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CHEMISTRY I
1. Question:The temperature at which mercury starts to freeze is -35°C. What is the temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, at which a mercury thermometer can not be used?
a. -63 °Fb. -35 °Fc. -31 °Fd. -5.4 °F
2. Question:A piece of stone weighs 0.05 pounds. When if is submerged in a graduated cylinder containing 50 mL of H2O, the level rose to 60 mL. What is the density of the stone in g/mL?
a. 2.27b. 2.72c. 7.22d. 7.27
3. Question:A swimming pool 25m wide, 100m long, and 3m deep is filled with water up to a height of 2m. How many kilograms of water have been placed inside the pool? (The density of water is 1000 kg/m3.)
a. 5 millionb. 7.5 millionc. 10 milliond. 12.5 million
4. Question:Which of the following not an example of a compound?
a. sugarb. saltc. ashd. water
5. Question:If two pure substances have different melting points, then
a. the two substances will surely have different densities
b. the two samples are certainly different pure substances
c. the two substances are certain to have identical chemical formulas
d. the two substances are certain to be compounds and not elements
6. Question:Which of the following is a compound?
a. waterb. winec. soil d. mercury
7. Question:Which of the following processes is an example of a chemical change?
a. evaporation of sea water to form salt
b. melting of an ice cubec. filtering of paper pulp from a liquid
slurry using a sieve trayd. rusting of iron
8. Question:We know that air is a homogeneous mixture and not a compound because
a. it has no definite shape b. it has no definite volumec. it ca be compressedd. its composition can vary
9. Question:What do you call a substance that is composed of two or more elements bonded chemically?
a. an isotopeb. an elementc. a compoundd. a mixture
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10. Question:Which of the following examples is a physical change?
a. crystallization of sugar from sugar can juice
b. fermenting of ethanol to form winec. burning of a piece of candled. clotting of blood
11. Question:Which of the following substances cannot be further decomposed by ordinary chemical means?
a. waterb. sugarc. aird. silver
12. Question:Which of the following not a manifestation of a chemical change?
a. reaction of a compound and an element to form a new compound and an element
b. breaking down of compound into elements
c. combining of atoms of elements to form a molecule
d. separation of the molecules in a mixture
13. Question:What do you call a nuclear reaction resulting from the interaction of two nuclei to form a bigger nucleus and an accompanying release of energy?
a. nuclear fissionb. alpha emissionc. nuclear fusiond. natural radioactive decay
14. Question:
Which of the following materials cannot be subjected to carbon dating to determine its age?
a. a trunk of wood
b. a swordc. a smear of blood on a piece of
clothd. an ancient Egyptian scroll
15. Question:What law states that the pressure of a gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature at constant volume?
a. Charle’s Law b. Gay-Lussac’s Lawc. Boyle’s Law d. Dalton’s Law
16. Question:To what conditions does a gas behave like an ideal gas?
a. low temperature and low pressureb. low temperature and high
pressurec. high temperature and low
pressured. high temperature and high
pressure
17. Question:What law states that the pressure of gas is inversely proportional to its volume at constant temperature?
a. Charle’s Law b. Gay-Lussac’s Law c. Boyle’s Lawd. Dalton’s Law
18. Question:Which gas diffuses faster?
a. CH4 b. O2 c. CO d. He
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19. Question:Which of the following best describes heat?
a. the capacity to do work b. forces times distancec. sum of thermal and chemical
energyd. an energy transfer due to a
temperature difference
20. Question:What happens to water when it begins to vaporize?
a. it increases in temperatureb. it decreases in temperaturec. no change in temperatured. no change in thermal energy
21. Question:Burning of gasoline initially requires heat before it burns spontaneously. Which of the following does not give a good explanation of this phenomenon?
a. the initial heat rises the enthalpy of the reactant
b. the initial heat lowers the activation of energy of the reactants
c. the enthalpy of the reactants is lower that the enthalpy of the products
d. the enthalpy of the product is lower than the enthalpy of the reactant.
22. Question:Which of the following is an endothermic process?
a. melting of ice
b. burning of paperc. neutralization of a strong acid and
a strong based. violent reaction of sodium metal
with water
23. Question:Which of the following events is heat exchange involved?
a. when there is a phase changeb. when there is a chemical reactionc. when the gas expands
adiabaticallyd. when there is difference in
temperature
24. Question:Who first predicted the wave-particle dual property of electrons?
a. Hundb. Heisenberg c. De Broglied. Schrödinger
25. Question:Who postulated the wave equation that describes the properties of electrons in an atom?
a. Bohr b. Heisenberg c. Pauli d. Schrödinger
26. Question:Atoms of nonmetals generally reacts with atoms of metals by
a. gaining electrons to form ionic compounds
b. gaining electrons to form covalent compounds
c. sharing electrons to form ionic compounds
d. sharing electrons to form covalent compounds
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27. Question:The addition of a nonvolatile solute to a solvent will cause
a. the vapor pressure of the solvent to increase
b. the vapor pressure of the solvent to decrease
c. the vapor pressure of the solvent to remain unchanged
d. none of these
28. Question:Which of the following factors does not affect the rate of reaction?
a. the number of products formedb. the nature of reactantsc. temperatured. concentration of reactants
29. Question:Which of the following statements about the catalyst is not true?
a. they may slow down the reaction b. they may speed up the reactionc. they are present in living
substancesd. the may become new substances
after the reaction
30. Question:Which of the following statements about equilibrium is TRUE?
a. it exists in a closed system at varying temperature
b. it exist in an open systemc. it exists between a liquid and its
vapor in a closed system at uniform temperature.
d. it may exist between a solid and a liquid.
31. Question:According to the Bronsted-Lowry theory, an acid is
a. a proton donor b. a proton acceptor
c. a proton donor and a proton acceptor
d. neither a proton donor nor a proton acceptor
32. Question:Which is not true of bases?
a. they always contain OH- ionsb. they neutralize acidc. the pH of their solution is greater
than 7d. they react with H3O+ ions
33. Question:Organic chemistry is the chemistry of compounds containing the element
a. hydrogen b. carbon c. oxygen d. nitrogen
34. Question:What is the mass in grams of 1 liter of carbon monoxide (CO) at standard temperature and pressure (STP)? Note: The molecular weight (MW) of CO is 28 g/mole, and at STP, 1 mole of any gas occupies a volume of 22.4 liters.
a. 1.20b. 1.35c. 1.45d. 1.25
35. Question:Two-thirds of the atom in a molecule of water is hydrogen. What percentage weight of a water
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molecule if the weight of two hydrogen atoms? The atomic weight of hydrogen is 1.008 g/mol and oxygen is 16.00 g/mole.
a. 19.12b. 11.19c. 19.11d. 12.19
36. Question:How many protons (P) and neutrons are there in the nucleus are present in a Pb nucleus of atomic mass of 206?
a. P = 92, N = 156b. P = 85, N = 160c. P = 82, N = 124d. P = 90, N = 150
37. Question:A 0.064 kg. of octane vapor (MW = 114) is mixed with 0.91 kg of air (MW =29.0) in the manifold of an engine. The total pressure in the manifold is 86.1 kPa, and a temperature is 290 K. Assume octane behaves ideally. What is the partial pressure of the air in the mixture in kPa?
a. 46.8b. 48.6c. 84.6d. 64.8
38. Question:Hydrogen peroxide solution for hair bleaching is usually prepared mixing 5 grams of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), Molecular weight = 34 g/mole) per 100 ml of solution. What is the molarity of this solution?
a. 1.0 Mb. 1.5 Mc. 1.95 Md. 1.8 M
39. Question:A cylinder contains oxygen at a pressure of 10 atm and a temperature of 300K. The volume of the cylinder is 10 liters. What is the mass of oxygen in grams? Molecular weight (MW) of oxygen is 32 g/mole?
a. 125
b. 130c. 135d. 120
40. Question:The molecular diameter of CO is 3.19x10-8 at 300K and pressure of 100 mmHg. What is the mean free path of the gas in cm?
a. 6.86 x 10-3
b. 6.86 x 10-5
c. 2.86 x 10-4
d. 6.86 x 10-9
41. Question:How many moles are there in one atom?
a. 3.6 x 10-23
b. 1.66 x 10-24
c. 2.86 x 10-4
d. 6.86 x 10-9
42. Question:When 0.5g of liquid is completely evaporated and collected in liter manometer, the pressure is 0.25 atm and the temperature is 27°C. Assume ideal gas behavior, find the molecular weight if the gas constant is 0.0821L.atm/mole.K.
a. 49.2 g/moleb. 12.3 g/molec. 2.2 g/moled. 64.0 g/mole
43. Question:
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If the atomic weight of magnesium is 24.3 g/mol, calculate how many magnesium atoms does 5g represent?
a. 1.24 x 1023 atomsb. 1.76 x 1023 atomsc. 3.44 x 1023 atomsd. 2.76 x 1023 atoms
44. Question:How many moles of iron does 25 g of Fe represent? Note: the atomic weight of iron (Fe) is 55.8 g/mol.
a. 0.356 molb. 0.564 molc. 0.448 mold. 0.247 mol
45. Question:How many oxygen atoms are present in 2.00 moles of oxygen molecules considering that is a diatomic?
a. 2.40 x 1024 atomsb. 3.43 x 1025 atomsc. 5.67 x 1026 atomsd. 1.34 x 1024 atoms
46. Question:If the atomic mass of copper (Cu) if 63.5 g/mol, compute how many grams does 0.252 mole of copper (Cu) has?
a. 16 gb. 18 gc. 20 gd. 12 g
47. Question:What is the molecular weight of calcium hydroxide or Ca(OH)2?
a. 74b. 67
c. 80d. 44
48. Question:How many molecules are there in 25 g of hydrogen Chloride, HCl?
a. 4.12 x 1023 moleculesb. 4.32 x 1023 moleculesc. 5.34 x 1023 moleculesd. 3.45 x 1023 molecules
49. Question:What is the percentage composition of a sodium in the sodium chloride compound?
a. 60.7%b. 34.6%c. 39.3%d. 50.7%
50. Question:What is the composition of oxygen of potassium sulfate, K2SO4?
a. 53.2%b. 36.7%c. 50.4%d. 43.4%
51. Question:A 1.63 g of zinc when heated in air combined with 0.40 g of oxygen to form oxide of zinc. What is the percentage composition of Zn in the compound formed?
a. 80.3%b. 76.5%c. 19.7%d. 53.4%
52. Question:Calculate how many moles of ammonia can be produced from 8 mol of hydrogen reacting with nitrogen?
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a. 4.53 mol NH3
b. 7.76 mol NH3
c. 5.33 mol NH3
d. 4.57 mol NH3
53. Question:How many molecules of water can be produced by reacting 0.010 mol of oxygen with hydrogen?
a. 1.20 x 1022 moleculesb. 1.32 x 1022 moleculesc. 2.34 x 1022 moleculesd. 4.15 x 1022 molecules
54. Question:If 2 liters of gas measured at STP weigh 3.23 g, what is the molecular weight of the gas?
a. 36.2 g/molb. 42.3 g/molc. 24.7 g/mold. 19.4 g/mol
55. Question:An ethyl ether 691 L weighs 1.65 g measured at 40C and 630 torr. Compute the molecular weight of ethyl ether.
a. 34.5 g/molb. 43.5 g/molc. 73.9 g/mold. 67.5 g/mol
56. Question:Calculate the specific gravity of Cl2 at STP. Note: the molecular weight of Cl2 is 71 g/mol.
a. 3.45b. 1.23c. 2.46d. 1.76
57. Question:Compute the volume of oxygen at STP that can be formed from a 0.75 mole of potassium chlorate (KClO3).
a. 18.6 litersb. 16.8 litersc. 25.2 litersd. 23.2 liters
58. Question:What pressure will be exerted by a 0.50 mol of gas in a 7 L container at 23C?
a. 1.74 atmb. 2.05 atmc. 3.04 atmd. 1.32 atm
59. Question:Compute how many moles of oxygen has are in a 70 L tank at 25C if the pressure is 2000 psi?
a. 389.3 molb. 453.4 molc. 145.7 mold. 247.4 mol
60. Question:What is the molality of the solution that contains 65 g of sucrose (C12H22O11) dissolved in 300 g of water?
a. 0.89 mole/kgb. 0.78 mole/kgc. 0.54 mole/kgd. 0.63 mole/kg
61. Question:Calculate the number of moles of an ideal gas sample at 0.6 atmosphere and 87C occupies 0.450 liter.
a. 0.0091 moleb. 0.0087 molec. 0.0076 moled. 0.0056 mole
62. Question:One gram of hydrogen gas (H2) is combined with 10 g of helium (He) gas and confined at 20C and 5
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atmospheres. What is the combined volume in liters?
a. 14.4 litersb. 17.5 litersc. 16.4 litersd. 12.7 liters
63. Question:What is the molarity of the solution if 150 g of KCl is dissolved in water to make 800 mL solution?
a. 2.51 moles/Lb. 2.25 moles/Lc. 2.87 moles/Ld. 1.53 moles/L
64. Question:Compute how many grams of KCl must be dissolved in water so that it can produce a 400 L of 0.6 M (molarity) solution?
