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Chemistry Unit Test

Gr. 8, Mrs. Sleep
Answer all multiple choice questions on the Answer Sheet provided.
1. In the lab, we tried to dissolve naphthalene and Kool-Aid in both methanol and
water. From this experiment, we discovered that:
a.
b.
c.
d.

Not every solvent will dissolve in every solute

Not every solute will dissolve in every solvent
Some substances are always insoluble
Some substances are always soluble

2. A student is trying to finish a lab on solubility and is running out of time. What
can she do to increase the speed of dissolution?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Stir the mixture

Cool the mixture
Heat the mixture
A and C
A, B and C

3. In Harry Potter, Professor McGonagall transfigures (changes form) from a human

to a cat. If the Law of Conservation of Mass is true, then:
a. The cats body must take up the same total amount of space as her
human form
b. The cats body must have the same number of cells as her human form
c. If we could place the cat on one side of a scale and her human form on
the other, the scales would balance.
d. All of the above

4. A student drops an unknown solid into a liquid and the solid immediately begins
to dissolve. Which of the following must be true.
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a.
b.
c.
d.

The attraction of the solvent to the solute particles is strong

The attraction of the solvent to the solute particles is weak
The solvent is at a high temperature and the solute is at a low temperature
The solvent is at a low temperature and the solute is at a high temperature

5. A 10 gram sample of iron reacts with oxygen to form 18.2 grams of ferric oxide.
How many grams of oxygen reacted?
a. 8.2 g
b. 10.0 g
c. 18.2 g
d. 28.2 g
6. At the end of grade 8, a joyous student puts all her English notes in a box and
lights them on fire. The mass of the box containing the papers was 950 g. If 200
g of ash was produced along with 550 g of carbon dioxide and 595 g of water,
what mass of oxygen was used in burning the box of papers?
a. 5 g
b. 395 g
c. 750 g
d. 1345 g
7. Which statement is true about pure substances?
a. all particles in a pure substance are the same
b. all particles in a pure substance are made of the same type of element
c. mixtures must be made of one type of pure substance
d. pure substances must contain 2 or more type of elements

8. You are given a mixture with a dissolved solid. You are asked to recover the
solute, but you do not have to recover the solvent. Which separation technique
should you use?
a. Filtration
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b. Sedimentation and Decantation

c. Magnetism
d. Evaporation/Boiling
9. Which type of substance is made up of a single type of atom?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Homogeneous Mixture
Heterogeneous Mixture
Element
Compound

10. What is the definition of a solute?

a.
b.
c.
d.

A mixture of two solutions.

The substance that gets dissolved
The substance into which something becomes dissolved.
Water

11. In a solution what do you typically have more of?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Solute
Solvent
Residue
Filtrate

12. The separation technique shown is an example of:

a.
b.
c.
d.

Filtration
Decantation
Sedimentation
Distillation

13. A beaker of soil mixed with water is poured through a funnel lined with a coffee
filter, into an Erlenmeyer flask below. There is now brown water in the
Erlenmeyer flask and the coffee filter contains wet soil. In this case the brown
water is considered to be the:

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a.
b.
c.
d.

Solute
Solvent
Residue
Filtrate

14. Water vapour forming frost on the windshield on a cold day is an example of:
a.
b.
c.
d.

Solidification
Condensation
Deposition
Distillation

15. Heat is added to a beaker containing a pure substance. Which of the following is
true about the particles in this pure substance?
a. The particle speed is increasing and the space between particles will
increase.
b. The particle speed is increasing and the space between particles will
decrease.
c. The particle speed is decreasing and the space between particles will
increase.
d. The particle speed is decreasing and the space between particles will
decrease.
16. You are given an unknown liquid and need to identify the substance. Which
property could you NOT use to determine the identity of the liquid?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Mass
Boiling Point
Melting Point
Solubility

17. Which statement is true about gases?

a.
b.
c.
d.

They have defined shape and defined volume.

They have undefined shape and defined volume.
They have undefined shape and undefined volume.
None of the above
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18. Which of the following is a non-characteristic property?

a.
b.
c.
d.

mass
volume
acidity
all of the above

19. The process of filtration separates mixtures based on their:

a.
b.
c.
d.

melting point
boiling point
density
particle size

20. The Law of Conservation of Mass states that matter can be neither created nor
destroyed, only ____________________________.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Totalled
Transmitted
Translated
Transformed

Part A: Multiple Choice

Please circle and shade the correct letter.
1.

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3.

4.

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6.

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Part B: Short Answer

21. Label each substance using one of the terms from the box below:

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a. Kool-Aid

___________

f. Nitrogen

___________

b. Apple juice

___________

g. CO2

___________

c. Salt (sodium chloride) ___________

h. Air

___________

d. Ammonia (NH3)

___________

i. Hydrogen (H)___________

e. Oil and vinegar

___________

j. Muddy water____________

22. True or False

a. _____The formula for each compound can be found on the periodic table.
b. _____ A solution is a type of homogeneous mixture.
c. _____ Homogeneous mixtures can be found in the form of solid, liquid or
gas.
d. _____ If a chemical equation has seven products and only two reactants,
the average mass of the reactants must be less than the average mass of
the products.
e. _____ Solutions can be separated by the processes of distillation and
filtration.
f. _____ Heterogeneous mixtures have a uniform distribution of particles
throughout the mixtures.

Observe the substances in the beakers shown and complete the questions below.

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23. Which of the substance above could represent:

a. _________

A homogeneous mixture

b. _________

An element

24. Which of the beakers could show a mixture of sand and water? ____________
25. Which of the beakers would result if you melted an ice cube?

____________

26. Which of the beakers above have at least one pure substance in common?
______________

27. Name the four signs of a chemical change

1._________________________________________________________________________2.
_________________________________________________________________________3.__
_______________________________________________________________________4.____
____________________________________________________________________

28. You have a beaker containing salt, pepper (which floats but does not dissolve), sand, and
water.

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Describe in numbered steps the separation techniques you would use to separate this
mixture into its four separate components, and what will be separated by each technique.
(In the end you need to have each component of the mixture in a separate container.)
Example answer: 1. sedimentation and decantation, water

1._________________________________________________________________________2.
_______________________________________________________________________
3._________________________________________________________________________4.
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