CHEMISTRY

QUESTIONS ANSWER
Derived the word nuclear fission Lise Meitner
Discovered shaped-memory alloys William J. Buechler
The hottest chili pepper in the world Trinidad Moruga Scorpion
(1.2 million Scoville Heat Units)
It is flame retardant (does not catch fire) DNA
The densest known stable element on Earth Osmium
Determined how the spacing of crystals leads to different X-ray diffraction patterns William and Lawrence Bragg
(father and son)
Determined the double helix structure of DNA Rosalind Franklin,
Maurice James,
James Watson and
Franklin Crick
The eight ‘Noble metals’ Ruthenium
Rhodium
Palladium
Silver
Osmium
Iridium
Platinum
Gold
An ionic compound that could be melted from conducting medium that would Cryolite
dissolved Al2O3 but would not interfere with electrolysis
A superfluid phase formed by fermionic particles at low temperatures. Fermionic condensates
It is closely related to the Bose-Einstein condensate, a superfluid phase formed by
bosonic atoms under similar conditions. Unlike the Bose-Einstein condensates,
fermionic condensates are formed using fermions instead of bosons.
Two types of non-material nuclear radiation Gamma Rays and X-rays
So soft that it can be molded with the hands Pure gold
The most expensive substance in the world Californium
(as much as $68 million / gram)
A rubber band shrinks when heated and expands when cooled because of the Entropy
change in its ____________ state
Has density that a teaspoonful of its matter would weigh more than all the people Neutron star
on Earth
Each time lightning strikes, some _________ gas is produced, thus strengthening Ozone
the Ozone Layer in the Earth
__________ does not age Light
The rarest element on Earth Astatine
(approx. 28g in the Earth’s entire crust)
Mosquitos like the scent of _________ , hence, women get bitten by mosquitos Estrogen
more than men do
An abbreviation of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Laser
Hot water freezes faster than cold water The Mpemba effect
Sunlight exerts pressure Solar radiation pressure
Made of trillions of microscopic skeleton fossils of plankton Chalk
The world’s densest wood, the ___________ (Olea laurifolia), does not float on Black Ironwood
water and therefore sinks.
____________ is 3 times hotter than the Sun Lightning bolt
With the strongest winds, ____________ is the windiest planet in the Solar System Neptune
The coldest known place in the universe Boomerang Nebula
95% of all matter in the universe is invisible, and is called the _____________ Dark Matter
The nearest star to us after the Sun Proxima Centauri
The largest known star _________________ is 2000 times bigger than the Sun Westerlund 1-26
All of 27 ___________ moons are named after William Shakespeare and Alexander Uranus
Pope characters
__________ and ____________ are the only planets that rotate clockwise Venus, Uranus
(retrograde rotation)
_________ , _________ , __________ and __________ are made up of just gas Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
with no solid surface to land on Neptune
___________ is red because its soil is very rusty (iron oxide) Mars
The bark of the ___________ is fireproof Redwood tree
Are the hardest known substance Diamonds
After helium and hydrogen, the most common element on the Sun is _________ Oxygen
At 25, Physicist ___________________ is the youngest person to receive a Nobel Lawrence Bragg
Prize
____________ is over 99.9% empty space Atom
The most powerful lasers are made with ___________________ crystals. In a Neodymium-doped Yttrium
fraction of a second, they produce more power than the whole United States
The most slippery substance in the world is _________________; was discovered Polytetrafluoroethene
accidentally (PTFE or Teflon)
85% of all life on earth is __________ Plankton
If a person or an animal is born _________ , they instantly have excellent night Colorblind
vision
The _______ uses more than 25% of the oxygen used by the human body Brain
The longest living cells in the body are __________ which can live an entire Brain cells
lifetime
Red blood cells have no ________ Nucleus
The right half of the _______ controls the left side of our body muscles, and the Brain
left controls the right
The synthetic biological cell “_________” is the first living organism whose parent Synthia
is not a living thing but a computer.
