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IPC 9A:  Relate the Structure of Water to Its Function

True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

When water dissolves sugar, the positive ends of the water molecules are attracted to the negative ends of the sugar molecules.
 

 2. 

Particles of liquids and gases move much more freely than do particles of solids.
 

 3. 

The dissolving process for solid solutions occurs in a solid state.
 

 4. 

Salad oil dissolves readily in vinegar.
 

 5. 

Oil-based paints, nail polish, and iodine are examples of polar solutes.
 

 6. 

Water can be used to dissolve nonpolar molecules.
 

 7. 

Vitamin C has several oxygen-to-hydrogen bonds resembling those found in water, making Vitamin C polar.
 

 8. 

Nonpolar materials have separated positive and negative areas.
 

 9. 

In hydrocarbons, carbon and hydrogen atoms share electrons in a nearly equal manner.
 

 10. 

The concentration of a liquid solution can be expressed in terms of the percentage by volume of the solute.
 

 11. 

A drink advertised as having 10% fruit juice has a concentration of 100% by volume of the fruit juice.
 

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

 12. 

In a solution, the substance that is being dissolved is the ____.
a.
gas
c.
solute
b.
liquid
d.
solvent
 

 13. 

The oceans are an example of a(n) ____ solution.
a.
alloy
c.
liquid
b.
gaseous
d.
solid
 

 14. 

A substance that does NOT conduct an electric current when it forms a solution is a(n) ____.
a.
electrolyte
c.
liquid
b.
nonelectrolyte
d.
solid
 

 15. 

A solution that contains all of the solute it can hold at a given temperature is ____.
a.
diluted
c.
supersaturated
b.
saturated
d.
unsaturated
 

 16. 

The process by which the positive and negative ions of a crystalline solid separate in water is called ____.
a.
dissociation
c.
solution
b.
ionization
d.
saturation
 

 17. 

Increasing the surface area of a solid ____.
a.
causes the solid to ionize
c.
slows the rate of solution
b.
has no effect on the rate of solution
d.
speeds the rate of solution
 

 18. 

When a gas is dissolved in a liquid, the gas dissolves faster if the liquid is ____.
a.
cooled
c.
heated
b.
an electrolyte
d.
under low pressure
 

 19. 

The concentration of solution that contains a large amount of solute in the solvent could be described as ____.
a.
concentrated
c.
polar
b.
diluted
d.
unsaturated
 

 20. 

An alloy is an example of a ____ solution.
a.
dilute
c.
liquid
b.
gaseous
d.
solid
 

 21. 

Adding more solute to a solvent ____.
a.
decreases its boiling point
c.
increases its boiling point
b.
does not affect its boiling point
d.
increases its freezing point
 

 22. 

A molecule that is positively charged on one end and negatively charged on the other end is ____.
a.
a hydrocarbon
c.
polar
b.
nonpolar
d.
radioactive
 

 23. 

The amount of solute that can be dissolved in a specific amount of solvent at a given temperature is its ____.
a.
concentration
c.
dilution
b.
density
d.
solubility
 

 24. 

Which of the following combinations would increase the solubility of a gas in a liquid?
a.
Decrease the pressure and decrease the temperature.
b.
Decrease the pressure and increase the temperature.
c.
Increase the pressure and decrease the temperature.
d.
Increase the pressure and increase the temperature.
 

 25. 

Which of the following will speed up the dissolving of a solid solute in water?
a.
Cool the solution.
c.
Grind up the solvent.
b.
Freeze the solute.
d.
Stir the solution.
 



 
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