CHEMISTRY: SOME BASIC CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY

1. The number 32.392800 may be written upto three significant figures as

a) 32.3 b) 0.323 x 102 c) 32.4 d) 32.393
2. The correct answer upto required number of significant figures of 0.083 x 10.1 is
a) 0.8383 b) 0.84 c) 0.83 d) 0.083
3. Candela is S.I. unit of
a) Electric current b) Energy c) Luminous intensity d) Stress

4. The number of significant figures in π are

a) Three b) infinite number c) zero d) one
5. Which of the following is not a mixture?
a) Gasoline b) liquid petroleum gas
c) distilled water d) iodized table salt
6. Nitrogen forms five stable oxides having formulae N 2 No , N 2 O 3 , N 2 O 5. The formation of these oxides
explains the
a) Law of definite proportion b) law of multiple proportion
c) law of multiple proportion d) law of conservation of mass
7. Water and hydrogen peroxide illustrate the law of
a) Reciprocal proportion b) multiple proportion
c) constant proportion d) definite composition
8. Two students performed the same experiment separately and each one of them recorded two readings
of mass which are given below. Correct reading of mass is 3.0g. On the basis of given data, mark the
correct option out of the following statements:
Students Reading
(i) (ii)
A 3.01 2.99
B 3.05 2.95
a) Results of both the students are neither accurate nor precise.
b) Results of student A are both precise and accurate.
c) Results of student B are neither precise nor accurate.
d) Results of student B are both precise and accurate.
9. Carbon and oxygen react in ration of 3:8 by mass to form CO 2. What weight of carbon should be used to
react completely with 32 g of oxygen?
a) 10 g b) 15 g c) 12 g d)7 g
10. The law of conservation of mass is valid for all the following, except
a) All chemical reactions b) Nuclear reactions
c) Endothermic reactions d) Exothermic reaction
11. Gay Lussac’s law is not valid in the chemical reaction
a) H 2 ( g )+Cl 2 ( g ) → 2 HCl( g) b) 3 H 2 ( g ) + N 2 ( g ) →2 NH 3 ( g)
c) 2 SO ( g ) +O ( g ) →2 SO (g)
2 2 3 d) CaCO3 ( s ) ∆ CaO ( s ) +CO2 (g)
→