The largest and longest bone in the human body Femur (thigh bone)
The only tissues that don’t require blood Corneas
The biggest egg in the world. Ostrich egg
It could take as many as 30 chicken effs to equal its volume, and up to 2 hours to
hard boil
the nerves in our body are most concentrated in our ____________ Fingertips
While only 2% in weight, the ___________ requires 15% of the body’s heart work, Human brain
20% of oxygen and 25% of all glucose
The largest cell in the human body Ovum (female egg cell)
Heaviest element found so far is ____________ with atomic number 118 Ununoctium (Uuo)
A rubber tyre is actually one single giant ____________ Molecule
Pluto is no longer considered a planet. It is now known as a “_______________” Dwarf Planet
It takes about 8 minutes & 20 seconds to reach the Earth at 299,792 km/s Sunlight
(186,282 mi/s)
An astronaut can be up to 2 inches taller returning from space. The ____________ Cartilage disks
in the spine expand in the absence of gravity
Is blue because when sunlight collides with our atmosphere, colors of the shortest Sky
wavelengths (violet and blue) are scattered and our eyes are more sensitive to see
blue
The planet ____________ has the longest day Venus
The densest planet in the Solar System Earth
The most common metal in the Earth’s crust (8% of its weight) Aluminum
The six states of matter are: Plasmas
Gases
Liquids
Solids
Bose-Einstein Condensates
Fermionic Condensates
The coldest state of matter. It defies gravity and instead of flowing down, it flows Bose-Einstein Condensates
upward superfluid
The only metal that is naturally antibacterial Copper
A metal which melts on palm of the hand, due to its low melting point (29.76˚C) Gallium
______________ acid will dissolve glass Hydrofluoric
Contains peanuts as an ingredient Dynamite
Is the softest known substance Talc
Substance used in automobile antifreeze Ethylene Glycol
Substance sold as rubbing alcohol Isopropyl alcohol
States that at infinite dilution, where dissociation for all electrolytes is complete Kohlrausch’s Law of
and where all interionic effects disappear, each ion migrates independently of its Independent Migration
co-ion, and contributes to the total equivalent conductance of and electrolyte a
definite share which depends only on its own nature and not at all on that of the
ion with which it associated
A device for determining the value of an unknown resistance by comparison with Wheatstone Bridge
known standard resistance
It states that only light which is absorbed can be effective in producing chemical Grotthus-Draper Law
change (1st Law of Photochemistry)
It states that any molecule or atom activated by light absorbs only one quantum of Einstein Law of
the light which causes the activation which is also known as the 2 nd Law of Photochemical Equivalence
Photochemistry
Where more than one contaminant can be adsorbed, the one having the lesser Paneth-Fajans-Hahn Rule
solubility is adsorbed the greater extent
It is used in space vehicles to remove carbon dioxide exhaled by astronaut Solid Lithium Hydroxide
It is a common fuel for cooking and home heating Propane
It is used to produce nylon Adipic Acid
A laughing gas and used as anesthetic in dentistry Nitrous oxide
A substance used as a food preservative Benzoic acid
A foul-smelling substance by the action of bacteria on meat Cadaverine
The Reaumur scale, also known as the “octagesimal division” is used to measure Temperature
Who discovered X-rays William Roentgen
It is a measure of the total organic and ammonia nitrogen in the wastewater Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN)
It is the most common substance being studied by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Hydrogen
Trace quantities of this element is required in the diet of humans to aid in the Copper
synthesis of hemoglobin
The chemical most commonly used to speed sedimentation of sewage is ______ Lime
It is the activity where the biggest release if dopamine occurs Orgasm
It is commonly known as a “flight or fight” hormone Epinephrine (Adrenaline)
Describes a group of symptoms that some people experience after eating Asian Chinese Restaurant
foods that contains significant amount of MSG Syndrome
A tryptophan derivative, plays a key role in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Serotonin
A peptide hormone which induces labor in pregnant women and controls uterine Oxytocin
contraction of uterine muscle and also plays a role in simulating the flow of milk in
a nursing mother
Nearest layer of atmosphere from Earth’s surface Troposphere
An amino acid that technically is not an amino acid Proline (Pro, P)
What is the product when ethanoyl chloride is reacted with propanol? Ethyl ethanoate (an ester)
Why might a glass of warm milk help you sleep? The high concentration of
milk protein may mildly
elevate the levels of
serotonin which relaxes the
brain
Where does an enzyme capsaicin commonly found? Capsicum
What is the primary use of ethylene? Ripening of fruits
What is the other name of Bulk Temperature? Mixing Cup Temperature
What is the method that Wohler do to break the Vital Force Theory of Nature? Heating NH4Cl with AgCN to
form Urea
What happens to the pH of carbonated drinks if its open in atmospheric condition Increase (less acidic)
What law is the PRC Modernization Act? RA 8981
Identified Gamma Radiation Villard
Author of Octet Rule Gilbert Lewis
Iodine vapor forms iodine crystals when it touches a cold surface. What is the Sublimation
reverse of the process?
