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PHYSICAL CONSTANT
a. Gas constant , R = 8.314J mol-1K -1 = 0.0821 L-atm mol-1K -1
b. Avogadro´s number . = 6.o23x 1023 mol-1, mass 0f electron=9.11x10-31kg
14. The distance between two carbon atoms in a diamond is 154 pm. What is the distance between the carbon atoms in
millimeters?
A. 7.7 x 10 -5 B. 7.7 x 10-7 C. 1.54 x 10-7 D. D. 1.54 x 10-9
15. In which of the following numbers all of the zeros significant?
A. 100.090090 B. 0.143290 C. 0.1000 D. 00. 0030020
16. The first step of the scientific method involves
A. forming a hypothesis C. making observations
23. A student determined the density of an acid to be 3.91, 3.90, and 3.93 g cm-3 . If the actual density of the solid is 2.76 g
cm-3, how should the students result be described?
A. Low accuracy and low precision B. Low accuracy and high precision
C. High accuracy and low precision D. High accuracy and high precision
24. A pattern or relationship that has been established based on a large amount of experimental data is a
27. What is the sum of 3.71 x108 and 4.62 x107 to the correct significant figure?
A. 4.17 X108 B. 4.99 X107 C. 4.17 X108 D. 4.991 X 107
28. What is the closeness of the measurement to its true value?
A. Precision B. Reproducibility C. Accuracy D. Usefulnes
29. What skill is a scientist using when he/she listens to the sounds that animals make?
A. Drawing conclusion B. Making a hypothesis C. Making observation D. Interpreting data
30. relationship between picometer(pm) and nanometer(nm)is:
A. 1pm=10nm B. 1nm=1000pm C. 1pm=100nm D. 1nm=10pm
31. To determine the volume of an irregularly shaped glass vessel, the vessel is weighed empty (121.3 g) and when filled with
CCl4(283.2g). What is the volume capacity of the vessel, given that the density of CCl4 is 1.59g/cm3?
A. 76.29cm3 B. 257.42cm3 C. 178.11cm3 D. 101.82cm3
B. To test hypotheses and if they are disproved, they should be abandoned completely.
D. To formulate a research problem, test the hypotheses under carefully controlled conditions that challenge the hypotheses
33. Which of the following has the same number of significant figures as the number 1.00310?
A. How close a measured number is to the true value B. How close a measured number is to the zero
C. How close a measured number is to the calculated value D. How close a measured number is to other measured numbers
1S 2s 2P
A. Hund's rule has been violated. B. The Pauli Exclusion Principle has been violated.
B. The Pauli Exclusion Principle has been violated. D. The Aufbau principle has been violated
23. This is a valid orbital diagram
24. Which of the following is true about chlorofluorocarbons?
A. React directly with stratospheric ozone to destroy it.
B. Interact with UV energy and become free radicals which destroy ozone.
C. Become free radicals that react with oxygen to create ozone.
D. React with free radicals to remove carbon dioxide.
25. A monoatomic ion that has 20 protons and a +2 charge
A. Has 16 protons. B. Has the symbol Ar 2+ C. has 18 neutrons D. is iso electronic with Ar
26. According to valence bond theory, which orbital's on bromine atoms overlap in the formation of the bond in Br2
A. 3s B. 3p C. 4s D. 2p
27. Which one of the following represents an acceptable possibl set of quantum numbers ( in the order n, l,m1,, ms) for an
electron in an atom
A. 2, 1 , 0, 0 B. 2, 0 ,2, +1/2 C. 2,1,-1, 1/2 D. 2, 0, 1,- 1/2
28. Of the types of radioactivity characterized by Rutherford, which of the following are particles
A. ϒ- rays B. β- rays C. α-rays and β-rays D. α - rays, β-rays , and ϒ-rays
29. Consider the three electromagnetic waves shown below.
1.
2
. 3.
4.