a. 17.904 gb. 14.281 gc. 11.541 gd. 12.653 g
65. Question:What is the atomic weight of calcium if 2.25 g of pure calcium metal are converted to 3.13 g of pure CaO?
a. 49.8 g/molb. 54.3 g/molc. 23.7 g/mold. 40.9 g/mol
66. Question:What is the equivalent weight of Sulfuric Acid (H2SO4).
a. 49b. 98c. 23d. 100
67. Question:If 60 g of H2SO4 is dissolved in water to make a 1.5 L solution, find its normality N?
a. 0.813 equiv/Lb. 0.576 equiv/Lc. 0.871 equiv/Ld. 0.765 equiv/L
68. Question:What is the equivalent weight of Mg(OH)2?
a. 23 g/molb. 29 g/molc. 58 g/mold. 20 g/mol
69. Question:How many grams of H3PO4 are confined in 700 mL container if its normality is 0.5?
a. 11.45 gb. 12.34 gc. 10.56 gd. 9.35 g
70. Question:Which of the following is the simplest balanced equation of the given reaction? Na2CO3 + HCl NaCl + H2O + CO2
a. Na2CO3 + 2HCl 2NaCl + H2O + CO2
b. Na2CO3 + 2HCl NaCl + 2H2O + CO2
c. 2Na2CO3 + HCl 2NaCl + H2O + CO2
d. 2Na2CO3 + HCl NaCl + H2O + 2CO2
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71. Question:If the molecular formula of water is H2O, then what is its molecular mass?
a. 18 amub. 19 amuc. 20 amud. 1 amu
72. Question:What is the molecular weight of barium chloride dehydrate BaCl22(H2O)?
a. 234.4 amub. 244.3 amuc. 270.5 amud. 298.5 amu
73. Question:Which of the following is the simplest balanced equation of the given Oxidation-Reduction Equation? P + HNO3 + H2O NO + H3PO4
a. 2P + HNO3 + H2O NO + 2H3PO4
b. 3P + HNO3 + H2O NO + 3H3PO4
c. 3P + 5HNO3 + 2H2O 5NO + 3H3PO4
d. 3P + HNO3 + 2H2O 2NO + 3H3PO4
74. Question:What type of bond results in form the sharing of electrons by two atoms?
a. atomic bondb. covalent bondc. metallic bond
d. ionic bond
75. Question:Which of the following statements regarding organic substances is FALSE?
a. Organic substances generally dissolve in high concentration acids
b. All organic matter contains carbonc. Organic matter is generally stable
at very high temperaturesd. Organic substances generally do
not dissolve in water
76. Question:What do you call a substance that dissociates in solutions to produce positive and negative ions?
a. baseb. acidc. electrolyted. solute
77. Question:During a complete or partial neutralization of acids, what is the ionic compound formed?
a. saltb. sugarc. potassiumd. sulfur
78. Question:Which of the following is most likely to prove that a substance is inorganic?
a. the substance evaporates in room temperature and pressure
b. the substance is heated together with copper oxide and the resulting gases are found to have no effect on limestone
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c. analysis shows that the substance contains hydrogen
d. the substance floats in water
79. Question:Which of the following are found in the nucleus of an atom?
a. electrons and protonsb. electrons and neutronsc. protons and neutronsd. electrons, protons and neutrons
80. Question:Which of the following elements and compounds is unstable in its pure form?
a. Helium (He)b. Neon (Ne)c. Carbon dioxide (CO2)d. Sodium (Na)
81. Question:What refers to the negatively charge component of an atom?
a. electronb. protonc. neutrond. ion
82. Question:Which of the following is the simplest type of reaction where two elements of compounds combine directly to form a compound?
a. directly combination or synthesisb. decomposition or analysisc. single displacementd. double displacement
83. Question:What do you call the bonding that occurs in inert gases and other elements with full shells, primarily due to attraction between dipole structures?
a. ionicb. metallicc. covalentd. van de waals
84. Question:If the heat of a solution is negative, heat is given off when the solute dissolves in the solvent. What type of reaction is this?
a. exothermicb. idealc. endothermic
d. efflorescent
85. Question:What do you call materials that do not conduct electric current?
a. conductorb. insulatorc. semi-conductord. intrinsic material
86. Question:What element is known as the lightest metal?
a. aluminumb. manganesec. Magnesiumd. Lithium
87. Question:Which of the following is energy removal being applied?
a. evaporation of waterb. changing water to steamc. changing water to iced. all of these
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88. Question:Halogens fall under what group in the periodic table?
a. group VIAb. group VAc. group IVAd. group VIIA
89. Question:Which of the following is added to the drinking water distribution system for disinfection?
a. Soda ashb. Chlorinec. Limed. Iodine
90. Question:What refers to the number of gram equivalent weights of solute per liter of solution?
a. molarity (M)b. normalityc. molality (m)d. formality
91. Question:Is the attraction between like molecules.
a. absorptionb. diffusionc. adhesiond. cohesion
92. Question:What do you call a substance that cannot be decomposed any further by a chemical reaction?
a. ionb. elementc. moleculed. atom
93. Question:One of the following is the standard pressure and temperature. Which one?
a. 0°C and one atmosphere pressure
b. 0°C and zero pressurec. 0°F and one atmosphered. 32°F and zero pressure
94. Question:Which of the following is the strongest type of bonds?
a. Van de Waalsb. Metallicc. Covalentd. Ionic
95. Question:Sublimation is a direct change from:
a. solid to liquid phaseb. solid to gaseous phasec. liquid to gaseous phased. gaseous phase to liquid phase
96. Question:What do you call hydrocarbons containing carbon to carbon double bonds?
a. Alkanesb. Alkenesc. Alkynesd. None of these
97. Question:How are materials containing atoms with less than 4-valence electrons classified?
a. an insulatorb. a semi-conductorc. a conductord. a compound
98. Question:
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Which of the following has the characteristics of both metals and non-metals?
a. conductorsb. insulatorsc. metalloidsd. meteors
99. Question:Which are oxidizing and reducing agents in the following reactions?2CCl4 + K2CrO4 2Cl2CO + CrO2Cl2
+ 2 KCl
a. there are no oxidizing and reducing agents in this reaction
b. oxidizing agent: chromium; reducing agent: chlorine
c. oxidizing agent: chlorine; reducing agent: carbon
d. oxidizing agent: oxygen; reducing agent: chlorine
100. Question:How are elements numbered 58 to 71 in the periodic table called?
a. Lanthanonsb. Actinonsc. Earth metalsd. Noble gas
101. Question:What type of bonding in which electrostatic attraction is predominant?
a. Ionic bondingb. Metallic bondingc. Covalent bondingd. Van der Waals bonding
102. Question:What term refers to the passage of an electric current trough an electrolyte caused by an external voltage source?
a. electrolysisb. electromechanical actionc. electrolyted. piezoelectric effect
103. Question:When all of the atoms of a molecule are the same, the substance is called _____.
a. a compoundb. a chemicalc. an elementd. an ion
104. Question:Which of the following refers to the measure of the amount of negative ions in the water?
a. acidityb. alkalinityc. turbidityd. molarity
105. Question:What device produces electrical current by way of an oxidation-reduction reaction?
a. generatorb. galvanic cellc. metallic frictiond. all of these
106. Question:What is the maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in the valence shell of an atom?
a. 6b. 8c. 10d. 12
107. Question:
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Reactions generally proceed faster at high temperatures because of which of the following?
a. the molecules are less energeticb. the molecules collide more
frequentlyc. the activation energy is lessd. the molecules collide more
frequently and the activation energy is less
108. Question:Which component of an atom has no electric charge?
a. protonb. neutronc. coulombd. electron
109. Question:Adding more solute to an already saturated solution will cause the excess solute to settle to the bottom of the container. What is this process called?
a. precipitationb. hydrationc. dehydrationd. saturation
110. Question:What is formed when acids will react with active metals?
a. sulfurb. oxygenc. hydrogend. chloride
111. Question:How much is the pH content of an acid?
a. between 4 and 6b. between 2 and 7c. between 1 and 5d. between 0 and 7
112. Question:The condition of a liquid electrolyte is measured in terms of its:
a. specific gravityb. acid contentc. voltage outputd. current value
113. Question:What is a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without itself undergoing a chemical change?
a. ingredientsb. reactantsc. solventd. catalyst
114. Question:How are elements numbered 90 to 103 in the periodic table called?
a. alkalib. actinonsc. earth metalsd. transition elements
115. Question:What is defined as a value equal to the number of gram moles of solute per 1000 grams of solvent?
a. Molality (m)b. Normalityc. Molarity (M)d. Formality
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116. Question:Which of the following is NOT a part of an atom?
a. electronb. protonc. neutrond. coulomb
117. Question:An element maybe defines as a substance, all atoms of which have the same:
a. number of neutronsb. radioactivityc. atomic weightd. atomic number
118. Question:How does all B families and group VII in the periodic table named?
a. light metalsb. rare earth metalsc. non-metalsd. transition metals
119. Question:The device which measures the acid content of the cell is called _____.
a. acid meterb. hydrometerc. hygrometerd. pyrometer
120. Question:The vertical columns in the periodic table are called:
a. Groupsb. Sectionsc. Batchesd. Families
121. Question:What term is used to refer to a negatively charged ion?
a. Anionb. Cathodec. Anoded. Cation
122. Question:In a copper atom, the valence ring contains:
a. no electronsb. one electronsc. two electronsd. four electrons
123. Question:The elements along the dark line in the periodic table are referred to as _____.
a. Light metalsb. Metalloidsc. Non-metalsd. Heavy metals
124. Question:What do you call an atom that loses some of its electron or accepts extra electrons from another atom?
a. Intrinsic
b. Molec. Neutrond. Ion
125. Question:A _____ is a cell designed to produce electric current and can be recharged.
a. Secondary cellb. electrolytic cellc. chemical celld. battery
126. Question:
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Which of the following groups in the periodic table the most strongly electronegative elements?
a. Group IVb. Group Vc. Group VIIAd. Group VIA
127. Question:Which of the following statement is FALSE?
a. In general, as reaction products are formed, they react with each other and reform reactants.
b. At equilibrium, the net reaction rate is zero.
c. The differential rate is the mathematical expression that shows how the rate of reaction depends on volume.
d. The net rate at which a reaction proceeds from left to right is equal to the forward rate minus the reverse rate.
128. Question:What is the smallest part of matter?
a. moleculeb. elementc. particled. atom
129. Question:The opposite of alkali
a. acidb. fluidc. substanced. none of these
130. Question:What type of reaction has two compounds as reactants and two compounds as products?
a. Direct combination or synthesis
b. Decomposition or synthesisc. Single displacementd. Double displacement
131. Question:If the heat of a solution is positive, heat is absorbed when the solute dissolves in the solvent. What type of reaction is this?
a. Exothermicb. Idealc. Endothermicd. Efflorescent
132. Question:The amount of electricity a battery can produce is controlled by
a. the thickness of the plateb. the plate surface areac. the strength of the acidd. the discharge load
133. Question:What do you call the electrons in the last orbit or shell of an atom?
a. Bound electronsb. Free electronsc. Valence electronsd. External electrons
134. Question:Which one is the positively charged ion?
a. anion
b. cathodec. anoded. cation
135. Question:It is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
a. Molecular numberb. Proton numberc. Mass numberd. Atomic number
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136. Question:What do you call the elements in the first two groups in the periodic table?
a. Light metalsb. Noble gasc. Non-metalsd. Heavy metals
137. Question:Which one refers to the number of gram-moles of solute per liter of solution?
a. Molality (m)b. Normalityc. Molarity (M)d. Formality
138. Question:What type of bonding is electrostatic attraction most predominant?
a. Ionicb. Metallicc. Covalentd. Van der Waals
139. Question:When the charge of an atom becomes unbalanced, the charge atom is called _____.
a. an ionb. a neutronc. a protond. an electron
140. Question:Which of the following type of reactions in which bonds within a compound are disrupted by heat or other energy to produce simpler compounds or elements?
a. direct combination or synthesisb. decomposition or analysisc. single displacementd. double displacement
141. Question:What do you call hydrocarbons containing carbon to carbon triple bonds?
a. alkanesb. alkenesc. alkynesd. non of these
142. Question:If an atom contains more than four valence electrons, the material is classified as _____.
a. insulatorb. semi-conductorc. conductord. any of these
143. Question:Which of the following refers to a measure of the quantity of an element or compound?
a. Oxidation numberb. Atomic numberc. Avogadro’s numberd. Mole
144. Question:The electrolyte is a solution of water and _____.
a. sulfuric acidb. uric acidc. nitric acidd. formic acid
145. Question:Acids will turn blue litmus paper to what color?
a. grayb. yellowc. violetd. red
146. Question:
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How much is the pH content of a base?
a. between 6 and 10 b. between 2 and 7c. between 7 and 14d. between 10 and 16
147. Question:Applying a greater pressure causes pure solvent to leave the solution. What is the name of this process?
a. cavitationb. calcinationc. purificationd. reverse osmosis
148. Question:A deuteron is
a. a neutron plus two protonsb. a nucleus containing a neutron
and a protonc. an electron with a positive changed. a helium nucleus
149. Question:Which of the following groups in the periodic table the most weakly electronegative elements?
a. Group IIAb. Group IAc. Group IIIAd. Group IVA
150. Question:What type of bonding that occurs in metals when metal atoms lose electrons and the metallic ions are attracted to a “sea” of delocalized electrons?
a. ionic bondingb. metallic bonding
c. covalent bondingd. van der waals bonding
151. Question:Which of the following elements is NOT radioactive?
a. Plutoniumb. Californiumc. Uraniumd. Cobalt
152. Question:Which of the following refers to a nucleic acid that stores genetic information?
a. Celluloseb. Codonc. DNAd. Buffer
153. Question:During chemical reactions, bonds between atoms are broken and new bonds are usually formed. What do you call the starting substances?
