Chemical and Environmental Review

August 24, 2019

Engr. Rugi Vicente C. Rubi

Instruction: Answer the following questions correctly

1. The atomic mass of an element is measured relative to the mass of

(a) hydrogen atom (b) oxygen atom (c) carbon-12 (d) isotopic mixture of 12C, 13C and 14C
2. Given that the abundances of isotopes 54Fe, 56Fe and 57Fe are 5%, 90% and 5%, respectively, the relative atomic
mass of Fe is
(a) 55.85 (b) 55.95 (c) 55.75 (d) 56.05
3. The largest number of molecules is in
(a) 36 g of water (b) 28 g of carbon monoxide
(c) 46 g of ethyl alcohol (d) 54 g of nitrogen pentoxide
40.25 g of Glauber’s salt is dissolved in water to obtain 500 mL of solution of density 1077.5 g dm–3. 4. The
molality of Na2SO4 in solution is about
(a) 0.25 mol kg–1 (b) 0.24 mol kg–1 (c) 0.26 mol kg–1 (d) 0.27 mol kg–1
5. The oxidation number of carbon in CH2O is
(a) –2 (b) +2 (c) 0 (d) + 4
6. The oxidation number of phosphorus in Ba(H2PO2)2 is
(a) +3 (b) +2 (c) +1 (d) –1
7. If 0.5 mol of BaCl 2 is mixed with 0.20 mol of Na3PO4, the maximum amount of Ba 3(PO4)2 that can be formed is
(a) 0.70 mol (b) 0.50 mol (c) 0.20 mol (d) 0.10 mol
8. Which of the following has maximum number of atoms?
(a) 24 g of C (M = 12 g mol–1) (b) 23 g of Na (M = 23 g mol–1)
(c) 48 g of S (M = 32 g mol ) –1 (d) 108 g of Ag (M = 108 g mol–1)
9. An aqueous solution of acetic acid has density 1.1 g mol–1 and molality 4.6 mol kg–1. The molarity of acetic acid
would be
(a) 3.2 M (b) 3.5 M (c) 3.97 M (d) 4.6 M
10. 6.0 g of C reacts completely with 12 g of O2 producing a mixture of CO(g) and CO2(g). The mass percent of
CO(g) in the gaseous mixture will be about
(a) 45% (b) 57% (c) 64% (d) 76%
11. Which of the following expressions correctly represents the variation of density of an ideal gas with change in
temperature from T1 to T2?
(a) ρ2 = ρ 1 (T1 p2 /T2 p1 ) (b) ρ 2 = ρ 1 (T1 p1 /T2 p2 )
(c) ρ2 = ρ 1 (T2 p2 /T1 p1 ) (d) ρ 2 = ρ 1 (T2 p1 /T1 p2 )
12. The density of neon will be highest at
(a) STP (b) 0 °C, 2 atm (c) 273 °C, 1 atm (d) 273 °C, 2 atm
13. The dimensionally correct expression for the conversion of kelvin temperature to Celsius temperature is
(a) t = T + 273.15 (b) t = T – 273.15
(c) t/ °C = T /K + 273.15 (d) t/ °C = T /K – 273.15
14. Which of the following is the value of R expressed in SI units?
(a) 8.314 J mol–1 (b) 8.314 J K–1 mol–1
(c) 8.314 J K –1 (d) 8.314 x 107 ergs K–1 mol–1
15. At which of the following four conditions, the density of nitrogen will be largest?
(a) STP (b) 273 K and 2 atm (c) 546 K and 1 atm (d) 546 K and 2 atm
16. The temperature of a given mass of a gas is increased from 19 °C to 20 °C at constant pressure. The volume V
of the gas is increased
(a) to V(20/19) (b) by 1/273.15 of its volume at 0 °C
(c) by 1/273.15 of its volume at 0 K (d) by a factor of 1/273.15
17. Rate of diffusion of a gas is
(a) directly proportional to its density
(b) directly proportional to its molar mass
(c) directly proportional to the square root of its molar mass
(d) inversely proportional to the square root of its molar mass
18. The rate of diffusion of methane at a given temperature is twice that of a gas X. The molar mass of X is
(a) 64.0 g mol–1 (b) 32.0 g mol–1 (c) 4.0 g mol–1 (d) 8.0 g mol–1
19. According to Graham’s law, at a given temperature the ratio of the rates of diffusion rA/rB of gases A and B is
given by
(a) (pA/pB) (MA/MB)1/2 (b) (MA/MB) (pA/pB)1/2 (c) (pA/pB) (MB/MA)1/2 (d) (MAMB) (pB/pA)1/2
20. Rutherford’s experiment on scattering of α-particles showed for the first time that the atom has
(a) electrons (b) protons (c) nucleus (d) neutrons
21. The number of electrons carrying a total charge of 1 C is
(a) 6.023 X 1023 (b) 6.25 X 1018 (c) 6.24 X 1020 (d) 6.023 X 1022
22. The principal quantum number of an atom is related to the
(a) size of the orbital (b) spin angular momentum
(c) orbital angular momentum (d) orientation of the orbital in space
23. Which one of the following sets of quantum numbers represents an impossible arrangement?
n l ml ms n l ml ms
(a) 3 2 – 2 1/2 (b) 4 0 0 1/2
(c) 3 2 – 3 1/2 (d) 5 3 0 –1/2
24. Any p-orbital can accommodate up to
(a) four electrons (b) two electrons with parallel spins
(c) six electrons (d) two electrons with opposite spins
25. The orbital diagram in which the aufbau principle is violated is

