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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 15. The items amenable to detection by soft x-rays

1. The active component of sunblock for shorter-wavelength a) counterfeit coins c) contrabands
UVA protection b) lead in bullets d) narcotics
a) benzophenone c) titanium dioxide
b) p-Aminobenzoic acid d) zinc oxide ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
2. What would be the arrangement of the following compounds in 16. Which compound will be almost completely deprotonated by
order of decreasing bond length? NaOH
a) C–C, CC, CC c) CC, CC, C–C a) phenol b) acetid acid c) water d) ethanol
b) C–C, CC, CC d) CC, C–C , CC 17. The chemical structure below denotes:
3. The following substituent are ortho-para directing except
a) Dopamine
a) –F b) –CH2CH3 c) –CHO d) -OH
b) Tyrosine
4. If 20.0 g of each reactant were used in performing the
c) Serotonin
following reaction, which would be the limiting reactant?
d) Aspirin
2MnO2 + 4KOH + O2 + Cl2  2KMnO4 + 2KCl + 2H2O
a) Cl2 b) MnO2 c) O2 d) KOH
5. Metallic calcium crystallized in a face-centered cubic lattice
and the atomic radius of calcium is 1.97 Å. Calculate the edge 18. How many sigma and pi bonds are there in ethyne?
length, a, of a unit cell of calcium. a) 2, 3 b) 2, 2 c) 3, 2 d) 3, 3
a) 5.57 Å b) 6.24 Å c) 4.19 Å d) 6.83 Å
6. Suppose you are given a gaseous compound for which the
formula is CxH2x-2 at the same temperature and pressure at
which oxygen weighs 4.8 grams per liter, the unknown gas
weighs 8.10 g/L. What is the formula of the compound?
a) C2H2 b) C4H6 c) C3H8 d) C4H10
SOL’N:
mass O2 = g/L 19. In an elimination reaction, formation of highly substituted
mass of unknown gas = 8.10 g/L alkene is the major product to what law is this statement
P1/T1 = P2/T2 associated?
a) Hofmann c) Anti Markovnikov
7. For the particle having the normalized wavefunction: b) Zaitsev d) Markovnikov
2 𝑥 20. The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruit is
 = √ sin
𝑎 𝑎 a) ethylene b) ethane c) CO2 d) acetylene
What is the probability that the particle exists in the 21. To be aromatic, a molecule must be electrons
following intervals: x = 0 to 0.02a a) 4n + 2 b) 2n + 2 c) 4n +  d) 2n + 
a) 0.00005 b) 0.0001 c) 0.02 d) 0.04 22. Which among the following is the most acidic?
a) methanol b) phenol c) p-methylphenol d) p-nitrophenol
8. Based on the preceding wavefunction, the probability that the
23. Oxidation of secondary alcohols yields
particle exists in x = 0.24a to 0.26a
a) acids b) aldehyde c) ketone d) no reaction
a) 0.00005 b) 0.0001 c) 0.02 d) 0.04 24. Which of the following organic compound is most soluble in
9. Of the following gases, ____________ will have the greatest water?
rate of effusion at a given temperature. a) CH4 b) CH3OH c) CCl4 d) CH3CH3
a) NH3 b) CH4 c) Ar d) HBr
10. What is the total number of completely or partially filled p- ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
orbitals in 33As atom in its ground state configuration? 25. Charcoal samples taken from holes dug at Stonehenge have a
a) 3 b) 6 c) 8 d) 9 carbon-14 specific activity of 9.50 dpm per gram carbon.
11. Karl Fisher Method is used to analyze traces of Living wood has a specific activity of 15.3 dpm per gram of
a) H2O b) Fe c) N2 d) C carbon. Given the half-life of carbon 14 is 5730 years. How
12. The “Hanging Drop Test” is used to identify long ago (in years) was the wood part of a living plant?
a) MnO4 b) CO3-2 c) NO2 d) C2O4-2 a) 3550 b) 3940 c) 5700 d) 9230
13. The method used to estimate the nitrogen content of a 26. KClO3 in a 127.9 mg sample of an explosive was determined by
substance the reaction with 50 mL of 0.0893 M FeSO4 resulting to its
a) Winkler b) Beilsten c) Grignard d) Kjeldahl reduction to Cl-. When the reaction was complete, it was then
