Practice:SafetyinTheChemistryLaboratory

Multiplechoice:Thereisonecorrectanswerforeachofthefollowingquestions.Circlethemost
correctanswer.

General
1) Acco i ailtofollowanysafetyrule: rd ngtothesafetyinstructions,ifyouf
a) youmaypayafine.
b) youmaybedismissedfromthelab
c) youmaybeaskedtoworkwithapartner.
d) youmaybeaskedtoexplainyourself.
wayfromotherstudents. e) youmaybeaskedtoworkaloneanda

2) You e ar excusedfromwearinggogglesinlab:
a) ifyouhavepermissionfromyourdoctor.
rtabletowear.
iththeexperimentandreadytocleanup.
b) iftheyareuncomfo
c) fyouarefinishedw
d) oneoftheabove.
i
n

t Safe E y quipment
1) The e dr nchhose
a) shouldbehandledcarefullytoavoidexplosions.
spillsonthecounter.
mallareaofthebodyorasaneyewash.
b) canbeusedonsmallchemical
micalspillsonas
onpeople.
c) canbeusedonche
d) houldnotbeused s
e) noneoftheabove.
2) The

cy.
phonelocatedinthelab:
incaseofemergen a) istobeusedforcalling911
b) istobeusedtocallhome,onlyifyouarelate.
edatall.
haveforgottenyourcellularphoneathome.
c) shouldnottobeus
d) istobeusedifyou
e) Noneoftheabove

3) For g nthecountertoporfloor: lar echemicalspillso

a) useafumehood.
umbicarbonate).
b) useaspillkit.
di
s.
c) usebakingsoda(so
d) useemergencyexit
e) useadrenchhose.
4) Inth e,thereis: ehallwayacrossfromthelabentranc
a) asecuritycameraforyoursafety.
buttonandapictureofanemergencyphoneonit.
b) afirstaidkit.
itha
her.
c) anintercomw
d) afireextinguis
e) noneofthese.

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GettingRea dy forTheChemistryLab
1) You o sh uldprepareforthelabby:
a) readingtheexperimentcarefullywhenyouenterthelab.
b) washingyourhandswellbeforestartingtheexperiment.
c) listeningwelltootherstudentsdiscussingtheexperiment.
helab. d) readingtheassignedexperimentbeforecomingtot
2) Ifyo lprocedure: udonotunderstandtheexperimenta
mate.
tmanytimes.
a) askyourclass
b) readtheexperimen
c) leavethelab.
d) asktheinstructor.
e) noneoftheabove.
3) Inthelabeachstudentshould:
a) beresponsibleforhisownsafetyandnooneelse.
b) feelsafeandsecurelikebeingathome.
gforhisownsafetyandthesafetyofothers.
essandignorewhattheneighborisdoing.
c) beonalert,watchin
d) mindhisownbusin
e) noneoftheabove.

4) Ifyouarepregnantorhaveamedicalcondition:
rilized.
a) wearlooseclothessoyoucanmovefreely.
sinceitiswellste
workinginlab.
b) donothesitatetoworkinthelab
ysicianpriorto
shoestowear.
c) checkwithyourph
d) bringcomfortable
e) noneoftheabove.
5) Befo remergency,youwill: reevacuatingthelabincaseofearthquakeorothe
a) turnoffgasvalvesandelectricalequipment.
b) cleanyourdesktopandworkareathoroughly.
c) pickupallsolidsfromthefloorandsinkeveniftheyarenotyours.
tedlabequipmentor d) washyourhandsandanyotherareaofskinthathascontac
labbenches.
e) makesurefloorarea,fumehoods,andsinkareaareclean.

e Gen ralRu of les Conduct

if: 1) You e ar permittedtoenterthelab
a) thedoorisopenandnobodyispresent.
t.
b) theinstructorispresent.
c) thedoorisopenandagroupofstudentsarepresen
traineddog. d) ifthejanitorispresentwithhissafety

2) You : maydoanunassignedexperiment,only
a) ifyouaresureitissafe.
rnet.
yourself.
b) ifyouhavefounditontheinte
ditcarefully
arlyinlab.
c) ifyouhavedesigne
d) ifyouarefinishede
e) noneoftheabove.