26. The quantum numbers +1/2 and –1/2 for the electron spin represent
(a) rotation of the electron in clockwise and anticlockwise direction respectively
(b) rotation of the electron in anticlockwise and clockwise direction respectively
(c) magnetic moment of the electron pointing up and down respectively
(d) two quantum mechanical spin states which have no classical analogue
27. The outer electronic configuration of cerium (Z = 58) is
(a) (4d)10 (5s)2 (5p)6 (4f)3 (6s)1 (b) (4d)10 (5s)2 (5p)6 (5d)1 (6s)2
(c) (4d)10 (5s)2 (5p)6 (5d)3 (6s)2 (d) (4d)10 (5s)2 (5p)6 (4f)2 (6s)2
28. When alpha particles are sent through a thin metal foil, most of them go straight through the foil because
(a) alpha particles are much heavier than electrons (b) alpha particles are positively charged
(c) most part of the atom is empty space (d) alpha particles move with high speed
29. Atomic sizes of the following elements decreases in the order
(a) B > Be > Li (b) Be > Li > B (c) Li > B > Be (d) Li > Be > B
30. The first ionization energy of K, Ca and Ba follows the order
(a) K > Ca > Ba (b) Ca > Ba > K (c) Ba > K > Ca (d) K > Ba > Ca
31. In the periodic table, the metallic character of elements
(a) increases, (i) from left to right across a period and (ii) on descending a group
(b) decreases (i) from left to right across a period and (ii) on descending a group
(c) increases from left to right across a period and decreases on descending a group
(d) decreases from left to right across a period and increases on descending a group
32. Which of the following statements regarding alkali metals is not correct?
(a) Alkali metals tarnish in air
(b) They are kept under kerosene
(c) All alkali metals form oxides on burning in air
(d) The reaction of alkali metals with water increases in violence on descending the group.
33. Which of the following is an example of a closed system?
(a) Hot coffee in a thermos flask (b) A tree in a garden
(c) Water in a beaker (d) Mercury in a clinical thermometer
34. The bond between two identical nonmetal atoms has a pair of electrons
(a) unequally shared between the two (b) transferred fully from one atom to another
(c) with identical spins (d) equally shared between them.
35. When a sample of an ideal gas expands from 6.0 L to 14.0 L against a constant pressure of 0.30 atm, the work
involved is
(a) 243.19 J (b) – 243.19 J (c) 234.19 J (d) – 234.19 J
36. A gas expands adiabatically from 1.0 L to 12.0 L against a constant pressure of 0.75 atm. The ∆U of the gas is
(a) – 853.9 J (b) 835.9 J (c) 853.9 J (d) – 835.9 J
37. The bonds present in N2O5 are
(a) only ionic (b) covalent and coordinate (c) only covalent (d) covalent and ionic
38. The octet rule is not obeyed by the molecule
(a) CO2 (b) H2O (c) O2 (d) CO
39. The molar volume of a gas at STO is ______L.
(a) 0.08206 (b) 62.36 (c) 1.00 (d) 22.4
40. Calculate the energy needed to raise the temperature of 10.0 g iron from 25 oC to 500oC if the specific heat
capacity of iron is 0.45 J/goC.
(a) 213. 75 J (b) 2137.5 kJ (c) 2137.5 J (d) 3127.5 J
41. When the following equation is balanced, the coefficients are ________.
C8H18 + O2 → CO2 + H2O
(a) 2, 3, 4, 4 (b) 1, 4, 8, 9 (c) 2, 12, 8, 9 (d) 2, 25, 16, 18
42. Of the reactions below, which one is not a combination reaction?
(a) C + O2 → CO2 (b) 2Mg + O2 → 2MgO
(c) 2N2 + 3H2 → 2NH3 (d) 2CH4 + 4O2 → 2CO2 + 4H2O
43. A certain gas weighs 2.478 g and occupies a volume of 712.5 mL at 25oC and 1.2 atm. What is the molecular
formula of the gas?
(a) H2 (b) Cl2 (c) F2 (d) N2
44. Calculate the molality of a solution made by dissolving 45.0 g of glucose C6H12O6, in 500.0 g of water. (Use:
C=12.01 g/mol, H=1.01 g/mol, O=16.00 g/mol)
(a) 0.500 molal (b) 0.25 molal (c) 1.50 molal (d) 3.00 molal
45. What is the mole fraction of glucose in a solution made of 7.59 g of glucose, C6H12O6, dissolved in 125 g of
water? (Use C=12.01 g/mol, H=1.01 g/mol, O=16 g/mol)
(a) 0.009 (b) 0.006 (c) 0.16 (d) 0.606
46. The number of moles of solute present in 1 kg of a solvent is called its
(a) molality (b) molarity (c) normality (d) formality
47. What are the boiling point and freezing point of a solution containing 5.70 g of sugar C12H12O11, in 50 g of water.
(Use C=12.01 g/mol, H=1.01 g/mol, O=16 g/mol, kf=1.853oC/m, kb=0.515oC/m)
(a) 100.17oC, -0.618oC (b) 100.71oC, -0.618oC (c) 100.17oC, 0.618oC (d) 101.17oC, -0.618oC
48. Of the choices below, which one is not an ionic compound?
(a) PCl5 (b) NaCl (c) RbCl (d) KCl
49. In the periodic table, the elements touching the steplike line are known as
(a) transition elements (b) noble gases (c) metalloids (d) nonmetals
50. Which of the following does not assume the behaviour of the ideal gases?
(a) Boyle’s Law (b) Van der Waals Equation (c) Graham’s Law diffusion (d) Dalton’s Law of Pressure