General Chemistry 1 (First Quarter)

Name: __________________________ Score: ____________

GRADE 12-___ Date: ____________
DIRECTION: Read each statement carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer in the choices
provided.
Matter and Its Properties
1. Material substance that has occupies space, has mass and is composed predominantly of atoms
consisting of protons, neutrons and electrons is known as matter. Which of the following things is not
considered as matter?
A. tree C. rain
B. soul D. air

2. Table salt is used as condiments in cooking. What are the elements present in NaCl?
A. Oxygen, Hydrogen C. Sodium, Chlorine
B. Sodium, Oxygen D. Sodium, Fluorine

3. What kind of separating mixture will you use to separate sand and water?
A. Filtration C. Centrifugation
B. Sublimation D. Decantation

4. What do you called the substances which cannot be broken into simpler substance?
A. Compound. C. Mixture
B. Element D. Molecules

5. Fe(SO)₄ is used as food supplements to replace the lost iron in our body. How can you classify this
substance?
A. Pure substance, element C. Pure substance, mixture
B. Pure substance, compound D. Mixture, homogenous

6. Which of the following defines a compound?

A. It is a physically combined substance made of more than one element
B. It is a chemically combined substance made of more than one element
C. It is a naturally combined substance made of more than ten element
D. It is a physically combined substance made of more than eight element

7. What do you called the atoms with charge, it can be positive and negative charge?
A. Ions C. Cations
B. Molecules D. Anions

8. Oxygen is example of element. It can’t be broken into simpler substance. What do you call a material
containing two or more substances?
A. Combined matter C. Mixtures
B. Compound D. Mixed substance

9. What do you call the kind of matter with definite and fixed composition? Elements are good example of
this.
 A. Mixed substance C. Liquid
B. Pure substance D. Gas

10. Separating a mixture by the distribution of its components between two phases, one phase being
stationary and the other one phase is moving
A. Chromatography C. Evaporation
B. Distillation D. Decantation

11. Which of the following statements show intensive property of matter?

A. The length of the wood is 15 cm
B. Sampaguita flower smell sweet
C. A pinch of sugar weighs about 2.3 grams
D. The boiling point of alcohol is 78.37 °C

12. Which of the following sets include something that is not matter?
A. Stone, rain, rock C. Air, heart, stone
B. Rock, heart, ball D. Soul, rock, air
Atom, Molecules and Ions
13. Who postulate the law of conservation of mass?
A. Isaac Newton C. John Dalton
B. Aristotle D. Democritus

14. The Law of Multiple Proportion states that

A. Atoms of the same element are chemically alike, while those of different elements are chemically
different
B. All elements are made up of tiny, indivisible particles called atom
C. Atoms combined only in certain whole number combination to produce molecules
D. There are so many atoms in one element

15. The compound formula for Calcium bromide is?

A. CaBr₂ C. CaBr₃
B. Ca₂Br D. Ca₃Br₂

16. The chemical formula for Sodium oxide is?

A. Na₂O C. NaO₂
B. NaO D. Na+O-2

17. What is the chemical name of the compound Cl2O5?

A. Dichlorine pentoxide C. Dichloride pentoxide
B. Dichloride pentoxine D. dichlorine pentoxide

18. In determining the number of sub atomic particle, Z represent?

A. Neutron number C. Weight number
B. Atomic number D. Symbol for the element

19. With connection to the question number 18, A stands for?

A. Mass number C. Number of protons
B. Atomic number D. Neutron number
 79
20. If the isotopic notation of Selenium is 36𝑆𝑒, what is its mass number?
A. 79 B. 36 C. 43 D. 44

21. The isotopic notation of Phosphorus is 30

15𝑃 , determine its atomic number
A. 30 B. 15 C. 16 D. 32

22. Determine the molecular formula of a compound with empirical formula of ClCH2 and its molar weight
is 98.96 g/mol
A. Cl2C2H4 C. ClCH8
B. Cl4C4H8 D. Cl4C2H4

23. Uranium has 3 common isotopes, if the abundance level of 234U is 0.01%, 235U is 0.71% and 238U is
99.28%, what is the average atomic mass of uranium?
A. 237.98 u C. 238.12 u
B. 238.02 u D. 237.18 u

24. Calculate the average atomic mass of Chlorine use in pools which are 75.53% of 35Cl and 24.47% of
37
Cl
A. 34.08 amu C. 35.12 amu
B. 35.49 amu D. 35.99 amu
Measurements
25. In Chemistry, precision means?
A. How close a measurement to the known values
B. How close two measurements to one another
C. How far a measurement to the known value
D. How far two measurements to one another

26. Which of the following shows 5 significant figures?

A. 1.70 x 103 C. 0.0124
B. 0.0017 D. 39.800

27. When 2610, 11.7, and 0.22 are added, the answer should be? (With correct number of significant figure)
A. 2623 C. 2622
B. 2621.9 D. 2522

28. The density of a mineral is 5.0 g/cm³ and has a volume of 15 cubic centimeters. What is the mass of the
substance?
A. 3 g C. 50 g
B. 20 g D. 75 g

29. If the density of a substance is 8 g/ml, what volume would 40.00g of the substance occupy?
A. 5.0 ml C. 0.5 ml
B. 5.00 ml D. 5 ml

30. Calculate the density of a piece of metal with mass of 8500 g displaces 0.180 ml when in water
A. 4722 g/mol C. 47.2 x 1024 g/ml
B. 4722 g/ml D. 47.2 x 1023 g/ml
 31. Jaycee accidentally drops his ring into a graduated cylinder. His ring has a mass of 6 grams and the
water level in the cylinder rises from 5 ml to 7 ml. What is the density of his ring?
A. 3 g/ml C. 3 g/mol
B. 3.3 g/ml D. 0.3 g/mol

32. In scientific measurement, there are two types of measurement systems use worldwide known as?
A. English and Spanish C. English and scientific
B. English and metric D. English and currency

33. What is the standard unit for energy?

A. A B. J C. W D. N

34. The following are common units of pressure except?

A. Pa C. Mm Hg
B. Psi D. Mm Mg

35. In Chemistry, the standard unit of pressure is?

A. Atm C. Pa
B. Torr D. Kpa

36. 0.01230030 cm has how many number of significant figure?

