1.

) Nucleons are the particles located at the nucleus, and are composed of _______ and
________.
•electrons, protons
•neutrons, positrons
•protons, neutrons
•nephrons, electrons

2.) Reaction of an Arrhenius acid and an Arrhenius base always results in what product/
s?
•metal oxide and water
•ionic salt and water
•oxyacid and ionic salt
•anhydrous salt and complex

3.) Principle that states all orbitals must be filled with at least one electron before puttin
g two electrons together.
•Aufbau's Build-up Principle
•Hund's Rule of Multiplicity
•Pauli's Exclusion Principle
•Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle

4.) A powdered metal is burnt to produce a yellow-green flame. Which of the following
could be the elemental identity of the metal?
•calcium
•sodium
•barium
•potassium
5.) Acids are proton donors according to Bronsted-Lowry definition, but in reality electro
n pairs are shared rather than protons. Thus, as revised by Lewis, acids are:
•electron pair acceptors
•electron pair donors
•hydronium ion donors
•hydroxyl ion acceptors

6.) Which of the following is incorrectly paired?

•Cu(OH)2 → CuO + H2O : single displacement
•Cu(NO3)2 + 2NaOH → Cu(OH)2 + 2NaNO3 : double displacement
•Cu 2+ + 4NH3 → Cu(NH3)4 2+ : complexation
•2Cu + O2 → 2CuO : combination

7.) Which of the following pairs of elements would be expected to similarly react in che
mical reactions?
•Na & Mg
•O & F
•K & Rb
•Fe & Zn

8.) Which of the following DOES NOT exhibit H-bonding?

•HCOOH
•CH3OH
•CH3COOH
•CH3OCH3
9.) Hydrogen gas effuses 2.50x faster than a certain gas. Calculate the molecular weight
of the unknown gas.
•6.30 g/mol
•12.6 g/mol
•9.04 g/mol
•10.12 g/mol

10.) How many sigma bonds does CH3COOH have?

•5
•7
•3
•4

11.) Which of the following cannot be amphoteric?

•water
•phosphoric acid
•carbonate ion
•ammonia

12.) Ammonia exhibits what type of molecular geometry?

•trigonal planar
•linear planar
•tetrahedral
•trigonal pyramidal

13.) Retention factor is independent of the nature of solvent. Furthermore, it depends on

the amount of solute.
•The first statement is true while the second statement is false.
•Both statements are true.
•Neither statement is true.
•The second statement is true while the first statement is false.
14.) Ozone (O3) has how many resonance structures?
•one
•two
•three
•four

15.) Which of the following relative acid strengths is incorrect?

•perchloric acid > chloric acid
•hydrofluoric acid < hydroiodic acid
•ammonium ion > water
•dihydrogen sulfide < dihydrogen oxide

16.) A 43.67 mL sample of 3.787 M HCl is diluted by adding 98.23 mL water. Calculat
e its new molarity.
•1.684 M HCl
•0.01714 M HCl
•0.7485 M HCl
•1.165 M HCl

17.) In the reaction HCO3- + NH4+ → H2CO3 + NH3, the bicarbonate ion acts as an _
___ and its conjugate ____ is ____.
•acid, base, NH3
•base, acid, H2CO3
•acid, acid, NH3
•base, acid, NH4+
18.) Titration involves the incremental addition of a substance called the _______ to ano
ther substance of unknown molarity called the _______.
•titrant, analyte
•limiting reagent, excessive reagent
•analyte, titrant
•determinant, phenolphthalein

19.) What is the formal charge of P in PO4 3-?

•2+
•1-
•1+
•0

20.) Which of the following ionic compounds has the highest lattice energy?
•sodium chloride
•strontium iodide
•aluminum sulfide
•magnesium oxide

21.) Calculate the the enthalpy of the hypothetical reaction 2H2 (g) + 2NO (g) → 2H2O
(l) + N2 (g) if the standard enthalpies of formation of NO and H2O are 90.29 kJ/mol a
nd -285.8 kJ/mol, respectively.
•391.02 kJ/mol
•-391.02 kJ/mol
•752.18 kJ/mol
•-752.18 kJ/mol
22.) Which of the following has the shortest bond length?
•C-O
•C-N
•C=O
•C=N

