FIRST QUARTERLY EXAMINATIONS

GENERAL CHEMISTRY I

I. Directions: Read the statements carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Turns litmus paper to blue.

A. Acid B. Base C. Neutral D. matter
2. According to _____, an acid dissolved in water disassociates to form Hydrogen Ions.
A. Arrhenius B. Bronsted-Lowry C. Newton D. Einstein
3. Which of the following is the most acidic?
A. 1 B. 4 C. 7 D. 14
4. When an acid (H+) is added to alkali (OH-),product is
A. Hydroxides B. Water C. Salts D. Hydrogen gas
5. Mineral acids are _____.
A. Man made B. naturally accuring C. include malic acid D.none of the above
6. In universal indicator,red color indicates ____.
A. Strong acids B. strong alkalis C. weak acid D.weak bases
+ -
7. Acids (H ) reacts with metal hydroxides (-OH ) to form
A. Salt and water B. salt and Hydrogen gas C. salt and Hydogen oxide D. salt and alkali
8. According to _____,an acid is a proton donor and a base is a proton acceptor.
A. Arrhenius B. Bronsted-Lowry C. Newton D. Einstein
9. A object has a mass of 6 g and a volume of 3 mL.What is the density?
A.0.5 g/mL B. 2 g/mL C.2g D.0.5 mL
10. Two chemical properties of matter of a firework exploding would be?
A. Change of color and ductile C. Explosive and color change
B. Flammable and reactive D. Malleable and flammable
11. Which is not an example that proves that molecules are made of tiny particles that are always in motion?
A. Tables,books,papers C. air freshener
B. Smelling vanilla from inside a balloon D. Food coloring spreading inside of a glass of H2O
12. Which of the following is an example of a chemical property?
A. Color B.Density C. ability to rust D. phase
13. Which of the following is a chemical change?
A. Water boiling B. burning paper C.tearing a piece of paper D. adding food coloring to H2O
14. In which stage do the particles move the slowest?
A. Solid B. liquid C. gas D.plasma
15. Which is an example of a solution?
A. Rice and water B. sugar and water C. marbles and water D.sand and water
16. When salt is mixed with water,it becomes _____.
A. Element B. compound C.mixture D. solute
17. Point at which solid substance changes into liquid state is called
A. Melting point B. boiling point C. power point D. complex point
18. If you want to desalinate water,what technique are you going to use?
A. Distillation B. filtration C. reverse osmosis D. heating
19. For purification,water is passed through
A. Colander B. sand C. watch glass D. strainer
20. How can you separate mud from water?
A. Distillation B. evaporation C. filtration D. chromatography
21. This bullseye demonstrates...

A. High Accuracy & High Precision C. High Accuracy & Low Precision
B. Low Accuracy & High Precision C. Low Accuracy & Low Precision
22. What is the quantity 7.5 millimeters expressed in centimeters?
A. 75 cm B.7.5 cm C. 0.75 cm D. 0.075 cm
23. The closeness of a measurement to its true value is a measure of its __
A. Reproducibility B. usefulness C. precision D. accuracy
24. A reaction takes place that is expected to yield 171.9 g of product,but only yields 154.8g.What is the percent error
for this experiment?
A. 111.0% B. 90.1 % C. 9.9% D. 17.1%
25. Which of the following equalities is NOT correct?   
A.1000mm=1m B. 1cm3= 1mL C. 100cg= 1g D. 10 kg=100 g
26. Three different people weigh a standard mass of 2.00 g on the same balance.  Each person obtains a reading of
exactly 7.32 g for the mass of the standard. These results imply that the balance that was used is:
A. Accurate but not precise C. precise and accurate
B. Precise but not accurate D. not accurate and not precise

27. Systematic error occur due to___

A. Overuse of instrument C. both A and B
B. Careless usage of instrument D. human sight

28. A measurement which on repetition gives same or nearly same result is called
A. Accurate measurement C.precise measurement
B. Average measurement D. estimated measurement
29. How many significant figures does the following measurement has? Temperature= 0.0023 degree
A. 2 B.4 C.3 D. equivalent

30. Precision pertains to all of the following except

A. Reproducibility of measurement C.sameness of measurement
B. Agreement among numerical values D. closeness of measurement to accepted value

31.In addition and subtraction, the significant figures in the answer must reflect the    
A.      number in the calculation with the fewest significant figures
B.      number in the calculation with the most significant figures
C.      average number of significant figures in the problem
D.      least precise measurement in the calculation (i.e. least number of decimal places)

32. In division and multiplication, the answer must not have more significant figures than the
A.  number in the calculation with the fewest significant figures
B.  number in the calculation with the most significant figures
C.  average number of significant figures in the problem
D.  least precise measurement in the calculation (i.e. least number of decimal places)

33. Michael's scale measures the mass of objects as consistently 2kg less than their actual mass. How would you
describe the scale?
A. Precise but not accurate C.accurate but not precise
B.precise and accurate D. not precise and not accurate

