Assignment 1

1) Which law is being demonstrated when we say 2 g sugar + 10 g water make 12 g sugar water?

2) Aspirin from petroleum is as effective as that made from willow tree bark. Which law does this
demonstrate?

3) Several compounds containing only sulfur and fluorine are known. Three of them have the
following compositions:

i) 1.188 g of F for every 1.000g S

ii) 2.375 g of F for every 1.000g S
iii) 3.563 g of F for every 1.000 g S

Which law does this demonstrate? Explain by using figures/numbers how.

4) Hydrazine, ammonia, and hydrogen azide all contain only nitrogen and hydrogen.

The mass of hydrogen that combines with 1.00 g of nitrogen for each compound is 0.144 g, 0.216
g, and 0.0240 g respectively. Show how this data illustrates the law of multiple proportions.

5) Read 4.3 and 4.4 and answer 4.16, 19

Assignment 2

1) Carbohydrates consist of only C, H, and O. Can they be converted to protein that consists of C, H, O,
and N? Why or why not?

2) Which part of the atomic theory explains the law of conservation of mass?

3) Why is mass the distinctive characteristic of an element according to Daltons atomic theory?

4) What law supports the idea that the formula of water is H2O while hydrogen peroxides formula is
H2O2?

5) Read 4.5 and answer 4.21

Assignment 3

1) What is the evidence that electrons have hardly any mass?

2) What is a modern form of the cathode ray tube?

3) Why is it believed that electrons are negatively charged?

4) Ions are atoms with overall charges. Examples include Na+. Would this ion be attracted to a
positive or negative electrode? Explain.

5) What is the evidence that electrons have some mass?

6) Why does the plum pudding model propose a positive region even though the cathode ray tube
only shows evidence for the electron?
Assignment 4

1) What is the evidence that the nucleus is massive?

2) What is the evidence that the nucleus is positively charged?

3) Do massive things get deflected more or less easily than light things?

4) What is the evidence that the nucleus is extremely small?

5) What is an alpha particle and how massive is it compared with other particles?

6) 4.23 thru 28