A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
Gases
37. The mass of an atom of a chemical element which is approximately equivalent to the number of protons
and neutrons in the atom is called?
A. Atomic mass C. Density
B. Atomic weight D. Matter

38. What do you call the sum of the average atomic mass of the atoms in the molecule?
A. Atomic mass C. Empirical mass
B. Molecular mass D. Atomic weight

39. What do you call the sum of the atomic masses of the atoms in the ionic compound?
A. Formula mass C. Molecular mass
B. Empirical mass D. Molecular weight

40. Is the formula weight of the compound being equal to one mole of that substance?
A. True C. Maybe
B. False D. Not all the time

41. Calculate the number of atoms in Argon in 0.500 moles of Ar

A. 3.01 x 1024 Ar atoms C. 3.01 x 1022 Ar atoms
23
B. 3.01 x 10 Ar atoms D. 3.01 x 1025 Ar atoms

42. How many moles of Co are there in 4.960 x 1025 atoms of Co?
A. 82.36 moles C. 83.36 moles
B. 82.46 moles D. 83.46 moles
 43. The temperature inside my refrigerator is about 40C. The temperature in my kitchen is 22C. If I take a
3.5L balloon that is in my kitchen and put it in the refrigerator, what will its new volume be?
A. 3.0L C. 3.3L
B. 3.1L D. 3.5L
44. . A weather balloon has a volume of 35 L at sea level (1.0 atm). After the balloon is released it rises to
where the air pressure is 0.75 atm. What will the new volume of the weather balloon be?
A. 38.7L C. 47.6L
B. 46.7L D. 48.3L*
45. If the sun heats my car from a temperature of 20.0 C to a temperature of 550 C, what will the pressure
inside my car be? Assume the pressure was initially 570 mmHg.
A. 638.1mmHg C. 633.7mmHg
B. 642.4mmHg D. 617.5mmHg

46. A gas sample occupies 252mL at 23°C and 1.5atm. Determine its volume at 0C and 760 mmHg.
A. 290.2 ml C. 346.8 ml
B. 321.5 ml D. 348.6 ml
47. A gas canister can tolerate internal pressures up to 210 atmospheres before it explodes. Find the pressure
in a 2.0 L canister holding 3.5 moles of gas that is heated to 1350 C.
A. 233.2atm C. 258.8atm
B. 256.3atm D. 259.1atm

48. 12.5g of a gas occupies 10.5L at 25°C and 755mmHg. Determine the molar mass of the gas.
A. 26.3g/mol C. 28.3g/mol
B. 27.3g/mol D. 29.3g/mol
Stoichiometry
49. Balance the following reaction:
__C₃H₈O₃ (g) + __O₂ (g) __CO₂ (g) + __H₂O (g)
Molar Mass
H 1
A. 2,6,6,9
C 12
B. 2,3,3,4
O 16
C. 2,6,7,7 Al 27
D. 2,7,6,8

50. Mackenlly was given by his lab instructor of 34g of compound with 5.9% H and 94.1% O. The
molecular formula of the compound is?
A. H₄O C. H₂O₂
B. H₂O D. H₂O₄

51. Which of the following describes bases as proton receptors?

A. Bronted-Lowry C. Lewis
B. Arrhenius D. Lavoiser

52. What is the molecular mass of Al (OH)?

A. 97g/mol C. 77g/mol
B. 78g/mol D. 88g/mol

53. What is the oxidation number of Phosphorous in the compound P₂O₅?

 A. +3 C. +5
B. -4 D. -5

54. This is called as the simplest formula,

A. Chemical formula C. Empirical Formula
B. Mass Formula D. Density Formula

For items number 55 to 60, balance the following chemical reactions. Encircle the correct letter of the
answer.

55. __Si₂H₃ +__ O₂ __SiO₂ + __H₂O

A. 4,11,8,6 C. 4,10,6,9
B. 4,12,9,6 D. 4,5,1,8

56. __MgNH₄PO₄ Mg₂P₂O₇ + __NH₃ + H₂O

A. 3,8 C. 4,2
B. 2,2, D. 6,8

57. P₄ + __ O₂ __P₂O₅
A. 5,2 C. 7,2
B. 6,2 D. 3,2

58. __ O₂ __ O₃
A. 2,3 C. 1,2
B. 3,2 D. 2,2

59. __C₄H₁₀ + __ Cl₂ + __ O₂ __CO₂ + CCl₄ + __ H₂O

A. 2,2,12,7,10 C. 2,3,12,7,11
B. 3,2,12,7,10 D. 2,2,12,8,10

60. Ca₁₀F₂ (PO₄)₆ + __H₂SO₄ __Ca(H₂PO₄)₂ + __CaSO₄ + __HF

A. 7,3,7,2 C. 8,2,7,1
B. 2,2,2,2 D. 9,3,9,1