14. The terms “sweet” and “sour” in natural gas terminology are treated with 10.735 mL of 0.02326 M KMnO4. Calculate the
used to denote the absence or presence of . % KClO3 (122.55 g/mol) in the sample.
a) CO2 b) CH4 c) H2S d) SO3 a) 21.06% b) 38.94% c) 51.37% d) 67.32%
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27. The pH of a 0.10M ammonium chloride (Ka = 5.56x10-10) 34. Calculate the mass of 95%w NH4Cl salt necessary to prepare
a) 5.12 b) 5.62 c) 6.37 d) 6.88 two liters of buffer solution of pH =8 with 500 mL of 0.1M
NH3 (Kb = 1.8 x 10-5)
a) 50.64 g b) 48.11 g c) 1.48 g d) 1.56 g
35. Beaker A contains 0.100 L of a 0.20 M KOH solution; beaker B
contains 0.100 Lof a 0.20 M HCl solution. The contents of the
two beakers are thoroughly mixed together in a sufficiently
large, third beaker. The molarity, M, of the resulting salt
solution is
a) 0.05M b) 0.10M c) 0.20M d) 0.40M
36. In the troposphere, ozone is produced during the daylight and
consumed during the darkness. Determine the half-life of
ozone if it is depleted to 10% of its initial value after 10 hours
of darkness.
a) 6 h b) 5 h c) 4 h d) 3 h
37. A 2Lsample of mineral water was titrated with EDTA to
determine its hardness in terms of ppm CaCO3. The EDTA
solution was titrated using 247 mg of primary standard CaCO3
requiring 27.8 mL for titration to the calmagite endpoint. A
50 mL aliquot was titrated with 34.7 mL EDTA. Determine
28. Passing a solution of Ca(NO3)2 and Na2SO4 through a cation
the hardness of the sample.
exchange resin would give an eluate that is :
a) 3614 b) 4382 c) 5973 d) 6101
a) neutral b) acidic c) basic d) no answer
38. The solubility of barium sulfate is 0.0091 g/L at 250C. What
29. All of the following are oxidation – reduction reactions,
is the value of the solubility product constant for barium
EXCEPT
sulfate (233 g/mol)?
a) CaCO3  CaO + CO2 c) Hg + I2  HgI2
a) 1.52 x 10-9 b) 4.24 x 10-8 c) 8.63 x 10-7 d) 2.98 x 10-6
b) Fe + S  FeS d) 2SO2 + O2  2SO3
39. A sample of milk weighing 5.00 g is analyzed for protein by
30. Which is the direct method of determining halogens like
the Kjeldahl method. The digested material is treated with
chloride, bromide and iodide in a water sample
excess NaOH and the liberated NH3 is caught in 25.0 mL
a) EDTA titration c) Volhard
H2SO4. The excess acid then requires 28.2 mL of NaOH (25.8
b) Potassium dichromate titration d) Mohr
31. In titration of a weak base with a strong acid, the pH at
mL acid  31.0 mL NaOH). The NaOH used was standardized
using 1.00 g sample of pure NH4Cl as a primary standard and
equivalence point is due to
the liberated NH3 is caught in 25.0 mL of the above H2SO4.
a) weak base b) acidic salt c) strong acid d) basic salt
The excess acid requires 11.3 mL of the above standard
32. Defines an acid as a compound that dissolves in water to
NaOH. Calculate the percentage of protein in the milk.
produce the H+ ions is
a) 2.05% b) 3.30% c) 4.60% d) 5.89%
a) Arthenius b) Bronsted-Lowry c) Lewis d) Lowry
40. Calculate the percentage of MnO2 in a mineral specimen if the
33. How many milligrams of BaCrO4 are dissolved in 200 ml of
I2 liberated by a 0.1344-g sample in the net reaction
saturated solution? (Ksp of BaCrO4 is 8.5 x 10-11)
MnO2(s) + 4H+ + 2I- → Mn2+ + I2 + 2H2O
a) 4.67 x 10-4 mg c) 0.467 mg
required 32.30 mL of 0.07220 M sodium thiosulfate.
b) 1.84 x 10-6 mg d) 9.22 x 10-6 mg
a) 65.45% b) 70.13% c) 75.43% d) 80.09%
41. A 0.10 M monoprotic acid is 6% ionized in water. The
ionization constant of the acid is:
a) 1.8x10-5 b) 3.0x10-12 c) 3.83x10-4 d) 3.4x10-5
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44. The 5-day BOD at 20oC of a wastewater from a beverage
plant is 200 mg/L. What is the expected 12-day demand?