a. Productsb. Reactantsc. Catalystd. Ingredients
154. Question:What do you call solutions having the same osmotic pressure?
a. Isotonic solutionsb. Monohydroxic solutionsc. Dihydroxic solutionsd. Toxic solutions
155. Question:What is the term used to describe hydrocarbons containing single covalent bonds between carbon atoms?
a. alkanesb. alkenes
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c. alkynesd. allotrope
156. Question:The smallest whole unit of an element like Uranium is:
a. moleculeb. atomc. iond. electron
157. Question:What refers to the formation and collapse of minute bubbles of vapor in liquid which caused by a combination of reduced pressure and increased velocity in the fluid?
a. cavitationb. stress corrosionc. fatigue corrosiond. precipitation
158. Question:The elements in Group 0 in the periodic table is called_____.
a. light metalsb. rare earth metalsc. noble gasd. heavy metals
159. Question:A pair of electrical conductors of dissimilar materials so joined as to produce a thermal emf when the junctions are of different temperatures.
a. potentiometerb. piezoelectricc. thermocoupled. solar heating
160. Question:Bases will turn red litmus paper to what color?
a. blueb. yellowc. violetd. green
161. Question:Which of the following refers to the diffusion of a solvent into a stronger solution in an attempt to equalize the two concentrations?
a. purificationb. electrolysisc. osmosisd. hydrolysis
162. Question:The formula for Dinitrogen Pentoxide is:
a. N2O5
b. (NO)5
c. NOd. none of these
163. Question:Which of the following will occur if a substance is oxidized?
a. it absorbs energyb. it loses electronsc. it becomes more negatived. it gives off heat
164. Question:What type of reaction has one element and one compound as reactants?
a. direct combination or synthesis
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b. decomposition of analysisc. single displacementd. double displacement
165. Question:Which of the following is the atomic number of silicon?
a. 32b. 24c. 14d. 28
166. Question:Dielectric is another name for _____.
a. a conductorb. an elementc. an insulatord. a capacitor
167. Question:Which of the following refers to the change from gaseous to liquid phase?
a. condensationb. vaporizationc. sublimationd. ionization
168. Question: “At the same, pressure and temperature, equal volumes of all gasses contain equal number of molecules.” This is known as
a. Boyle’s Lawb. Faraday’s Lawc. Avogadro’s Lawd. Charles’ Law
169. Question:The galvanic cell is not dependent of which factor?
a. temperature
b. pressurec. volumed. chemical substance
170. Question:Which of the following refers to the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atm?
a. atomic weightb. atomic massc. atomic constantd. atomic number
171. Question:One of the following statements is wrong. Which one is it?
a. Electron is an elementary quantity of negative electricity
b. proton is an elementary quantity of positive electricity
c. an atom is composed of a central nucleus and orbital electrons
d. the mass of an electron is heavier than that of a proton
172. Question:During a chemical reactions, bonds between atoms are broken and new bonds are usually formed. The ending substance is called _____.
a. productsb. reactantsc. catalystd. ingredients
173. Question:What is the smallest subdivision of an element of compound that can exist in a natural state?
a. atomb. moleculec. ion
d. element
174. Question:
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The sharing of one or more electron pairs between nuclei. It usually occurs when the electronegativity difference between bonding species is less than 1.5
a. Bridge Bonding b. Ionic Bondingc. Covalent Bonding d. Valence Bonding
175. Question:The name of this group is the chalcogen (oxygen) family.
a. Group IIAb. Group IVAc. Group VIAd. Group VIIIA
176. Question:The amount of energy to change 1 g of liquid to gas at its boiling point.
a. enthalpy of formationb. enthalpy of fusionc. enthalpy of reactiond. enthalpy of vaporization
177. Question:The fragmentation of a crystal along a characteristic crystallographic direction, caused by lines of weakness in constituent atomic groups.
a. cleavageb. fracturec. lusterd. streak
178. Question:
A bond formed by the sideways overlap of two parallel p orbitals.
a. Peptide Bondb. Pi Bondc. Saturated Bondd. Delta Bond
179. Question:This indicator turns into colorless if the substance is acidic.
a. Phenolphthaleinb. Methyl orangec. Litmus paperd. Bromthymol blue
180. Question:A chemical structure with definite formula for which there exists one or more distinct structures with the same formula.
a. Isomerb. Radicalc. Groupd. Colloid
181. Question:A substance that can be decomposed into 2 or more simpler substances by ordinary chemical means.
a. Elementb. Mixturec. Compoundd. Solution
182. Question:A theory which treats bonding as an over lapping of ligand orbitals with those of the central atom.
a. Ligand Field Theoryb. Crystal Fields Theoryc. Chelate Effectd. Molecular Orbital Theory
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183. Question:Known as fool’s gold.
a. Quartzb. Cinnabarc. Feldspard. Pyrite
184. Question:It is the hardest substance known
a. Wadb. Graphitec. Diamondd. Adamantium
185. Question:The splitting of water to form hydrogen and oxygen
a. reductionb. electrolysisc. oxidationd. hydrolysis
186. Question:Which is not an open chain hydrocarbon classification?
a. alkenesb. alkanesc. cycloalkanesd. alkynes
187. Question:The process of producing ions from neutral species.
a. Fractional Distillationb. Hydrationc. Recombinationd. Ionization
188. Question:A chemical bond with “sausage roll” shape formed by the sideways overlap of two d orbitals.
a. Peptide Bondb. Pi Bondc. Saturated Bondd. Delta Bond
189. Question:Multidentate ligands have equal probability of forming a coordination bond as do monodentate ions.
a. Ligand Field Theoryb. Pauling’s Rulec. Chelate Effectd. Molecular Orbital Theory
190 Question:It has no definite composition whose members are composed of two or more substances, each retaining its own identifying properties.
a. Homogeneous Mixtureb. Heterogeneous Mixturec. Aqueous Mixtured. Ingeneous Mixture
191. Question:A chemical compound having one or more unpaired electrons which is capable of bonding with another compound.
a. Labileb. Resonance Hybridc. Free Radicald. Isodemic Crystal
192. Question:The mineral name for common table salt
a. Haliteb. Cassieritec. Aragonited. Calcite
193. Question:Any process that involves the loss of electrons.
a. Reductionb. Exsolutionc. Oxidationd. Hydrolysis
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194. Question:Elements normally found in combination with iron and nickel.
a. Noble Metalsb. Promethiumc. Tritiumd. Siderophile
195. Question:Any substances that changes the rate of a reaction without being used up.
a. Catalystb. Enzymec. Reactord. Stimulus
196. Question:A/An ____ of chemical substances is, by definition, the number in grams corresponding to the atomic or molecular mass.
a. atiomic massb. atomic weightc. moled. ion
197. Question:A reaction in which an unstable reaction intermediate is found
a. Coupled Substitutionb. Free Radical Reactionc. Polar Reactiond. Concentrated Reaction
198. Question:A reaction for which the difference between enthalpies of formation between products and reactants is positive.
a. Intrathermicb. Exothermicc. Endothermicd. Isothermic
199. Question:The ______ is the heat released of absorbed in a chemical reaction at constant pressure when simple substances combine into a more complex substance.
a. enthalpy of formationb. enthalpy of fusionc. enthalpy of reactiond. enthalpy of vaporization
200. Question:Characteristic based upon the reaction of a substance with other materials.
a. Chemical Property b. Colligative Propertyc. Nuclear Property d. Physical Property
201. Question:A symmetrical intergrowth of two or more crystals of the same substance.
a. Twinb. Isomerc. Epitaxisd. Habit
202. Question:A compound which is gaseous at ambient temperature and pressure and which is easily melted.
a. Volatileb. Solublec. Liquidusd. Solidus
203 Question:The energy required to form gaseous monatomic species.
a. Bond Energy b. Dissociation Energy
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c. Activation Energy d. Light Energy
204. Question:The amount of energy released as on mole of a given substance is burned in the presence of oxygen.
a. Nuclear Energyb. Enthalpy of Reactionc. Trans Effectd. Heat of Combustion
205. Question:The most diamagnetic naturally occurring material.
a. Ironb. Galliumc. Bismuthd. Silicon
206. Question:Any Process that involves the gain of electrons.
a. Reductionb. Exsolutionc. Oxidationd. Hydrolysis
207. Question:The change of the thermodynamic state function enthalpy due to a chemical reaction.
a. enthalpy of formation b. enthalpy of fusionc. enthalpy of reactiond. enthalpy of vaporization
208. Question:A concept invented by Linus Pauling to measure the tendency for atoms to form ionic instead of covalent bonds.
a. Electromagnetism b. Electropositivity
c. Electronegativity d. Electrodynamism
209. Question:A substance whose particles are strongly attracted to each other (e.g., gelatin)
a. Colligativeb. Hydrophilicc. Hydrophobicd. Cohesive
210. Question:The most common form of calcium carbonate.
a. Haliteb. Cassieritec. Aragonited. Calcite
211. Question:The substance that undergoes phase change in the process of dissolving
a. Radicalb. Isomerc. Solventd. Solute
212. Question:A process in which water molecules are attracted to and form weak bonds with the solute species.
a. Hydrationb. Oxidationc. Combustiond. Reduction
213. Question:The dissociation of a chemical species resulting from its absorption of a photon.
a. Photosynthesis
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b. Photolithographyc. Photosensitization d. Photodissociation
214. Question:_____ is the mineral name for lead sulfide (PbS). It is the most important ore of lead.
a. Saltpeterb. Gypsumc. Galenad. Silicate
215. Question:A substance that does not undergo chemical reactions is said to be _____.
a. inertb. labilec. alkalined. amorphous
216. Question:Which bond strength is weak?
a. Macromolecular covalent bondsb. Ionic bondsc, Hydrogen bondsd. Van der Waals forces
217. Question:Occurs with the bonding electron pair remaining intact.
a. Coupled Substitutionb. Free Radical Reactionc. Polar Reactiond. Concentrated Reaction
218. Question:A mixture composed of a suspended and a mobile phase.
a. Isomerb. Radicalc. Suspension
d. Colloid
219. Question:A/An _____ is a biological catalyst.
a. Amino acidsb. Genesc. DNAd. Enzyme
220. Question:The first covalent bond formed between two nuclei is always a _____. They are formed when two s orbitals, one s and one p orbital, two p orbitals, or two d orbitals overlap.
a. Peptide Bondb. Pi Bondc. Sigma Bondd. Bridge Bond
221. Question:The process by which solutions are decomposed into their components by using differences in their boiling points.
a. Fractional Distillationb. Filtrationc. Recombinationd. Ionization
222. Question:Filtration through a semi-permeable membrane used to separate colloids.
a. Dialysis b. Hydrolysisc. Electrolysis d. Chromatography
223. Question:
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In orbitals of identical energy, electrons remain unpaired if possible in order to minimize electron-electron repulsion.
a. Spin Multiplicity Ruleb. Selection Rulesc. Hund’s Ruled. Pauling’s Rules
224. Question:Elements with the same outermost shell are said to belong to the same _____.
a. spinb. periodc. valenced. slot
225. Question:An alkyl sulfate alkali.
a. Detergentb. Acetonec. Ethylened. Oil
226. Question:The process whereby an excited species transfers its energy to another excited species which subsequently undergoes a reaction
a. Photosynthesis b. Photolithographyc. Photosensitization d. Photodissociation
227. Question:_____ is the study of hydrocarbon compounds, i.e. substances consisting of the elements hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen.
a. Inorganic Chemistry b. Organic Chemistryc. Quantum Chemistry d. Biochemistry
228. Question:_____ displays all chemical elements systematically in order of increasing atomic number.
a. Phase Diagram b. Polarization Spectrumc. Periodic Table d. Elements Archive
229. Question:A substance composed of a single type of atom
a. Atomb. Compoundc. Solutiond. Colloid
230. Question:A group of elements which are gaseous at room temperature and pressure, and called so because they rarely bond with other elements.
a. Tetratomic Elementsb. Noble Gasesc. Alkalid. Lanthanide
231. Question:An element which is not found naturally on Earth. It has been found in the star HR465 in Andromeda.
a. Adamantiumb. Promethuimc. Tritiumd. Adolinium
232. Question:A form of elemental carbon which, because of its sheet structure, is an excellent lubricant.
a. graphiteb. Carbonc. Soot
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d. Coal
233. Question:Which is not one of the periodic properties?
a. electronegativityb. electron affinityc. radioactive decay coefficientd. atomic radius
234. Question:The reflection of light beam passing through a colloid which identifies the presence of suspended particles.
a. Tyndall Effect b. Brownian Movementc. Raoult’s Law d. Trans Effect
235. Question:An ionic compound containing a halogen.
a. Halideb. Lanthanidec. Alkalided. Sulfide
236. Question:A reaction for which the difference between enthalpies of information between products and reactants is negative.
a. Intrathermicb. Exothermicc. Endothermicd. Isothermic
237. Question:The quantity of energy released as one mole of bonds are produced between atoms.
a. Bond Energy b. Light Energy
c. Activation Energy d. Atomization Energy
238. Question:An ion with negative charge
a. Cationb. Anionc. Muond. Neutrino
239. Question:_____ is a measure of the acidity of alkalinity of a substance.
a. HPb. dBc. pHd. Pro-V
240. Question:Two-phase mixture composed of a dispersed and continuous phase.
a. Isomerb. Radicalc. Suspensiond. Colloid
241. Question:A solvent for atoms.
a. Fluxb. Waterc. Inert Gasesd. Kryptonite
242. Question:A class of matter with definite properties whose members are composed of two or more substances, each retaining its own identifying properties.
