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1. Which of the following must be a property of metals?
A. They are bad conductors of electricity.
B. They are solids at room conditions.
C. They have low densities.
D. None of the above is correct.
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2. How many atoms are present in a glucose molecule, C6H12O6?
A. 1 B. 3
C. 12 D. 24
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3. Which of the following statements about an atom is/are correct?
(1) Nucleus carries no charge.
(2) The mass of an atom concentrates at the nucleus.
(3) Electrons are moving at high speed around an atom.
A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only
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4. Isotopes must have the same number of
(1) protons. (2) neutrons. (3) electron shells.
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)
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5. Which of the following pairs of elements would have the same number of outermost shell
electrons?
12 32
A. 5X , 16Y

7 16
B. 3X , 8Y

9 24
C. 4X , 12Y

10 35
D. 5X , 17Y

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6. The electronic arrangement of an element 15Y is

A. 15,31.
B. 2,8,5.
C. 2,8,6.
D. 2,8,18,3.
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7. Which of the following statements concerning Group 0 elements is correct?
A. They are stable because they have fully filled outermost electron shell.
B. They have 8 outermost shell electrons.
C. They cannot react with other elements.
D. The number of electrons is different from the number of protons.
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8. To which group does the atom 15 P belong to?

A. Group III
B. Group IV
C. Group V
D. Group VI
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9. Which of the following combinations is INCORRECT?
Element Description
A. Beryllium 2 outermost shell electrons
B. Beryllium 2 occupied electron shells
C. Oxygen 2 outermost shell electrons
D. Oxygen 2 occupied electron shells
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10. Which of the following statements concerning the Periodic Table is correct?
A. Non-metals are arranged in a zigzag pattern.
B. Metals are on the right-hand side of the table.
C. Elements at lower positions usually have larger atoms.
D. Elements are arranged according to their mass numbers.
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11. Which of the following pairs of atoms show similar chemical properties?
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A. 8X and 84Y

20 39
B. 10 X and 20Y

14 30
C. 7X and 15Y

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D. 1X and 42Y

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12. Which of the following statements about halogens is correct?
A. All have the same colour.
B. They are in the same group of the Periodic Table as they have the same number of
occupied electron shells.
C. Their reactivity decreases down the group.
D. Bromine is in gaseous state at room temperature and pressure.
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13. Which of the following descriptions about the groups of elements is INCORRECT?
Group Description
A. Alkali metals All are soft silvery solids.
B. Alkaline earth metals Reactivity increases down the group.
C. Halogens All are solids at room conditions.
D. Noble gases All are colourless gases at room conditions.
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14. Caesium is a Group I element. Which of the following statements about caesium is
INCORRECT?
A. It is a silvery solid.
B. It can conduct electricity.
C. It is less reactive than sodium.
D. It reacts explosively with water.
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15. Which of the following ions is an anion?
A. Permanganate ion
B. Manganese(II) ion
C. Magnesium ion
D. Mercury(II) ion
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16. Which of the following ions can be seen to migrate in an electric field?
A. Sulphate ion
B. Chloride ion
C. Permanganate ion
D. Hydroxide ion
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17. Which of the following ions has 1− charge?
A. Ammonium ion
B. Hydrogencarbonate ion
C. Sulphite ion
D. Chromate ion
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18. Which of the following formulae of ions is correct?
A. NO3+
B. SO4−
C. CO32−
D. Br+
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19. The table below gives atomic numbers of four atoms.
Atom Atomic number
P 17
Q 18
R 19
S 20
Which of the following atoms can form an ion with a charge of 1+?
A. P
B. Q
C. R
D. S
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20. An element Y has 11 protons and 12 neutrons in its nucleus. Which of the following symbols for
an ion of Y is correct?
12 +
A. 11Y

23 +
B. 11Y

12 −
C. 11Y

23 −
D. 11Y

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21. Which of the following is the electron diagram (showing electrons in the outermost shell only)
of sodium chloride?

A.

B.

C.

D.
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22. Which of the following statements about ionic bonds are correct?
(1) They are formed by the transfer of one or more protons from one atom (or group of atoms) to
another.
(2) They are non-directional.
(3) Ionic bonds are strong.
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)
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Directions: Each question below (Questions Nos. 23 to 25) consists of two separate statements.
Decide whether each of the two statements is true or false; if both are true, then
decide whether or not the second statement is a correct explanation of the first
statement. Then select one option from A to D according to the following table:

A Both statements are true and the 2nd statement is a correct explanation of the 1st
statement.
B Both statements are true but the 2nd statement is NOT a correct explanation of the 1st
statement.
C The 1st statement is false while the 2nd statement is true.
D Both statements are false.

1st statement 2nd statement

23.
All atoms consist of protons, neutrons Proton, neutron and electron are the
and electrons. three fundamental sub-atomic particles.
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24.
The electronic arrangement of The third electron shell can hold a
calcium is 2,8,10. maximum of 18 electrons.
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25.
S is in the same group as silicon. S and silicon have four outermost shell
electrons.
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