PHYSICAL SCIENCE 3RD QUARTER EXAM 2ND SEMESTER SY2019-2020

Name: ____________________________ Section: ______________ Score: ___________

Instructions: Choose the best answer. Write in CAPITAL the letter of your choice in the space before the
item.
____1. What is the correct sequence of events in the formation of the Universe?
I. Inflation IV. Formation of atoms
II. Singularity V. Formation of matter and antimatter
III. Nucleosynthesis VI. Formation of protons and neutrons
A. II-I-VI-III-V-IV B. II-I-V-VI-III-IV C.II-I-III-V-VI-IV D.II-I-V-III-VI-IV
____2. What was combined with 21 H to form 32 He in Big Bang Nucleosynthesis?
A. n B. 11 H C. 21 H D. 31 H
____3. Which reactions represent the Proton-Proton Chain Reaction diagram below?
1
H +11 H →21 H ,21 H +11 H →32 He, 3
A. 1 1 H +31 H →42He +11 H +11 H
1
B. 1 H +11 H →31 H ,31 H +11 H →42H e , 41He +31 He→42He +21 H +11 H
1
C. 1 H +11 H →22 H ,22 H +11 H →31 He, 31 He+31 He→42He +11 H +11 H
1
D. 1 H +11 H →21 H , 21 H +11 H →32 He, 32 He+32 He→42He +11 H +11 H
____4. Which statement best describes Big Bang Nucleosynthesis?
A. Matter and antimatter formed from energy.
B. Protons and neutrons fused together to form light nuclei.
C. Atoms collapsed together by gravity and formed large lumps.
D. Binding of electrons to ionized protons and nuclei to form neutral atoms.
____5. Which statement best describes the figure below?
A. Beryllium-8 fuses three helium-4 to form carbon-12.
B. Three helium-3 combine to make carbon-12.
C. Three helium-4 combine together to form carbon-12.
D. Carbon-12 fuses with three helium-3 to form beryllium-8
____6. How does the Sun generate energy?
A. carbon fusion C. helium fusion
B. hydrogen fusion D. iron fusion
____7. When massive main sequence star evolves into supergiant, what will be its characteristics?
A. larger, hotter, brighter C. larger, hotter, dimmer
B. larger, cooler, brighter D. larger, cooler, dimmer
____8. What elements will form when a red supergiant star explodes into a supernova?
A. heavier than iron C. lighter than carbon
B. heavier than hydrogen D. lighter than chromium
____9. In the diagram below, what is continually absorbed in the CNO cycle to produce Helium-4?
A. proton
B. neutron
C. positron
D. Gamma Ray

____10. What is produced when silicon-28 combines with an alpha particle in the Alpha Ladder?
A. 20
10 Ne B. 32
16 S C. 44
22Ti D. 168O
____11. Which is the correct sequence of elements in the Alpha Ladder?
A. C-O-Mg-Ne-S-Ar-Si-Cr-Ti-Ca-Fe C. C-O-Ne-Mg-Si-S-Ar-Ca-Ti-Cr-Fe
B. C-O-S-Ne-Cr-Si-Ar-Mg-Ca-Ti-Fe D. C-O-Mg-Si-S-Ne-Ca-Ar-Ti-Cr-Fe
____12. A red supergiant near the end of its lifetime has layers. What are the layers from outer to inner?
A. H→He, He→O, O→C, C→Si, Si→Fe, Fe
B. H→He, He→C, C→Si, Si→O, O→Fe, Fe
C. H→He, He→Si, Si→C, C→O, O→Fe, Fe
D. H→He, He→C, C→O, O→Si, Si→Fe, Fe
____13. The Universe’s ordinary matter is comprised of 24% helium, 74% hydrogen, and 2% of other
elements. Which process most likely produced this?
A. Neutron Star Merger C. Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
B. Stellar Nucleosynthesis D. Supernova Nucleosynthesis
____14. Which philosopher originally thought up the atomic theory?
A. Aristotle B. Democritus C. Plato D. Empedocles

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____15. Which postulates of Dalton’s Atomic Theory are no longer valid?

I. Atoms are indivisible.
II. Atoms of a given element are identical.
III. Each element is composed of extremely small particles called atoms.
IV. Atoms of different elements are different and have different properties.
A. I and II B. I and IV C. II and III D. III and IV
____16. In the Rutherford’s gold foil experiment, what happen to the beam of particles that bombarded
the piece of gold foil?
A. None of the particles were deflected.
B. Most particles were greatly deflected.
C. Most particles were slightly deflected.
D. Few particles were deflected at large angle.
____17. In the Cathode Ray Experiment, why do cathode rays deflect toward a positively charged metal
plate?
A. Those are alpha particles and will repel from the negative charged metal plate.
B. Those are negatively charged particles and will repel from positive charged metal plate.
C. Those are positively charged particles and will be attracted to positive charged metal plate.
D. Those are negatively charged particles and will be attracted to positive charged metal plate.