a) 200 mg/L b) 321 mg/L c) 355 mg/L d) 395 mg/L
45. For a species of microorganism that doubles every 2.5 hrs,
what is the mass of biomass that maybe expected from 500
liters of seed if each liter contains 5 grams biomass and the
fermentation culture was maintained for 12 hours is
a) 63 kg b) 55 kg c) 85 kg d) 70 kg
46. Represent a situation in which the atmosphere is very stable
and the mixing depth is significantly restricted.
a) Thermal Inversion c) Air Sink
b) Inversion aloft d) Mixing depth
42. A 5-ml of wine vinegar was diluted and titrated with 0.1104 M 47. Whys is rainwater acidic even when there is no sulfur trioxide
NaOH, 32.88 ml was required to react the phenolphthalein present?
endpoint. If vinegar has a density of 1.055 g/ml, what is the a) Automobile emissions cause the increase in acidity
acidity as % acetic acid? b) Water is always is acidic
a) 4.13% b) 5.26% c) 7.15% d) 8.30% c) Dissolved hydrocarbons cause the acidity
d) Dissolved carbon dioxide causes the acidity
48. A typically clean and dry air near sea level can have the
following gases except
a) Ammonia b) Ozone c) Xenon d) Ethane
49. Which radioactive pollutant has recently drawn to public, due
to its occurrence in the building material?
a) Thorium b) Radium c) Radon d) Plutonium
50. A global treaty that aims to protect human health and the
environment from persistent organic compounds.
a) Montreal Protocol c) Kyoto Protocol
b) Earth Summit d) Stockholm Convention
51. The hierarchy of solid waste management is
a) Treatment – Reduce – Reuse – Recycle – Disposal
b) Reduce – Reuse – Recycle – Treatment – Disposal
c) Disposal – Reuse – Reduce – Recycle – Treatment
d) Recycle – Reuse – Reduce – Treatment - Disposal
52. What is the condition of the atmosphere according to the
following data?
Elevation, m Temperature, oC
20 28
249 26
a) Superadiabatic c) Adiabatic
b) Subadiabatic d) Inverted
-2 53. Major problem in the design of sedimentation tanks
43. A saturated solution of silver sulfate is 2.5 x 10 . The
a) inlet structure c) short circuiting
solubility product is
-5 -5 -5 -3 b) low DO level d) nutrients deficiency
a) 2.56 x10 b) 1.6 x10 c) 6.25 x10 d) 1.25 x10
54. Common equipment for direct measure of turbidity.
a) Imhoff cone c) NTU
b) Secchi disk d) Spectrophotometer
55. Characterized by particles that flocculate during
sedimentation.
a) Type I settling c) Type III settling
b) Type II settling d) Type IV settling
56. Pick out the wrong statement
a) Biological oxygen demand (B.O.D.) value of a sewerage
sample is always lower than its chemical oxygen demand
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (C.O.D.) value.
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b) Environmental pollution by NOx emission is much higher 65. A reaction has an activation energy of 40 kJ and an overall
by four stroke petrol engines as compared to the two energy change of reaction of -100 kJ. In each of the following
stroke engines. potential energy diagrams, the horizontal axis is the reaction
c) Temperature in stratosphere rises with increasing
coordinate and the vertical axis is potential energy in kJ.
altitude.
Which potential energy diagram best describes this reaction?
d) A green house body allows the long wavelength incoming
solar radiation to come in but does not allow the short
A. C.
wavelength infra red radiation to escape out of the
earth's atmosphere.
57. During which of the following operating conditions of an
automobile, carbon monoxide content in the exhaust gas is
maximum?
a) Idle running c) Acceleration
b) Cruising d) Deaccelaration B. D.
58. The main use of salt in dieting
a) increase the solubility of food particles in water
b) produce in small amounts of hydrochloric acid
c) keeps calcium and minerals in the blood stream
d) causes hypertension