23.) A 0.500 molal non-electrolyte solution in an unknown solvent increases the boiling
point of the solution by 4.70°C. Find Kb of the solvent.
•2.4 °C/m
•9.4 °C/m
•0.52 °C/m
•1.82 °C/m

24.) The half-life of a certain substance is 6 hours. How much would remain of 80.0-g
of that substance after one day?
•5.00 g
•10.00 g
•2.50 g
•20.0 g

25.) A endothermic system with a positive ∆S will be spontaneous under what condition
s?
•It is spontaneous at all times.
•The temperature is very high.
•It is non-spontaneous at all times.
•The temperature is very low.
26.) What are the coefficients of the chemical equation C10H12 + oxygen gas → water
+ carbon dioxide after balancing?
•1, 13, 6, 10
•2, 23, 6, 20
•1, 11, 6, 14
•2, 15, 8, 16

27.) What is the oxidation number of Cl in HClO2?

•1+
•3+
•5+
•7+

28.) Upon addition of Fe 3+ ions, a solution turns blood red in color. What ion are pres
ent in the initial solution?
•thiocyanate
•iodide
•carbonate
•ammonium

29.) Magnesium chloride is dissolved in 10.0 mL of water to prepare a 0.500 M solution

. How many atoms of chloride ions are dissolved in the water?
•3.01 × 10^21 Cl- atoms
•6.02 × 10^24 Cl- atoms
•6.02 × 10^21 Cl- atoms
•1.21 × 10^25 Cl- atoms
30.) Animal charcoal/boneblack is used to remove what?
•immiscible impurities
•colored impurities
•organic compounds
•filtrate residue

31.) Degenerate orbitals are orbitals which:

•have the same number of electrons
•are perpendicular
•have opposite magnetic spins
•have the same energy state

32.) The water inlet on the ____ side of the condenser is located near the _________ fla
sk.
•bottom, distilling
•bottom, receiving
•top, distilling
•top, receiving

33.) Which of the following is a good electrolyte?

•CO2
•sucrose
•NaCl
•naphthalene

34.) How many mole/s of water are formed in the combustion of 0.50 mol methane (CH
4) in an excess of oxygen?
•0.25 mol water
•0.50 mol water
•0.75 mol water
•1.0 mol water
35.) The retention factor of a solvent for a give solute is 0.65. If the solute travels up to
2.6 cm, how far did the solvent travel?
•4.0 cm
•3.0 cm
•3.5 cm
•1.43 cm

36.) Which of the following has the highest electronegativity?

•Rb
•K
•Ca
•Sr

37.) Anthocyanin in camote tops extract turns from violet to magenta upon addition of a
n acid and violet to dark green upon addition of a base. An unknown substance is added
, and there is no visible change. Which of the following could be the substance added?
•Coca-Cola® "Wish kita sa Christmas"
•Zonrox® Bleach "Puting walang kupas"
•Datu Puti® Cane Vinegar "Mukhasim sa Sarap!"
•Fidel® Table Salt "Asin ng Masa"

38.) Sherkey the electron is excited and thus moves to a higher energy state. Which of t
he following ground and excited states could be that of Sherkey's?
•1s to 2s orbital
•2p to 2s orbital
•3s to 1s orbital
•3s to 2p orbital
39.) Water undergoes a capillary rise in a test tube because:
•electrons in the molecules of glass pull up the partially positive hydrogen side of water
molecules
•protons in the molecules of glass pull up the partially negative oxygen side of water m
olecules
•cohesive forces of water molecules are stronger than the adhesive forces between glass
and water
•adhesive forces between glass and water are stronger than the cohesive forces of water
molecules

40.) In the Van der Waals equation for real gases, a and b account for what two factors
respectively?
•IMFA and volume of gas molecules
•velocity and energy
•high temperature and low pressure
•enthalpy and entropy

41.) Uranium-238 undergoes alpha emission to form a He atom and what other species?
•Radium-236
•Neptunium-236
•Thorium-234
•Protactinium-235

42.) A sucrose solution is prepared by adding 64.860 g of sucrose to 1.00 L of water at

25.0°C. Calculate the osmotic pressure of the solution in torr. (MW sucrose = 324.30 g/
mol)
•3710 torr
•1620 torr
•2980 torr
•1012 torr
43.) If the triple point of a three-phase substance occurs at 5 atm, and the freezing and
boiling points are above 5 atm, how many phases does it have at pressures lower than 5
atm?
•two
•three
•one
•Supercritical state starts below 5 atm and thus phases are insignificant.

