Chemistry (Quiz 1)

1. Mercury (Hg) has an atomic number of 80 and a mass number of 200. In this case, mercury has
a charge of +2. What would be the total number of electrons in Mercury?
a) 80
b) 120
c) 118
d) 122
2. Which of the following is not a possible value of a quantum number?
a) N=1, l=0, ml= 0, ms=+1/2
b) N=2, l=1, ml=-1, ms=-1/2
c) N=3, l=1, m1=+1, ms=+1/2
d) N=3, l=0, m1=+2, ms=-1/2
3. Determine the electron configuration of Copper (atomic number 29, mass number 63)
a) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d9
b) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 4p6 3d3
c) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d7 4s2
d) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 4s2 3p6 3d9
4. Which of the following is the most electronegative element?
a) Sulfur
b) Phosphorus
c) Oxygen
d) Arsenic
5. Which of the following arrangements is correct according to their Atomic Radius?
a) V>Mn>Sr>Cs
b) K>Mg>Rb>Be
c) Ca>Mn>Cu>Al
d) Na>Cs>Ti>Ga
6. Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) has a electronegativity difference of 1.9 given that hydrogen has an
electronegativity of 2.1 and fluorine has an electronegativity of 4.0. What would be the degree
of polarity of HF?
a) Hydrogen bond
b) Nonpolar bond
c) Polar Covalent bond
d) Ionic Bond
7. PCl5 (phosphorous pentachloride) has what polarity and molecular geometry?
a) Non-polar, trigonal bipyramidal
b) polar, trigonal bipyramidal
c) non-polar, trigonal planar
d) polar, trigonal planar
8. Anion X reacted Calcium ion to produce Ca3X2. What would be the element X in the
compound?
a) Oxygen
b) Sulfur
c) Bromine
d) Phosphorus
9. Balance the chemical equation: ___NaCl + ___O2 - - - > ____Na2O + ____Cl2
a) 2,2,1,2
b) 4,1,2,2
c) 2,1,4,2
 d) 1,2,2,4
10. Given the chemical equation (MgCl2 + Na2O - - - > MgO + 2NaCl). If 25 mols of Na2O are
reacted, how many moles of NaCl are produced?
a) 12.5 mols
b) 26 mols
c) 50 mols
d) 25 mols
11. A certain compound has a half life of 5.5 days. How long would it take for the compound to
have 1/16th of its original amount?
a) 11 days
b) 22 days
c) 16.5 days
d) 27.5 days
12. What is the type of radioactive decay that causes a decrease in mass number by 4 and decrease
in atomic number by two?
a) Positron
b) Gamma
c) Alpha
d) Beta
13. A gas sample occupies 15L under a pressure of 101.325 kPa at 40 degrees celcius. What will be
the volume of the gas if it is heated at 75 degres celcius under same pressure?
a) 17L
b) 20L
c) 12L
d) 25L
14. Calculate the pressure of 25.0g of H2O(H=1 g/mol, O=16 g/mol) at 315K and 17L of volume
(Note that R=0.082 L-atm/mol-K).
a) 2 atm
b) 5.2 atm
c) 1.2 atm
d) 7.4 atm
15. Which of the following is true about the general properties of ionic solids?
a) Its hardness may be hard or brittle, melting point low and conductivity low
b) Its hardness may be hard or brittle, melting point high, and conductivity low
c) Its hardness may be hard or brittle, melting point high, conductivity high
d) Its hardness is soft, melting point low, conductvity high
16. Jack Daniel’s Whiskey has an alcohol percentage of 40%. What would be it’s proof number?
a) 80 proof
b) 20 proof
c) 40 proof
d) 2/5 proof
17. Determine the volumes of concentrated H2SO5 (10M) and water which must be used to prepare
500mL of 5M H2S04 solution.
a) Vconc= 500 mL, Vwater= 500 mL
b) Vconc= 250 mL, Vwater=500 mL
c) Vconc=750 mL, Vwater=500 mL
d) Vconc=500mL, Vwater= 250mL
18. What law of thermodynamics states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed but can
transform from one form to another?
 a) First Law of Thermodynamics
b) Second Law of Thermodynamics
c) Third Law of Thermodynamics
d) Fourth Law of Thermodynamics
19. Determine the state of matter of a compound in room temperature if its melting point is 10
degrees Celcius and its boiling point is 30 degrees Celcius.
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Plasma
d) Gas
20. The following are the factors affecting reaction rates in terms of chemical kinetics. Which of the
following is not true?
a) The bigger the surface area expose, the more reacting molecules will be available for a
greater probability of the action to proceed.
b) The higher the temperature of the reacting species, the reaction proceeds at a faster rate.
c) Increasing the concentration of reactants decreases the reaction rate.
d) A positive catalyst speeds up the chemical reaction.
21. The chemical formula for Nonane is:
a) C8H18
b) C9H20
c) C8H16
d) C9H18
22. What aliphatic compound is formed in a reaction between acids and alcohols?
a) Ethers
b) Esters
c) Amines
d) Amides
23. In simple sugars, which of the following is not an example of disaccharides?
a) Lactose
b) Sucrose
c) Glucose
d) Maltose
24. What aliphatic compound is derived from the reaction between organic acids and ammonia?
a) Amines
b) Amides
c) Napthalenes
d) Mercaptans
25. The building blocks of protein are called:
a) Simple sugars
b) Lipids
c) Amino Acids
d) Nucleotides

Answer Key
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. D
9. B
10. C
11. B
12. C
13. A
14. A
15. B
16. A
17. D
18. A
19. B
20. C
21. D
22. B
23. C
24. A
25. C