For Items 18-21, refer to the figures below.

A B C D
____18. Which is Neil Bohr’s Model of an atom?
____19. Which is Ernest Rutherford’s Model of an atom?
____20. Which is Erwin Schrodinger’s Model of an atom?
____21. Which is JJ Thomson’ Model of an atom?

____22. Who discovered the relationship between x-ray wavelength of an element and its atomic
number?
A. Dimitri Mendeleev C. John Dalton
B. Henry Moseley D. Ernest Rutherford
____23. Aluminum-27 transmutes into sodium-24 by neutron bombardment. An alpha particle is released
in the reaction. Which of the following represents the reaction?
27
Al + 42He → 24 1 27
Al + 10n→ 24 4
A. 13 11 Na + 0n C. 13 11 Na + 2He
24
Na + 10n→ 27 4 24
Na + 42He → 27 1
B. 11 13 Al + 2He D. 11 13 Al + 0n
____24. Einsteinium-247 is produced by bombarding uranium-238 with nitrogen nuclei. Which of the
following represents the reaction?
247
Es + 147 N → 238 1 238
U +5 10n→247 14
A. 99 92U + 5 0n C. 92 99 Es + 7 N
238
U + 147 N → 247 1 238
U →247 14 1
B. 92 99 Es + 5 0n D. 92 99 Es + 7 N +5 0n
____25. Which is the correct nuclear reaction when Radium-226 undergoes alpha emission?
226
Ra → 222 4 226
Ra + 32 He→ 228 1
A. 88 86 Rn + 2He C. 88 90 Th + 0 n
226
Ra + 42He → 230 226
Ra → 226 0
B. 88 90 Th D. 88 87 Rn + +1e

____26. Which ideas are common in both Democritus and Dalton atomic theory?
I. Matter is made up of tiny particles called atoms.
II. Atoms could not be created, destroyed or divided.
III. Atoms of a specific element are different from those of another element.
IV. Atoms of one element combine with atoms of another element to form compounds.
A. I-II B. II-III C. III-IV D. I-IV
____27. A molecule is polar when ___________
A. there is no positive nor negative charge.
B. there is only one charge, either negative or negative.
C. the centers of positive and negative charge coincide.
D. the centers of positive and negative charge do not coincide.
____28. When NaCl dissolves in water, it produces aqueous Na + and Cl- ions. What is the force of
attraction that exists between Na+ and H2O?
A. dipole-dipole C. ion-ion
B. ion-dipole D. hydrogen bonding

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____29. Which of the following pairs have the greatest bond polarity?
A. N—O B. B—N C. K—F D. S—Cl
____30. Which is a non-polar molecule?

A B C D
____31. Which of the following best describes the variation of the electronegativity of the elements with
respect to their position on the periodic table?
A. Increases across a period; increases down a group.
B. Increases across a period; decreases down a group.
C. Decreases across a period; increases down a group.
D. Decreases across a period; decreases down a group.
____32. Which one of the following substances will have hydrogen bonding as one of its intermolecular
forces?

A B C D
____33. Which of the following substances has the strongest intermolecular force?
A. CH4---CH4 B. NH3---NH3 C. H2---H2 D. H2O---H2O
____34. What intermolecular force is responsible for the fact that ice is less dense than liquid water?
A. London dispersion forces C. dipole-dipole forces
B. ion-dipole forces D. hydrogen bonding
____35. Which statement about viscosity is true?
A. It increases as temperature decreases.
B. It decreases as temperature decreases.
C. It increases as molecular weight decreases.
D. It decreases as intermolecular forces increase.
____36. What is the characteristic of a substance with large intermolecular forces?
A. high boiling point C. high vapor pressure
B. low heat of fusion D. low vaporization
____37. Why gasoline and water do not mix?
A. Water is denser than gasoline. C. Gasoline is less viscous than water.
B. Gasoline is volatile and water is not. D. Water is polar and gasoline is nonpolar.
____38. For molecules with only one central atom, how many lone pairs on the central atom guarantees
molecular polarity?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 1 or 2 D.3

____39. Which does the phrase "like dissolves like" refer to?
A. solvents can only dissolve solutes of similar molar mass
B. condensed phases can only dissolve other condensed phases
C. polar solvents dissolve nonpolar solutes; nonpolar solvents dissolve polar solutes
D. polar solvents dissolve polar solutes; nonpolar solvents dissolve nonpolar solutes

____40. Given the electronegativities below, which covalent single bond is most polar?
Electronegativity: H 2.1 Br 2.8 Cl 3.0 O 3.5
A. H–Cl B. H–O C. H–Br D. Cl–O
For Items 41-43, refer to the figures below.

