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1. The number 001001.0110 has how many significant zeros?

(a) 9 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 3

2. Characteristic of 0.005003 is
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) -3 (d) -4

3. On dividing 0.366 by 12.523, the actual answer is 0.029236. The correctly reported
answer will be
(a) 0.02 (b) 0.029 (c) 0.0292 (d) 0.02924

4. The correctly reported answer of the addition of 2.453, 4.6 and 8.14 will have
significant figure
(a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) six

5. Which of the following is correct for Random error?

(a) It is regular and controllable error
(b) It is irregular and can be eliminated
(c) It occurs due to uncontrollable environmental conditions
(d) It is type of personal error

6. If 2.99 is rounded off upto two significant digits, answer should be

(a) 2.9 (b) 2.0 (c) 3.0 (d) 3

7. If 8787 is rounded off upto two significant digits, answer should be

(a) 8.7 (b) 8.8 (c) 8.8 x 103 (d) 880

8. Error occurs due to poor calibration of instrument is

(a) personal error (b) instrumental error
(c) random error (d) All

9. Number of significant digits in 0.00100 and 20.000 respectively are

(a) three and four (b) three and five
(c) five and four (d) two and four

10. 0.01001 expressed in scientific notation as

(a) 1 x 10-2 (b) 1 x 10-3 (c) 1001 x 10-2 (d) 1.001 x 10-2

11. 0.02 x 10-2 expressed in common notation as

(a) 2 (b) 0.0002 (c) 200 (d) N.O.T

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12. Rounding off data means to drop

(a) uncertain digits (b) certain digits
(c) non significant digits (d) All

13. Absolute uncertainty of 2.13 kg may be expressed as

(a) ± 0.1 kg (b) ± 0.01 kg (c) ± 0.1 g (d) ± 0.01 g

14. Relative uncertainties of measured numbers are compared when numbers are
(a) added (b) subtracted (c) multiplied (d) All

15. Final answer of the expression 2.01 cm – 0.1 cm should have

(a) two decimal places (b) three decimal places
(c) one decimal place (d) one sig. digit

16. Which of the following number contains max number of nonsignificant zeros?
(a) 2.000 (b) 0.02000 (c) 401.1000 (d) 0.002541

17. Zeros that locate the decimal point only are

(a) certain digits (b) significant digits
(c) non significant digits (d) All

18. Rounding off data is used to

(a) express very small or very large numbers
(b) show no. of sig. dig. in some numbers
(c) used in calculation to reduce error
(d) All of these

19. Characteristic of 4000 is

(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) -3

20. Mantissa of 0.0001 is

(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 0.1 (d) 0

21. Antilog of 1 is
(a) 1 (b) 10 (c) 0 (d) -1

22. Characteristic is always

(a) less than 1 (b) always positive
(c) always integer (d) All

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23. If logarithm of 2 is 0.301 then log of 8 is

(a) 0.602 (b) 0.9 (c) 2.301 (d) 1

24. If logarithm of number N is less than one and is positive then,

(a) N is negative (b) N is zero
(c) N is less than 1 (d) N is between 1 and 10

25. Logarithm of 1.6 is 0.204, then log of 1600 would be

(a) 16 (b) 2.204 (c) 3.204 (d) 1.204

26. If log of 2 is 0.301 then antilog of 0.602 is

(a) 2 (b) 0.301 (c) 4 (d) N.O.T

27. Which of the following is pure substance

(a) distilled water (b) Sea water (c) Nestle water (d) All

28. Concept of sig. dig. is mainly used in

(a) measured numbers (b) counted numbers
(c) defined numbers (d) All

29. Atomicity of sulfuric acid molecule is

(a) 4 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) 3

30. Antilog of zero is

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) N.O.T

31. If the "quick rules" are used in evaluating the following expression, how should the
result be reported? 2.000 x (110.112 + 12)
(a) 2.4 x102 (b) 244.2 (c) 244.22 (d) 244

32. Round off value of 38.23 to nearest whole number is

(a) 40 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 39

33. Avogadro’s number of atoms is present in,

(a) 16 g CH4 (b) 10 g NH3 (c) 4 g He (d) 28 g O2

34. The percentage of carbon in glucose is,

(a) 50% (b) 40 % (c) 92% (d) 8%

35. How many moles of atoms are there in 1 mole of Ca3(PO4)2?

(a) 2 moles (b) 8 moles (c) 10 moles (d) 13 moles
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36. Which of the following weighs the most?

