Kinetic Molecular Theory of Matter

Gases composed of monatomic, nonpolar molecules will act most like
1. heavy gases
2. liquids
3. ideal gases
4. diatomic molecules
If a perfume bottle is opened at one end of a room, the odor will quickly be detected on the other side of the room. Why?
1. The molecules are condensing.
2. The molecules are diffusing.
3. The molecules are being compressed.
4. Your sense of smell improves.
What is the SI unit of force?
1. the kilogram
2. the torr
3. the atm
4. the newton
Twenty-seven degress Celcius is equal to
1. 273 K
2. 300 K
3. 59 K
4. 101 K
The spontaneous mixing of particles of two substances due to random motion is known as
1. diffusion
2. effusion
3. confusion
4. ellusion
Convert 1.25 atm to mm Hg.
1. 30 mm Hg
2. 950 mm Hg
3. 760 mm Hg
4. 1250 mm Hg
The spontaneous blank looks among chemistry students' faces when given yet another stoichiometry problem is known as
1. confusion
2. effusion
3. ellusion
4. diffusion
Which of the following substances would have the highest density?
1. Hg(g)
2. H₂O(l)
3. H₂O(g)
4. Hg(l)
Force per unit of surface area is the definition of
1. force
2. kinetic energy
3. pressure
4. a newton
20 K is equal to
1. 52°C
2. -52°C
3. -253°C
4. 253°C
An ideal gas
1. exists only at STP
2. exists only at low pressures
3. does not exist
4. exists only at high temperatures
Convert 456 torr to standard atmospheres.
1. 1.499 atm
2. 1.20 atm
3. 0.600 atm
4. 1 atm
Convert 3.20 atm into kPa.
1. 101.325 kPa
2. 324 kPa
3. 760 kPa
4. 151.98 kPa
What is the relationship between the mass of a gas particle and the rate at which it diffuses through another gas?
1. the larger the particle, the slower it diffuses
2. the more numerous the molecules, the faster they diffuse
3. the larger the particle, the faster it diffuses
4. there is no relationship
STP is
1. the stuff you put in your gas tank
2. standard temperature and pressure
3. something thought provoking
4. nonexistent
A manometer is an instrument used to measure
1. parental pressure
2. the pressure of an enclosed gas
3. the atomospheric pressure
4. peer pressure
Which of the following is true of a real gas, and not of an ideal gas?
1. all particles have the same kinetic energy
2. all particles move in the same direction
3. particles cannot diffuse
4. the particles exert attractive forces on one another
A barometer is an instrument used to measure
1. the pressure of an enclosed gas
2. parental pressure
3. peer pressure
4. the atomospheric pressure
Which of the following is standard pressure?
1. 760 kPa
2. 1 torr
3. 760 atm
4. 760mm Hg
40.4 torr is equal to how many kPa?
1. 4.75 kPa
2. 2.48 kPa
3. 5.38 kPa
4. 3.20 kPa
In order for pressure to increase when force remains constant,
1. surface area must increase
2. Newtons must increase
3. surface area must decrease
4. Newtons must decrease
Air slowly leaking from a very small hole in its container is an example of
1. diffusion
2. condensation
3. dispersion
4. effusion
760 torr is equal to
1. 1 mm Hg
2. 760 mm Hg
3. 1 kPa
4. 101 atm
Which of the following is standard temperature?
1. 100°C
2. 273°C
3. 0°C
4. 0 kelvin
Which of the following substances would have the lowest density?
1. Hg(g)
2. H₂O(l)
3. H₂(g)
4. H₂O(g)

Kinetic Molecular Theory of Matter

Multiple-Choice ExerciseContent © 2006 Melanie Cecere; Authors of Activity: Melanie Cecere & Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

Gases composed of monatomic, nonpolar molecules will act most like

If a perfume bottle is opened at one end of a room, the odor will quickly be detected on the other side of the room. Why?

What is the SI unit of force?

Twenty-seven degress Celcius is equal to

The spontaneous mixing of particles of two substances due to random motion is known as

Convert 1.25 atm to mm Hg.

The spontaneous blank looks among chemistry students' faces when given yet another stoichiometry problem is known as

Which of the following substances would have the highest density?

Force per unit of surface area is the definition of

20 K is equal to

An ideal gas

Convert 456 torr to standard atmospheres.

Convert 3.20 atm into kPa.

What is the relationship between the mass of a gas particle and the rate at which it diffuses through another gas?

STP is

A manometer is an instrument used to measure

Which of the following is true of a real gas, and not of an ideal gas?

A barometer is an instrument used to measure

Which of the following is standard pressure?

40.4 torr is equal to how many kPa?

In order for pressure to increase when force remains constant,

Air slowly leaking from a very small hole in its container is an example of

760 torr is equal to

Which of the following is standard temperature?

Which of the following substances would have the lowest density?

Multiple-Choice Exercise
Content © 2006 Melanie Cecere; Authors of Activity: Melanie Cecere & Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.