a. Homogeneous Mixtureb. Heterogeneous Mixturec. Solid Solution
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d. Ingeneous Matter
243. Question:A crystal for which all bonds have the same electrostatic valency.
a. Labileb. Resonance Hybridc. Free Radicald. Isodemic Crystal
244. Question:The ______ is a system of reference materials against whose hardness a sample is compared.
a. Richter scaleb. Mohs hardness scalec. Cavendish balanced. Brinell hardness model
245. Question:Magma with most of the gas component escaped.
a. Lavab. Cinderc. Sulphurd. Coal
246. Question:Minerals having high melting temperatures.
a. Endogenicb. andesiticc. Graniticd. Basaltic
247. Question:_____ minerals are those having low melting temperatures.
a. Endogenicb. Andesiticc. Graniticd. Basaltic
248. Question:
The transfer of one or more electrons from a metal to a nonmetal. Electron transfer usually occurs when the electronegativity difference between bonding species is 1.5 or more.
a. Bridge Bonding b. Ionic Bondingc. Covalent Bonding d. Valence Bonding
249. Question:The non-random overgrowth of two compositionally different crystalline substances.
a. Twinb. Isomerc. Epitaxis d. Habit
250. Question:The angles between equivalent faces of crystals of the same substance, measured at the same temperature, are constant.
a. Bravais Lawb. Hall Effectc. Tyndall Effectd. Steno Law
251. Question:The chemical element having the greatest binding energy per nucleon.
a. Ironb. Galliumc. Bismuthd. Platinum
252. Question:
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Any type of reaction that involves the pairing of unpairing of electrons.
a. Coupled Substitutionb. Free Radical Reactionc. Polar Reactiond. Concentrated Reaction
253. Question:It is the form of oxygen consisting of three bound oxygen atoms.
a. Halogenb. Halidec. Oxided. Ozone
254. Question:A group of elements with similar properties in which the outer-most
electron shell is a partially filled f sublevel.
a. Tetratomic Elementsb. Noble Gasesc. Alkalid. Lanthanide
255. Question:A substance whose particles are only weakly attracted to each other (e.g., water)
a. Colligativeb. Hydrophilicc. Hydrophobicd. Refractory
256. Question:A class of homogeneous matter which has a definite composition by weight.
a. compoundb. mixturec. elementd. substance
257. Question:
In the periodic table, Group IA is for the:
a. Halogensb. Light metalsc. Alkaline metalsd. Alkali metals
258. Question:A covalent bond formed through a condensation reaction that involves removal of a water molecule.
a. Peptide Bondb. Pi Bondc. Sigma Bondd. Bridge Bond
259. Question:Which group is the nitrogen family?
a. Group VAb. Group IVAc. Group IIIAd. Group IIA
260. Question:Litmus paper turns into _____ is the substance is basic.
a. colorlessb. yellowc. redd. blue
261. Question:A property which depends only on the number of particles present, and not their chemical composition.
a. Chemical Propertyb. Colligative Propertyc. Nuclear Propertyd. Physical Property
262. Question:
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The amount of energy to change 1g of solid to liquid at its melting point.
a. enthalpy of formationb. enthalpy of fusionc. enthalpy of reactiond. enthalpy of evaporation
263. Question:The process whereby an initially homogeneous solid solution separates into two (or more) distinct crystalline minerals without the addition or removal of materials to or from the system.
a. Reductionb. Exsolutionc. Oxidationd. Hydrolysis
264. Question:The separation of component particles from the bulk or mass.
a. Dissociationb. Atomizationc. Fissiond. Reduction
265. Question:An ion with positive charge.
a. Cationb. Anionc. Muond. Neutrino
266. Question:A cell which uses the flow of electrons from a spontaneous chemical reaction to do outside work.
a. Daniel Cellb. Gravity Cellc. Concentration Celld. Galvanic Cell
267. Question:The anion OH-.
a. Hydrideb. Oxidec. Hydroxided. Nitrate
268. Question:A measure of the tendency of a gas to escape or expand.
a. Compressibilityb. Fugacityc. Vaporizabilityd. Solubility
269. Question:An ionic theory which is an offshoot of electrostatic theory. It ignores all covalent bonding effects.
a. Ligand Field Theoryb. Crystal Fields Theoryc. Chelate Effectd. Molecular Orbital Theory
270. Question:A purple form of quartz whose color arises from Fe+4.
a. Amethystb. Rubyc. Topazd. Peridot
271. Question:A/An _____ is a hydrocarbon consisting only of single carbon-carbon bonds
a. Alkyneb. Alkene
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c. Alkaned. Amide
272. Question:A large polypeptide of the kind found in living organisms.
a. Amino Acidb. Proteinc. Mineralsd. Fatty Acid
273. Question:It is the code in which almost all genetic information is encoded.
a. Transfer RNAb. Ribosomal RNAc. Ribonucleic Acidd. Deoxyribonucleic Acid
274. Question:A sample of glass is a supercooled liquid rather than a true solid because it has _____.
a. a definite volumeb. no definite volumec. a crystalline structured. no crystalline structure
275. Question:Two immiscible liquids, when shaken together, may form a _______.
a. solutionb. sedimentc. hydrated solutiond. colloidal dispersion
276. Question:Which of the following is not a pure substance?
a. waterb. milkc. hydrogend. oxygen
277. Question:Which of the following is not an isotope of hydrogen?
a. hydrogenb. deuteriumc. tritiumd. uranium
278. Question:Which of the following is formed by the transfer of electrons from one atom to another?
a. allotropeb. ionc. isotoped. molecule
279. Question:The modern periodic table is based on atomic _______.
a. numberb. radiusc. charged. mass
280. Question:The gram molecular mass for H2SO4 is ______ grams.
a. 7b. 64c. 98d. 196
281. Question:The rate of chemical reaction can be increased by _______.
a. increasing the surface area of the reactants
b. decreasing the reaction temperature
c. decreasing the concentration of the reactants
d. removing the catalyst
282. Question:
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a base?
a. has a bitter tasteb. feels smooth and slipperyc. turns litmus from red to blued. typically reacts vigorously with
metals
283. Question:Oxidation involves reactions in which ______.
a. a substance gains one or more electrons
b. a substance loses one or more electrons
c. oxygen has been removed from the reactants
d. oxygen is gained by the reactants
284. Question:A bleach may work if it ______.
a. adds hydrogen ions to the stainb. removes electrons during
oxidationc. adds electrons to reduce
coloration
d. moves electrons between energy levels
285. Question:An organic compound ______.
a. contains carbonb. can be produced syntheticallyc. both a and b are correctd. neither a nor b is correct
286. Question:Which of the following can be used to bombard atoms?
a. protonsb. neutronsc. electronsd. all three
287. Question:
An atom of which of the following elements has the greatest ability to attract electrons?
a. siliconb. brominec. sulfurd. nitrogen
288. Question:Given the same conditions of temperature, which nobel gas will diffuse most rapidly?
a. Krb. Hec. Ned. Ar
289. Question:When most fuels burn, the products include carbon dioxide and ______,
a. hydrogenb. hydrocarbonsc. waterd. hydroxide
290. Question:Which type of reaction is occurring when a metal undergoes corrosion?
a. neutralizationb. polymerizationc. saponificationd. oxidation-reduction
291. Question:Which part of the Periodic Table contains elements with the strongest metallic properties?
a. upper leftb. lower leftc. upper rightd. lower right
292. Question:
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What is the most abundant element in terms of the number of atoms?
a. Hydrogenb. Heliumc. Oxygend. Nitrogen
293. Question:Which noble gas has the smallest atomic number?
a. Argonb. Kryptonc. Neond. Helium
294. Question:What is the empirical formula of a compound that contains 85% Ag and 15% F by mass?
a. Ag2Fb. AgF2
c. Ag2F2
d. AgF
295. Question:A gas has a pressure of 300 torr, a temperature of 400 K, and a volume of 50.0 milliliters. What volume will the gas have at a pressure of 150 torr and a temperature of 200 K?
a. 25.0 mLb. 50.0 mLc. 75 mLd. 100 mL
296. Question:How many atoms are present in the formula KAl(SO4)2?
a. 6b. 8c. 10
d. 12
297. Question:How many liters of gas would 1.5 moles occupy at STP?
a. 15.0b. 4.5c. 33.6d. 44.6
298. Question:If an element has an atomic number of 11, it will combine most readily with an element that has an atomic number of _____.
a. 16b. 17c. 18d. 19
299. Question:Which of the following statements is true?
a. chlorine changes in colorb. chlorine changes in densityc. chlorine changes into liquidd. chlorine reacts explosively to form
sodium chloride
300. Question:Which of the following is a compound?
a. milkb. goldc. table saltd. ink
301. Question:Gold’s atomic number is 79. How many neutrons are there in 197 Au?
a. 79b. 118c. 197d. 276
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302. Question:Which of the following is an element?
a. H2Ob. O3
c. CO2
d. C2H4
303. Question:Which of the following is the empirical formula for glucose, a substance known as blood sugar, whose molecular formula is C6H12O6?
a. CH2Ob. CHOc. C2H4Od. CHO6
304. Question:Which of the following is the name of the compound K2SO4?
a. potassium sulfateb. sulphuric oxidec. potassium oxided. silver nitrate
305. Question:Which of the following balances this equation: Na(s) + H2O(l) á NaOH(aq) + H2(g)?
a. Na(s) + 2H2O(l) á NaOH(aq) + H2(g)
b. 2Na(s) + 2H2O(l) á 2NaOH(aq) + H2(g)
c. Na(s) + 2H2O(l) á NaOH(aq) + H2(g)
d. Na(s) + 2H2O(l) á NaOH(aq) + H2(g)
306. Question:What is the formula weight of C12H22O11(sucrose)? The atomic
weights of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen are 12.0 amu, 1.0 amu and 16.0 amu, respectively.
a. 29.0 amub. 47.0 amuc. 76.0 amud. 342.0 amu
307. Question:What is the mass of 1 mol of glucose, C6H12O6? The atomic weights of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen are 12.0 amu, 1.0 amu and 16.0 amu, respectively.
a. 180.0 amub. 360.0 amuc. 53.0 amud. 90.0 amu
308. Question:A 1M solution contains 20 grams of solute in 500 milliliters of solution. What is the mass of 1 mole of the solute?
a. 10 gb. 20 gc. 40 gd. 80 g
309. Question:What is the kinetic energy in calories of a 6.0 kg object moving at a speed of 5.0 m/s?
a. 30 calb. 18 calc. 1.2 cald. 0.16 cal
310. Question:What is the formula for a compound formed between aluminum and oxygen? (The atomic number of aluminum is 13 while that of oxygen is 8).
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a. Al2O3
b. Al3O5
c. AlO2
d. Al3O4
311. Question:What is the volume of exactly 1 mol of gas at 0°C (273.15 K) and exactly 1 atm pressure?
a. 27.31 Lb. 31.32 Lc. 22.41 Ld. 17.42 L
312. Question:Which of the following substances is most likely to exist as a gas at room temperature and normal atmospheric pressures?
a. P4O10
b. Cl2c. AgCld. I2
313. Question:Which of the following will happen if a gas in an enclosed container is heated?
a. pressure increasesb. temperature decreasesc. volume increases
d. volume decreases
314. Question:How can a bigger crystals of table salt be commercially produced?
a. slow solar evaporationb. fast solar heatingc. boiling in a cauldrond. heating over a sand bath
315. Question:The natural fragrance of plants is attributed to the presence of ______.
a. alkanes
b. estersc. alcoholsd. acetone
316. Question:A solution is made containing 6.9 g of NaHCO3 per 100 g of water. What is the weight percentage of solute in this solution?
a. 93.5%b. 89.7%c. 6.5%d. 10.3%
317. Question:In terms of total mass, carbon monoxide (CO) is the most abundant of all pollutant gases. The most serious source of carbon monoxide poisoning comes from ______.
a. cigarette smokingb. smoke from factoriesc. smoke from vehiclesd. smoke from forest fires
318. Question:Which of the following is not a non conventional source of biogas?
a. animal manureb. petroleumc. ipil-ipild. cassava
319. Question:When mercury is placed in a small test tube, a convex surface may be seen. This shows that ______.
a. cohesive force is stronger than adhesive force
b. cohesive force is weaker than adhesive force
c. cohesive and adhesive forces are the same
d. cohesive force is stronger at the bottom
320. Question:
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Which is a statement of quantitative description?
a. one bottle holds more liquid than the other
b. the color of one liquid is darker than the other
c. the liquid in one bottle is more cloudy than the other
d. the liquid in one bottle is 5 mL more than that in the other
321. Question:The mass number of an element is 16 and its atomic number is 8. How many neutrons does it have?
a. 16b. 8c. 24d. 48
322. Question:What kind of substance turns blue litmus paper into red and is classified as a proton donor?
a. a saltb. an acidc. a based. a metal
323. Question:LPG or liquefied petroleum gas is a mixture of C3H8 and C4H10. This mixture is ______ and ______.
a. propane, butaneb. ethane, methanec. propane, methaned. propane, butane
324. Question:Which unit is used to express the amount of energy absorbed or released during a chemical reaction?
a. calorieb. torrc. degreed. kilogram
325. Question:A compound with an empirical formula of CH2 has a molecular mass of 70. What is the molecular formula?
a. C2H4
b. C4H8
c. CH2
d. C5H10
326. Question:Which are the products of a fermentation reaction?
a. a soap and a glycerolb. an alcohol and carbon dioxidec. an ester and waterd. a salt and water
327. Question:The number of calories per gram required to melt ice at its melting point is called ______.
a. sublimationb. heat of fusionc. vapor pressured. heat of vaporization
328. Question:A liquid has one phase, is colorless and odorless and boils at a temperature range of 110-120°C. This liquid is called _____.
a. solutionb. colloidc. substanced. heterogenous mixture
329. Question:
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A white solid that melts sharply was observed to yield a colorless liquid and a black solid when burned. Which term best describes the solid?
a. elementb. mixturec. substanced. compound
330. Question:The forces of attraction that exist between nonpolar molecules are called ____.
a. ionicb. van der Waalsc. electrovalentd. atomic
331. Question:Toward which corner of the Periodic Table is located the elements that have the most pronounced nonmetallic properties?
a. upper rightb. lower rightc. upper leftd. lower left
332. Question:Which process occurs when dry ice is changed into carbon dioxide?
a. crystallizationb. sublimationc. condensationd. solidification
333. Question:What is the number of an atom which contains 25 electrons, 25 protons, and 29 neutrons?
a. 50 amub. 342.0 amuc. 25 amud. 54 amu
334. Question:
Which electron dot formula represents a nonpolar molecules?