A. n = 4 → n = 3 B. n = 4 → n = 2 C. n = 2 → n = 1 D. n= 3 → n = 2
46. What is the energy required to excite a hydrogen atom by causing an electronic transition from the energy level with n
10−19
= 1 to the level with n = 4? En (−21.79 𝑥𝑛2 𝑗)
A. 1. 665 x 1026 J B. 1.824 x 10-15 J C. 2.024 x 10 - 18 J D. 3.649 x 10-15j
47. Which statement below is true with regard to Bohrs model of the atom?
A. The model was based on the wave properties of the electron
B. The model accounted for the absorption spectra of atoms but not for the emission spectra
C. The model accounted for the emission spectra of atoms, but not for the absorption spectra
D. The model could account for the emission spectrum of hydrogen and for the Rydberg equation
48. A radar unit is operating on frequency of 9.527 GHz. What is the wave length of the radiation?
A. 314.7nm B. 314.7m C. 3.147cm D. 314.7cm
49. What important conclusion was reached through the study of cathode rays?
A. Cathode rays were shown to be neutral particles with mass
B. Cathode rays were proven to be light rays indicating that atoms were indeed indivisible
C. Cathode rays were shown to be positively charged particles indicating that atoms contained electric charge
D. The ratio of the charge to mass of particles making up cathode rays was constant, indicating they were
fundamental particles found in all matter
I II III IV
A. II B. I and III C. I D. I and Iv
1. In a reaction, A+B → product, the rate is doubled when the concentration of B is ‘doubled, and the rate increases by a
factor of 8 when concentrations of both the reactants (A and B) are doubled, the rate law for the reaction can be written as:
A. Rate = k[A] [B] B. Rate = k[A][B]2 C. Rate = k [A]2 [B] D. Rate = k [A]2 B]2
2. Which factor will influence the rate of the reaction shown below?
NO 2(g) + CO(g) ⇌ NO(g) + CO2(g)
I. The number of collisions per second
II. The energy of the collisions
III. The geometry with which the molecules collide
A. I only B. II only C. I and II only D. I, II and III
3. The mechanism of a reaction is shown is shown below.
HOOH + I ¯ → HOI + OH -¯ ( slow)
HOI + I ¯ → I2 + OH ¯( fast)
2OH ¯+ 2H3O + → 4H2O ( fast)
What is the rate law based on this mechanism?
A. Rate = k [HOOH] [I-] C. Rate = k [ HOOH] [I-]2
2 -
B. Rate = k [HOOH] [I ] D. Rate = k [HOOH]
4. The half life for the first order decomposition of nitro methane, CH3NO2, at 500k is 650 seconds. If the initial
concentration of CH3NO2 is 0.500M, what will its concentration be(M) after 1300 seconds have elapsed?
A. 0.125 B. 0.140 C. 0.250 D. 0.425
5. In a zero- order reaction for every 100 rise of temperature, the rate is doubled. If the temperature is increased from 10 0c to
1000C, the rate of the reaction will become
A. 64times B. 128 times C. 256 times D. 512 times
6. The kinetic data below are for the reaction:
A+B→C
[A] [B] Initial Rate ( mol dm+3 sec-1)
0.1 0.1 1x10¯ 5
0.1 0.2 4x10¯ 5
0.2 0.1 1x10¯ 5
A. order of A = 1 order of B = 0 C. order of A = 0 order of B = 4
B. order of A = 0 order of B = 2 D. order of A = 1 order of B = 2
7. Which of the following molecules represents a non- polar covalent bond?
A. B-Cl B. C-Cl C. Cl-Cl D. Mg-Cl
8. What is a valid rate expression for the following reaction?
2NO + 2H2 → N 2 + 2H2O
1 ∆[𝑁𝑂] 1 ∆[𝐻2 𝑜] 1 ∆[𝑁𝑂] ∆[𝑁 ]
A. B. − C. − D.- 2
2 ∆𝑡 2 ∆𝑡 2 ∆𝑡 ∆𝑡
9. For the reaction:
2A + B C
The following experimental results were obtained:
Experiment [A] [B] Rate ( mol L-1s-1)