44.) Which has more molecules, 5.00 moles of methane or 5.00 moles of naphthalene? (
MW methane = 16.042 g/mol, MW naphthalene = 128.164 g/mol)
•methane
•naphthalene
•Methane and naphthalene are different and thus incomparable.
•They have the same number of molecules.

45.) 50.0 mL of 0.250 M HCl reacts with 50.0 mL of 0.250 M NaOH, both at 19.48°C.
The temperature then rises to 21.89°C. Assuming the density of the final solution is 1.0
0 g/mL, and specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g•°C, find ∆H in kJ/mol.
•806 kJ/mol
•80.6 kJ/mol
•161 kJ/mol
•40.3 kJ/mol

46.) Which of the following is not a state function?

•heat
•entropy
•pressure
•enthalpy
47.) Calculate the pH of the solution prepared by mixing 10.0 mL of 0.800 M sulfuric a
cid and 15.0 mL of 0.500 M barium hydroxide.
•1.398
•12.602
•9.014
•2.064

48.) Toluene is added to an unknown solution and turns pink. What ion is present in the
solution?
•copper ions
•zinc ions
•bromide ions
•iodide ions

49.) A harmful organic compound is 1.49% H, 17.80% C, 52.54% Cl and 28.16% F. If

its molecular weight is 134.94 g/mol, what is its molecular formula?
•CH3ClF
•C3H6Cl2F
•CHFCl
•C2H2Cl2F2

50.) The van't Hoff factor of non-volatile non-electrolytes is:

•0.5
•2
•0.75
•1
51.) Which if the following is the correct electron configuration of Cr (Z = 24)?
•[Ar] 3d6 4s0
•[Ar] 3d5 4s1
•[Ar] 3d4 4s2
•[Ne] 3d5 4s1

52.) CH3Cl contains how much percent carbon?

•23.79%
•20.00%
•70.91%
•14.22%

53.) What is matter?

•anything with mass
•anything with mass and takes up space
•anything that takes up space
•anything with energy

54.) The Haber process, N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) → 2NH3 (g), is done in a closed system unti
l the reaction attains equilibrium. In what direction would the equilibrium shift if the pre
ssure was increased?
•depends on temperature
•backward
•does not shift
•forward

55.) Hg2I2 is a/an _________ compound, and is read as mercury __ iodide.

•insoluble, (I)
•soluble, (I)
•insoluble, (II)
•soluble, (II)
56.) The difference between an isolated system and a closed system is that:
•an isolated system has no change in mass nor energy while a closed system has no cha
nge in mass but may have a change in energy
•a closed system has no change in mass nor energy while an isolated system has no cha
nge in mass but may have a change in energy
•an isolated system has no change in mass nor energy while a closed system has no cha
nge in energy but may have a change in mass
•the two terms are virtually identical

57.) How many resonance structures does NO3 - have?

•1
•3
•4
•2

58.) Which of the following is the most viscous?

•glycerol at 30°C
•glycerol at 70°C
•toluene at 30°C
•toluene at 70°C

59.) Which of the following does not follow the octet rule?
•ammonia
•boron trichloride
•carbon dioxide
•methane (CH4)
60.) By Hess's law, the molar heat of sublimation can be taken as the sum of the molar
heats of:
•fusion and vaporization
•crystallization and condensation
•crystallization and vaporization
•fusion and condensation

61.) Sherkey is preparing a titration setup. He uses a base burette. He distills it with wat
er, but forgets to wash it with the titrant prior to titration. He calculates a molarity of 0.
56 M for the analyte. Which of the following is true?
•The titrant would have a higher molarity than than its given molarity because the base
burette was not washed with the titrant.
•The volume of titrant delivered would be lower than what was actually needed if the ba
se burette was washed with the titrant.
•The actual molarity of the analyte is lower than 0.56 M.
•No significant change could be attributed to Sherkey's experimental error.

