Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Substances, Chemical Reactions, and Conservation of Matter ~ Misconception SCM016

The products of a chemical reaction, though unseen, must have somehow existed from the start in another location, such as in the air or inside the reactants (Andersson, 1986; Solomonidou et al., 2000).

Items that test for misconception SCM016 in this project (THSB) and key idea (When substances interact to form ne…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
SB057001	When nitric acid and copper react, the atoms detach from one another and then link together in different ways to make the molecules of the red gas and green liquid.	40%

Items that test for misconception SCM016 in this project (THSB) and other key ideas
SB001002	The mass of a silver coin is greater after it tarnishes because the number of silver atoms stayed the same and some sulfur atoms from the air linked to the silver atoms to form silver sulfide molecules.	15%