12. What is the mass of one atom of nitrogen in gram

a) 2.0 x 10−23 g b) 3.32 x 10−24 g c) 4.0 x 10−24 g d) 2.32 x 10−23 g
13. What is the mass of one molecule of methane ( CH 4 )
a) 2.65 x 10−23 g b) 2.65 x 10−24 g c) 2.85 x 10−23 g d) 2.85 x 10−24 g
14. Chemical equation is balanced according to the law of
a) Multiple proportion b) Reciprocal proportion
c) Conservation of mass d) Definite proportions
15. Law of combining volumes was proposed by
a) Lavoisier b) Gay lussac c) Avogadro d) Dalton
16. “The total mass of reactants is always equal to the total mass of products in a chemical reaction.” This statement
is known as
a) Law of conservation of mass b) Law of definite proportions
c) Law of equivalent weights d) Law of combining masses
17. The law of multiple proportions is illustrated by the two compounds
a) Sodium chloride and sodium bromide b) Ordinary water and heavy water
c) Caustic soda and caustic potash d) sulphur dioxide and sulphur trioxide
18. Which of the following is a octa-atomic molecule
a) Phosphorus b) sulphur c) Methane d) Oxygen
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19. If we assume 1/24 part of mass of carbon instead of 1/12 part of it as 1 amu., mass of 1 mole of a substance
will
a) Remain unchanged b) get doubled
c) get halved d) can’t be predicated
20. Among the following pairs of compounds, The one that illustrates the law of multiple proportions is
a) NH 3∧NCl3 b) H 2 S∧SO 2 c) CuO∧Cu 2 Od) CS2∧FeSO 4
21. The percentage of carbon is CO 2 is
a) 27.27% b) 29.27% c) 30.27% d) 26.97%
22. A compound has 40% of carbon by weight. If molecular weight of the compound is 90, the number of carbon
atoms present in 1 molecule of the compound are
a) 3 b) 2.2 c) 3.1 d) 4.5
23. A compound has 20% of nitrogen by weight. If one molecule of the compound contains two nitrogen atoms, the
molecular weight of the compound is
a) 35 b) 2.70 c) 140 d) 280
24. In a compound C, H and N atoms are present in 9:1:3.5 by weight. Molecular weight of compound is 108.
Molecular formula of compound is
a) C 2 H 6 N 2 b) C 3 H 4 N c) C 6 H 8 N 2 d) C 9 H 12 N 3
25. The mass of an atom of carbon is
a) 1 g b) 1 / 12 g c) 1.99 x 10−23 g d) 1.99 x 1023 g
26. The volume occupied by 0.2 mole of methane at N.T.P. is
a) 4.48 L b) 8.96 L c) 4.4 L d) 2.24 L
27. 1 mol of methane ( CH 4 ) contains
a) 6.02 x 1023 molecules of methane b) 4 gm atoms of hydrogen
c) 1.81 x 1023 molecules of methane d) 3.0 g of carbon
28. One gram mole of a gas at N.T.P. occupies 22.4 litres. This fact was derived from
a) Law of gaseous volumes b) Avogadro’s hypothesis
c) Berzelius hypothesis d) Dalton’s atomic theory
29. Avogadro number is the number of molecules present in
a) 1 L of a gas at N.T.P. b) 1 mL of a gas at N.T.P.
c) 22.4 L of a gas at N.T.P d) 1 mL of a gas at 00 C 1 atm. Pressure
30. The number of O 3 molecules in 16 g of ozone is approximately
a) 2 x 1023 b) 3 x 1023 c) 4 x 1023 d) 6 x 10 23
31. The total number of atoms present in 0.1 mole of sucrose ( C 12 H 22 O11 ) is
 b) 6.02 x 1022 b) 2.7 x 10 24 c) 6.02 x 1024 d) 2.7 x 10 25
32. Which of the following has maximum number of molecules?
a) 1 g of CO 2 b) 1 g of N 2 c) 1 g of H 2 d) 1 g of CH 4
33. Which of the following weighs the maximum?
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a) 2.24 L X CO 2 at N.T.P. b) 6.02 x 10 molecules of CO 2
c) 6.02 x 1023atoms of carbon d) 10 g of carbon
34. Which of the following has largest number of atoms?
a) 0.5 g atom of Cu b) 0.635 g of Cu c) 0.25 moles of Cu-atom d) 1 g of Cu
35. Which of the following has the smallest number of molecules?
a) 0.1 mole of CO 2 gas b) 11.2 L of CO 2 gas
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c) 22 g of CO 2 gas d) 22.4 x 10 ml of CO 2 gas
36. One mole of CO 2 contains
a) 6.02 x 1023 atoms of C b) 6.02 x 1023 atoms of O
c) 18.1 x 1023 molecules of CO 2 d) 3 g atoms of CO 2
37. 4.0 grams of caustic soda contain
a) 6.02 x 1023 atoms of H b) 4 gram atoms of Na
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c) 6.02 x 10 atoms of Na d) 4 moles of NaOH
38. The number of significant zeros in 0.001010 is
a) Two b) three c) four d) one
39. Which of the following has largest number of significant figures?
a) 11.309 b) 1.00004 c) 615.0 d) 0.00009
40. Assertion (A) : Atoms of one element are identical to each other. They have same mass and size.
Reason (R): Atoms retain their identity in all chemical reactions.
a) If both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
b) If both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is correct explanation of (A).
c) If (A) is correct but (R) is wrong. D) If (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
41. Assertion (A): Pure water obtained from different sources such as river, well, spring, sea, etc., always contain
hydrogen and oxygen in ratio of 1:8 by mass.
Reason (R): Mass of reactans and products during chemical or physical changes is always same.
a) If both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
b) If both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is correct explanation of (A).
c) If (A) is correct but (R) is wrong. d) If (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
42. Assertion (A): The standard unit for expressing the mass of an atom is amu.
Reason (R) : amu is atomic mass unit
a) If both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
b) If both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is correct explanation of (A).
c) If (A) is correct but (R) is wrong. e) If (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
43. Assertion (A): Both 106 g of sodium carbonate and 12 g of carbon have the same number of carbon atoms.
Reason (R): Both contain 1g atom of carbon which has 6.023 x 1023 carbon atoms.
a) If both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
b) If both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is correct explanation of (A).
c) If (A) is correct but (R) is wrong. d) If (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
44. Assertion (A): Empirical formula represents the simplest relative whole number ratio of the atoms of each
element present in a molecule of the substance.
Reasons (R) Empirical formula can be equal to molecular formula when molecular formula mass becomes equal to
empirical formula mass.
a) If both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
b) If both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is correct explanation of (A).
 c) If (A) is correct but (R) is wrong. d) If (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.

45. Assertion (A): In a gaseous reaction, the ratio by volumes of reactants and gaseous products is in agreement with
their molar ratio.
Reason (R): Volume of gas is inversely proportional to its number of moles at particular temperature and
pressure.
a) If both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
b) If both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is correct explanation of (A).
c) If (A) is correct but (R) is wrong. d) If (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.