H a. H:C:Cl:
HH
b. H:N: H
H c. H:C:H
HH
d. H:Cl:C H
335. Question:How many moles of water are contained on 0.250 mole of CuSO4 • 5H2O?
a. 62.5b. 0.5c. 1.25d. 75
336. Question:What is the mass of 3.0 x 1023 atoms of neon?
a. 10 gb. 7 gc. 30 gd. 5 g
337. Question:When a battery is in use, stored chemical energy is first changed to ______ energy.
a. lightb. electricalc. mechanicald. nuclear
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338. Question:In the reaction Zn(s) + Cu2+(aq) + Cu(s), the reducing agent is ______.
a. Zn(s)b. Cu(s)c. Cu2+(aq)d. Cu2+
339. Question:Which compound contains both covalent bonds and ionic bonds?
a. HCl(g)b. N2O5(g)c. NaCl(s)d. NaNO3(s)
340. Question:When the pressure exerted on a confined gas at constant temperature is doubled, the volume of the gas is _____.
a. constantb. halvedc. tripledd. quartered
341. Question:The number of electrons in a neutral atom of every element is always equal to the atom’s _______.
a. number of nucleonsb. number of neutronsc. number of positronsd. number of protons
342. Question:Which is a product of the hydrolysis of an animal by a strong base?
a. gasolineb. waterc. kerosened. soap
343. Question:The atom of carbon-14 contains _______.
a. 6 protons, 8 neutrons, and 8 electrons
b. 6 protons, 8 neutrons, and 6 electrons
c. 6 protons, 6 neutrons, and 8 electrons
d. 8 protons, 6 neutrons, and 6 electrons
344. Question:Which formula represents a binary compound?
a. O2
b. Nec. 2C2H5OHd. C3H8
345. Question:Which temperature represents absolute zero?
a. 0°Cb. 273°Kc. 0 Kd. 273°C
346. Question:When a salt dissolves in water, the water molecules are attracted by dissolved salt particles. This attraction is called _______.
a. atom-atomb. molecule-ionc. molecule-moleculed. atom-molecule
347. Question:An example of a heterogeneous mixture is ______.
a. stainless steelb. soilc. sugard. carbon monoxide
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348. Question:Water will boil at temperature of 40°C when the pressure on its surface is ______.
a. 25.5 torrb. 40 torrc. 55.3 torrd. 760 torr
349. Question:How are elements classified?
a. metals, non-metals and metalloidsb. homogeneous or heterogeneousc. suspension, colloid, solutiond. gases, solids or liquids
350. Question:Compounds are mostly classified as
a. homogeneous and heterogeneousb. acids and basesc. gases, liquids and solidsd. metals and nonmetals
351. Question:What is the property of metals that allow them to be rolled without breaking?
a. ductilityb. malleabilityc. lusterd. elasticity
352. Question:What is the property of metals that reflect the light that strikes their surfaces, making them appear shiny?
a. malleabilityb. ductilityc. lusterd. plasticity
353. Question:
An acid can react with a base to produce a _____.
a. hydrogen gasb. saltc. oxided. hydroxide
354. Question:Compounds that contain halogens are called _____.
a. aminesb. halidesc. ethersd. aldehydes
355. Question:The organic compounds that contains oxygen but not in the carbonyl group are called ___.
a. alcohols and ethersb. amines and amidesc. halidesd. aldehydes
356. Question:Which of the following is NOT a property of metals?
a. metals are neither malleable nor ductile
b. metals have high thermal conductivity
c. metals have high electrical conductivity
d. metals have more luster
357. Question:What are elements that have properties intermediate between metals and nonmetals?
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a. gasesb. solidsc. liquidsd. metalloids
358. Question:Which of the following is NOT a property of acids?
a. taste sourb. feel slippery on the skinc. turn litmus paper to redd. dissolve metals producing various
salts and hydrogen gas
359. Question:Which of the following is NOT a property of bases?
a. feel slippery on the skinb. turn litmus paper to bluec. taste bitterd. dissolve metals producing various
salts and hydrogen gas
360. Question:What organic compounds contain the hydroxyl as the functional group and are considered derivatives of water?
a. alcoholsb. ethersc. aldehydesd. ketones
361. Question:What organic compounds contain nitrogen?
a. halidesb. amines and amidesc. alcoholsd. ethers
362. Question:What organic compounds in which two hydrocarbon groups that can be
aliphatic or aromatic are attached to one oxygen atom?
a. aminesb. alcoholsc. ethersd. halides
363. Question:Vinegar is a solution of water and what acid?
a. Phosphoric acidb. Sulfuric acidc. Nitric acidd. Acetic acid
364. Question:What acid is added to carbonated drinks to produce a tart test?
a. Citric acidb. Phosphoric acidc. Sulfuric acidd. Nitric acid
365. Question:Table salt or sodium chloride may be formed by the reaction of:
a. Hydrochloric acid and sodium bicarbonate
b. Sodium and chlorinec. Hydrochloric acid and Sodium
carbonated. Hydrochloric acid and sodium
Hydroxide
366. Question: “The masses of elements in a pure compound are always in the same proportion”. This statement is known as _______.
a. Law of multiple proportionb. Law of definite proportionc. The periodic tabled. Dalton’s atomic theory
367. Question:
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How does Joseph John Thomson call his model of the atom?
a. Orbital modelb. Planetary modelc. Radioactive modeld. Plum-pudding model
368. Question:The discovery of radioactivity further confirms the existence of subatomic particles. Who discovered radioactivity?
a. Henri Becquerelb. Marie Curiec. Pierre Curied. Niels Bohr
369. Question:Atoms of the same element which have different masses are called _______.
a. moleculesb. ionsc. nuclidesd. isotopes
370. Question:What is an atom of specific isotope called?
a. Nuclideb. Ionc. Moleculed. Fermion
371. Question:The number of _____ in an atom defines what element the atom is
a. neutronsb. electronsc. protonsd. protons and electrons
372. Question:The number of _____ in an atom defines the isotopes of an element.
a. neutronsb. protonsc. electronsd. protons and neutrons
373. Question:What is the “identity number” of an atom?
a. Atomic numberb. Mass numberc. Atomic massd. Atomic weight
374. Question:“When the elements are arranged in the order of increasing atomic number, elements with similar properties appear at periodic intervals.” This statement is known as ______.
a. Law of multiple proportionb. Law of definite proportionc. The periodic lawd. Dalton’s atomic theory
375. Question:Who are the two chemists credited for the discovery of the periodic law?
a. Julius Lothar Meyer and Demitri Ivanovich Mendeleev
b. Humphrey Davy and Henri Becquerel
c. Henri Becquerel and Ernest Rutherford
d. Ernest Rutherford and Julius Lothar Meyer
376. Question:The elements with similar properties are placed in columns of the periodic table . This columns are commonly called ______.
a. Periodsb. Transitionsc. Groupsd. Groups or families
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377. Question:What are the rows in the periodic table called?
a. periodsb. transitionsc. groupsd. families
378. Question:Elements in Group 1A in the periodic table are ______.
a. Boron groupb. Alkali earth metalsc. Alkali metalsd. Carbon group
379. Question:Elements in Group IIA in the periodic table are _______.
a. Halogensb. Alkaline earth metalsc. Alkali metalsd. Nitrogen group
380. Question:The boron group is what group in the periodic table?
a. Group IIIAb. Group IVAc. Group VAd. Group VIA
381. Question:What group in the periodic table is the carbon group?
a. Group IIIAb. Group IVAc. Group VAd. Group VIA
382. Question:What is the second most abundant element in the human body?
a. Carbonb. Hydrogen
c. Oxygen
d. Nitrogen
383. Question:Which of the following is not a metalloid?
a. Antimonyb. Boronc. Magnesiumd. Silicon
384. Question:Caustic soda is used making soap, textiles and paper. What is another term for caustic soda?
a. Sodium benzoateb. Sodium hydroxidec. Potassium chlorated. Cesium bromide
385. Question:What is used for the manufacture of explosives and fireworks?
a. Magnesium hydroxideb. Potassium chloratec. Potassium perchlorated. Cesium bromide
386. Question:All alkaline metals will tarnish in air except ______.
a. Magnesiumb. Bariumc. Radiumd. Beryllium
387. Question:What alkali metal is usually used for x-ray apparatus because of its ability to allow x-rays to pass through with minimum absorption?
a. Magnesiumb. Radiumc. Berylliumd. Barium
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388. Question:What element is used as a coating for iron to make galvanized iron a corrosion-resistant material?
a. Magnesiumb. Titaniumc. Zincd. Chromium
389. Question:What element is used as electric power source for pacemakers and artificial hearts?
a. Promethiumb. Neodymiumc. Uraniumd. Plutonium
390. Question:What element is commonly used in making lasers?
a. Chromiumb. Neodymiumc. Promethiumd. Terbium
391. Question:What is regarded as the most unique element in the periodic table?
a. Hydrogenb. Oxygenc. Carbond. Uranium
392. Question:What is the most abundant element in the atmosphere?
a. Oxygenb. Nitrogenc. Heliumd. Inert gases
393. Question:
What is the only gas in Group VIA in the periodic table?
a. Hydrogen
b. Heliumc. Oxygend. Nitrogen
394. Question:What is the second most abundant element in the atmosphere?
a. Hydrogenb. Heliumc. Oxygend. Nitrogen
395. Question:What element is used in advertising signs?
a. Neonb. Heliumc. Sodiumd. Xenon
396. Question:What principle stress about fundamental limitation that, for a particular as small as the electron, one cannot know exactly where it is and at the same time know its energy or how it is moving?
a. Aufbau principleb. Uncertainty principlec. Pauli exclusion principled. Kinetic molecular theory
397. Question:Who discovered the uncertainty principle?
a. Werner Karl Heisenbergb. Louie de Brogliec. Albert Einsteind. John Newlands
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398. Question:What principle states that the electrons fill the orbitals, one at a time, starting with the lowest energy orbital then proceeding to the one with higher energy?
a. Aufbau principleb. Uncertainty principlec. Pauli exclusion principled. Kinetic molecular theory
399. Question:What principle states that no two electrons in the same atom can have the same set of quantum numbers?
a. Aufbau principleb. Uncertainty principlec. Pauli exclusion Principled. Kinetic molecular theory
400. Question:What describes how the electrons and distributed among the orbitals?
a. Electronegativity of the elementb. Electron configuration of an atomc. Energy state of the atomd. Pauli exclusion principle
401. Question:The _____ of the atom describes the atom as having a nucleus at the center around which electrons move?
a. spin numberb. quantum mechanical modelc. quantum numberd. azimuthal number
402. Question:
What are the main energy level where the valence electrons belong called?
a. valence shellsb. azimuthal shellsc. spin shellsd. quantum shells
403. Question:The size of the atom is dependent on _______.
a. The size of the nucleusb. the region of space occupied by
its electronsc. the number of protons and
neutronsd. all of the choices above
404. Question:What happens to the atomic size of the elements in a group when you go from top to bottom of the group?
a. it remains the sameb. it increasesc. it decreasesd. it becomes zero
405. Question:The ionization energy is ______ to the atomic size of atom.
a. directly proportional b. inversely proportionalc. equal tod. not related
406. Question:What alkaline earth metal has the smallest atomic number?
a. Berylliumb. Magnesiumc. Calciumd. Barium
407. Question:The process of gaining or losing an electron results in the formation of a
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charged atom or molecule called ______.
a. ionb. cationc. aniond. crystal
408. Question:Aside from liquid, gas and solid, there are two other states of matter. What are they?
a. Plasma and Quarkb. Quartz and Plasmac. Quartz and Quasard. Plasma and Bose-Einstein
condensate
409. Question:Who first identified the plasma in 1879?
a. William Crookesb. Irving Langmuirc. Albert Einsteind. Eric Cornell
410. Question:Who coined the term “plasma” in 1928?
a. William Crookesb. Irving Langmuirc. Albert Einsteind. Eric Cornell
411. Question:What is made of gas atoms that have been cooled to near absolute zero at which temperature the atoms slow down, combine and forma a single entity known called a superatom?
