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This document contains an assessment for a chemistry module on the properties of matter. It includes multiple questions testing the student's understanding of classifying substances as elements or compounds based on descriptions of chemical reactions and observations. It also asks the student to distinguish between physical and chemical properties. The assessment concludes with two essay questions asking the student to discuss whether protons, neutrons and electrons are truly fundamental particles based on their reading, and to describe the meaning, properties and applications of superatoms.

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This document contains an assessment for a chemistry module on the properties of matter. It includes multiple questions testing the student's understanding of classifying substances as elements or compounds based on descriptions of chemical reactions and observations. It also asks the student to distinguish between physical and chemical properties. The assessment concludes with two essay questions asking the student to discuss whether protons, neutrons and electrons are truly fundamental particles based on their reading, and to describe the meaning, properties and applications of superatoms.

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Republic of the Philippines

PARTIDO STATE UNIVERSITY


Camarines Sur
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SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES

Module No. 2
MATTER

Name: Isabel L. Parro Course Title: Chemistry


Course Code: SCI 205 Name of Faculty: Maria Wendy M. Solomo
Week/Period: August 29, 2021 Term: 1st Term

Assessment Tasks

Activity 1. Classification and Properties of Matter Direction: Answer as Required.


Part I. The following tasks are divided into sections that deal with specific topics in this module:
1.1. A solid white substance A is heated strongly in the absence of air. It decomposes to form a
new white substance B and a gas C. The gas has exactly the same properties as the product
obtained when Carbon is burned in an excess of Oxygen. Based on these observations, can
we determine whether solids A and B and the gas C are elements or compounds? Explain
your conclusions for each substance.

Answer:
It is given that; A is a solid white substance and on strong heating in absence of air it will
undergoes decomposition to give another substance B and a gas C.

Since, it is given that the substance A is a solid which undergoes decomposition, it will be
definitely a compound. This is because of the fact that, it is only a compound can undergo
decomposition to produce simpler substance.

It is also given that; the gas C possess the same properties as that of the product which is
produced during the burning of carbon in excess air. It is the carbon dioxide gas which is
formed during this burning process. Since, carbon dioxide is a compound, the gas C will be
also a compound.

It is only given that; the B is a white substance. This observation is not enough to determine
the substance is an element or a compound. It can be either an element or a compound.

We have to determine whether the substance B formed by decomposition of substance A is


an element or a compound.

A is a compound;
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Camarines Sur
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SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES

B doesn’t have enough info;


C is a compound

1.2. In 1807, the English chemist Humphry Davy passed an electric current through molten
potassium hydroxide and isolated a bright, shiny reactive substance. He claimed the
discovery of a new element, which he named potassium. In those days, before the advent of
modern instruments, what was the basis on which one could claim that a substance was an
element?

Answer:
Characteristic metallic properties similar in character to sodium (couldn’t be broken
down further).

1.3. In the process of attempting to characterize a substance, a chemist makes the following
observations: The substance is a silvery white, lustrous metal. It melts at 649 °C and boils at 1105
°C. Its density at 20°C is 1.738 g/ml. The substance burns in air, producing an intense white light.
It reacts with chlorine to give a brittle white solid. The substance can be pounded into thin sheets
or drawn into wires. It is a good conductor of electricity. Which of these characteristics are physical
properties, and which are chemical properties?
Answer:
Chemical – burns to produce white light and reacts with Cl to produce a white solid.

1.4 Read the following description of the element Zinc, and indicate which are physical properties
and which are chemical properties.
Zinc is a silver-gray-colored metal that melts at 420 °C. When Zinc granules are added to
dilute sulfuric acid, hydrogen is given off and the metal dissolves. Zinc has a hardness on the
Mohs scale of 2.5 and a density of 7.13 g/ml at 25°C. It reacts slowly with oxygen gas at
elevated temperatures to form Zinc oxide, ZnO.

Answer:

Read the following description of the element zinc, and indicate in the blanks which are
physical properties and which are chemical properties. Zinc is a silver-gray-colored metal
(Physical) that melts at 420°C (Physical). When zinc granules are added to dilute sulfuric
acid, hydrogen is given off and the metal dissolves (Chemical) . Zinc has a hardness on the
Mohs scale of 2.5 (Physical) and a density of 7.13 g/cm3 at 25°C (Physical). It reacts slowly
with oxygen gas at elevated temperatures to form zinc oxide, ZnO (Chemical).
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SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES

Part II. Essay. Answer the following questions In at least 5 sentences:


A. After reading the e-book about the properties of matter (Understanding the Properties of
Matter), do you think protons, neutrons and electrons are truly fundamental? Explain.
Answer:
An atom consists of three subatomic particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons. I
thought that all of these are fundamental particles but I was wrong. As far as I can tell,
quarks and electrons are fundamental particles, because those are not built out of
anything smaller. The two most fundamental types of particles are quarks and leptons.
Quarks are the smallest particles we have come across in our scientific endeavor. The
discovery of quarks meant that protons and neutrons weren't fundamental anymore. The
electrons truly are fundamental particles that cannot be broken down into smaller, simpler
particles. They are a type of fundamental particles called leptons. Protons and neutrons,
on the other hand, are no longer thought to be fundamental particles. Protons and
neutrons are made of quarks, but electrons aren't.
B. Discuss the meaning, properties, and applications of superatoms.
Superatoms are a cluster of atoms behaving in certain ways like a single atom. This
super atom has a nucleus made up of a collection of the same type of atom, with all the
groupings of protons and neutrons congregating at the center. The electrons, however,
migrate and form a closed shell around the nucleus. This is when the orbital level that the
outer-most electrons exist in is stable and is around the nucleus of the atoms. New
superatoms are clusters of atoms that share electrons and can mimic the behavior of other
elements. It had been devised with magnetic properties. These could be the building
blocks for advanced magnetic materials and electronics. The breakthrough provides a way
to design novel nano-scale building blocks with controllable magnetic properties that
could be used to make faster computer processors and denser memory storage.
Superatoms are actually near-spherical metal clusters of atoms that appear to
exhibit many of the same properties as elemental atoms (their electrons form a shell
around a middle core), but because they are made of many particles they can have their
properties changed by changing their parts which makes them ripe for experimentation.
The properties of certain clusters with well-defined valence are controlled by the stability
that is enhanced when they retain their closed electronic and geometric shells. The
application of superatoms is that these can be alternatives to elements. Like a research
that I had read about chemically modified gold/silver superatoms as artificial Elements.
Such mimicry could help create more efficient fuels, since aluminum powder
releases huge amounts of energy when it burns, but reacts with other elements too quickly
to be useful as a solid fuel additive. In aluminum clusters that behave chemically like noble
gases, however, the metal could hide out until it became activated by the burning of the
fuel. Stable magnetic clusters could one day be used in new spintronic devices, which
compute or store information using magnetic moments rather than simply electrical
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charge. Encoding data in this way means the devices can be far smaller than those used
to make conventional electronic components, potentially providing an overall boost in
computing power.

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