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3) You n erimentif: ca onlychangetheprocedureoftheexp
a) youknowforsureitissafetodoso.
omeveryoneelse.
b) yourneighboriswillingtohelpyou.
ethingdifferentfr
moreinteresting.
c) youwanttodosom
d) youknowitwillbe
e) noneoftheabove.
4) Inlabyouareallowedtoeatanddrinkonly:
a) ifyouareveryhungry.
b) ifyouhavewashedyourhandswell.
yandcanbedigestedfastandeasily.
coveredwelltoavoidcontamination.
c) ifthefoodishealth
d) ifthefoodhasbeen
e) Noneoftheabove
5) Stor o ey urbooksandbags:
enches.
a) onyourlabbench.
labb b) intheaislebetween
c) inthecabinetinthelab.
d) underyourbench.
e) onthetopoftheinstructorsdesk.

6) Ifyounoticeunexpectedchemicalreactionofyourexperiment:
nextstep.
seeifhisexperimentisdoingthesame.
a) proceedwithcautiontothe
borto
tely.
b) checkwithyourneigh
dia
r.
c) leavethelabimme
d) notifytheinstructo
e) noneoftheabove.
7) Inla therstudents,youshould: b,toavoidbumpingintoo
a) neverstepbackward.
b) usethebackupcart.
c) takeonestepforwardbeforeyoubackup.
d) lookbehindyoubeforeyoubackup.
ctedtodoso. e) stepbackward,onlyifinstru
8) Damagedorexposedelectriccord:
cto a) shouldalwaysbereportedtotheinstru r.
b) canbeusedonlyifyouknowhowtofixit.
ithcautionandcare.
tcompletelytoavoidelectricshock.
c) canbeusedonlyw
d) shouldbedriedou
e) noneoftheabove.

9) Toa id ricplugsandequipment: vo electricshockwhenhandlingelect

a) yourhandsmustbedry.
.
nce.
b) yourclothesmustcoveryourtorso
ekeptatadista
veryourtoes.
c) yourfoodshouldb
d) yourshoesmustco
e) noneoftheabove.

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10)Thefollowingshouldbereportedtotheinstructor:
a) minorinjuriesonly;majorinjuriesshouldbedirectedtothen
iescanbedealtwithathome.
splashesandminorspills.
urseoncampus.
b) majorinjuriesonly;minorinjur
c) allaccidentsexceptminorchemical
d) allinjuriesexceptsmallburns.
nomatterhowminor. e) allaccidents

11)Ify fe ou elillinlab:
a) callyourfamilyathome.
oudotheexperiment.
b) telltheinstructor.
ohelpy
inlab.
c) askyourneighbort
d) workwithapartner
e) leaveimmediately.

12)Foryoursafety,beforeleavingthelab,youmust
a) puthotobjectsaway.
thathascontactedlabequipmentor b) washyourhandsandanyotherareaofskin
labbenches.
c) gettheinstructorsinitialonthelabreport.
d) seethatallequipmentinthecommunitydraweriscompleteandwellorganized.
e) mixallleftoverchemicalsintoonecontainer.

13)Ifyouaccidentlymixthewrongchemicals,yo
ixturedo
oretime.
umust:
wnthesink. a) immediatelydisposeofthem
m b) repeattheexperimentone
c) addanacidtoneutralizeit.
d) reportittotheinstructor.
e) shareyourneighborsexperimentalresults.

Dre C ss ode for theLab

ressedinappropriately,youwillbeaskedto:
yourpartner.
1) Ifyoucometolabd
a) butyouwillnotbeallowedtodoexperiment,butyoumaywatch
reenmonitor.
b) leavethelab.
c) watchtheexperimentfromthesidedoororthesc
d) akeupthelabafterclassdismissal.
danaprontoprotectyourself.
m
e) borrowgogglesan
2) Gog

glesshouldbeworn:
a) whenworkingwithsolutionsandliquids.
t.
gerousexperiments.
b) whenfumesarepresen
c) whendoingspecificdan
d) allthetimeduringlab.

3) You u m stweargogglesinthelabbecause:
a) theylookcoolandareatrendyfashionstatement.
b) theyprotectyoureyesfromfumesandodors.
yesfromchemicalsplashes.
tsallstudentstohaveuniformeyewear.
c) theyprotectyoure
d) theinstructorwan
e) noneoftheabove.
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4) Proper ncludes: apparelforthelabi
a) danglingjewelry.
so.
b) shortfittedclothes.
oosesleevesthatalsocoveryourtor
urtorsoandyourlegstotheknees.
c) looseclotheswithl
d) lothsthatcoveryo c
e) noneoftheabove.
5) Pr e

i
op rfootwearinlabis:
propervent
slippers.
a) sandalsthatallow lationtothefeet.
b) acomfortablepairof
l.
c) closedtoeshoes.
d) hoeswithlowhee s
e) noneoftheabove.
6) Fo

rsafety,longhairneedsto:
ection.
a) betiedback.
b) hangoveryourfaceandcheeksforprot
ingharshchemicals.
c) becutshort.
d) bedyedwithoutus
e) noneoftheabove.

