General Chemistry MCQ
1. What is a chemical property?
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A characteristic of a material involving its chemical change
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2. What is chemical nomenclature?
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The systematic naming of chemical compounds
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3. What is chemical kinetics?
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The study of how reaction rates change under varying conditions.
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4. What does a chemical formula convey?
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The relative proportions of atoms of the different elements in a substance
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5. What is chemical equilibrium?
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The state reached by a reaction mixture when the rates of forward and reverse reactions have become equal.
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6. What is a chemical equation?
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The symbolic representation of a chemical reaction in terms of chemical formulas
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7. What is a chemical bond?
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A strong attractive force that exists between certain atoms in a substance
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8. What is Chelate?
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A complex formed by polydentate ligands
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9. Which of the following is not directly proportional to the absolute temperature?
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The volume occupied by any sample of gas at a constant pressure
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10. What is Charles's law?
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The volume occupied by any sample of gas at a constant pressure is directly proportional to the absolute temperature.
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11. What is a change of state?
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A change of a substance from one state to another.
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12. What is a nuclear chain reaction?
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A self-sustaining series of nuclear fissions caused by the absorption of neutrons released from previous nuclear fissions.
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13. What is a chain reaction?
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A self-sustaining series of nuclear fissions caused by the absorption of neutrons released from previous nuclear fissions
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14. How many units are in the Celsius temperature scale?
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15. What is the normal boiling point of water on the Celsius scale?
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100 units
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16. What is a cell reaction?
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The net reaction that occurs in a voltaic cell.
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17. What is the cell potential?
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The maximum potential difference between the electrodes of a voltaic cell
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18. What is the maximum potential difference between the electrodes of a voltaic cell called?
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Cell potential
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19. What does a cation exchange resin do?
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Removes cations from solution and replaces them with hydrogen ions
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20. What is a cation?
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A positively charged ion
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21. What are cathode rays?
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The rays emitted by the cathode in a gas discharge tube
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22. What is the definition of "cathode"?
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The electrode at which reduction occurs
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23. What is the electrode at which reduction occurs?
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24. What is catenation?
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The covalent bonding of two or more atoms of the same element to one another
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25. What is a catalyst?
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A substance that increases the rate of reaction without being consumed in the overall reaction.
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26. What is catalysis?
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The increase in rate of a reaction as the result of the addition of a catalyst
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27. What is the carboxyl group?
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28. What is the IUPAC name of carboxylic acid?
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Carboxylic acid
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29. What is a calorimeter?
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A device used to measure the heat absorbed or evolved during a physical or chemical change.
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30. What is the unit of energy in Calorie?
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31. How many joules are in 1 calorie?
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32. What is a black light?
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A lamp that emits ultraviolet radiation.
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33. What does a black light emit?
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Ultraviolet radiation
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34. What is the name for the element with atomic number 83?
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35. What is the chemistry of living things called?
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Biochemistry
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36. What is the binding energy needed for?
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To remove an electron from an atom or separate a proton or neutron from the atomic nucleus.
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37. What is the binding energy needed to remove an electron from an atom?
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To remove an electron from an atom
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38. What is a binary acid?
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An acidic binary compound in which one element is hydrogen and the other element is another nonmetal.
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39. What is beta radiation?
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Ionizing radiation from beta decay in the form of an energetic electron or positron.
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40. What is a beta particle?
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An electron or positron emitted during beta decay
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41. What is beta decay?
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Type of radioactive decay that results in spontaneous emission of a beta particle.
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42. What is the element symbol for beryllium?
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43. What is the atomic number of beryllium?
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44. What is the element symbol for berkelium?
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45. What is the name of the law that states the concentration of a solution is directly proportional to its light absorbance?
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Beer's Law (Beer-Lambert Law)
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46. What is the Beer-Lambert law?
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The concentration of a solution is directly proportional to its light absorbance.
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47. Which type of solution has a pH greater than 7?
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Basic solution
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48. What does "basic" mean in the context of pH?
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Having a pH > 7
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49. What is the definition of "basic"?
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Alkaline or having a pH > 7.
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50. Which of the following is not a base metal?
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Noble metal
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51. What is a base anhydride?
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A metal oxide formed from the reaction between water and a basic solution
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52. What is the definition of "base"?
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A chemical species that either accepts protons or else donates electrons or hydroxide ions.
