General Inorganic

Chemistry :
A Review
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1. Arrange the proton, neutron and
electron in increasing mass.

a. proton < electron < neutron

b. electron < proton < neutron
c. electron < neutron < proton
d. neutron < electron < proton

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2. In Rutherford’s experiment, which
of the following is true?
a) The proton is evenly distributed in the
nucleus of an atom.
b) The atom is almost an empty space.
c) The nucleus contains proton, neutron
and electron.
d) All of the above.

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3. He was able to determine the mass
to charge ratio of an electron.

a) Joseph John Thomson

b) Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen
c) Henri Antoine Becquerel
d) Ernest Rutherford

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5. Atoms with the same atomic number
but different mass number is called

a) Isobars
b) Isotopes
c) Isotherms
d) Isoelectronic

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6. The atomic weight of chlorine is
35.45 and its naturally occuring
isotopes are Cl-35 and Cl-37. What is
the percentage abundance of Cl-35?
a) 95.8%
b) 98.7%
c) 77.5%
d) 75.0%

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7. The region in space where an
electron is most likely to be found is
called
a. Orbital
b. Energy level
c. Shell
d. Nucleus

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8. The quantum number has an
allowable value of 0, 1, 2, etc. is the

a. Magnetic Quantum Number

b. Spin Quantum Number
c. Angular Momentum Quantum Number
d. Principal Quantum Number

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9. It states that no two atoms will
have the same set of quantum
numbers.

a. Heisenberg Uncertanty Principle

b. Pauli’s Exclusion Principle
c. Aufbau Building Up Principle
d. Hund’s Rule of Multiplicity

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10. The quantum number that tells the
shape of orbitals.

a. Principal Quantum Number

b. Magnetic Quantum Number
c. Angular Momentum Quantum Number
d. Spin Quantum Number

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11. What is the maximum number of
electrons in an atom that can have the
quantum number: n=2, ms=- ½ ?

a. 8
b. 6
c. 1
d. 4

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12. Which of the following properties
do not depend on the electronic
configuration of the atoms?

a. Physical
b. Chemical
c. Nuclear
d. None of the above

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13. Which of the following sets of
quantum numbers is incorrect?

a. n=1, l=0, ml=-1, ms=- ½

b. n=1, l=0, ml=0, ms=+½
c. n=3, l=1, ml=0, ms=- ½
d. n=4, l=2, ml=-1, ms=+½

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14. Which of the following pairs are
isoelectronic?

a. Mn+2 and Ar
b. Zn+2 and Cu+2
c. S-2 and Cl-1
d. Na+ and Cl-

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15. The change in energy when an
electron is accepted by a gaseous atom
or an anion.

a. Electronegativity
b. Electron Affinity
c. Ionization Energy
d. Activation Energy

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16. Which of the following halogens is
the most electronegative?

a. F
b. Cl
c. Br
d. I

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17. Among the members of the
chalcogen family, which is the most
nonmetallic?

a. Sulfur
b. Selenium
c. Tellurium
d. Oxygen

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18. Arrange the following in increasing
ionization energy:

C Na Mg B N
1 2 3 4 5

a) 41532
b) 51432
c) 23415
d) 23514

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19. The theory that states that bonding
is caused by overlapping of two atomic
orbitals.
a. Bond Order b. Bong Length
c. Bond Strength d. Bond Degree

20. Which of the following bonds is the

strongest?
a. Covalent Bond b. Hydrogen Bond
c. Ionic Bond d. Dative Bond

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22. Which of the following
molecules/compounds is formed by
covalent bonds?
a. LiF b. MgO
c. ZnS d. NO2

23. A compound whose molecules are

not associated by hydrogen bonding
is?
a. CH3CH2OH b. (CH3)2NH
c. HCOOH d. (CH3)3COCH3

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24. Which of the following does not
assume the behavior of ideal gases?

a. Boyle’s Law
b. Van de Waals Equation
c. Graham’s Law of Diffusion
d. Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressure

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25. What is the volume of 18.0 grams of
pure water at 4⁰C and 1 atm?

a. 18 mL b. 22.74 L
c. 22.74 mL d. 18 L

26. How many grams of KClO3 are needed

to prepare 1.8 L of O2 gas that is collected
over H2O at 22⁰C and 760 torr? Vapor
pressure of water at 22⁰C is 19.8 torr.

a. 5.1 b. 5.4
c. 5.9 d. 5.7

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27. A certain gas weighs 2.478 grmas
and occupies a volume of 712.5 mL at
25⁰C and 1.2 atm. What is the
molecular formula of the gas?

a. H2
b. Cl2
c. F2
d. N2

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28. Ammonia decomposes completely
to hydrogen and nitrogen gas. If the
total pressure of the reaction vessel at
the end of the reaction is 250 mmHg,
what is the partial pressure of nitrogen
gas?

a. 120.5 mmHg b. 187.5 mmHg

c. 62.5 mmHg d. 125.0 mmHg

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29. A quantity of 280.7 grams of
hydrate, Na2CO3 x H2O was heated in
an oven to drive off water. If the
steam produced in a 5 L vesse at
110⁰C exerted a pressure of 39.6 atm,
what is the formula of the hydrate?

a. Na2CO3∙H2O
b. Na2CO3∙10H2O
c. Na2CO3∙2H2O
d. Na2CO3∙4H2O

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30. A 10-L vessel containing 8.00
grams of O2 is connected by means of
a valve to a 5-L vessel containing 7.00
grams of N2. When the valve was
opened and the gases are allowed to
mix, what will be the total pressure of
the gas mixture at 25⁰C assuming the
temperature was kept constant?

a. 0.815 atm b. 0.971 atm

c. 0.654 atm d. 0.711 atm

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31. Type of equilibrium that exists
between similar phases is called

a. Physical Equilibria
b. Homogeneous Equilibria
c. Chemical Equilibria
d. Heterogeneous Equilibria

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32. Consider the following reaction:

𝐵𝑟2 (𝑔) ↔ 2𝐵𝑟(𝑔)

When 1.05 moles of Br2 are placed in a
2-L flask, 2.50% of Br2undergoes
dissociation. Calculate the Kp for the
reaction.

a. 0.20689 b. 0.001346
c. 3.7216 d. 0.0953

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33. NaClO2 is

a. Sodium chloride
b. Sodium hypochlorite
c. Sodium chlorite
d. Sodium chlorate

34. Oxalic acid + sodium hydroxide → ______ + H2O

a.Na2CO3 b. NaC2H3O2
c.NaCHO d. Na2C2O4

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35. Consider the reaction:

⁰
𝑃𝐶𝑙5(𝑔) ↔ 𝑃𝐶𝑙3(𝑔) + 𝐶𝑙2(𝑔) ∆𝐻𝑟𝑥𝑛 = 87.9 𝑘𝐽/𝑚𝑜𝑙

Which of the following will result in the

increase in concentration of Cl2gas?

a. Add PCl3 b. Cool the mixture

c. Add PCl5 d. Increase the pressure

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36. Which of the following is an acidic
oxide?
a. MgO b. SO2
c. Na2O d. CaO

37. What is the freezing point of a

30% wt urea, (NH2)2CO solution in
water?
a. -13.29⁰C b. -16.45⁰C
c. -9.18⁰C d. -11.77⁰C

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38. The osmotic pressure of a dilute
aqueous ethyl alcohol solution at 25⁰C
is 38 mmHg. Calculate the boiling
point elevation of this solution.
a. 0.0038⁰C b. 0.0025⁰C
c. 0.0041⁰C d. 0.0011⁰C

39. Which of the following is a

positron?
a. 42𝛼 b. 01𝑒

c. 0
−1𝑒 d. 00𝛾
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40. The half-life of 90Sr is 29 years.
What fraction of the atoms in a sample
of 90Sr would remain 100 years later?
a. 0.29 b. 0.14
c. 0.18 d. 0.09