a. Ionized gasb. Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC)c. Plasmad. Quark
412. Question:The fifth state of matter, the BEC (Bose-Einstein condensate) was first created in what year?
a. 1992b. 1993c. 1994d. 1995
413. Question:The elements of groups IA, IIA, IIIA, IVA, VA, VIA, VIIA and VIIIA are called main group elements or ______.
a. transitionsb. representativesc. inner transitionsd. metals or nonmetals
414. Question:For the representative elements, the number of valence electrons is the same as the ______.
a. number of electronsb. number of neutronsc. the rightmost digit of the group
number of elementd. number of electrons less the
number of neutrons
415. Question:For transition elements, the number of valence electrons is the same as ______.
a. the group numberb. the rightmost digit of the group
number of the elementc. the number of electrons less the
number of neutronsd. the number of electrons less the
number of protons
416. Question:What is a high-energy, electrically charged gas produced by heating the gas until the electrons in the
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outer orbitals of the atoms separate, leaving the atoms with a positive charge?
a. Quartzb. Quarkc. BECd. Plasma
417. Question:Water has the biggest density when it is in what state?
a. Liquidb. Gasc. Solidd. Vapor
418. Question:What is the temperature of water in solid state at 1 atm?
a. 4°Cb. 25°Cc. 0°Cd. 5°C
419. Question:The density of water is the largest in what temperature?
a. 2°Cb. 1°Cc. 3°Cd. 4°C
420. Question:What element has a very high melting point and ideal for filaments of light bulbs?
a. Bariumb. Aluminumc. Tungstend. Titanium
421. Question:
Metals can be drawn into wires. This illustrates what property of metals?
a. Malleabilityb. Ductilityc. Rigidityd. Plasticity
422. Question:Steel is the widely used construction material because of its high tensile strength. It is combination of what elements?
a. Iron and carbonb. Iron and aluminumc. Lead and carbond. Lead and aluminum
423. Question:What refers to the electrostatic attraction that holds together the oppositely charged ions, the cations and anions, in the solid compound?
a. Electronic bondb. Metallic bondc. Covalent bondd. Ionic bond
424. Question:What states that atoms tend to gain, lose or share electrons until they are surrounded by eight valence electrons?
a. Figure of 8 ruleb. Octet rulec. Ionic ruled. Lewis rule
425. Question:What indicates the number of valence electrons in the atom represented by dots scattered on four sides of the atomic symbol?
a. Electron dot structureb. Lewis structurec. Crystalline structure
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d. Electrons dot structure or Lewis structure
426. Question:What is the distance between the nuclei of two bonded atoms called?
a. bond lengthb. molecular lengthc. atomic distanced. atomic radius
427. Question:The overall shape of a molecule is described by which two properties?
a. bond distance and bond sizeb. bond distance and bond anglec. bond radius and bond angled. bond angle and bond size
428. Question:What is an angle made by the lines joining the nuclei of the atoms in the molecule?
a. atomic angleb. bond anglec. molecular angled. ionic angle
429. Question:“The best arrangement of a given number of shared and unshared electrons is the one that minimizes the repulsion among them.” This is known as ______.
a. valence bond theoryb. electron group theoryc. molecular polarity theoryd. valence-shell electron-pair
repulsion theory
430. Question:“A covalent bond is formed by the overlap of atomic orbitals”. This
statement is the basic idea of which theory?
a. Valence bond theoryb. Energy group theoryc. Molecular polarity theoryd. Valence-shell electron-pair
repulsion (VSEPR) theory
431. Question:The Chalcogens are elements in what group in the periodic table?
a. Group VAb. Group VIAc. Group VIIA
d. Group IVA
432. Question:Halogens belong to what group in the periodic table?
a. Group IVAb. Group VAc. Group VIAd. Group VIIA
433. Question:The elements, germanium and silicon, which are commonly used for semiconductors belongs to what group of elements?
a. Boron groupb. Carbon groupc. Nitrogen groupd. Halogens
434. Question:What group in the periodic table are the noble gases?
a. Group 0b. Group VIIIAc. Group VIIAd. Group 0 or VIIIA
435. Question:Which of the following is not a noble gas?
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a. Argonb. Xenonc. Radond. Antimony
436. Question:What refers to the ability of an atom in a molecule to attract shared electrons?
a. electronegativityb. electron affinityc. ionization energyd. periodic number
437. Question:What type of bond occurs when the difference in electronegativity is greater than or equal to 2?
a. ionicb. non-polar covalentc. polar covalentd. either non-polar covalent or polar
covalent
438. Question:Non polar covalent bond occurs if the difference in electronegativity ranges from
a. 0.00 to 0.40b. 0.50 to 1.90c. 1.90 to 2.00d. 2.00 and up
439. Question:When can we say that a molecule is polar?
a. when the centers of positive and negative charge do not coincide
b. when the centers of positive and negative charge coincide
c. when there is no positive nor negative charge
d. when there is only one charge, either negative or positive
440. Question:What is the sum of the masses of the atoms in the molecule of the substance called?
a. atomic massb. molecular massc. formula massd. atomic weight
441. Question:What refers to the number of atoms in exactly 12 grams of carbon-12?
a. Avogadro’s numberb. molec. molar mass
d. amu
442. Question:Which one is the Avogadro’s number?
a. 6.20 x 1023
b. 6.02 x 1023
c. 6.32 x 1023
d. 6.22 x 1023
443. Question:What is defined as the amount of substance that contains 6.02 x 1023 particles of that substance?
a. moleb. molar massc. avogadro’s numberd. amu
444. Question:What refers to the mass in grams of one mole of a substance?
a. molar massb. molecular massc. atomic massd. atomic weight
445. Question:What is the unit of molar mass?
a. amu
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b. molec. gramsd. grams per mole
446. Question:“The total pressure of a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of each of the gases in the mixture.” This statement is known as ______.
a. Dalton’s law of partial pressureb. Gay-Lussac lawc. Boyle’s lawd. Charles’ law
447. Question:The dry air is composed of how many percent nitrogen?
a. 73.1%b. 74.4%c. 76.1%d. 78.1%
448. Question:The dry air is composed of how many percent oxygen?
a. 20.9%b. 21.2%c. 22.1%d. 23.7%
449. Question:How much carbon dioxide is present in dry air?
a. 0.003%b. 0.03%c. 0.3%d. 3%
450. Question:What is the mixing of gases due to molecular motion called?
a. diffusionb. effusion
c. fissiond. fusion
451. Question:What refers to the passage of molecules of a gas from one container to another through a tiny opening between the containers?
a. diffusionb. Effusionc. fusiond. fission
452. Question:The rate of effusion of a gas is inversely proportional to the square
root of its molar mass. Who discovered this?
a. Gilbert Lewisb. John Tyndallc. Robert Brownd. Thomas Graham
453. Question:What law states that the rate of effusion of a gas, which is the amount of gas that moves through the hole in a given amount of time, is inversely proportional to the square root its molar mass?
a. Henry’s lawb. Graham’s law of effusionc. Hund’s lawd. Lewis theory
454. Question:What is a poisonous gas generated mostly by motor vehicles?
a. carbon monoxideb. carbon dioxidec. hydroxided. nitric acid
455. Question:
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Who revised the atomic theory by replacing the hard, indestructible spheres imagined by John Dalton and proposed the “rain bread model” of the atom?
a. Pierre Curieb. Robert Andrews Milikanc. Joseph John Thomsond. Ernest Rutherford
456. Question:What is considered as one of the pollutants responsible for smog and acid rain?
a. sulfur dioxideb. nitrogen dioxidec. carbon dioxided. hydroxide
457. Question:What refers to the forces of attraction that exist between molecules in a compound?
a. interaction forcesb. dispersion forcesc. intermolecular forcesd. induction forces
458. Question:All are basic types of Van der waals forces except
a. Dipole-dipole interactionb. London dispersion forcesc. Heat bondingd. Hydrogen bonding
459. Question:The three types of intermolecular forces exist in neutral molecules are collectively known as van der waals forces. This is named after ____
a. Diderik van der Waalsb. Derick van der Waalsc. Doe van der Waalsd. Eric van der Waals
460. Question:a dipole has how many electrically charged poles?
a. 1b. 2c. 3d. 4
461. Question:Compounds containing hydrogen and other element are known as _______.
a. hydroxidesb. hydridesc. hydrosd. hydrates
462. Question:What is a special kind of dipole-dipole interaction formed when a hydrogen atom bounded to a highly electronegative atom is attracted to the lone pair of a nearby electronegative atom?
a. Hydride bondb. Hydro bondc. Hydrogen bondd. Hydrate bond
463. Question:What is the process of changing gas state to liquid state?
a. Sublimationb. Condensationc. Depositiond. Vaporization
464. Question:What is the process of changing liquid state to solid state?
a. Meltingb. Freezingc. Sublimation
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d. Condensation
465. Question:What is the process of changing liquid state to gas state?
a. Vaporizationb. Sublimationc. Condensationd. Deposition
466. Question:What is the process of changing solid state to gas state?
a. Vaporizationb. Depositionc. Sublimationd. Condensation
467. Question:What is the process of changing gas state to solid state?
a. Depositionb. Vaporizationc. Condensationd. Sublimation
468. Question:What is the process of changing from solid state to liquid state?
a. Freezingb. Meltingc. Condensationd. Vaporization
469. Question:What refers to the amount of heat absorbed by one mole of a substance to change from solid to liquid?
a. molar heat of vaporizationb. molar heat of solidificationc. molar heat of fissiond. molar heat of fusion
470. Question:What refers to the amount of heat required by one mole of a substance to change liquid to gas?
a. molar heat of vaporizationb. molar heat of solidificationc. molar heat of condensationd. molar heat of fusion
471. Question:Liquid that vaporizes easily are called ____ liquids.
a. volatileb. non-volatilec. surfactantd. hydrophilic
472. Question:What is the component of the solution in which the solute is dissolved?
a. solventb. catalystc. reactantd. medium
473. Question:Bronze is a solid solution of copper and tin. Which of the following is true?
a. Tin is the solventb. Copper is the solutec. Copper is the solventd. The solution is called aqueous
solution
474. Question:When the solvent of the solution is water, it is a/an ______ solution.
a. wetb. liquid
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c. aqueous d. fluid
475. Question:What is the most common solvent in medicines?
a. Paracetamolb. Acidc. Ethanold. Starch
476. Question:What is the term generally used to described the combination of solute molecules or ions with solvent molecules?
a. Solubilityb. Solvationc. Saturationd. Transformation
477. Question:What is the term used to describe the maximum amount of solute that a given solvent can dissolve to give a stable solution at a given temperature?
a. Solubilityb. Solvationc. Saturationd. Transformation
478. Question:What refers to the temperature above which a gas cannot be liquefied by an increase in pressure?
a. Absolute temperatureb. Absolute zeroc. Critical temperatured. Maximum temperature
479. Question:What is a homogeneous mixture made of particles that exist as individual molecules or ions?
a. solutionb. solutec. solventd. colloid
480. Question:What is the component of the solution that is dissolved?
a. solventb. solutec. catalystd. colloid
481. Question:When the maximum amount of solute is dissolved in the given solvent at a stated temperature, the solution formed is ________.
a. unsaturatedb. saturatedc. supersaturatedd. undersaturated
482. Question:When the solution contains less solute particles than the maximum amount the solvent can dissolve at that temperature, the solution is _______.
a. unsaturatedb. saturatedc. supersaturatedd. undersaturated
483. Question:When the solution contains more solute particles than the solvent can normally hold, the solution is _____.
a. unsaturatedb. saturatedc. supersaturatedd. undersaturated
484. Question:What is the most common solution on earth?
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a. airb. seawaterc. bloodd. freshwater
485. Question:Solutions composed of two or more metals are called _______.
a. saturated solutionsb. supersaturated solutionsc. unsaturated solutionsd. alloys
486. Question:The solubility of a substance in another substance is affected by the following factors except _____.
a. nature of solute and solventb. pressurec. volumed. temperature
487. Question:Liquids that do not mix are said to be _______.
a. miscibleb. immisciblec. solubled. nonsoluble
488. Question:Water and alcohol are both liquids that can be mixed in any proportion. They are said to be ____.
a. miscibleb. immisciblec. solubled. nonsoluble
489. Question:How will an increase in temperature in solids affect solubility?
a. it will cause a decrease in solubility
b. it will not affect solubility at allc. it will slightly affect solubilityd. it will cause an increase in
solubility
490. Question:How will an increase in temperature of gases dissolving in liquids affect solubility?
a. it will cause a decrease in solubility
b. it will not affect solubility at allc. it will slightly affect solubilityd. it will cause an increase in
solubility
491. Question:How does pressure affects the solubility of gases in liquids?
a. it decreases solubilityb. it does not affect solubility at allc. it slightly affects solubilityd. it increases solubility
492. Question:How does pressure affects the solubility in liquids or of liquids in another liquid?
a. it decreases solubilityb. it does not affect solubility at allc. it slightly affects solubilityd. it increases solubility
493. Question:“The solubility of gas in a liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of the gas above the solution”. This is known as ______.
a. Hund’s lawb. Pascal’s lawc. Henry’s lawd. Dalton’s law
494. Question:What is the common unit is used to indicate the mass of a particle?
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a. Atomic mass unit (amu)b. Charge unitc. Coulombd. Gram
495. Question:What is the unit for the charge of a particle?
a. Coulombb. charge unitc. atomic mass unitd. Lepton
496. Question:The protons and neutrons are not considered as fundamental particles because they consist of smaller particles called?
