Quiz 5 - Embalming Chemistry
A salt serving as an electrolyte would release?
Metallic ions and ions of non-metals or nonmetallic radicals
Which of the following is the simplest of the hydrocarbon compounds?
Methane
What is paradichlorobenzene used for in embalming powders?
Mold Inhibitor
What is the electrical charge of an electron?
Negative
The chemical reaction between an acid and base is known as?
Neutralization
What is the electrical charge of an electron?
Not Positive
The swelling of a body during embalming is due to?
Osmosis
Acidity or alkalinity is conveniently expressed by a scale of?
PH values
In the compound water, hardness is caused by?
Presence of Metallic Salts
Which of these compounds contain the ammonium radical?
Quaternaries
The general formula for Esters is?
RCOOR
The general formula for amines is?
RNH2
The general formula for ethers is?
ROR
The name given to the chemical reaction which involves the removal of oxygen from an inorganic substance is?
Reduction
Electrolytes are substances which, in solution?
Release both positive and negative ions
Which of the following solutions contains the most solute?
Supersaturated
What are the chief components of air?
The elements of oxygen and nitrogen
The atomic number of an element is equivalent to?
The total number of its protons or electrons (NOT AND)
Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning arterial fluids?
They are normally injected into body cavities
Which of these is NOT a property of organic amines
They have a pleasant odor
Adipocere is chemically most similar to?
A Soap
A positively charged particle in the nucleus of an atom is?
A proton
All open chained hydrocarbons are classified as?
Aliphatic
The type of hydrocarbon in which the carbon atoms are linked together by double bonds is?
Alkenes Not AlkAnes
A carbohydrydrate molecule that contains an aldehyde group is?
An Aldose
Citrates and oxalates are usually added to embalming fluids to act as?
Anticoagulants
Substances which ionize in solution to produce OH ions are?
Bases
Fluorine and iodine are related to?
Bromine
Which of the following will not have any effect on the solubility of a given solvent?
Capacity of the container
What type of change occurs when the composition of a substance is altered, and a new substance is formed?
Chemical Change
The shrinking of blood cells in a hypertonic salt solution is called?
Crenation
The removal of the amino group from amino acid is?
Deamination
What is benzaldehyde used for in embalming fluids?
Deodorant
The process used to separate colloidal solutes from crystalloid solutes is?
Dialysis
Most acids, bases, and salts when in solution make very good?
Electrolytes
The simplest forms of matter are?
Elements
Which of the following is an example of a monohydroxy alcohol?
Ethanol
Which of these compounds is described as a water-solute gas with an irritation pungent odor?
Formaldehyde
How many main classes of inorganic compounds are there?
Four
A metallic element becomes electronically charged by?
Giving up an electron
What property is exhibited by colloidal substances which allows them to absorb large quantiles of water?
Imbibition
Which of these is classified as a physical property of water?
It expands when it freezes
Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning carbon?
It is present in water molecules