g Workin w Chem ith icals

1) Ifyo r ua einstructedtosmellachemicalinthelab,youneedto:
a) fantheairabovethechemicaltowardyournose.
rnoseandinhaledeeply.
toallowtheodortocomeout.
b) bringthechemicalclosetoyou
c) stirandshakethechemicalwell
d) addwaterbeforeyousmellit.
e) closeyoureyesduringsniffing.
2) Ifyouneedtotouchorrubyoureyes,youm
herethereare
theinstructor.
ust
nochemicals. a) stepoutsidethelabw
m
l.
b) askpermissionfro
c) userubbingalcoho
d) usetheeyewash.
e) washyourhands.

3) You o athavechemicals: sh uldalwaysholdcontainer

love
sth
s. a) withapairofrubberg
b) withacleanpairoftongs.
c) awayfromyourbody.
) closetoyourchestandwithastronggrip.
ockwisedirection.
d
e) afterrotatingthelidinthecountercl
4) Beforeusingthecontentsofabottle,check:
a) thesizeofthebottle.
cyofthereagentinside.
tionofthereagentinside.
b) thecolorandconsisten
ntra c) theodorandconce
d) thelabelonthebottle.
e) noneoftheabove.

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5) Toremovesolidchemicalsfromabottle:
a) useyourspatulatoremovethesolid.
b) useyourspoontoremovethesolid.
tlyintoyourcontainer.
intothepalmofyourhands.
c) pourthesoliddirec
d) pourthesolidfirst
e) noneoftheabove.
6) Toremoveliquidfromareagentbottle:
ds.
untofliquidneeded.
a) gentlytapthebottlewiththepalmofyourhan
o
.
b) useyourmedicinedroppertogetouttheam
rectlyintoyourcontainer
erequiredamount.
c) poursomeliquiddi
d) useyourspatulatogetth
e) noneoftheabove.

7) Anunused/leftoverchemicalshouldbe:
vethelab.
a) returnedbackimmediatelytoitsoriginalcontainer.
errightbeforeyoulea
ofertilizeit.
b) returnedbacktoitsoriginalcontain
c) takenoutsidethelabanddumpedonthesoilt
d) entouttotheSafetyCommittee.
container.
s
e) disposedofinthedesignatedwaste
8) To p

t
dis ensearequiredamountofreagent:
a) bringreagentbottletoyourbench,andreturnitimmedia
ch.
elyafteryouaredone.
b) takeyourcontainertothereagentben
c) movereagentbottletoadesignatedareafordispensing.
d) sktheteachertodispenseitforyou.
nottobedispensedinlabforsafetyreasons.
a
e) noneoftheabove;reagentsare
9) Pic p ku areagentbottlebyholdingit:
a) withyourpalmoverthelabel.
helabel.
derneaththelabel.
b) atthetoppartabovet
un
er.
c) atthebottompart
d) bythelidorstopp
e) noneoftheabove
10)To u : dil teaconcentratedacid
a) addacidtothewater.
b) addwatertotheacid.
c) ixboth,thewaterandtheacid,simultaneously.
cidandwater;theresultcouldbequitehazardous.
m
d) nevermixa
11)Stor h

ec emicalsin:
a) labeledcontainers.
.
b) glasscontainers.
c) plasticcontainers
d) largecontainers.

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12)Ap heetchedpartfoundonbeakersandflasksbyusing: ply labelsandmarkingsont
a) pencilonly.
b) ballpointpenonly.
ovidedbytheinstructor.
c) crayonsonly.
d) pecialmarkers,pr s
e) noneoftheabove.
13)Th

efumehoodisusedfor:
a) perfumedchemicals.
b) experimentsthatmaycauseexplosion.
orless.
oducesmokeortoxicgases.
c) liquidsthatarecol
d) roceduresthatpr p
e) noneoftheabove.
14)Wh d: o enworkingwithanexperimentunderafumeh
raspossibl
o
e. a) keepfumehoodsashdownasfa
b) useyourhandtofanfumesawayfromyou.
c) gettheinstructorspermission.
ourheadinsidethefumehoodandcarefullyinspectthe
ce.
d) makesuretoputy
reactiontakingpla
bove. e) noneofthea
15)Flammableliquids:
essboiled
ng.
a) donotevaporateunl .
b) needdirectflameforheati
.
uickly.
c) cancatchfireeasily
d) canbecomesolidq
. e) noneoftheabove