1 0.50 0.50 0.300
2 0.50 0.25 0.075
3 0.25 0.25 0.075
Fraction of molecules T1 T2
EA
Kinetic energyee
58. Which of the following is true regarding T1 and T2?
A. T1=T2, fraction of molecules at both temperatures are equal.
At which point can only the solid and liquid phases coexist?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
2. Which statement is true about chemical reactions at equilibrium?
A. The forward and back ward reactions proceed at equal rates
B. The forward and backward reactions have stopped
C. The concentrations of the reactants and products are equal
D. The forward reaction is exothermic
3. Which changes will increase the amount of SO3(g) at equilibrium?
2SO2(g) + O2(g) ⇆2SO3(g) ∆H0 = -197kJ
I. Increasing the temperature
II. Decreasing the volume
III. Adding a catalyst
A. I only B. II only C. I and II only D. I,II and III
4. What is the equilibrium constant expression for the following reaction?
2Hg(g) + O2(g) ⇆2HgO(s)
A. k = 1/( [Hg]2 [O2] ) C. k = [ HgO] 2 / ( [ Hg ]2 [ O2 ] )
2
B. k = [ Hg] [ O2] D. k = [ 2HgO] / ( [ 2Hg] [ O2]
5. Which of the following mathematical relationships between K, K1 and K 2 correct?
CO2(g) + H2 (g) ⇆ CO (g) + H2O(g) K
Fe (s) + CO2 (g) ⇆ FeO (s) + CO (g) K1
Fe(s) + H2O(g) ⇆ FeO (s) + H2 (g) K2
A. K = K1 + K2 C. K = K1 /K2
B. K = K1 x K2 D. K = K2/K1
6. The value of Keq for the following equilibrium reaction is 4.0 at a temperature of 373K.
CH3COOH + C2H5OH ⇌ CH3COOC2H5 + H2O
What mass of ethyl ester ( CH3 COOC2H5) would be present in the equilibrium mixture if 15g of acetic acid and 11.5g
of ethanol were mixed and equilibrium was established at this temperature?
A. 5.2 B. 10.1 C. 12.6 D. 14.1
7. Which of the following statements is TRUE about equilibrium reaction?
A. No more reactants are transformed into products
B. There are equal amounts of reactants and products
C. The rate constant for forward reactions equals that of the reverse reaction
D. The rate for the forward reactions equals that of the reverse reactions
8. Three gases are in equilibrium in a closed chamber sealed with a piston. The following equilibrium is established :
2NH3(g) ⇌ N2(g) + 3H2(g)
What will happen if the piston is pushed into the chamber?
A. The mole fraction of N2 increases C. The mole fraction of N2 remains the same
B. The mole of N2 decreases D. The mole fraction of N2 increases and then decreases
9. Consider the following phase Diagram for CO2
What happens when in a CO2 sample initially at 1 atm and -700C the temperature increases from -700C to -100C at a
constant pressure of 60 atm?
A. CO2(g) CO2(s) C. CO2(g) → CO2(g)
B. CO2 (s) → CO2(1) D. CO2(g) → CO2(I)
10. What will happen if NaOCl is added to this reaction at equilibrium
HOCl + H2O ⇌ H3O+ + OCl ¯ ?
+
A. The concentrations of both HOCl and H3O would increase.
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B. The concentrations of both HOCl and H3O+ would decrease.
C. The concentration of HOCl would increase and the concentration of H3O+ would decrease.
D. The concentration of HOCl would decrease and the concentration H3O+ would increase.
11. Consider the following equilibrium
CaCO3(S) ⇌ CaO(S) + CO2(g)
Which of the following mixtures, each placed in a closed container and allowed to stand is not capable of reaching the
equilibrium given above?
