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IPC 9B:  Properties of Solutions (Ch. 23)

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

 1. 

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

 2. 

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

 3. 

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.
solubility
d.
density
 

 4. 

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

 5. 

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

 6. 

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

 7. 

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 increase the temperature.
d.
Increase the pressure and decrease the temperature.
 

 8. 

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

 9. 

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

 10. 

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

 11. 

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

 12. 

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
 

 13. 

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

 14. 

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



 
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