41. If 𝟐𝟑𝟖
𝟗𝟐𝑼 undergoes decay and found
to produce 𝟐𝟑𝟒
𝟗𝟎𝑩𝒊, what other particle
was emitted?
a. Alpha b. Gamma
c. Positron d. electron

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42. Chemicals which are tested by the
manufacturers showing the actual
percentages of impurities and labeled
on the containers are called

a. Reagent grade chemicals

b. Analytical reagent
c. Certified reagent
d. All of the above

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43. What is the normality of a sulfuric
acid solution that is 18 M?

a. 9N b. 36 N
c. 6N d. 12 N

44. Calculate the molar concentration

of a solution that is 3% wt NH4NO3 and
has a specific gravity of 1.1252.

a. 4.22 M b. 6.85 M
c. 5.27 M d. 3.08 M

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GRAVIMETRY
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 The percentage of the analyte in the
sample is calculated using the
gravimetric factor (GF):

𝑤𝑡. 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒 (𝐺𝐹)

%𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑡𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒 = 𝑥100
𝑤𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒

𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑡𝑒 𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑡𝑒

𝐺𝐹 = 𝑥
𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑒 𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒

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 Problem: Orthophosphate, PO43- is
determined by weighing as
ammonium phosphomolybdate
(NH4)PO4 12 MoO3 (1876.38 g/mol).
Calculate the percent P in the sample
and the percent P in the sample and
the percent P2O5 if 1.1682 g of
precipitate were obtained from a
0.2711-g sample.

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A 0.3516 g of sample of a commercial
phosphate detergent was ignited at a red
heat to destroy the organic matter. The
residue was then taken up in hot HCl,
which converts the P to H3PO4. The
phosphate was precipitated as
MgNH4PO4.6H2O by the addition of Mg2+
followed by aqueous NH3. After being
filtered and washed, the precipitate was
converted to Mg2P2O7 (222.57 g/mol) by
ignition at 1000°C. This residue weighed
0.2161 g. Calculate the percent P (30.974
g/mol) in the sample.

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 An ore is analysed for the manganese
content by converting the manganese
to Mn3O4 (228.82) and then weighing
it. If a 1.52-g sample yields Mn3O4
weighing 0.126 g what would be the
percent Mn2O3 (157.88) in the
sample? What is the percent Mn
(54.94)?

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45. A sample containing NaBr and KBr
only weighs 253.02 mg. The sample
was dissolved in water and treated
with excess AgNO3. The precipitate
formed was found to weigh 429.85 mg.
Calculate the %NaBr in the sample.

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TITRIMETRY
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46. A 250 mg sample containing
45%MgCO3 and 55% CaCO3 was
ignited producing CO2 as
decomposition product. Assuming that
the decomposition reaction is
complete, what is the change in weight
of a NaOH solution used to absorb
CO2?

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47. The solubility of salt A in 100 g H2O
is 25 grams at 25⁰C. A solution is
prepared by adding 30 grams of salt A
in 100 grams of H2O at 25⁰C. the
resulting solution after mixing is a/an

a. Unsaturated b. Saturated
c. Supersaturated d. dilute

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48. Which of the following salts is
insoluble in water at 25⁰?
a. NiNO3 b. Na2CO3
c. KI d. CaCO3

49. The following primary standards

can be used for the standardization of
bases except

a. CaCO3 b. Oxalic acid

c. KHP d. Benzoic acid

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50. For titration of weak acid with a
strong base, which indicator can be
used?

a. Bromocresol green
b. Phenolphthalein
c. methyl orange
d. methyl red

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51. Dilution of a buffer will cause ____
in its pH.
a. An increase b. A decrease
c. No change d. None of these

52. Calculate the pH of 3.5 x 10-3 M

HNO3.
a. 2.46 b. 0.54
c. 3.00 d. 3.46

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54. Which of the following solutions
have lowest pH?
a. HCN b. HNO3
c. NaCl d. NaOH

55. What is the pH of the resulting

solution made by mixing 25 mL of 0.1
M HCl and 15 mL of 0.1 M NaOH?
a. 1.40 b. 1.60
c. 1.00 d. 0.40