A B C D
____41. Which is a lipid?
____42. Which is a carbohydrate?

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____43. Which is a nucleic acid?

____44. Which statement describes Collision Theory?

A. High frequency of collision occurs with limited reactants.
B. Reaction happens when molecules collide in any orientation.
C. Particles must collide with sufficient energy for reaction to proceed.
D. Low speed collisions break bonds of reactants and create new ones.
____45. Which statement is NOT true about reaction rates?
A. It decreases when temperature decreases.
B. It increases when frequency of collisions increases.
C. It decreases when reactant concentration increases.
D. It increases when the surface area of the reactants increases.
____46. Why powdered zinc forms hydrogen gas faster than large pieces of zinc (same mass) when both
are placed in hydrochloric acid solution?
A. Powdered zinc is less dense than large pieces of zinc.
B. Powdered zinc is more concentrated than the large pieces of zinc.
C. Greater surface area of large pieces of zinc attracts more hydrochloric acid molecules.
D. Greater surface area of powdered zinc allows hydrochloric acid molecules to collide with
more zinc atoms.
____47. Which statement best describes the effect of catalyst in the figure below?

A. It lowers the activation energy in this endothermic reaction.

B. It lowers the activation energy in this exothermic reaction.
C. It raises the activation energy in this endothermic reaction.
D. It raises the activation energy in this exothermic reaction.

For Items 48-49, refer to this reaction N2 + 3 H2 → 2 NH3

____48. How many moles of NH3 can be formed from 4 mol of N2 and 9 moles of H2?
A. 2 B. 4.5 C. 6 D. 8
____49. What is the percent yield of the reaction with an actual yield of 1 mol?
A. 35% B. 71% C. 79% D. 95%

____50. How many moles of carbon need to react with 6 mol of Al 2O3 to produce Al?
2 Al2O3 + 3 C → 4 Al + 3 CO2
A. 5 B. 6 C. 9 D. 12
____51. How many moles of AlCl3 can be formed from 1.0 mol of Al and 3.0 mol of Cl 2?
2 Al + 3 Cl2 → 2AlCl3
A. 1.0 B. 1.5 C. 2.0 D. 2.25
____52. The reaction of aluminum and oxygen produce 27.0 grams of aluminum oxide in the laboratory.
Theoretical yield is 30 grams. What is the percent yield for the reaction?
A. 85% B. 87% C. 90% D. 92%
____53. Which one of the following is an exothermic process?
A. ice melting C. water evaporating
B. boiling soup D. condensation of water vapor
____54. What happens to the rate of reaction when the temperature is increased?
A. It decreases because the activation energy is lowered.
B. It decreases because the reactant molecules collide less frequently.
C. It increases because the reactant molecules collide with greater energy per collision.
D. It increases because the reactant molecules collide more frequently with less energy per
collision.
____55. What is the substance in between the cathode and anode of a battery?
A. Electrolyte B. Water C. Copper wire D. Plastic
____56. What energy is harnessed by extracting steam from the ground that drives turbines and produce
electricity?
A. Fossil fuels B. Geothermal C. Biomass D. Solar Cell
____57. What is an active ingredient of bleach?
A. Sodium hypochlorite C. Sodium chlorite
B. Sodium chloride D. Sodium chlorate
____58. What will a liquid detergent do when added to water and grease?
A. The head and tail of its surfactants will attract grease.
B. It will increase the surface tension of water.
C. The head of its surfactant will be attracted to water and the tail will attract grease.

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D. The head of its surfactant will be attracted to grease and the tail will attract water.
____59. Which is NOT an active ingredient of detergents?
A. alcohol ethoxylate C. amine oxide
B. alkyl sulphate D. monosodium glutamate
____60. Which of the following active ingredients of moisturizer has been found to increase skin aging?
A. glycerin C. methylparaben
B. hyaluronic acid D. sodium laureth sulfate

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Answer Key:
1. B 11. C 21. B 31. B 41. D 51. A
2. B 12. D 22. B 32. A 42. A 52. C
3. D 13. C 23. C 33. D 43. B 53. D
4. B 14. B 24. B 34. D 44. C 54. C
5. C 15. A 25. A 35. A 45. C 55. A
6. B 16. D 26. A 36. A 46. D 56. B
7. B 17. D 27. D 37. D 47. A 57. A
8. A 18. C 28. B 38. A 48. C 58. C
9. A 19. D 29. C 39. D 49. D 59. D
10. B 20. A 30. C 40. B 50. C 60. C

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