GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1 REGIONAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Deepening of Content Mass Training of Grade 11 Teachers

(Quarters 1 and 2) July 20-21, 2016

Elements, Atoms and the Periodic Table b. 40Ca #p__________ #n___ ______ #e___________
c. 18F #p__________ #n___________ #e___________
1. Which of the following are usually poor conductors of
heat and electricity? 11. If ml has values of -1, 0, +1, write down the
A. metals corresponding value of l.
B. metalloids 12. If l has values 0,1,2 and 3, deduce the corresponding
C. nonmetals value of n.
D. alkaline earth metals 13. For n=1, what are the allowed values of l and ml?
E. alkali metals 14. Write down two possible sets of quantum numbers to
2. Which of the following elements is most likely to be a describe an electron in a 3s atomic orbital.
good conductor of electricity? 15. An electron has the quantum numbers n=4, l=1, ml=-1
A. N and ms=+1/2 which type of atomic orbital is it
B. S occupying?
C. He 16. Which one of the following sets of quantum numbers is
D. Cl not possible?
E. Fe n l ml ms
A. 4 3 2 +1/2
Using the periodic table shown below, tell where the B. 3 0 1 1/2
following are located? C. 3 0 0 +1/2
D. 2 1 1 1/2
E. 2 0 0 +1/2
17. What is the maximum number of electrons in a atom
that can have the following set of quantum numbers?
n = 4 l = 3 ml = 2 ms = +1/2
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 6
E. 10
18. Electrons in an orbital with l = 3 are in a/an
3. Alkali metals A. d orbital.
4. Alkaline earth metals B. f orbital.
5. Halogen elements C. g orbital.
6. Noble gases D. p orbital.
7. The elements in a column of the periodic table are E. s orbital.
known as 19. The orbital diagram for a ground-state oxygen atom is
A. metalloids. 1s 2s 2p
B. a period. A.     
C. noble gases. B.     
D. a group. C.     
E. nonmetals. D.      
8. Which set of compounds illustrates the law of multiple E.      
proportions? 20. A ground-state atom of manganese has ___ unpaired
A NH3, PH3, AsH3 electrons and is _____.
B NH3, NF3, NCl3 A. 0, diamagnetic
C H2O, H2, O2 B. 2, diamagnetic
D CH4, C2H6, C3H8 C. 3, paramagnetic
9. Consider a neutral atom of the element phosphorus D. 5, paramagnetic
E. 7, paramagnetic
21. Which of the atoms listed below has the smallest
radius?
A. Al
a. How many electrons does the atom contain? B. P
b. How many protons does the atom contain? C. As
c. How many neutrons does the atom contain? D. Te
10. How many protons, neutrons, and electrons are in each E. Na
of the following?
a. 3H #p__________ #n___________ #e___________
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Deepening of Content Mass Training of Grade 11 Teachers
(Quarters 1 and 2) July 20-21, 2016

22. Which of the elements listed below has the highest Molecules, Compounds and Chemical Bonding
first ionization energy?
A. Cs 1. Which one of the following is most likely to be a
B. Ga covalent compound?
C. K A. KF D. Al2O3
D. Bi B. CaCl2 E. CaSO4
E. As C. SF4
23. Which of the following elements has the greatest
electron affinity? 2. The Lewis dot symbol for the a lead atom is
A. Mg   
B. Al A.  Pb : C.  Pb  E.  Pb 
C. Si  
D. P 

E. S B. Pb  D. : Pb 

24. Which of the following elements has the greatest
metallic character?
3. The Lewis dot symbol for the S 2 ion is
A. Br  
B. F A. :S: E. :S
C. Ge 
C. S2 
D. Mn  
E. Sc B. : S : 2 D.  S  2
 

4. The nickel ion, Ni3+ is normally formed by

A removing 3 electrons from a neutral nickel atom.
B removing 3 protons from a neutral nickel atom.
C adding 3 electrons to a neutral nickel atom.
D adding 3 protons to a neutral nickel atom.

5. What is the formula for the ionic compound formed by

magnesium and iodine?
A. MgI B. Mg2I C. MgI2 D. MgI3 E. Mg3I

6. The chemical name for ClO3– is chlorate ion. Therefore,

the name of HClO3 is
A. hydrochloric acid D. chlorous acid
B. chloroform E. chloric acid
C. hydrogen trioxychloride

7. The stock system name for Cr2O3 is:

A. chromium(III) oxide D. chromium trioxide
B. dichromium trioxide E. chromium(II) oxide
C. chromium(VI) oxide

8. The oxidation number of S in K2SO4 is

A. +6 B. +4 C. +2 D. 1 E. None of the above.

9. Select the compound in which sulfur has its highest

possible oxidation number.
A. H2S D. H2SO3
B. SO2 E. Na2SO4
C. SCl2

10. The oxidation number of Mn in KMnO4 is

A. +8 B. +7 C. +5 D. 7 E. 8
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Deepening of Content Mass Training of Grade 11 Teachers
(Quarters 1 and 2) July 20-21, 2016

11. Which of the elements listed below has the greatest 23. The geometry of the CS2 molecule is best described
electronegativity? as
A. Na B. As C. Ga D. Cs E. Sb A. linear. D. bent.
B. trigonal planar. E. trigonal pyramidal.
12. A polar covalent bond would form in which one of the C. tetrahedral.
following pairs of atoms?
A. Cl  Cl D. Cr  Br 24. The geometry of the ClF3 molecule is best described
B. Si  Si E. P  Cl as:
C. Ca  Cl A. distorted tetrahedron D. T-shaped
B. trigonal planar E. trigonal pyramidal
13. A nonpolar covalent bond (i.e., pure covalent) would C. tetrahedral
form in which one of the following pairs of atoms?
A. Na  Cl D. Se  Br 25. According to VSEPR theory, which one of the
B. H  Cl E. Br  Br following molecules should be nonlinear?
C. Li  Br A. B. C. D. E.
CO2 C2H2 SO2 BeCl2 KrF2
14. Which of the bonds below would have the greatest
polarity (i.e., highest percent ionic character)? 26. Which one of the following molecules has
A. Si  P D. Si  Cl tetrahedral geometry?
B. Si  S E. Si  I A. XeF4 B. BF3 C. AsF5 D. CF4 E. NH3
C. Si  Se
27. Which one of the following molecules is polar?
15. Which pair of elements would be most likely to form A. PBr5 B. CCl4 C. BrF5 D. XeF2 E. XeF4
an ionic compound?
A. P and Br D. C and S
B. Zn and K E. Al and Rb
C. F and Al

For nos 16-19, refer to the following covalent

compounds.
A SO3 B S2F10
C N2O D N2O4
16. The chemical formula for dinitrogen monoxide
17. The chemical formula for dinitrogen tetraoxide.
18. The chemical formula for disulfur decafluoride
19. The chemical formula for sulfur trioxide.

20. Which one of the following compounds does not

follow the octet rule?
A. NF3 D. AsH3
B. CF4 E. HCl
C. PF5

21. Which one of the following molecules has an atom

with an incomplete octet?
A. NF3 D. GeH4
B. H2O E. BF3
C. AsCl3

22. The geometry of the SF4 molecule is

A. tetrahedral. D. square planar.
B. trigonal pyramidal. E. distorted tetrahedron
C. trigonal planar. (see-saw).