Notation on alkane containing Cl Chloro
Characteristics of elements under group 1A Has 1 electron on its
outermost energy level
Adolf Baeyer’s contribution to medicine, made by reacting malonic acid and urea Barbituric Acid
with a catalyst called
How to differentiate alkane, alkene and alkyne Reaction of Br2
Composition of Acid in Acid Rain Nitric and Sulfuric
Particle with same mass as proton Neutron
What happens to the melting point of a saturated fatty acid if CH2 is increased? Increase
Soap bubbles are made from Animal fat, a lipid
Oxygen consumption due to oxidation of carbon Carbonaceous BOD
The respiration of organism living in sediments Benthic Demand
Oxygen consumption due to nitrogen oxidation Nitrogeneous BOD
The growth of a plant is dependent on the amount of food stuff that is presented Liebig’s Law of the minimum
to it in minimum quantity
This controls the quantity of algal growth in lakes Amount of phosphorus
Related to the minimum energy needed to excite an electron in the molecule HOMO-LUMO gap
Zinc-containing enzyme, found in red blood cells and its job is to facilitate the Carbonic anhydrate
reaction of CO2 with H2O to form HCO3-
Performed a famous experiment to determine the speed of light A.A. Michelson
Succeeded in separating a beam of neutral atoms into two groups by passing them Otto Stern and Walter
through a nonhomogeneous magnetic field Gerlach
Tells us the probability of finding the electron at a specific point in space that is a Probability nucleus
distance r from the nucleus
Is the most basic measure used in ozone research, measures what the ozone Dobson Unit
layer’s thickness would be if compressed in the Earth’s atmosphere
Process of breaking down a large isotope into smaller isotopes Nuclear fission
Can oxygen be synthesized from nitrogen? No, unless exposed in a very
hot temperatures
How does alpha, beta and gamma particle affect the mass number 4,0,0
Balancing C2H5SH + O2 -> CO2 + H2O + SO2
Given: Dodecane
I. Is it soluble in water? No
II. Is it soluble in hexane? Yes
III. Is it combustible? Yes
IV. Is it solid, liquid or gas at room temperature & atmospheric conditions? Liquid
V. Is it denser than water? Less dense
A tank is half filled with water, if N2 = 1.02 moles and H2O = 1.02 moles. What Choices: increase, decrease,
happens to the N2 when dissolved in water? remains the same, none of
these
Description of a primary and a secondary cell A primary cell can recharged
while secondary cannot,
Ni-Cd is a primary cell, a dry
cell is a secondary cell
Given 1kg of water at 10˚C + 1kg water at 30˚C. What is the final temp of the
mixture?
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer? Stratosphere
Balancing Ca(OH) + HCl -> CaCl2 + H2O
Which of the ff has a higher heat combustion on a gram per gram basis if Hf is 237 Methane
kJ/mol and 532 kJ/mol for methane and propane, respectively?
Which of the ff has a larger ionic nucleus? Na+ or Na? Choices: Both, Na+, Na, none
of these
Formula of alar C6H12N2O3
Arrange in increasing level of toxicity
1. Heptachlor 2. Dieldrum 3. DDR 4. Arsenic 5. Cr
Moles of chlorine dioxide that can be formed from a fiven mass of sodium
hypochlorite
Polymer used in bullet proof vest Choices: linear polyethylene,
polyacrylonitrite,
polycarbonate,
polymethylacrylate
Number of carbon atoms in olvanil
Amino acids in human protein
Definition of ozonolysis
Freezing point depression
Boiling point rise
Evaluation given structural formula (paraffins)
Center of an atom
Blanket of pollutants
Pollutant produced from coal and petroleum
Sequencing of amino acids Edmon Degradation
What is the chemical formula and molecular weight of 1,1-tetradecenyl acetate?
what is the common contaminant in BTEx process/
What is the heat reaction when ethyne is hydrogenated to ethane?
