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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. 

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

 2. 

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

 3. 

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

 4. 

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

 5. 

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

 6. 

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

 7. 

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

 8. 

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

 9. 

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

 10. 

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

 11. 

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

 12. 

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

 13. 

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

 14. 

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



 
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