12 questions
Bubbles and fizzing can be seen instantly when baking soda is mixed with vinegar. The bubbles are evidence of which of the following?
A gas is formed when baking soda and vinegar are mixed.
Baking soda dissolves in vinegar when they are mixed.
Vinegar turns into alcohol when it is mixed with baking soda.
A precipitate is formed when baking soda and vinegar are mixed.
A granular substance is added to a liquid. Which of the following would provide evidence to suggest a chemical change has taken place?
The liquid gives off heat.
The granules dissolve completely.
The volume of the liquid increases.
The granules seem to get smaller.
When two substances are mixed, they might form a new substance. Which of the following would indicate that a new substance has been formed?
The temperature of the mixture decreases.
The volume of the mixture increases.
The mass of the mixture increases.
One of the substances dissolves.
A student mixes two clear liquids together. After a few minutes, a white powder can be seen settling on the bottom of the test tube. Which of the following is a conclusion that the student can draw based on these observations? The two clear liquids -
have combined to produce a new substance.
were pure substances before they were mixed.
are toxic and should be handled with extreme caution.
have been stored too long and are no longer good.
Which of the following characteristics is shared by all chemical reactions?
Produce a precipitate
Show a color change
Release heat energy
Form new substances
A student added white crystals to a clear liquid. The crystals dissolved in the liquid. After a few seconds, the liquid became quite warm and then turned bright red in color. The first indication that a chemical change was taking place could be observed when -
the crystals were added to the liquid.
the crystals dissolved in the liquid.
the temperature of the liquid increased.
the color of the mixture changed.
All of the following are evidence of a chemical change EXCEPT -
change in state of matter.
formation of a gas.
color change.
precipitate forms.
If we have any substance, it can be concluded that a chemical change has happened if -
there is a color change.
the state of matter changes.
there is a decrease in mass.
the matter is stirred thoroughly.
Which of the following situations provides evidence that a chemical change has taken place?
Water, when boiled, evaporates and turns into vapor.
Sugar, when added to iced tea, dissolves into the liquid.
Two liquids are mixed, and a solid substance forms.
A piece of paper is cut into many small pieces.
Which of the following would indicate the formation of a new substance?
A liquid turns to a solid
A sample of metal melts
Bubbles and fizzing occur
A solid dissolves in a liquid
Four substances were mixed with a clear liquid. The observations are recorded in the following table. Based on the observations, for which mixture is there best evidence that a new substance was formed?
Substance 1
Substance 2
Substance 3
Substance 4
A student notices that sugar, when heated over a flame, turns black. How does the student know that a new substance is being formed?
A temperature of the sugar increases.
The color of the sugar changes to black.
Sugar began to melt within the test tube.
Sugar started as white crystals.