaction: 2 C₂H₆ + 7 O₂ → 4 CO₂ + 6 H₂O?

How does the oxidation number of Ca change in the reaction: 2 Ca + O₂ → 2 CaO?

How does the oxidation number of H change in the following reaction: CH₄ + 2 O₂ → CO₂ + 2 H₂O?