NAME: _____________________

Post Lab Basic Chemistry

***When completing post labs please refer to notes, slideshows and experiments we
have worked on in class. Also, take note that NOT every question has been covered in
class, some questions expand on ideas or will use knowledge learned in class that can
be applied.
True or False
_____1. Density is how closely the atoms look like each other.
_____2. A ruler, triple beam balance and a graduated cylinder are tools used to measure
matter.
_____3. Volume is the maximum amount an object can hold.
_____4. An atom is smallest particle that cannot be cut smaller.

_____5. An element and an atom are essentially the same thing.

_____6. Atoms can show attraction or repulsion to one another.

____7. Matter is anything that you can touch or see.
____8. A positively charged particle found on the outside of the atom is called a Saturn.
____9. An element is matter made up of one kind of atom.
____10. An electron is an uncharged particle found in the nucleus of an atom.
____11. Density depends on 2 things: mass and volume.
____12. Unit of measure used for density of water is 1.0 g/ml3.

Multiple Choice

1. What is matter?
a. Anything that you can see
b. Made up of DNA and cell membranes
c. Something created with tacos and ice cream
d. Anything that takes up space and has mass

2. Which of the following is a sub-unit of atoms:
a. Neutron
b. Neutrino
c. Conductor
d. Plasma

3. How many normal states of matter are found on Earth?
a. 7
b. There are too many to say
c. 3
d. 100

4. Which is example of a normal state of matter:
a. cytoplasm
b. liquid
c. unknown to man
d. neutrino

5. Which of following is true about atoms:
a. they can be dangerous and deadly
b. they make up everything on Earth
c. they occur in human body daily
d. All of the above

6. In which part of the atom are protons located?
a) electric belt
b) neutron
c) nucleus
d) electron

7. Which of the following is not an example of matter?
a) water
b) sunlight
c) air
d) wood

8. An object will float in liquids that are more dense than itself. Ice floats on water
because it
a) cools the water
b) is less dense than the water
c) freezes the water
d) is more dense than the water
Short Answer (Write Solid, Liquid or Gas on blanks below)
1. State of matter that has constant shape and mass. _________
2. State of matter that has no constant shape and constant mass.______
3. State of matter that has no constant shape or mass. _________
Diagram
Draw and Label an Atom include following parts (proton, electron, neutron and nucleus)




Tougher questions
1. Remember Floating Carrots experiment : a) Why does a carrot sink in water? b) How
was it possible for us to get it to float? c) Afterward some groups were able to have carrot
neither float nor sink, Whats up with that?




2. a) What is the mathematical formula for density? b) There are 2 ways we can change the
density of an object. Illustrate and explain how this can be done. (please include labels with
your drawing/picture)





3. Water makes up 70% of the Earths surface. a) What atoms make up water and how do
you write the chemical formula for water? b) In addition, draw a picture of a water
molecule labeling the different parts (include electrons, neutrons, protons) as well as
which ends have magnetic charges.




4. In Moving Molecules, we had 3 different temperatures of water in which I put a drop of
food coloring. a) Draw 3 pictures showing what diffusion would look like after 15
seconds in each beaker. b) Please label each picture and include a key to make it easier
to understand.






5. Remember Spicy Escape - Draw a diagram of balloon with labels showing how
vanilla molecules escaped so that we could smell them. Write a brief explanation of what
happened.