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1* A substance which has a volume of 1.0 cm3. Describe how you determined the volume.

2* A cube made of sturdy material with a total volume of 1.0 L. Include dimensions of the cube and show how the volume is calculated.

3 An acid-base indicator from nature. The indicator cannot be a substance sold as an indicator. State the source of the indicator, what color the indicator is with an acid and what color it is with a base.

4 A science cartoon cut from a newspaper or magazine. Photocopies and printouts from the Internet are not acceptable. Include a brief statement about the concept the cartoon is satirizing.

5* A homogeneous mixture. Identify the ingredients in the mixture. Describe how the components of the mixture can be separated.

6* A heterogeneous mixture Identify the ingredients in the mixture. Describe how you know the mixture is heterogeneous.

7 A list of all the winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry for the last ten years. The year, the name(s) of the scientist(s), what country they are from, and a brief statement about the nature of their research.

8* A substance with density greater than 1 g/cm3 The density of the substance and how you determined it.

9* A substance with density less than 1 g/cm3 The density of the substance and how you determined it.

10* A pure substance composed of atoms containing 29 protons. Common name and chemical name.

11* A noble gas Chemical name and electron configuration

12* Iron (III) oxide Common name and chemical formula

13* An ionically bonded substance Common name, chemical name, and chemical formula.

14* A polar covalent compound Common name, chemical name, and chemical formula

15* Dilute acetic acid Common name and chemical formula

16* SiO2 Common name and chemical name

17* A substance containing a metalloid Common name, chemical name, and chemical formula

18* A hydrocarbon Common name, chemical name, and chemical formula

19* A polymer Common name, chemical name, and chemical formula

20* A non-polar covalent compound Common name, chemical name, and chemical formula

21* A substance that reacts exothermically. Common name, chemical name, and chemical formula

22* A substance that reacts endothermically. Common name, chemical name, and chemical formula

23* A substance containing titanium Common name, chemical name, and chemical formula

24* A substance containing an alkali metal Common name, chemical name, and chemical formula

25* A substance containing an alkaline earth metal. Common name, chemical name, and chemical formula

26* A substance containing a transition metal from Period 4. Common name, chemical name, and chemical formula

27* A substance containing a halogen Common name, chemical name, and chemical formula

28* A nonmetal Common name, chemical name, and chemical formula

29* An allotropic form of carbon Common name, chemical name, and chemical formula

30* The solid product of the reaction between aqueous solutions of calcium chloride and sodium carbonate. Balanced equation, chemical name and formula, and common name

31* The salt produced when magnesium hydroxide reacts with sulfuric acid. Balanced equation, chemical name and formula, and common name

32* A gas-liquid solution Components of the solution

33* A malleable substance Describe how the substance is malleable

34* An edible example of physical change Describe the physical change

35* An edible example of chemical change Describe the chemical change

36* A mixture that can be separated by filtration Describe how the mixture can be separated

37* A mixture that can be separated by some other method than filtration Describe how the mixture can be separated

38* A substance containing a polyatomic ion Common name, chemical name, and chemical formula

39* An emulsifying agent Describe how it works

40* An element whose common oxidation numbers in compounds are +2 and +3 Name of element, chemical name and formula of compounds

41 A science article from a newspaper or magazine. Photocopies and printouts from the Internet are not acceptable. Include a brief summary of the article.

42 The label from a substance showing metric and British units. Show conversion from British units to metric units.

43 A model of an atom

44 A model of a molecule

45* A substance with pH greater than 7 pH value

46* A substance with pH less than 7 pH value

47* An element whose atoms contain 3 valence electrons in the third energy level Name of element

48* A substance that can be recycled Brief description of how the substance is recycled

49* An edible example of phase change Describe the phase change