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53. What is a barometer used for?
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Measuring atmospheric pressure
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54. What is the element symbol for Barium?
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55. There are ____ lines in the visible spectrum
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56. A balanced equation must have the same number of ____ on both sides.
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57. What is the analyte concentration determined by back titration?
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Reacting it with a known quantity of excess reagent.
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58. What is the meaning of "back titration"?
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Titration in which the analyte concentration is determined by reacting it with a known quantity of excess reagent.
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59. What is background radiation?
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Radiation from external sources, typically from cosmic radiation and radioisotope decay.
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60. The Aufbau principle is a scheme used to reproduce what?
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Electron configurations of the ground states of atoms
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61. The building-up principle is a scheme used to reproduce what?
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The electron configurations of the ground states of atoms
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62. When limited amounts of acid or base are added to a solution, it is said to be ________________.
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63. What is buckminsterfullerene?
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A molecular form of carbon (C60)
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64. What is the name given to the soccer-ball shaped molecule Buckminsterfullerene?
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"Buckyball"
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65. What is a base in the Brønsted-Lowry concept?
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The species accepting a proton in a proton-transfer reaction
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66. What is a base according to the Brønsted-Lowry concept?
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The species accepting a proton in a proton-transfer reaction
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67. Which of the following is not true about Boyle's law?
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The volume of a sample of gas at a given temperature varies inversely with the applied pressure
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68. What is Boyle's law?
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The volume of a sample of gas at a given temperature varies inversely with the applied pressure.
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69. What is a bonding pair?
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An electron pair shared between two atoms
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70. What are bonding orbitals?
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Molecular orbitals that are concentrated in the regions between nuclei
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71. What is the bond order in molecular orbital theory?
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One-half the difference between the number of bonding electrons and the number of antibonding electrons
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72. What is the bond order in a Lewis formula?
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The number of pairs of electrons in a bond
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73. What is the bond length between two atoms?
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The distance between the nuclei in a bond.
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74. What is the bond length?
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The distance between the nuclei in a bond
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75. What is the average enthalpy change for the breaking of a bond in a molecule in the gas phase?
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Bond energy
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76. What is Bond Energy?
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The average enthalpy change for the breaking of a bond in a molecule in the gas phase
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77. What is the boiling point of a solution equal to?
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The boiling point of the solution minus the boiling point of the pure solvent
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78. What is the boiling point?
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The temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the atmospheric pressure
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79. What is Binding energy?
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The energy needed to break a nucleus into its individual protons and neutrons
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80. What is binary hydride?
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A compound that contains hydrogen and one other element
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81. What is a binary compound?
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A compound composed of only two elements
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82. What is a bimolecular reaction?
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An elementary reaction that involves two reactant molecules
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83. What is a bidentate ligand?
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A ligand that bonds to a metal atom through two atoms of the ligand
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84. What is Beta emission?
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Emission of a high-speed electron from an unstable nucleus
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85. What is bent geometry?
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Angular geometry
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86. What is the Bayer process?
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A chemical procedure in which purified aluminum oxide, Al2O3, is separated from the aluminum ore bauxite
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87. What is a basic oxide?
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An oxide that reacts with acids.
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88. What is the base-ionization constant for NH3?
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1.8 x 10-5
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89. What does the base-ionization constant represent?
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The equilibrium constant for the ionization of a weak base
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90. What is the name of the process that determines the sequence of nucleotides in DNA?
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Replication
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91. What is the process of base pairing called?
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Hydrogen bonding
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92. What is the definition of a base according to the Brønsted?Lowry definition?
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The species that accepts a proton in a proton-transfer reaction
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93. What is a base?
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A substance that produces hydroxide ions, OH-, when it dissolves in water
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94. What is a base according to the Arrhenius definition?
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A substance that produces hydroxide ions, OH-, when it dissolves in water.
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95. What is the use of a barometer?
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Measuring the pressure of the atmosphere
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96. What is the value of 1 bar?
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1 x 105 Pa
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97. What is the band theory?
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A theory that explains the electrical properties of solids
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98. What does band of stability refer to?
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The region in which stable nuclides lie in a plot of number of protons against number of neutrons
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99. What is the definition of actual yield?
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The quantity of product experimentally obtained from a chemical reaction.
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100. What is an activity series?
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A list of metals ranked in order of decreasing activity.
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