a. bosonsb. quarksc. leptonsd. fermions
497. Question:What refers to the measure of how fast a substance dissolves?
a. rate of solubilityb. rate of agitationc. rate of dissolutiond. rate of solution
498. Question:How can a rate of dissolution be increased?
a. reduce particle sizeb. agitationc. application of heatd. all of the above
499. Question:______ means there is only a little amount of solute dissolved in a solution.
a. concentratedb. dilutec. saturatedd. unsaturated
500. Question:______ means there is a large amount of solute dissolved in the solution.
a. concentratedb. dilutec. saturatedd. unsaturated
501. Question:What is the ratio of the number of moles of solute to the volume of the solution in liters?
a. molarityb. molalityc. formalityd. mole fraction
502. Question:What is the ratio of the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent?
a. molalityb. molalityc. formalityd. mole fraction
503. Question:What is the process of making a solution less concentrated as in the addition of more solvent?
a. concentrationb. dilutionc. saturationd. colligation
504. Question:
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What is the process of changing the liquid to gas that is usually accompanied by the production of bubbles of vapor in the liquid?
a. vaporizingb. boilingc. condensingd. sublimation
505. Question:What is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the prevailing atmospheric pressure?
a. boiling pointb. triple pointc. saturation pointd. critical point
506. Question:What is the temperature at which liquid and solids are in equilibrium?
a. Boiling pointb. Resting pointc. Freezing pointd. Critical point
507. Question:What refers to the decrease in the freezing point of a pure liquid when another substance is dissolved in the liquid?
a. Freezing point compressionb. Freezing point extensionc. Freezing point depressiond. Freezing point dilution
508. Question:If two solutions have the same concentration of solute, they are ______.
a. hypertonicb. hypotonicc. isotonic
d. photonic
509. Question:If one or two solutions has a higher concentration of solute particles than the other, the one with the higher concentration is described as _______.
a. hypertonicb. hypotonicc. isotonicd. photonic
510. Question:What is in some aerosol products that can cause harm to the atmosphere?
a. smogb. Chloroflurocarbons (CFC)c. emulsifying agentd. hydrocarbons
511. Question:What are colloidal dispersions of gas bubbles in liquids or solids?
a. emulsionsb. aerosolsc. foamsd. sols
512. Question:What is a colloidal dispersion of a liquid in either a liquid or a solid?
a. emulsionsb. gelsc. foamsd. sols
513. Question:What is a solid dispersed in either a solid or liquid?
a. emulsionsb. gelsc. foamsd. sols
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514. Question:What is defined as a substance which, upon dissolution in or reacting with water causes an increase in the concentration of the solvent anion, OH?
a. Lewis acidb. Lewis basec. Arrhenius based. Arrhenius acid
515. Question:What is the dissolution constant of water at 25°C?
a. 1.8 x 10-15
b. 1.8 x 10-16
c. 1.8 x 10-17
d. 1.8 x 10-18
516. Question:What theory states that an acid is any substance that donates a proton to another substance, and a base is any substance that can accept a proton from any other substance?
a. Arrhenius theoryb. Bronsted-Lowry theoryc. Lewis theoryd. pH concept
517. Question:What is a colloidal system in which the dispersed phase consists of fibrous, interwoven particles called fibrils which exert a marked effect on the physical properties of the dispersing medium?
a. emulsionsb. gelsc. foamsd. sols
518. Question:Most cosmetics and ointments and creams used in medicines are _____.
a. emulsionsb. gelsc. foamsd. sols
519. Question:The substance usually used in cleaning toilets bowls and tiles is muriatic acid. What is another term for muriatic acid?
a. Nitric acidb. Sulfuric acidc. Hydrochloric acidd. Phosphoric acid
520. Question:“Upon dissociation in water, acids yield hydrogen ions while gases yield hydroxide ions”. What is this statement commonly called?
a. Arrhenius theoryb. pH conceptc. Bronsted-Lowry theoryd. Le Chatelier’s principle
521. Question:What is defined as the substance which, upon reaction with water, causes an increase in the concentration of the solvent cation, H3O+?
a. Lewis acidb. Lewis basec. Arrhenius based. Arrhenius acid
522. Question:What theory states that an acid is a substance that can accept a lone pair from another molecule, and a base is a substance that has a lone pair of electrons?
a. Arrhenius theoryb. Bronsted-Lowry theoryc. Lewis theoryd. pH concept
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523. Question:An acid described as an electron pair acceptor is the ______ acid.
a. Arrheniusb. Purec. Lewisd. Bronsted-Lowry
524. Question:The Bronsted-Lowry acid is:
a. a proton donorb. a proton acceptorc. an electron pair acceptord. an electron pair donor
525. Question:Acids consist of three elements, hydrogen and two nonmetals are called _______.
a. triacidsb. ternary acidsc. oxyacidsd. organic acids
526. Question:If one of two nonmetals of a ternary acid is oxygen, the acid is called _______.
a. oxideb. oxyacidc. oxide acidd. acidic oxide
527. Question:Which of thee following is the formula of sulfuric acid?
a. H2SO4
b. H2SO3
c. H4SO2
d. HNO2
528. Question:Which of the following is the formula of nitric acid?
a. HNO4
b. H2SO3
c. H4SO2
d. HNO3
529. Question:What acid is usually used in vinegars?
a. Sulfuric acidb. Acetic acidc. Nitric acidd. Carbonic acid
530. Question:What acid is used in glass itching?
a. Acetylsalicylic acidb. Hydroflouric acidc. Phosphoric acidd. Hydrochloric acid
531. Question:What acid is usually present in some fruits?
a. citric acidb. Carbonic acidc. Organic acid
d. Nitric acid
532. Question:What acid is used in carbonated drinks?
a. Carbonic acidb. Hydroflouric acidc. Nitric acidd. Citric acid
533. Question:
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What acid usually used to reduce pain and inflammation such as aspirin and other pain relievers?
a. Carbonic acidb. Acetylsalicylic acidc. Nitric acidd. Phosphoric acid
534. Question:The Bronsted-Lowry base is
a. a proton donorb. a proton acceptorc. an electron pair acceptord. an electron pair donor
535. Question:According to Gilbert Lewis, an acid-base reaction as the sharing of an electron pair will form what type of bond?
a. coordinate ionic bondb. coordinate covalent bondc. coordinate metallic bondd. coordinate bond
536. Question:What is the type of covalent bond in which the shared electrons are donated by one, not both, of the atoms involved?
a. synchronous covalent bondb. coordinate covalent bondc. asynchronous covalent bondd. translating covalent bond
537. Question:What is the term used for the product of a Lewis acid-base reaction?
a. oxyacidsb. binary acidsc. acibasd. adduct
538. Question:
Acids composed of only two elements, hydrogen and non metal, are called ______.
a. binary acidsb. ternary acidsc. oxyacidsd. organic acids
539. Question:What is added to hydrochloride to form hydrochloric acid?
a. oxygenb. sulfurc. waterd. carbon
540. Question:What acid is usually used in the manufacturer of fertilizers?
a. Carbonic acidb. Acetylsalicylic acidc. Sulfuric acidd. Phosphoric acid
541. Question:What acid is used in the manufacture of explosives?
a. Carbonic acidb. Acetylsalicylic acidc. Nitric acidd. Phosphoric acid
542. Question:What acid is used in the batteries of cars or automobiles?
a. Carbonic acid
b. Acetylsalicylic acidc. Sulfuric acidd. Phosphoric acid
543. Question:Bases are compounds consisting of
a. metal and oxide ionb. nonmetal and oxide ionc. metal and hydroxide ion
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d. nonmetal and hydroxide ion
544. Question:Which base is used to remove carbon dioxide from air?
a. Lithium hydroxideb. Sodium hydroxidec. Aluminum hydroxided. Magnesium hydroxide
545. Question:Which two substances have the same pH, which is 6.5?
a. Saliva and milkb. Orange juice and tomato juicec. Vinegar and calamansi juiced. Urine and apple juice
546. Question:Which is the most acidic?
a. vinegarb. calamansi juicec. carbonated drinkd. orange juice
547. Question:Which is the best description of strong acids?
a. They dissociate or ionize completely in water
b. They don’t dissociate or ionize completely in water
c. They are normally found in vinegars
d. They are the acids that do not contain hydrogen
548. Question:Which is the best description of weak acids?
a. They dissociate or ionize completely in water
b. They do not dissociate or ionize completely in water
c. They are normally found in hydrogen chloride form
d. They are the acids that not found in vinegars
549. Question:What is a measure of the H3O+ concentration of solution?
a. pHb. pOHc. Indicatord. OH-
550. Question:What is the measure of the OH- concentration of a solution?
a. pHb. pOHc. Indicatord. OH-
551. Question:What is the pH of neutral solution?
a. 5b. 6c. 7d. 8
552. Question:What is the pH of pure water?
a. 6.1b. 6.5c. 7d. 7.4
553. Question:What refers to the reaction between an acid and a base forming salt and water?
a. Neutralizationb. Titrationc. Hydrolysisd. Buffer
554. Question:
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What is the process of measuring the concentration of an acid or base in one solution by adding a base or acid solution of known concentration until the acid or base in the solution of unknown concentration is fully neutralized?
a. Neutralizationb. Titrationc. Hydrolysisd. Buffer
555. Question:What group in the periodic table is the nitrogen group?
a. Group VAb. Group VIAc. Group VIIAd. Group IVA
556. Question:What is the atomic number of oxygen?
a. 6b. 7c. 8d. 9
557. Question:What is the atomic number of germanium?
a. 14b. 32c. 18d. 23
558. Question:What is the most abundant element in the human body?
a. Hydrogenb. Heliumc. Oxygend. Nitrogen
559. Question:What refers to the point at which the added base or acid solution in titration is enough to fully neutralize the acid or base?
a. Neutral pointb. Titrant pointc. Central pointd. Equivalence point
560. Question:Which of the following is the most basic?
a. pH 8b. pH 9c. pH 11d. pH 13
561. Question:What is a substance that changes at a certain pH range?
a. Litmus paperb. Indicatorc. Balancerd. Lichen
562. Question:What base is used as an antacid with no dosage restriction?
a. Magnesium hydroxideb. Sodium hydroxidec. Aluminum hydroxided. Lithium hydroxide
563. Question:What refers to the reaction between the ions of a salt and the ions of water?
a. salt titrationb. salt bufferingc. salt neutralization
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d. salt hydrolysis
564. Question:Magnesium hydroxide is a base used as antacid if consumed in small amounts and laxative if consumed in large dosage. What is common term for magnesium hydroxide?
a. Skim of Magnesiab. Oil of Magnesiac. Cream of Magnesiad. Milk of Magnesia
565. Question:What is the most convenient way of expressing hydronium ion concentration?
a. Hydrometer readingb. pH scalec. Alkalinityd. Basicity
566. Question:Who proposed the pH scale in 1909?
a. Albert Einsteinb. J. Willard Gibbsc. Henri Hessd. Soren Sorensen
567. Question:What does the symbol “pH” stands for?
a. the power of the hydroxide compound
b. the power of hydroxide ionc. the power of hydrogen ionsd. The power of hydrogen
568. Question:
What is a solution consisting of a weak acid and its conjugate base, or of a weak base and its conjugate acid?
a. seawaterb. saltc. bufferd. aqueous solution
569. Question:What is the most common chemical reaction, which is the reaction of materials with oxygen accompanied by the giving off of energy in the form of heat?
a. combustionb. exothermic reactionc. endothermic reactiond. kinetic reaction
570. Question:What is the area of chemistry that concerns with the rate at which chemical reactions occur?
a. Chemical collision theoryb. Chemical dynamicsc. Chemical kinematicsd. Chemical kinetics
571. Question:What is the minimum amount of energy need for a chemical reaction to occur called?
a. initial energyb. activation energyc. ignition energyd. catalystic energy
572. Question:If the energy is released as the reaction occurs, it is a ____ reaction.
a. instantaneousb. spontaneousc. exothermicd. endothermic
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573. Question:If the energy is absorbed as the reaction occurs, it is a ____ reaction.
a. instantaneousb. spontaneousc. exothermicd. endothermic
574. Question:Most heterogeneous catalysts are
a. liquidsb. solidsc. gasesd. plasma
575. Question:What quantity is use to determine how far from equilibrium the chemical reaction is?
a. Reaction indexb. Chemical quotientc. Equilibrium quotientd. Reaction quotient
576. Question:What states that if a change in conditions is imposed on a system at equilibrium, the equilibrium position will shift in the direction that tends to reduce the effects of that change?
a. Hess’ principleb. Catalyst effectc. Haber process principled. Le Chatelier’s principle
577. Question:What is a substance that, when added to a reaction mixture, increases the rate of the reaction but is itself unchanged after the reaction is done?
a. Hydroxide ionsb. Acceleratorsc. Catalystsd. Neutral substance
578. Question:What is a substance that slows down a chemical reaction?
a. Inhibitorsb. Retardantc. Catalystd. Decelerators
579. Question:What type of catalyst exists in the same phase as the reactants in a reaction mixture?
a. Homogeneous catalystb. Heterogeneous catalystc. Pure catalystd. Composite catalyst
580. Question:What type of catalyst exists in separate phase as the reactants in the reaction mixture?
a. Homogeneous catalystb. Heterogeneous catalystc. Pure catalystd. Composite catalyst
581. Question:What refers to the reaction of oxygen with an element or compound? It is also the loss of electron.
a. Reductionb. Oxidationc. Oxygenation
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d. Oxygenization
582. Question:The gain of electrons by a substance is known as _____.
a. oxidationb. covalent processc. reductiond. ionic process
583. Question:What represents the charge that the atom would have if the electrons in each bond belonged entirely to the more electronegative atom?