A. Pure CaCO3 C. Some CaO and a pressure of CO2 greater than the value of Kp
B. CaCO3 and CaO D. Some CaCO3 and a pressure of CO2 greater than the value of Kp
12. Which of the following statement correctly describes a chemical reaction at equilibrium?
A. The concentrations of the products and reactants are equal
B. The change in the concentrations of the products and reactants is constant
C. The rate of the forward reaction is less than the rate of the reverse reaction
D. The rate of the forward reaction is greater than the rate of the reverse reaction
13. If the following reaction is at equilibrium, which one of the following changes will shift the equilibrium to the left?
N2 + 3H2 2NH3 + heat
A. Increasing pressure C. Adding more N2 and H2
B. Decreasing temperature D. Increasing the volume of the reaction container.
14. Suppose reactions A B and B A are both elementary processes with rate constants of 8 x 102s-1 and 4 X 104s-1,
respectively. What is the value of the equilibrium constant for the equilibrium?
A ⇌ B
A. 2 x 102 B. 0.5 x 102 C. 4 x 102 D. 4 x 102
15. Which one of the following will change the value of an equilibrium constant?
A. Changing the temperature.
B. Adding other substances that do not react with any of the species involved in the equilibrium.
C. Varying the initial concentration of reactants.
D. Varying the initial concentration of products
16. The conventional. equilibrium constant expression (Kc) for the system as described by the equation:
2ICI(s) ⇌ I(s)+Cl2(g) is:
A. [Cl] B. [Cl2] [ICI]2 C.[l2][Cl2] [ICl] D. [I2][Cl2] [ICl]
17. The value of Keq for the following reaction is 0.5
SO2(g) + NO2(g) ⇆ SO3(g) + NO(g)
What is the value of Keq at the same temprature for the reaction below ?
2 SO2(g) + 2NO2(g) ⇆ 2 SO3(g) + 2NO(g)
A. O.25 B. 0.026 C. 0.50 D. 16
18. The following equilibrium constants were determined at 3000 C
2N2O(g) ⇆ 2N2(g) + O2(g) Kc = 4.0 x 1018
N2(g) + O2 (g) ⇆ 2NO(g) Kc = 4.0 x 10-31
0
What will be the equilibrium constant at 300 C for the gaseous reaction of
N2O(g) + O2 (g) ⇆ 4NO(g) ?
-12
A. 3.2 x 10 B. 2 x 10-13 C. 5.O x 1050 D. 1.6 x 10-49
19. When 0.50 mol of N2O4 is placed in a 4.0 liter reaction vessel and heated to 400K, 80% of the N2O4 decomposes to NO2
gas as follows:
N2O4 (g) ⇆ 2NO2 (g)
What will be the value of Kp , in units of pressure , at 400K for this reaction?
A. 2.62 B. 13.12 C. 50.48 D. 16.20
20. Consider the following graph ,which relates to the equilibrium system:
CH3COOH(aq) + H2O ⇆ CH3COO- (aq) + H3O+ (aq) ∆𝐻 < 0
21. Which of the following actions caused the change in the concentration of H3O+ (aq) at time t ?
A. Addition of CH3COO- (aq) B. Addition of HCl
C. Decreasing of temperature D. Increasing the volume of the container
22. In which of the following systems will the position of equilibrium shift to the left upon an increase in pressure, but to
the right upon an increase in temperature ?
A. CO2 (g) + H2(g) ⇌ CO (g) + H2O(g) ∆𝐻 > 0
B. C2H4(g) + H2O(g) ⇌ C2H5OH(g) ∆𝐻 < 0
OH
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B. CH3CH2COH
OCH2CH3
O
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C. CH3CH2CH2OCH2COH
O
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D. CH3COCH2CH2CH3
8. What is the name of a base-promoted ester hydrolysis reaction?
A. Acylation B. Esterification C. Condensation D. Saponification
9. What is the name of the following compound?
A. Benzoate ester B. Ethyl benzoate C. Phenyl butyrate D. Ethyl benzyl ketone
10. Which of the following statements is true about esters?
A. Esters can form intermolecular hydrogen bonds
B. Ester molecules can form intermolecular hydrogen bonds
C. Ester molecules cannot form intermolecular hydrogen bonds
D. Esters have higher boiling points than alcohols of comparable molecular weight
11. The organic compound CH3C(O)CH3 is
A. Aldehyde B. Ester C. Carbonyl D. Ketone
12. Consider the following reaction
O
∥
CH3CH2 ⎯ C ⎯ O ⎯ CH3 + NaOH →
What are the products of this reaction?