Choose the common methods in the removal of fine particle in hot airstream Choices: ESP, Bouyancy,
common in cement production Cyclone, Venturi Scrubber
Arrange the ff substance in terms of increasing melting point Choices: Palmitic, Palmitic,
stearic; palmitic, oleic,
stearic; Oleic, Oleic, Stearic
What is common form of nitro-glycerol?
Definition of polar covalent? Choices: unbalance electrion
with unequal sharing of
electrons, bonding of
heteronucleus with unequal
sharing of electrons
What is the most polar and least polar of the following functional groups Choices: R-OH, R-NH3, R-
COOH, C triple bond C and C-
C
what happen to the enthalpy content of the real gases when it is throttled at
constant temperature?
What is the difference between catabolism, anabolism and metabolism?
Choose whether the ff is/are representation of the nuclear fusion Choices: the big bang theory,
the radiant energy of the sun,
the formation of
deuterium/tritium
Match the ff nuclear reaction Choices:
Artificial radioactivity
Induced radioactivity
Hydrogen fusion radioactivity
Natural radioactivity
What is the molecular weight of sucrose?
Who is the person behind Carbon Dating method :ibby
Which do float or sink? Balsa wood
Ethylene glycol
Table salt
Ethanol
Which of the following decrease in entropy? Melting ice
What result from three alpha emissions and two beta emissions of Rn-222?
Definition of nucleophilic substitution
What is the solid part of the Earth’s crust?
Synthetic dye Choices:
Alizatrin
Melanin
canotenoid
Definition of Henry’s Law
What is Nojul Mull process
What is the sign convention of enthalpy during endothermic reaction?
Definition of Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
What is the polymer used for printing and coating
Another name of Taurine
Internal energy is composed of all energy in the system except: Choices:
Free energy
Kinetic and potential energy
Heat of fusion
Enthalpy
 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PRINCIPLE
QUESTIONS ANSWER
What is used in ultrasonic flow meters Doppler
Other name of Yamatake system (process automation DCS) Azbil
It is a fill-and-draw type reactor system involving a single-mix reactor in which all Sequencing batch reactor
steps of the activated sludge process occur. Mixed liquor remains in the reactor
during all cycles, thereby eliminating the need for separate secondary
sedimentation tanks
Electronic noise inside an electric conductor which is independent of applied Johnson Noise
voltage
What process uses MIMO system in controlling its process parameter Distillation
It is the heart of a chemical manufacturing process Reactor stage
Other term of earth wax ozocerite
Which of the following is not dependent on temperature and wavelength? Choices: black body, gray
body, plasma, moving body
Difference between measured value and set point Choices: deviation, error,
oscillation
Which of the ff industries produces electricity aside from its main product Sugar industry
What is the value of R for 1 mol of ideal gas and if pressure is in atm, volume in m3 Choices: 80.60, 86.20, 82.06,
and temperature in K 88.06
Answer: 82.06
What is the specific gravity of nitrogen at 80˚F and 745 mm Hg compared to air 28/29
80˚F and 745 mm Hg
What unit operation originated in Trona process? Choices:
Fractional distillation
Crystallization
Evaporation
Phase Rule
Based on the ff reaction, choose the Hagreave’s process Production of sodium sulfate
(Na2SO4)
In the calculation of the compressibility factor, which of the ff equations apply for a Z=1 + BP/RT
high pressure condition
If the concentration of the reactant increases, the half-life decreases, what order 2nd order reaction
of the reaction is this?
Which of the ff is the reaction time is directly proportional to the concentration of Zero Order
the reactant?
How is the fluctuation in the process is controlled? Equipping the instrument
with integral controller
Definition of noise in the process control
The use of Thermodynamics in our daily lives
What do you call the temperature in which the reactor condition cannot be Runway Temperature
controlled
Types of system in Thermodynamics
Real gas equation and application (particularly, range of pressure whether
high/low or atmospheric)

MATHEMATICS
QUESTIONS ANSWER
From 0 to 1000, the letter “A” only appears in ________ 1000 (one thousand)
__________ is the only number with letters in alphabetical order, while _________ 40 (forty), 1 (one)
is the only one with letters in reverse
A number that reads the same backwards and forward Palindrome number
The value of ______ was first used by the ancient Indian mathematician Aryabhata Zero
The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to __________ Seven