a. oxidation numberb. atomic numberc. atomic weightd. electron affinity
584. Question:A reduced substance is what type of agent?
a. oxidizing agentb. redox agentc. reducing agentd. nonredox agent
585. Question:The oxidized substance is what type of agent?
a. oxidizing agentb. redox agentc. reducing agentd. nonredox agent
586. Question:What reaction does not involve any change in oxidation number?
a. redox reactionb. nonredox reactionc. reducing reactiond. oxidizing reaction
587. Question:What is an apparatus that uses a spontaneous redox reaction to generate electricity?
a. voltaic cellb. fuel cellc. lead celld. nickel cadmium cell
588. Question:What is a branch of chemistry which is the study of carbon-containing molecules known as organic compounds?
a. Organic Chemistryb. Inorganic chemistryc. Stoichemistryd. Biochemistry
589. Question:It is a crystalline form of carbon.
a. diamondb. graphitec. fullerenesd. all of the above
590. Question:What crystalline carbon is soft, black, slippery solid that possess metallic luster and conduct electricity?
a. charcoalb. graphitec. diamondd. coke
591. Question:What is formed when hydrocarbons such as methane are heated in the presence of very little oxygen?
a. carbon blackb. charcoal
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c. coked. diamond
592. Question:Based on the type of bond existing between two carbon atoms, how do hydrocarbons classified?
a. Saturated and unsaturatedb. Pure and unpurec. Organic and inorganicd. Natural and artificial
593. Question:What hydrocarbons contain only single bond?
a. alkaneb. alkynec. alkened. benzene
594. Question:When a hydrocarbon consists of carbon links that form a long, straight or branched chain, it is classified as ____ type.
a. cyclicb. chainc. poled. linear
595. Question:When hydrocarbon consists of carbon links that form a ring, it is classified as ____ type.
a. cyclicb. chainc. poled. linear
596. Question:The aromatic hydrocarbons contain the structural unit called _____.
a. alkyneb. benzene
c. alkened. alkane
597. Question:What is a six-carbon ring with three alternating double bonds, or closely related rings or rings of similar nature where nitrogen replaces carbon in one or more ring positions?
a. alkyneb. benzenec. alkened. alkane
598. Question:What is another term for Alkanes?
a. olefinsb. acetylenec. paraffinsd. methyl
599. Question:What is the simplest alkane which is a major component of nature gas?
a. methaneb. octancec. olefind. acetylene
600. Question:What are hydrocarbons that contain one or more double bonds?
a. alkyneb. benzenec. alkened. alkane
601. Question:What is another term for “alkenes”?
a. olefinsb. acetylenec. paraffins
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d. methyl
602. Question:What is the simplest alkene, which is a plant hormone that plays important role in the seed germination and
ripening of fruits?
a. anthraceneb. propylc. ethyned. ethene
603. Question:What are hydrocarbons that contain one or more triple bonds?
a. alkyneb. benzenec. alkened. alkane
604. Question:What is the simplest alkyne which is highly reactive molecule?
a. etheneb. acetylene or ethynec. propyld. alkyl
605. Question:The compounds, benzene, naphthalene and anthracene are example of what hydrocarbon?
a. aliphatic hydrocarbonsb. aromatic hydrocarbonsc. alkenesd. alkynes
606. Question:What aromatic hydrocarbon is used as a component of mothballs?
a. benzeneb. naphthalenec. anthracened. methyl
607. Question:In 1956, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) devised a systematic way of naming organic compounds. What is this called?
a. System Nomenclatureb. System of Identificationc. System of Verificationd. System of Unification
608. Question:In naming of hydrocarbons, what refers to a side chain that is formed by removing a hydrogen atom from an alkane?
a. alkyl groupb. alken groupc. methyl groupd. alkyn group
609. Question:It is usually used as a refrigerant?
a. ketoneb. musconec. propyl etherd. dimethyl ether
610. Question:What are compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structural formula?
a. aldehydesb. aminesc. isomersd. esters
611. Question:
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What is formed when a carboxylic acid and an alcohol react, with water as a bi-product?
a. amineb. esterc. polymerd. teflon
612. Question:What common carboxylic acid is found in yogurt?
a. lactic acidb. citric acidc. tartaric acidd. lauric acid
613. Question:What carboxylic acid is found in grapes?
a. Lactic acidb. Citric acidc. Tartaric acidd. Lauric acid
614. Question:What carboxylic acid is found in coconut oil?
a. Lactic acidb. Citric acidc. Tartaric acidd. Lauric acid
615. Question:What do you call the distinct pattern in space which the atoms of metals arranged themselves when they combine to produce a substance of recognizable size?
a. space-latticeb. crystalc. graind. unit cell
616. Question:
When a solid has a crystalline structure, the atoms arranged in repeating structures called ____.
a. latticeb. unit cellc. crystald. domain
617. Question:What refers to a crystal imperfection characterized by regions of severe atomic misfit where atoms are not properly surrounded by neighbor atoms?
a. Discrystallizationb. Dislocationc. Slip stepd. Dispersion
618. Question:In electrochemistry, oxidation is a loss of _____.
a. ionb. electronc. protond. anode
619. Question:What is the process of putting back the loss electrons to convert the ions back to a metal?
a. Oxidationb. Corrosionc. Reductiond. Ionization
620. Question:Oxidation in an electrochemical call always takes place where?
a. at the anodeb. at the cathodec. at the electrond. at both cathode and anode
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621. Question:Reduction in an electrochemical cell always takes place where?
a. at the anodeb. at the cathodec. at the electroded. at both cathode and anode
622. Question:What is equal to the fraction of the isotope in a naturally occurring sample of the element?
a. The chemical atomic weight of the isotope
b. The relative abundance of the isotope
c. The electronegativity of the isotope
d. The quantum number of the isotope
623. Question:what refers to salts of weak bases dissolving in water to form acidic solution?
a. Hydrolysisb. Neutralizationc. Bufferizationd. Titration
624. Question:Which of the following elements has the highest atomic number?
a. Titaniumb. Plutoniumc. Uraniumd. Radium
625. Question:All are properties of gaseous state except one. Which one?
a. may be expanded or may be compressed
b. have low densitiesc. indefinite shaped. mixed uniformly when soluble in
one another
626. Question:All are properties of liquid state except one. Which one?
a. Do not expand nor compress to any degree
b. usually flow readilyc. indefinite shaped. Do not mixed by diffusion
627. Question:What type of hydrocarbons that do not contain the benzene group or the benzene ring?
a. aromatic hydrocarbonb. aliphatic hydrocarbonc. simple hydrocarbond. carbon hydrocarbon
628. Question:What is an organic compound that contains the hydroxyl group?
a. baseb. acidc. alcohold. wine
629. Question:What is a reaction in which one molecule adds to another?
a. partial reactionb. monomolecular reactionc. molecular reaction
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d. Additional reaction
630. Question:Oxygen comprises what percent in mass in the earth’s crust?
a. 50.5b. 49.5c. 48.5d. 47.5
631. Question:What percent of the human body is carbon?
a. 22%
b. 20%c. 18%d. 16%
632. Question:What refers to how closely individual measurements agree with each other?
a. accuracyb. precisionc. relative precisiond. relative accuracy
633. Question:What is the physical appearance of sodium?
a. silver metalb. yellowish gasc. white crystalc. reddish gas
634. Question:What is the general term that refers to an allowed energy state for an electron in the atom?
a. quantum orbital levelb. quantum energy levelc. orbitald. quantum theory
635. Question:
Who performed an experiment in 1887 that yielded the charge-to-mass ratio of the electrons?
a. Niels Bohrb. Ernest Rutherfordc. J. J. Thomsond. Max Planck
636. Question:What is an alloy of mercury with another metal or metals?
a. Amalgramb. Aminec. Allotroped. Alkynes
637. Question:A compound that contains at least one animo group and at least one carboxyl group is called _____.
a. allotropeb. animo acidc. alkenesd. alkynes
638. Question:A molecular orbit that is of higher energy and lower stability than the atomic orbitals from which it was formed is called _____.
a. main molecular orbitalb. partial molecular orbitalc. bonding molecular orbitald. antibonding molecular orbit
639. Question:What type of carbon is produced when wood is heated intensely in the absence of air? It is used to remove undesirable odors from air.
a. carbon blackb. charcoalc. coked. diamond
640. Question:
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What carbon is produced when coal is strongly heated in the absence of air?
a. carbon blackb. charcoalc. coked. diamond
641. Question:What type of carbon is used in the manufacture of car tires?
a. carbon blackb. charcoalc. coked. diamond
642. Question:The organic compounds are related to each other by a common feature involving a certain arrangement of atoms called _______.
a. hydrocarbonsb. chainc. functional groupsd. alkanes
643. Question:What is the simplest and most commonly encountered class of organic compounds?
a. carbidesb. oxidesc. carbon oxidesd. hydrocarbons
644. Question:A molecular orbit that is lower energy and greater stability than the atomic orbitals from which it was formed is called ____.
a. main molecular orbitalb. partial molecular orbitalc. bonding molecular orbitd. antibonding molecular orbital
645. Question:An ion containing a central metal cation bonded to one or more molecules or ions is called ____.
a. compound ionb. complex ionc. simplex iond. buffer ion
646. Question:Which one is a factor that affects the rate of chemical reactions?
a. Temperatureb. Concentration and surface area of
reactantsc. Presence of a catalystd. all of the above
647. Question:What refers to the state at which the rates of the forward and backward reactions are equal?
a. Chemical equilibriumb. Reversible equilibriumc. Reaction equilibriumd. Haber equilibrium
648. Question:What is the study of heat formed or required by the chemical reaction?
a. Stoichemistryb. Thermochemistryc. Thermodynamicsd. Enthalpy
649. Question:Who proposed the quantum theory in 1900?
a. J.J. Thompsonb. Neils Bohrc. Max Planckd. Ernest Rutherford
650. Question:Compounds containing CN ion are called _____.
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a. cyanidesb. cycloalkanesc. carbidesd. carboxylic acids
651. Question:A molecule that does not possess a dipole moment is called ____.
a. polar moleculeb. nonpolar moleculec. nonelectrolytic moleculed. electrolytic molecule
652. Question:What is the ratio of the equilibrium concentration of the products to the equilibrium concentrations of the reactants with each species
concentration raised to the corresponding stoichiometric coefficient found in the balanced reaction?
a. Equilibrium constantb. Equilibrium concentrationc. Chemical equilibriumd. Reaction quotient
653. Question:What term is used as a qualitative description of the extent of a chemical reaction?
a. Equilibrium positionb. Chemical equilibriumc. Equilibriumd. Reaction equilibrium
654. Question:What is the physical appearance of chlorine?
a. silver metalb. white crystalc. yellowish gasd. white metal
655. Question:
What is the physical appearance of sodium chloride?
a. silver metalb. white crystalc. yellowish gasd. white metal
656. Question:What refers to a substance that when dissolved in water, gives a solution that is not electrically conducting?
a. nonpolarb. electrolytec. nonelectrolyted. polar
657. Question:What refers to a chemical formula that shows how atoms are bonded to one another in a molecule?
a. Molecular formulab. Structural formulac. Standard formulad. Bonding formula
658. Question:What refers to ions that are not involved in the overall reaction?
a. Guest ionsb. Special ionsc. Spectator ionsd. Extra ions
659. Question:A compound distinguished by a high molar mass, ranging into thousands and millions of grams, and made up of many repeating cells is called
a. electrolyteb. polymer c. nucleotided. oxoacid
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660. Question:How are mixtures classified?
a. Elements and Compoundsb. Metals, Nonmetals or Metalloidsc. Homogenous or Heterogeneousd. suspension, colloids and solutions
661. Question:The mixture of soil and water is an example of what classification of a mixture?
a. homogenousb. suspensionc. colloidd. solution
662. Question:A very fine particle of soil when mixed to water will form a cloudy mixture. How is the mixture classified?
a. colloidb. suspensionc. solutiond. compound
663. Question:The particles of sugar dispersed in water are so small that a clear homogeneous mixture results. What is this homogeneous mixture called?
a. colloidb. compoundc. suspensiond. solution
664. Question:If one of the two solutions has a higher concentration of solute particles than the other, the one with the lower concentration is described as ______.
a. hypertonicb. hypotonicc. isotonicd. photonic
665. Question:The movement of solvent particles through a semi-permeable membrane from the region of lower solute concentration to the region of higher solute concentration is called _______.
a. osmosisb. hymolysisc. crenationd. dialysis
666. Question:What are suspensions of liquid or solid particles in a gas called?
a. emulsionsb. aerosolsc. foamsd. sols
667. Question:What is the atomic number of carbon?
a. 6b. 7c. 8d. 10
668. Question:Who formulated the atomic theory?
a. John Daltonb. Humphrey Davyc. Henri Becquereld. Ernest Rutherford
669. Question:
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What is the ratio of the number of moles of one component of a solution to the total number of moles of all the components?
a. molarityb. molalityc. formalityd. mole fraction
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