A. Sodium acetate and ethanol C. Sodium propionate and methanol
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B. Sodium acetate and methanol D. Methyl propionic acid and methanol
13. Which catalyst is used in the hydrogenation of vegetables?
A. Iron B. Nickel C. Platinum D. Molybdenum
14. What is the name of a base-promoted ester hydrolysis reaction?
B. Acylation B. Esterification C. Condensation D. Saponification
15. Which organic functional group does the following molecular representation, i.e., R1R2CHCOH belong? (R1 and R2
represent different alkyl chains)
A. Amides B. Aldehyde C. Ethers D. Organic acids
16. What is the IUPAC name for the compound
( CH3)2 CHCH2CHCOH
OH
NaOH
Br
What is the major product of the reaction
18. What is the process that converts liquid vegetable oils to solid fats?
A. Hydration B. Hydrogenation C. Hydrolysis D. Saponification
19. What would be the solubility of HOCH2 (CH2)6 CH2OH compared to CH3(CH2)6CH2OH?
A. Less soluble in water C. The same solubility in water
B. More soluble in water D. more soluble in a non-polar solvent such as dichloroethane
20. Which of the following reactions will produce an akyl carboxylic acid?
A. Heating a methyl ketone with acid and iodine
B. Reacting an alky halide with hydrogen gas and platinum
C. Reacting an alcohol with ozone
D. Oxidation of a primary alcohol with hot permanganate or chromate
21. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. Naturally derived soaps consist of a soluble salt of a long chain fatty acid
B. Triacylglyverols are esters of glycerol and long chain carboxylic acids
C. Long chain carboxylic acids are also known as fatty acids
D. The major acidic components of vinegar is formic acid
22. What is the product of the hydrolysis of easters in the presence of a mineral acid catalyst?
A. alcohol B. carbon dioxide C. ether D. ketones
23. To which organic functional group does the following molecular representation, i.e., R1R2CHCOH belong? ( R1 and R2
represent different alkyl chains)
A. Amides B. Aldehyde C. Ethers D. Ketones
24. Chemically , fats and oils are
A. acids B. alcohols C. esters D. alkene
25. Which of the following would react to form pentylethanoate?
A. 1 -prppanol and pentanoic acid B. Ethanol and pentanoic acid
C. 1 -pentanol and ethanoic acid D. Ethanol and ethanoic acid
CH3 O
46. What is the IUPAC name for the following carboxylic acid? CH3-C-CH2-C-OH
CH3
A. 2-dimethylbutanoic acid C. 3,3-Dimethylbutanoic acid
B. 2-methylpentanoic acid D. 3-methylpentanoic acid
33. What is the molarity of a 5 g hydrogen peroxide ( H2O2) in 100 ml. solution that is used for their bleaching?
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A. 0.015M B. 0. 15M C. 1.5M D. 3M
34. If a student wishes to prepare approximately 100 milliliters of an aqueous solution of 6M HCl using 12 M HCl, which
proceure is correct?