62.) Zn has a higher reducing property relative to all the following metals except one:
•Cu
•Na
•Fe
•Au

63.) How many hydrogen atoms are there in 2 moles of sucrose (C12H22O11)?
•1.414 × 10^22 H atoms
•2.650 × 10^25 H atoms
•4.849 × 10^23 H atoms
•1.012 × 10^23 H atoms
64.) Which of the following has the highest boiling point?
•HCOOH
•CH3COOH
•CH3F
•KSCN

65.) Dissolution of ammonium chloride in a beaker is endothermic. Which of the followi

ng would increase the amount of precipitate?
•Cover beaker with watch glass.
•Put beaker in an ice bath.
•Swirl beaker but do not heat.
•Swirl beaker while heating.

66.) The quantum number l is called the _______ quantum number and it ____________
________.
•angular momentum, determines shape of orbital
•magnetic, determines direction of orbitals with respect to a magnetic field
•angular momentum, determines direction of orbitals with respect to a magnetic field
•magnetic, determines shape of orbital

67.) Which of the following central atoms is incorrectly hybridized?

•boron trichloride : sp3
•ammonia : sp3
•bromine pentaiodide : sp3d2
•carbon dioxide : sp

68.) Five test tubes are labeled A1 to A5 in an LODC experiment, and all contain equal
amounts of reagent Y, and incremental amounts of reagent X. The stoichiometric point
is observed to occur in test tube A3. What is the excess reagent in test tubes A4 and A
5?
•Y
•X3Y2
•X
•Neither X nor Y.

69.) Which of the following is the most stable among the paramagnetic species?
•O2 2-
•O2 2+
•O2
•O2 -

70.) Calculate the millimoles of precipitate formed by mixing 10.0 mL of 0.800 M sulfu
ric acid and 15.0 mL of 0.500 M barium hydroxide.
•No precipitate is formed.
•0.500 mmol precipitate
•7.50 mmol precipitate
•8.00 mmol precipitate

71.) Styrofoam balls are used for constant-pressure calorimeters because:

•The dead air spaces in stryofoam cause the escape of heat to be very minimal.
•The roundness of the styrofoam balls assures fair heat distribution.
•Styrofoam is a good conductor of heat and thus the thermometer is easily warmed or c
ooled.
•Styrofoam does not react with the polar solute in the solution.

72.) Kinetic Molecular Theory applies only if molecules have:

•high IMFA
•negligible IMFA
•high velocity
•low velocity

73.) Atomic radii generally increases down a group. What accounts for this?
•down a group there are more energy levels so there are more orbitals
•down a group there are more electrons and thus repulsive forces increase the atomc radi
us
•down a group there are more protons and thus repulsive forces in the nucleus increase t
he atomic radius
•down a group are more massive elements and more mass means greater size

74.) Isotopes are:

•species of the same element but with different proton numbers
•species of the same element but with different charges
•species of the same element but with different structures
•species of the same element but with different mass numbers

75.) Solvation occurs when:

•solvent molecules surround solute molecules
•solvent molecules form bonds with solute molecules
•solvent and solute molecules are in repulsion
•solute decomposes into its component elements via the attractive forces of the solvent

76.) Which of the following has the highest bond order?

•H2
•He2
•N2
•O2
77.) The pH of a 10.0-mL solution increases from 2 to 3 upon addition of water. How
much water was added?
•100. mL water
•50.0 mL water
•90.0 mL water
•110. mL water

78.) Law of Multiple Proportion states that:

•the mass of products and the mass of reactants are equal
•mass ratio/percentage of elements in a given compound is constant for any amount of t
he compound
•combination of chemical elements in compounds are in small whole-number ratios
•a certain compound could exhibit multiple mass ratios at different energy states

79.) All of the following metals form insoluble hydroxides except one. Which is it?
•Mg
•Ca
•Fe (III)
•Zn

80.) A solution forms a precipitate upon addition of barium nitrate, and the precipitate is
observed to dissolve in acetic acid with effervescence. What ion is in the initial solutio
n and what gas was evolved upon dissolution of precipitate?
•carbonate, carbon dioxide
•phosphate, carbon dioxide
•phosphate, hydrogen gas
•carbonate, hydrogen gas
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