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AAMI INTRO TO CHEMISTRY PRACTICEEXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Chemistry - Is the science that investigates the composition and structure of matter, the
changes that matter undergoes (both physical and chemical), the amounts and kinds of
energy necessary for these changes and the laws that govern change.
Inorganic Chemistry - Is the branch of chemistry that studies the properties and
reactions of elements, excluding organic or certain carbon-containing compounds.
This branch of chemistry deals with inanimate or lifeless matter.
It includes a study of all the elementary substances that are located on the periodic
table.
Organic Chemistry - Is the branch of chemistry that deals with certain carbon-containing
compounds.
It studies covalently bonded carbon based compounds A covalent bond is a chemical
bond in which a pair of electrons is shared between two atoms.
Biochemistry - Is the study of the chemistry of living processes. It is the branch of
chemistry dealing with those compounds that are produced by living organisms.
Embalming Chemistry - Is the study of those types of matter and changes in matter
related to the disinfection and preservation of human remains.
Thanatochemistry - Is the study of those physical and chemical changes in the human
body that are caused by the process of death.
Element - The fundamental kind of matter
Symbol - An abbreviation for the name of an element, a shorthand
Valence - An elements combining capacity, also known as oxidation number
Subscript - A small number that is written to the right of and below the symbol. It tells
you the number of atoms of the element that is present in a compound or radical. If
there is no subscript, one atom is always understood due to the presence of the symbol
itself.
The four measurements of Physical Quantities - 1. Length
2. Volume
3. Mass
4. Heat
, The Symbol, Valence, and Class for Aluminum - Symbol: Al
Valence: +3
Class: M
The Symbol, Valence, and Class for Calcium - Symbol: Ca
Valence: +2
Class: M
The Symbol, Valence, and Class for Magnesium - Symbol: Mg
Valence: +2
Class: M
The Symbol, Valence, and Class for Zinc - Symbol: Zn
Valence: +2
Class: M
The Symbol, Valence, and Class for Barium - Symbol: Ba
Valence: +2
Class: M
The Symbol, Valence, and Class for Lithium - Symbol: Li
Valence: +1
Class: M
The Symbol, Valence, and Class for Silver - Symbol: Ag
Valence: +1
Class: M
The Symbol, Valence, and Class for Sodium - Symbol: Na
Valence: +1
Class: M
The Symbol, Valence, and Class for Potassium - Symbol: K
Valence: +1
Class: M
The symbol, Valence, and Class for Iron - Symbol: Fe
Valence: +3 Ferric +2 Ferrous
Class: M
The Symbol, Valence, and Class for Copper - Symbol: Cu
Valence: +2 Cupric +1 Cuprous
Class: M
The Symbol, Valence, and Class for Mercury - Symbol: Hg
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