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56. What mass in grams of NaC2H3O2
must be dissolved with 500 mL of
0.100 M acetic acid to make a 2 L of
buffer solution of pH = 5? KA = 1.8 x
10-5
a. 2.28 g b. 7.19 g
c. 7.38 g d. 2.12 g

57. What is the pH of 0.256 M NH4Cl?

KB for NH3 = 1.8 x 10-5
a. 2.64 b. 9.90
c. 11.36 d. 4.92

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58. In the standardization of an acid
solution with sodium carbonate, why is it
necessary to boil the solution before
completing the titration?
a) To eliminate the reaction product, carbon
dioxide and carbonic acid
b) To destroy the buffering action of the
resulting solution due to the presence of
carbonic acid and unreacted hydrogen
carbonate
c) To achieve a sharper endpoint due to the
large decrease in pH
d) All of these

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59. The volume of a solution chemically
equivalent to a mass of a solid reagent
a. Titer b. Aliquot
c. Molarity d. ppm

60. Process of determining the nitrogen

content of organic materials by mixing the
sample with powdered copper (II) oxide
and ignited to a combustion tube giving
CO2, H2O, N2 and small amounts of
nitrogen oxides.
a. Kjeldahl method b. Dumas method
c. Winkler method d. Wij’s method

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61. What is the best basis for choosing
the right indicator for a given acid-
base titration from among the
following?

a. Type of acid
b. Type of base
c. pH at equivalence point
d. Molarity of the acid or base

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ACID-BASE TITRATION
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a. How many mL of 0.45 M HCl must be
added to 25 mL of 1.00 M KOH to
make a neutral solution?

a. If 24.6 mL of a Ca(OH)2 solution are

needed to neutralize 14.2 mL of
0.0140 M HC2H3O2, what is the
concentration of the Ca(OH)2
solution?

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What is the pH at each of the following
points in the filtration of 25.00 mL of
0.100 M HC2H3O2 by 0.100 M NaOH?
 Before addition of any NaOH?
 After the addition of 10.00 mL of 0.100 M
NaOH?
 After the addition of 12.5 mL of 0.100 M
NaOH?
 At the equivalence point?
 After the addition of 26.0 mL of 0.100 M
NaOH?

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 A 758-mg sample of full cream milk was
analysed by the Kjeldahl method: 38.61
mL 0f 0.1078 M HCl were required to
titrate the liberated ammonia. Calculate
the % N in the sample.
 A 5.8734-gram sample of beef was
analyzed for its N content and the
liberated ammonia was collected in a
50.00 mL of 0.4691 M HCl and a 12.55
mL back titration with 0.0256 M NaOh
was required. Calculate the percentage
protein in the beef sample.
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 A mixture of LiBr and BaBr2 weighing
800 mg is treated 50.00 mL of 0.1879
M AgNO3 and the excess is found to
require 8.76 mL of 0.3179 M KSCN for
back titration, using ferric alum as
indicator. What is the percentage of
BaBr2 in the sample?

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 A 750.25-mg alloy of nickel was
dissolved and treated to remove the
impurities. The ammoniacal solution
was treated with 50.00 mL of 0.1075
M KCN and the excess cyanide
required 2.25 mL of 0.00925 M
AgNO3. Determine %Ni in the alloy.

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62. Calculate the molarity of NaOH solution if
12.25 mL was used to titrate 0.2615 gram of
primary standard KHP.

a. 0.1045 b. 0.1354
c. 0.2509 d. 0.1697

63. A solution that may contain NaOH, Na2CO3

and NaHCO3, alone or in compatible combination
was titrated with 0.1200 M HCl. The volume of the
acid required to reach the phenolphthalein
endpoint was 25.67 mL while 38.13 mL to reach
the methyl red endpoint. What are the
components of the mixture?

a. NaOH and Na2CO3 b. Na2CO3 and NaHCO3

c. Na2CO3 only d. NaOH only

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