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The TExES 116 exam has 100 questions and runs 4 hours 45 minutes.
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During a dilution activity, a splash of 0.5 M sodium hydroxide enters a student's eye. The student is wearing contact lenses. What should happen first?
Correct answer: C - Begin eyewash irrigation immediately, hold the eyelids open, and flush for at least 15 minutes while help is activated
A balance is checked with a certified 50.00 g mass and gives readings of 47.21 g, 47.22 g, 47.20 g, and 47.21 g. How should these results be interpreted?
Correct answer: A - Precise but inaccurate; check for a zero or calibration bias
An eighth-grade class tests how road-salt concentration affects radish germination. The 0% treatment uses one seed packet on a windowsill, the 1% treatment uses a second packet under grow lights, and the 3% treatment uses a third packet in a cabinet. The strongest redesign would be to:
Correct answer: D - Mix seeds from one packet, assign them randomly to replicate groups, and vary only salt concentration under identical conditions
A sports-drink advertisement claims "50% fewer muscle cramps." In the company's trial, 1 of 100 users cramped with the drink and 2 of 100 cramped with flavored water. Which conclusion is warranted?
Correct answer: B - It is a 50% relative but 1-percentage-point absolute reduction; the tiny event count warrants larger, independent replication
On a velocity-time graph, a cart's line has a constant negative slope and crosses the time axis at 4 seconds. At that instant, the cart is:
Correct answer: B - Momentarily at zero velocity while its acceleration remains negative
A mineral sample has a mass of 54.0 g and raises the water level in a graduated cylinder from 30.0 mL to 50.0 mL. At this temperature, water has a density of 1.0 g/cm³. The correct density-based prediction is:
Correct answer: C - 2.7 g/cm³, so the mineral will sink in water
Students place solid sodium chloride, distilled water, and sodium chloride solution into separate conductivity testers. Only the solution lights the bulb. What accounts for this result?
Correct answer: D - Dissolving frees sodium and chloride ions to move, while the ions in the solid crystal are fixed in place
Two identical bulbs are connected in parallel to an ideal battery. One bulb is removed without opening the other branch. After the removal:
Correct answer: A - The remaining bulb stays about as bright, and the battery supplies less total current
An instant cold pack becomes colder after its inner pouch breaks and a salt dissolves in water. This cooling occurs because:
Correct answer: D - The endothermic dissolution absorbs thermal energy from the surroundings while total energy remains conserved
A pancreatic cell produces and exports large quantities of protein digestive enzymes. Which cellular structures are most directly involved?
Correct answer: A - Ribosomes on rough endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus
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