34. A bowman is shooting arrows at a target. Which of the following demonstrates high accuracy but low precision?
A. The bowman consistently hits around the target but never hits the bullseye
B.The bowman consistently hits to the left of the target
C.The bowman consistently misses the target and hits a tree in the same spot
D. The bowman consistently hits to the right of the bullseye

35. Which of these is an example of high precision?

A. A student correctly calculates the mass of an object to be 54kg
B. An archer hits the same spot on the target three times in a row
C.A student tries to throw a pencil into the garbage can and makes it in
D. An archer hits the bulls-eye

36. The accepted value is 1.43. Which correctly describes this student’s experimental data?

Trial Measurement

1 1.29

2 1.93

3 0.88

A. accurate but not precise

B. precise but not accurate

C. both accurate and precise

D. neither accurate nor precise

37. The speed of x-rays is 300 000. m/s. In scientific notation, and with the correct number of significant figures, this
speed is…
A.     3.0 x 105 m/s         B. 3 x 105 m/s          C. 3.00000 x 105 m/s          D. 30 x 104 m/s

38. The number of significant figures in the measurement 0.050010 kg is

A.     7                B.  5                  C.  4                 D.  2
39. The number of significant figures in the measured value 3400 g
A.     4                B. 3                   C.  2                 D.  1
40. The symbols for units of length in order from largest to smallest are
A.      mm, cm, m, km C.      mm, m, cm, km
B.      km, m, cm, nm   D.      km, mm, cm,
41. Which scientist offered proof that atoms exist?
A. Democritus B. Isaac Newton C. John Dalton D. Aristotle
42. In Rutherford's gold foil experiment the alpha particles pass through which part of the atom?
A. The nucleus B.the valence electron shell C. the electron cloud D. the proton shield
43.British physicist J.J. Thomson was the first to identify the____
A. Proton B.atomic theory C. electron D. neutron

44. The modern atomic theory has been updated over the years as new observations of the atom have been made.
What is likely to happen in the future?
A.We will find out that the entire model is finally all figured out
B. We will find out that the entire model is wrong
C. It will be updated as new observations are made.
D. There's just no way to tell what might happen.

45. Scientist have developed the Atomic Theory over a period of hundreds of years. What will help us further the
development?
A. increasing the ability of technology, like microscopes, to see even smaller particles
B. decreasing the ability of technology, like microscopes, to see even smaller particles
C. decreasing the number of atoms in the universe
D. increasing the number of atoms in the universe

46. In Thomson's plum pudding model the mass of the atom is in the
A. Electrons B.nucleus C. matter between electron D. protons
47. This scientist published a detailed atomic theory in 1808 based on evidence he gathered through experiments with
gases. His atomic theory laid the groundwork for later atomic models.
A. Ernest Rutherford B. Neils Bohr C. John Dalton D. Democritus

48. Hydrogen peroxide decomposes into water and oxygen when exposed to heat or light. A tightly
capped bottle of hydrogen peroxide is placed on a mass scale (a balance) and exposed to light for three weeks. The
mass reading on the scale does not change. This is an example of
A) the Law of Conservation of Mass.
B) the Law of Definite Proportions.
C) the Law of Constant Composition.
D) the Law of Multiple Proportions.

49. The ability to recycle aluminum (or glass, or plastic) is ultimately an illustration of
A) the law of the conservation of mass.
B) the law of definite proportions.
C) the ingenuity of chemists.
D) the law of multiple proportions.

50.No matter how much extra oxygen is available, 12 grams of carbon always combines with 32 grams of oxygen. This
best illustrates the law of
A) conservation of mass.
B) definite proportions.
C) multiple proportions.
D) conservation of energy.
51.Which subatomic particles are located in the nucleus of a carbon atom?
A. Protons and electrons B.protons only C. protons and neutrons D. neutrons only

52. Which subatomic particle is negatively charged?

A. Proton B.electron C. neutron D. positron

53. Which two particles each have a mass approximately equal to one atomic mass unit?
A. Electron and positron B. electron and neutron C. proton and neutron D.proton and electron

54.Which statement is true about a proton and and an electron?

A. They have different masses and different charges.
B.They have different masses and the same charges.
C. They have the same masses and different charges
D. They have the same masses and different charges

55. Which statement best describes electrons?

A. They are positive subatomic particles and are found surrounding the nucleus.
B. They are negative subatomic particles and are found surrounding the nucleus.
C.They are positive subatomic particles and are found in the nucleus.
D.They are negative subatomic particles and are found in the nucleus.

56. Atomic number is number of ____

A. protons (p+) B.electrons (e-) C. neutrons (n0) D.nucleons (p+ and n0)

57. Nucleus consists of two sub-particles known as?

A. Nucleotides B. Nucleons C. Neutrons D. Nucleosides

58. Identify the element by its atomic structure?

A. Hydrogen
B. Helium
C.Carbon
D. Oxygen

59. Number of protons in the nucleus is called ___________

A Atomic number
B. Mass number
C.Electric charge
D. Periodic number

60. The total number of nucleons in the nucleus is called _________

A. Atomic number
B. Mass number
C. Electric charge
D. Periodic number

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