Introductory Chemistry 8th Edition By Steven S. Zumdahl – Test Bank

1. True or false? The frequency of the wave is the distance between two consecutive wave peaks.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

2. True or false? The speed of a wave indicates how fast a given peak travels through water.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

3. True or false? The frequency of the wave indicates how many wave peaks pass a certain point per given time period.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

4. True or false? A packet of energy of electromagnetic radiation is called a neutron.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

5. We usually use the term ____ for all forms of electromagnetic radiation.
a. energy
b. photons
c. radiation
d. light
e. none of these
ANSWER: d

6. The form of EMR that has more energy per photon than ultraviolet rays but less energy per photon than gamma rays is
a. microwaves
b. radio waves
c. X rays
d. infrared rays
e. none of these
ANSWER: c

7. The form of EMR that has less energy per photon than infrared rays but more energy per photon than radio waves is
a. microwaves
b. ultraviolet
c. gamma rays
d. X rays
e. none of these
ANSWER: a

8. Which color of visible light has the most energy per photon?
a. violet
b. blue
c. green
d. yellow
e. red
ANSWER: a

9. Which color of visible light has the least amount of energy per photon?
a. violet
b. blue
c. green
d. yellow
e. red
ANSWER: e

10. When an electron in the ground state absorbs energy, it goes to a(n) ____ state.
a. excited
b. lower
c. frenetic
d. ionic
e. stable
ANSWER: a

11. The energy levels of the hydrogen atom (and all atoms) are ____, meaning that only certain discrete energy levels are allowed.
a. varied
b. quantized
c. ramp-like
d. continuous
e. two of these
ANSWER: b

12. The color of a polar bear’s fur is
a. white
b. brown
c. black
d. yellow
e. colorless
ANSWER: e