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The only pure non-water liquid that a person in pre-modern times would run into would be ___
blood
bromine
mercury
liquid fats
Which two elements are liquid at room temperature?
bromine and mercury
bromine and gallium
gallium and rubidium
rubidium and mercury
Which non-toxic brittle metal will melt in the palm of your hand?
francium
mercury
aluminum
gallium
Which moon of Saturn is so cold that methane is liquid on its surface?
Mercury
Iapetus
Dione
Titan
The attractive forces which mediate interactions between molecules are collectively called ___
intermolecular forces
intramolecular forces
gravitational forces
adhesive forces
Using electricity, water can be split into ___
solid and liquid phases
solid and gas phases
hydrogen and oxygen
peroxides of hydrogen
Which weak intermolecular force is based on the temporary clustering of electrons inside of molecules?
London dispersion forces
dipole-dipole forces
hydrogen bonding
gravitational forces
Which intermolecular force is most notable in noble gases, and non-polar molecules?
London dispersion forces
dipole-dipole forces
hydrogen bonding
gravitational forces
A separation of charges, like areas of partial positive and negative in a polar molecule, is called ___
a dipole
a monopole
a magnetic pole
a flagpole
The attractive forces between polar molecules, such as hydrogen bromide, are called ___
London dispersion forces
dipole-dipole forces
bromide bonds
Holmes and Watson forces
A type of dipole-dipole force that occurs in highly polar molecules that contain hydrogen is called ___
super-strong bonding
hydrogen bonding
tripole-tripole bonding
the strong nuclear force
Which highly-electronegative elements are often in molecules that undergo hydrogen bonding?
nitrogen, oxygen, or fluorine
hydrogen, nitrogen, or oxygen
nitrogen, iron, or oxygen
oxygen, fluorine, or bromine
Which phase of matter has molecules that are stuck in one spot, spinning and vibrating?
solid
liquid
gas
plasma
Because there's a lot of interaction among the molecules, both liquids and solids are known as ___
bonded states
fluids
cohesive liquids
condensed states
Because gas particles are so far apart, gases have ___
low density and are only slightly compressible
low density and are highly compressible
high density and are only slightly compressible
high density and are highly compressible
The particles in a solid are very close together, so they have ___
low density and are only slightly compressible
low density and are highly compressible
high density and are only slightly compressible
high density and are highly compressible
The attraction of molecules in a liquid to each other due to intermolecular forces is called ___
cohesion
adhesion
concurrence
uniformity
The tendency of liquids to minimize their surface area due to intermolecular forces is called ___
viscocity
constriction
surface tension
stenosis action
The resistance to flow, seen in liquids like honey and syrup, is called ___
adhesion
capillary action
surface tension
viscosity
Liquid spontaneously rising in a narrow tube due to cohesion and adhesion is called ___
surface tension
meniscus formation
capillary action
condensation flow
The attraction of molecules in a liquid to their container due to intermolecular forces is called ___
cohesion
adhesion
capillary action
viscosity
If the molecules in a liquid are more attracted to the container than each other, they will form ___
an induced dipole
a permanent dipole
a concave meniscus
a convex meniscus
If the molecules in a liquid are more attracted to each other than to the container, they will form ___
a capillary tube
a cohesive sphere
a concave meniscus
a convex meniscus
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