ACADEMIA DE SAN PEDRO CALUNGSOD

(Formerly Siena School of Naga)

Barangay East Poblacion, City of Naga, Cebu
Email Address: aspc.naga@gmail.com
Telephone & Fax No.:(032)239-2261
School Year: 2021-2022

DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION
Name: ________________________________________ Grade & Section: ____________
TEACHER: MS. AVON KAYE M. GENERALAO SCORE: ______________________

TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Directions: Encircle the correct answer for each question.

1. Who discovered the periodic table?

a. Mendeleev b. Newlands c. Meyer d. Boron

2. From the periodic table, what is the atomic number of aluminum?

(a) 26.98 (b) 13 (c) 18 (d) 39.95

3. Which one of the following elements does not exist as a diatomic molecule in
nature?
(a) Hydrogen (b) nitrogen (c) fluorine (d) neon

For questions 4. And 5. Consider the following reaction: 4 Al (s) + 3 O2 (g) ⇒ 2

Al2O3 (s)

4. The reaction can be classified as which one of the following types?

(a) Precipitation (b) decomposition (c) synthesis (d) double displacement

5. How many moles of Al2O3 can be produced from the reaction of 10.0 g of Al and 19.0
g of O2?
(a) 0.581 mol (b) 0.371 mol (c) 0.185 mol (d) 0.396 mol

6. For a chemical reaction it is usually found that the reaction rate is faster at higher
temperature. The rate increases because_____
(a) The concentrations of reactants increase
(b) More reactants collide with energy equal to or greater than the activation energy
(c) The concentrations of products increase
(d) The volume expands and there is more room for new compounds (products) to
form

7. A substance releases heat when it changes from _____

a. liquid to solid b solid to gas (c) liquid to gas (d) solid to liquid

8. The correct formula for aluminum nitrate is _____

 (a) Al3N2 (b) Al3(NO3) (c) Al(NO2)3 (d) Al(NO3)3

9. What is the correct name for Mg3 P2 ?

a. magnesium phosphorous
b. magnesium phosphide
c. magnesium phosphate
d. magnesium phosphite

10. A substance releases heat when it changes from____

a. Liquid to solid b. Solid to gas c. solid to liquid d. Liquid to gas

11. When cations and anions join, they form what kind of chemical bond?
a. ionic b. hydrogen c. metallic d. covalent

12. The nucleus of an atom consists of ______

a. electrons and neutrons
b. electrons and protons
c. protons and neutrons
d. all of the above.

13. The number of moles of solute present in 1 kg of a solvent is called its____

a. molality b. molarity c. normality d. formality

14. The most electronegative element among the following is ____

a. sodium b. bromine c. fluorine d. oxygen

15. The metal used to recover copper from a solution of copper sulphate is ____
a. Na b. Ag c. Hg d. Fe

16. The metallurgic process in which a metal is obtained in a fused state is called____
a. smelting b. roasting c. calcinations d. froth floatation

17. The most commonly used bleaching agent is_____

a. alcohol b. carbon dioxide c. Chlorine d. sodium chlorine

18. The nuclear particles which are assumed to hold the nucleons together are _____
a. electrons b. Positrons c. neutrons d. mesons

19. The most abundant rare gas in the atmosphere is _____

a. He b. Ne c. Ar Xe

20. The Latin word formica means ant: The name formic acid is derived from this Latin
word because___
a. this acid, in ancient times, was used to eliminate ant-hills
b. this corrosive acid is secreted by ants to drive away their enemies
c. this acid was first obtained by the distillation of ants
d. ants are attracted by the odor of this acid.