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College Properties of Matter
Which of the following equations represents the equation for the pressure of a real gas?
  1. P=nRTV-nb
  2. P=nRTV-R
  3. P=nRTV
  4. P=nRTV-1
College Properties of Matter
Which of the following correctly describes Avogadro's Law?
  1. Pressure is inversely proportional to volume
  2. Pressure is directly proportional to temperature
  3. Volume is directly proportional to temperature
  4. Volume is directly proportional to the number of moles
College Properties of Matter
Which combination of temperature and pressure would lead to a solid?
  1. High temperature and high pressure
  2. High temperature and low pressure
  3. Low temperature and low pressure
  4. Low temperature and high pressure
College Properties of Matter
Which of the following changes would lead to sublimation in a sample of carbon dioxide?
  1. An increase in pressure and temperature, starting at 0 kPa
  2. An increase in pressure while keeping temperature constant, starting at a very low pressure
  3. A decrease in pressure while keeping temperature constant
  4. A decrease in temperature while keeping pressure constant
College Properties of Matter
Which of the following is associated with parallel beams that are "in phase"?
  1. destructive interference
  2. refraction
  3. reflection
  4. constructive interference
College Properties of Matter
Which of the following methods can be used to analyze crystalline solids?
  1. X-Ray Diffraction
  2. IR spectroscopy
  3. FTIR spectroscopy
  4. Paper Chromatography
College Properties of Matter
Which of the following refers to the highest temperature at which liquids and gases can coexist?
  1. triple point
  2. critical pressure
  3. critical point
  4. none of the above
College Properties of Matter
Which of the following exists beyond the critical point?
  1. Triple Point
  2. A gas
  3. A liquid
  4. A supercritical fluid
College Properties of Matter
Which of the following behaviors is correctly associated with solids?
  1. Vibration
  2. Free flow
  3. Straight, random-line motion
  4. None of the above
College Properties of Matter
Which of the following is true about ozone?
  1. It is always harmful to humans
  2. It is formed by the discharge of infrared light
  3. It can help to absorb ultraviolet radiation
  4. None of the above
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College Properties of Matter
Starting at a solid, how can a system be manipulated to change the liquid into a solid?
  1. Increase the temperature in an isobaric process
  2. Decrease the pressure in an isothermal process
  3. Increase the pressure in an isothermal process
  4. Decrease the temperature in an isobaric process
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Assuming that the y-axis represents temperature and that the x-axis represents heat added, which of the following correctly describes this heating curve?
  1. It shows changes in heat added over time in going from a gas to a liquid to a solid
  2. It shows changes in heat added over time in going from a solid to a liquid to a gas
  3. It shows changes in heat added over time involved in phase changes
  4. It shows changes in heat added over time involved in phases
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Which of the following is represented by D?
  1. A change in average kinetic energy
  2. An exothermic process
  3. An endothermic process
  4. A decrease in potential energy
College Properties of Matter
Which of the following solids lacks an ordered arrangement?
  1. ice cube
  2. sodium chloride
  3. glass
  4. sucrose
College Properties of Matter
Which of the following can react with oxygen gas to form nitrogen dioxide in the air?
  1. nitrogen dioxide
  2. nitrogen trioxide
  3. nitrogen monoxide
  4. nitrogen
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