Scientific Method and Chemical Elements Quiz
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What is the first step in the scientific method?

  • Design and perform experiments to test the hypothesis
  • Form a hypothesis
  • Make an observation (correct)
  • Accept or modify the hypothesis based on the experimental results
  • Why are about 25 elements essential to life?

  • Because these elements are highly reactive
  • Because they are used to form compounds necessary for living organisms (correct)
  • Because they are the most abundant elements in the universe
  • Because these elements are found in large quantities in nature
  • What is the structure of an atom?

  • Protons, electrons, and isotopes
  • Molecules, ions, and isotopes
  • Protons, neutrons, and electrons (correct)
  • Neutrons, ions, and atomic mass
  • Which type of bond is a substance consisting of two or more different elements in a fixed ratio?

    <p>Covalent bond</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What makes up about 96% of the weight of most living organisms?

    <p>Oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the last step in the scientific method?

    <p>Use the results to make a new hypothesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of bond is formed when electrons are transferred between two atoms?

    <p>Ionic bond</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of bond results in electrons being shared equally between two atoms?

    <p>Non-polar covalent bond</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of hydrogen bonds in water's behavior?

    <p>Causing high surface tension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which type of solution is water the solvent?

    <p>Aqueous solution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the pH range of the pH scale?

    <p>0 to 14</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do buffers do in relation to pH?

    <p>Minimize changes in pH</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an element in chemistry?

    <p>A substance that cannot be broken down into other substances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do isotopes of an element have in common?

    <p>Same number of protons and neutrons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of bond results from a partial positive charge on hydrogen?

    <p>Hydrogen bond</p> Signup and view all the answers

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