A. Adding 50 ml. of 12 HCl to 50 ml. of water while stirring the mixture steadily.
B. Adding 25 ml .of 12M HCl to 50 ml. water while stirring the mixture steadily
C. Adding 50ml. of water to 50ml. of 12 M HCl while stirring the mixture steadily
D. Adding 25 ml. of water to 50ml. of 12 M HCl while stirring the mixture steadily
35. What kind of solution forms when gasoline evaporates in air?
A. Gas in gas so/n B. Gas in liquid so/n C. Liquid in liquid so/n D. Liquid in gas so/n
36. What is the solvent in 70% alcohol solution
A. Water B. Alcohol C. Sugar D. Kerosene
37. How many moles of H2SO4 are needed to prepare 5.0 liters of a 2.0 M of H2SO4
A. 2.5 B. 5.0 C. 20 D. 10
38. What is the balanced NET IONIC EQUATION for the reaction of CaCl2(eq) and AgNO3?
A. CaCl2(aq) + 2AgNO3(aq)→ a(NO3)2(aq) + 2AgCl(s)
B. Ca2+ (aq) + 2Cl-(aq) + 2Ag+ (aq) + 2NO3- (aq) → Ca2+ (aq) + 2NO3- (aq) + 2AgCl(s)
C. Cl(aq) + Ag+(aq) → 2AgCl(s)
D. 2Cl (aq) + 2Ag+ (aq) → 2AgCl(s)
39. When a small amount of crystal solute is added to the supernatural solution , the solute crystal will
A. grow bigger B. slightly dissolve C. remain unchanged D. dissolve completely
40. What is the molality of a solution that contains 51.2 g of naphthalene, C10H8 , in 500 mL of carbon tetrachloride ? The
density of CCl4 is 1.60 g/mL.
A. 0.750m B. 0.500m C. 0.840m D. 1.69 m
41. Which of the following does NOT affect the solubility of a gas dissolved in a liquid?
A. Nature of solute and solvent B. Pressure
C. Temperature D. Rate at which the gas dissolves
42. Equal masses of He and Ne are placed in a sealed container . What is the partial pressure of Ne, if the total pressure is 6
atm?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 1 D. 5
43. What is the morality of a solution made by dissolving 10 g of glucose (C6H12O6) in sufficient water to form 300 mL
solution? A. 0.18 B. 0.251 C. 0.362 D. 0.278
44. What is the molar solubility of Fe(OH)3 in a solution that is buffered at pH = 3.50 at 25 0C?
(Ksp (Fe(OH)3 = 4 x 10-38)
A. 1x10-5 B. 1.1 x 10-6 C. 2.0 x 10-6 D. 1.26 x 10-6
45. Dissolve each of NaI, CuSO4, KMnO4 . KNO3 in different 200 mL measuring cylinders. Which one of the following
forms more concentrated molar solution?
A. KNO3 B. NaI C. KMnO4 D. CuSO4
46. Consider the following compounds having lattice energy of
Compound NaOH Mg(OH)2 MgO Al(OH)3
Lattice energy (KJ/mol0 900 3006 3791 5627
Which one is insoluble in water?
A. Al(OH)3 B. MgO C. Mg(OH)2 D. NaOH
47. At 70 0C , the vapour pressure of pure water is 39 kPa. Which one of the following is the most likely vapour pressure
for a 1.5 M solution of sucrose (aq) at the temperature?
A. 37kPa B. 39kPa C. 41 kPa D. 45 kPa
48. What is the concentration of nitrate ion (NO3)- in a solution that contains 0.5 M Al (NO3)3 ?
A. 0.5 M B. 1 M C. 1.5 M D. 2.5 M
49. A 500 mL of 0.1 M nitric acid solution (HNO3) is to be prepared from a 13 M concentrated nitric acid (HNO3) . How
many mL of concentrated HNO3 and how many mL of water are needed?
A. 3.85 mL conc. HNO3 and 496.15 mL HNO3 B. 15 mL conc. HNO3 and 485 mL H2O
X Y
A. X and Y are thermosetting C. X &Y are thermoplastic
B. X is thermosetting and Y is the thermoplastic D. X is thermoplastic whereas Yis thermosetting
40. Nylon is a/an----------?
A. Polyamide B. Peptide C. Amide D. Polyester
41. Which of the following is Not a component of polysaccharides?
A. Sucrose B. Glucose C. Cellulose D. Glycogen
42. Which substance is used to lower the melting point of aluminum oxide ore in the electrolytic extraction of aluminum?
A. Bauxite B. Cryolite C. Hematite D. Magnetite
43. Which one of the following is Not a condensation polymer?
A. Polyamides B. Neoprene C. Poyester D. Nylon