16)Alc o oh lusedinthelab:

a) istaintedwithpoison.
king.
bel.
b) issuitablefordrin
c) musthaveabluela
d) snotdenatured. i
e) noneoftheabove.
17)Washb th l ottlesshou dbefilledonlywi
. a) washingorcleansingsolution
edwater.
b) tapwater.
c) distilledordeioniz
d) istilledalcohol. d
e) noneoftheabove.
18)To eriment: addwatertoareagentusedinanexp
a) usewaterfromthefaucet.
b) usedistilledordeionizedwater.
thewashbottle.
rbottlefromhome.
c) usetapwaterfrom
d) useyourownwate
e) noneoftheabove.

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19)Toweigh2gramsofsaltinlab:
a) placesaltintoabeakerbeforeweighingitonthebalance.
oktobeabout2grams.
b) placesaltdirectlyonthebalancetoavoidcontamination.
eandjusteyeballasamplethatmaylo
aterbeforeweighingitonthebalance.
c) donotuseabalanc
d) ixthesaltwithw m
e) noneoftheabove.
20)Ify spillsolid ou chemicals onabalance:
cketfilledwithwaterandamop. a) cleanitimmediatelyusingabu
b) brushoffanyspills.
c) useadisinfectantlikePurell.
esbefore d) allowthechemicalstorestonthebalanceforatleast15minut
rushingitoff.
ndlespilledchemicals.
b
e) Ignoreitsinceyouarenottrainedtoha
21)Aft

erdispensingachemicalfromacontainer:
a) keepthestopperoffthecontainerforafewminutestoallowforproper
ngitrightafteryou.
ventilation.
b) noneedtoreplacethestopper,sincesomeoneelsewillbeusi
fthebottle.
c) replacethestopperimmediately.
d) llowthechemicaltodripgentlyontheoutsideo
e) etridofthecontainerassoonasyoucan.
a
g

o Disp a s lofChemicals
1) Ifno e chemicalsaregiven,youshoulddispose
ofa q
sp cificinstructionsfordisposingofwaste
thelab.
llli uidsandsolutionsinto:
a) anywastecontaineravailablein
b) thesinkwithlotsofwater.
tsidethelab.
rfoundaroundthelab.
c) theflowerbedsou
d) nyemptycontaine
e) oneoftheabove.
a
n

d Han n li gC m he icalSpills
1) You o sh uldgetundertheshowerinlab:
gers. a) ifyouspillchemicalsonyourhandsorfin
b) ifthereisalargechemicalsplashonthebody.
ashedintoyoureyes.
emicalspillonthebenchorfloor.
c) ifchemicalsgetspl
d) ifthereisalargech
e) noneoftheabove.
2) Ifth y owerisusedinlab,theaffectedareashouldbeirrigatedandrinsed
with a :

ee ewashorsh
w terforatleast
ds.
.
a) 20secon
b) halfaminute
c) anhour.
d) 15minutes.
e) noneoftheabove.

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3) Ify s ou pillalargeamountofchemicalonthefloor:
a) ignoreitandkeepworkingonyourexperimentsoyoucanfinishontime.
b) walkstraightoverthespilledchemicaltonotifytheinstructor.
c) keepitconfidentialanddonotletthestudentsaroundyouknowaboutit.
tsandcalltheinstructorforinstructionsabouthowtoclean d) alertnearbystuden
itup.
e) noneoftheabove.

g Workin w Gl ith assware

1) Acrackedtesttubeorchippedglasswareshould:
re. a) beusedwithca
b) beusedonlyifnootherglasswareisavailable.
psiteoncampus,onlywhentheglassrepairshopisclosed.
c) neverbeused.
d) besenttothedum
e) noneoftheabove.