66. The turbine in a hydraulic plant is fed by water falling from a

height of 30 m. Assuming 95% efficiency of converting
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
potential energy to electrical energy and 10% loss of resulting
59. A liquid boils when
power in transmission, how many MT of water per hr are
a) The vapor pressure of the liquid equals the external
needed to keep a 100W light bulb burning?
pressure above the liquid
a) 1.29 b) 1.43 c) 1.63 d) 1.75
b) The heat of vaporization exceeds the vapor pressure
67. In an experiment to determine the specific heat of copper, a
c) The vapor pressure equals 1 atm
piece of copper weighing 50 g is heated to 1000C in steam,then
d) The normal boiling temperature is reached
immersed into water at 270C. The water in the calorimeter
60. For the reaction: PCl5 (g)  PCl3 (g) + Cl2(g) H0=87.9 KJ
weighs 100 g and the inner aluminium cap weighs 50 g. If the
In what direction will the equilibrium shift when temperature
final temperature is 300C, what is the specific heat of copper
is increased:
in cal/g-0C, specific heat of aluminium is 0.22 cal/g-0C?
a) forward reaction c) no effect
a) 0.88 b) 0.66 c) 0.077 d) 0.095
b) backward reaction d) no answer
68. A metal reacts with water with the evolution of hydrogen and
61. One mol of N2O4(g) forms 2.0 mol of NO2 (g) under standard
formation of its hydroxide. One gram-atom of the metal was
conditions. If ΔS = 4.8 J/K, the reaction is
allowed to react completely with water. The hydroxide
a) spontaneous c) in equilibrium
solution formed was made up to one liter. One hundred
b) non-spontaneous d) cannot be determined
millilitres of this solution required 110 ml of 0.9091 N
62. Some solids can be converted directly to the vapor phase by
hydrochloric acid for neutralization. The chloride of the
heating. The process is called ____.
metal was found to contain 13.7% of chlorine. The volume of
a) Fusion b) Sublimation c) Vaporization d) Condensation
hydrogen gas liberated at STP is
63. A suitcase is hanging straight down from your hand as you ride
a) 22.4L b) 44.8L c) 11.2L d) 5.6L
an escalator. Your hand exerts a force on the suitcase and
69. The densities of liquid and solid mercury are 13.7 and 14.19
this force does work. Which one of the following statements
g/cc respectively at a melting point of –38.87C. The heat of
is correct?
fusion of Hg is 566 cal/g-atom. The change in melting point
a) The work is negative when you ride up the escalator and
per atmosphere change in pressure is
positive when you ride down the escalator.
a) 0.505K b) 0.013K c) 0.0051K d) 0.231K
b) The work is positive when you ride up the escalator and
70. A sphere of radius 0.35 cm and a density of 1.37 g/mL falls at
negative when you ride down the escalator.
a constant velocity through a liquid of density 0.758 g/mL and
c) The work is positive irrespective of whether you ride up
a viscosity of 1.05 poise. What is the velocity of the falling
or down the escalator.
sphere in cm/sec?
d) The work is negative irrespective of whether you ride up
a) 11.14 b) 15.55 c) 18.63 d) 21.04
or down the escalator.
71. A mixture of 0.660 gram camphor and 0.050 gram of an
64. Which law is the basis for the manufacture of thermometer?
organic solute freezes at 1570C. If the solute contains 10.5%
a) Carnot’s principle c) Raoult’s Law
H by weight, determine the molecular formula of the solute if
b) Zeroth law of thermodynamics d) Boyle’s law
the freezing point of camphor is 178.4 and Kf is 38
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a) C2H6 b) C6H6 c) C8H16 d) C10H14 74. A soap bubble of a 15 cm radius is formed by blowing through
a 2.5 cm diameter wire loop. Assume that all soap film goes
into making bubbles. The surface tension of the film is
0.02N/m. Find the total work require to make a bubble.
a) 1.32x10-3 N-m c) 2.10x10-3 N-m
-3
b) 1.4x10 N-m d) 2.25x10-3 N-m
75. What is the actual emf (EACTUAL) of the cell :
Cu0/ Cu+2// Ag+/Ag0 at 250C if [Cu+2]=0.1M and [Ag+]=0.1M?
The standard reduction potentials of Cu and Ag are as follows:
Cu+2 + 2e  Cu0, Ag+ + 1e  Ag0
a) 0.40V b) 0.43V c) 0.46V d) 1.14V

72. The specific heat of nickel is 0.444 J/g-K. If 85.0 J of heat

is added to 50.0 grams of nickel at 220C, what is the final
temperature of nickel?
a) 3.830C b) 18.20C c) 25.830C d) 28.830C

73. If water and ethanol are mixed in equal amounts by weight at

600C, and the solution assumed ideal, calculate the
composition of the vapor above the solution if vapor pressure
76. A piston-cylinder contains 2 kg of helium at 300K and 100kPa.
of water and ethanol at 600C are 149.4 and 352.7 mm Hg,
The helium is compressed irreversibly to 600kPa and 450K,
respectively.
and 100 kJ of heat is transferred to the surroundings in the
a) 48% ethanol and 52% mol water
process. What would be the final volume of the set-up?
b) 52% ethanol and 48% mol water
a) 3.65 m3 b) 3.12 m3 c) 2.76 m3 d) 2.45 m3
c) 24% ethanol and 76% mol water
d) 76% ethanol and 24% mol water

