Question 1

Which of the following best describes water (H$_2$O) as shown in the images above?

Accepted Answer

A compound made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom chemically bonded together

Question 2

Which of the following is the correct chemical formula for cane sugar, as depicted in the images?

Accepted Answer

$\mathrm{C_{12}H_{22}O_{11}}$

Question 3

Which of the following statements about pure substances and mixtures is correct?

Accepted Answer

A compound is a pure substance composed of two or more elements chemically combined in a fixed ratio.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the difference between a homogeneous and a heterogeneous mixture?

Accepted Answer

Homogeneous mixtures have the same composition throughout, while heterogeneous mixtures have visibly different parts.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a heterogeneous mixture based on the images provided?

Accepted Answer

Water and copper

Question 6

Which of the following is true about the periodic table as shown in the images?

Accepted Answer

Metalloids are found along the staircase line between metals and nonmetals.

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the molecular structure of water (H$_2$O) as shown in the ball-and-stick model?

Accepted Answer

Bent with a bond angle less than 109.5$^\circ$

Question 8

Which of the following is a correct classification for the substance shown as a diamond ring in the images?

Accepted Answer

Element

Question 9

Which of the following best describes the blood bag shown in the images?

Accepted Answer

A heterogeneous mixture

Question 10

Which of the following is the best example of a compound from the images provided?

Accepted Answer

Water (H$_2$O)

Question 11

Which of the following statements is correct regarding the classification of matter?

Accepted Answer

Elements and compounds are both pure substances.

Question 12

Which of the following best describes the molecular model with two red spheres and one smaller white sphere?

Accepted Answer

A molecule of water (H$_2$O)

Question 13

Which of the following is a correct statement about the composition of air?

Accepted Answer

Air is a homogeneous mixture.

Question 14

Which of the following best describes the classification of sugar (C$_{12}$H$_{22}$O$_{11}$) as shown in the images?

Accepted Answer

Compound

Question 15

Which of the following is the best description of a molecule?

Accepted Answer

A group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound

Chemistry Basics: Matter, Measurement, and Atomic Structure

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