2) Wh i er,holdtheglasstubing: en nsertingglasstubingintoarubberstopp
a) closetotheendnearthestopper.
er.
waytothestopper.
b) closetotheendawayfromthestopp
tance,abouthalf
intothestopper.
c) atareasonabledis
d) tronglytoforceit s
e) noneoftheabove.
3) Ifa u gro ndglassstopperisfrozen(stuck)toabottle:
a) keepitbetweenyourfingerstowarmitup.
tuallyitbecomesloose.
gthwhileyourneighborholdsthebottle.
b) wiggleitnonstopuntileven
ourstren
structor.
c) pullitoutwithally
d) eportittoyourin r
e) noneoftheabove.
4) Whe y

e n ouuseathermom ter:
a) shakeitdownbeforeusing.
b) layitonatowel.
setotheedge.
ltopreventcontamination.
c) layitonabenchclo
d) holditwithatowe
e) noneoftheabove.

p Stop r e s
1) Tor n: emovestopperorlidfromabottle,pickupthestopperthe
a) saveitinyourpocketwhiledispensingthereagent.
tertop.
b) layitonitssideonthecountertop.
beforeplacingitonthecoun
dholdingthereagentbottle.
c) turnitupsidedown
d) holditwiththehan
e) noneoftheabove.

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WorkingwithHotGlassware/Equipment
1) Sinc o glassthatitisstillhot,you
sho
ey ucannottellfromtheappearanceofametalor
uld testitby:
a) cautiouslytouchingitlightlywithyourfingers.
glassormetal.
b) cautiouslytouchingitwiththepalmofyourhand.
thebackofyourhandclosetothehot
itwithcoldwatertoseeifitspatters.
c) cautiouslybringing
d) cautiouslyspraying
e) noneoftheabove.
2) To d akerorevaporatingdish: han lehotobjectslikeabe
a) useadrypapertowel.
b) useawetclothtowel.
el.
heoutsideofthebeakertocoolit.
c) useawetpapertow
d) uncoldwateront r
e) useapairoftongs.
3) Ahotobje atingdishorcrucible,isallowedtocoolbyplacingiton: va ct,likeane
te
.
por
book. a) yourlabno
b) papertowel
c) labbench.
d) iregauze. w
e) noneoftheabove.
4) Whenh

eatingliquidintesttube,theopenendofthetesttube:
a) shouldpointtowardsyou.
ot b) shouldbepointingatananglethatallowstheliquidtosplashgentlyovertheh
glass,butnotoutofthetesttube.
cetheyare c) shouldpointtowardsthepersonacrossthelabbenchfromyousin
withastopperorcorktoavoidcontamination.
farenoughaway.
) shouldbecovered
) noneoftheabove.
d
e

Use B of uns Burne en rs

1) TolightaBunsenburner
e.
a) youneedtostepback.
egasvalv
asvalve.
b) youneedtopositiontheburnerrightinfrontofth
vertheburnertoturnONtheg
ructortolightitforyou.
c) youneedtoreacho
d) youneedtoaskyourinst
e) noneoftheabove.
2) You attendedonly,if: mayleavealightedBunsenburnerun
a) youmustgototherestroom.
b) yourneighborkeepsaneyeonit.
classbutyou.
ereagentbenchtoquicklygetmorechemicals.
c) nooneelseisinthe
d) youneedtogototh
e) noneoftheabove.

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Wh o att Do C in aseofanAccident
e:
r.
1) Inca o se faccidentorinjurytoyouortoyourclassmat
lytotheinstructo
atethelab.
a) mustbereportedimmediate
b) willrequirethatallstudentsevacu
c) canbeignoredifitisminor.
d) mustbeignoredifitisnotpainful.
ttellinganyone. e) mustbehandledquietlybyyourself,withou
2) Sm b all urnsfromtouchinghotobjects,shouldbe:
itfromtheoxygenintheair.
a) placedunderrunningcoldwater.
b) coveredimmediatelywithaBandAidtoprotect
tilitfeelsbetter.
eairconditiontocoolitoff.
c) massagedgentlyun
d) broughtclosertoth
e) noneoftheabove.

3) Ify r ou clothingcatchesfire:
a) runquicklytothenearestdrenchhoseorshowertosmothertheflame.
b) droptothefloorandrollonthefloortosmothertheflame.
sethefireextinguishertosmotherthefire
ttoyoutospayyouwithwatertosmotherthefire.
c) lettheinstructoru
d) skthestudentnex a
e) noneoftheabove.
4) As

mallcontainedfiremaybe:
a) smotheredbycoveringitwithafireblanket.
ithwater.
glass.
b) placedcarefullyinthesinktobedrenchedw
c) smotheredbycoveringitwithacoverplateorawatch
d) pickeditupandthrownintothetrashcan.
untilitburnsitselfoutcompletely. e) watcheditclosely

5) Incase ofanearthquake:
a) evacuatethelabimmediately.
b) evacuatethebuildingimmediately.
andstayawayfromfallingobjects.
c) runquicklytowardstheemergencyexit.
d) urnoffthegasvalve
e) oneoftheabove.
t
n