SOL’N:
0.5
[ ]
𝑃𝑊𝐴𝑇𝐸𝑅 = (149.4 𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔) ( 18 ) = 107.3813 𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔
0.5 0.5
[ ]+[ ]
18 46

0.5
[ ]
𝑃𝐸𝑇𝐻𝐴𝑁𝑂𝐿 = (352.7 𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔) ( 46 ) = 99.1969 𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔
0.5 0.5
[ ]+[ ]
18 46

𝑃𝑊𝐴𝑇𝐸𝑅 107.3813 𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔

% 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 = ( ) 100 = [ ] 100
𝑃𝑇𝑂𝑇𝐴𝐿 (107.3813 + 99.1969)𝑚𝑚 𝐻𝑔
% 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 51.98% 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟
𝑃𝐸𝑇𝐻𝐴𝑁𝑂𝐿 99.1969 𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔
% 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑙 = ( ) 100 = [ ] 100
𝑃𝑇𝑂𝑇𝐴𝐿 (107.3813 + 99.1969)𝑚𝑚 𝐻𝑔
% 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 48.02% 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑙
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80. Parameter which will indicate the affinity of the enzyme for a
given substrate
a) V0 b) Km c) Vmax d) [E]t
81. Amino acid that is considered as “brain food” that improves
mental capacity or memory
a) histidine b) lysine c) glycine d) glutamic acid
82. Which unit allows for the varying effects of different types
of radiation on human tissues?
a) curie b) roentgen c) rem d) rad
83. To release energy from the energy nutrients such as
carbohydrates, fats and proteins, vitamins functions as
a) Precursors c) Coenzymes
b) Antioxidants d) Modifiers
84. Steroid adrenaline is produced in glands located above the:
a) Gall Bladder b) kidney c) Pancreas d) Spleen
85. Chemostats work on the principle of
a) maintaining constant volume of culture medium
b) maintaining continuous flow of nutrients
c) maintaining uniform nutrients concentration
d) operating at higher pressure
86. Which of the following metabolic pathways results in a net
gain of two ATP and zero NADH molecules per glucose
molecule?
a) glycolysis c) fermentation
b) krebs cycle d) Electron Transport Chain
87. Which of the following vitamins are fat soluble:
I. Vit. A II. Vit. C III. Vit. D IV. Vit. E
a) I and II b) II only c) I, III, IV d) I, II, III, IV
88. Given the following substrate concentrations with the
corresponding enzyme velocity reactions, estimate the KM
value using Lineweaver-Burke plot.
[S], mM 0.50 1 2 4
V, mM s-1 2 4 6.67 10
a) 2.60 mM b) 4.00 mM c) 6.40 mM d) 8.50 mM
89. Ingested glucose is phosphorylated in the liver by both
hexokinase and glucokinase. Hexokinase has a Km for glucose
of about 1 x 10-5 M and glucokinase has a Km for glucose of
about 1.5 x 10-2 M. The glucose concentration available to
liver cells is approximately equal to the concentration in the
blood, and this value is about 0.75 x 10-2 M. Assuming that
the ATP concentration and other factors are optimal, the
velocity of the glucokinase reaction will be about.
a) 0.75Vmax b) 0.66Vmax c) 0.33Vmax d) 0.25 Vmax
BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING 90. To measure the amount of glocuamylase in a crude enzyme
77. Energy is required to break the hydrogen bonds holding the preparation, 1 mL of the crude enzyme preparation containing
bases together. The pair most difficult to separate is 8 mg protein is added to 9 mL of a 4.44% starch solution.
a) A–T b) C–G c) A–C d) G–T Initial rate experiments show that the reaction produces 6
78. Linear inhibition is sometimes called as mole of glucose/mL-min. What is the specific activity of the
a) complete inhibition c) partial inhibition crude enzyme preparation?
b) incomplete inhibition d) mixed inhibition a) 0.75 U b) 0.75 IU c) 6 U d) 6 IU
79. Which sequence shows the “central dogma” of molecular
biology?
a) DNAproteinamino acids c) RNAproteinDNA
b) RNADNAprotein d) DNARNAprotein