(a) one g-atom of nitrogen (b) One mole of water
(c) One mole of sodium (d) One molecule of H2SO4

37. One atomic mass unit is equivalent to

(a) 1.66 x 1027g (b) 1.66 x10-27 kg
(c) 1.66 x 1027 kg (d) 1.66 x10-27 g

38. One mole of P4 molecules contain

(a) 1 molecule of P (b) 4 molecules of P
(c) 24.088 x 1023 atoms of P (d) none of these

39. The total number of protons, electrons and neutrons in 12 g of C-12

(a) 1.084 x 1025 (b) 6.022 x 1023 (c) 6.022 x 1022 (d) 18

40. Which of the following could be an empirical formula?

(a) C6H12O6 (b) C2H4 (c) H2O2 (d) N2O4 (e) BaO2

41. A compound contains 6.0 g of cabon and 1.0 g of hydrogen. The percent composition
of the compound is
(a) 14 % hydrogen and 86 % carbon (b) 86 % hydrogen and 14 % carbon
(c) 17 % hydrogen and 83 % carbon (d) 83 % hydrogen and 17 % carbon
(e) None of these answers are correct.

42. Which of the following sets of empirical formula, molar mass, and molecular formula
is correct?
(a) HO, 34 g/mol, H2O (b) CH4N, 90 g/mol, C3H12N3
(c) CaO, 56 g/mol, Ca2O2 (d) C3H8O, 120 g/mol, C3H8O2
(e) CH, 78 g/mol, C13H13

43. 1g is equal to
(a) 6.022 x 1023 amu (b) 1.66 x 10-27amu
(c) 1.66 x 10-24amu (d) 12 amu

44. Empirical formula of a hydrocarbon which contains 75% carbon is?

(a) CH4 (b) CH3 (c) CH2 (d) C2H5

45. Mass of single atom of Carbon in grams is

(a) 12 (b) 12.011 (c) 2.0 ×10-23 (d) None of these

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46. If you are asked to round off 999 up to two significant digits, answer should be,
(a) 99 (b) 1.0 × 103 (c) 1.0 × 104 (d) 10000

47. Number of hydrogen atoms present in 44.8L of NH 3 at STP is

(a) 6.02 × 1023 (b) 3.6 × 1024 (c) 36 × 10-23 (d) none of these

48. The number of moles in 26.5g of Na2CO3 is

(a) 0.7 (b) 0.5 (c) 0.02 (d) 0.25

49. How many molecules are there is 1 mole of NH3?

(a) 6.02 x1024 (b) 0.602 x1024 (c) 3.01x1023 (d) None of above

50. Which of the following compounds have same empirical formula but different
molecular formula?
(a) glucose and fructose (b) acetic acid and glucose
(c) benzene and ethane (d) all

51. The actual product of 3.786 and 3.2 is 12.1156. The correctly reported answer Will be:
(a) 12 (b) 12.1 (c) 12.12 (d) 12.116

52. Which one of the following statements is false?

(a) An element of a substance contains only one kind of atoms.
(b) A compound can be decomposed into its constituents
(c) Milk is a homogeneous mixture.
(d) All homogeneous mixtures are called solutions

53. The number of molecules present in 1 cm3 of water is (density of H20 = 1 g/cm3)
(a) 2.7 x 1018 (b) 3.3 x 1022 (c) 6.02 x 1020 (d) 1000.

54. 1.6 g of sulphur was burnt in the air to form SO2. The number of molecules of SO2
introduced into the air will be
(a) 6.02 x 1023 (b) 3.01 x 1023 (c) 6.02 x 1022 (d) 3.01 x 1022

55. A certain gaseous mixture contains methane and sulphur dioxide in ratio of 1: 8 by
mass. The ratio of the number of molecules is.
(a)1:8 (b)1:2 (c)1:1 (d) 2:1.

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56. Two flasks of equal capacity contain argon and chlorine gases respectively at room
temperature. What is true about them?
(a) Both contain same number of atoms
(b) Cl atoms are half of the Ar atoms
(c) Cl atoms are double the number of Ar atoms
(d) Chlorine molecules are double the number of argon molecules.

57. Which of the following does not occupy a volume of 4.48 L at S.T.P?
(a) 0.2 mol of H2 (b) 12.8 g of SO2 (c) 3.2 g of O2 (d) 800 mg of He

58. The mass of carbon (II) oxide which contains 6.02 x 1023 oxygen atoms is
(a) 2.8 g (b) 28 g (c) 14 g (d) 1.4 g

59. The number of moles of oxygen present in one litre of air if its volume content is 21%
at S.T.P. is:
(a) 9.3 x 10-3 (b) 9.3 (c) 0.063 (d) 0.05

60. The mass of CO2 that shall be obtained by heating 10 kg of 80% pure limestone
(CaCO3) is
(a) 4.4 kg (b) 6.6 kg (c) 3.52 kg (d) 8.8 kg

61. Number of gram of oxygen in 32. 2 g Na2SO4. 10 H2O is:

(a) 20.8 (b) 22.4 (c) 2.24 (d) 2.08

62. Which among the following is the heaviest?

(a) One mole of oxygen (b) One molecule of sulphur trioxide
(c) 100 amu of uranium (d) Ten moles of hydrogen
(e) 44 g of carbon dioxide

63. Number of atoms of He in 100 amu of He (atomic Weight of He is 4) is

(a)25 (b)100 (c) 50 (d) 100 x 6 x 10-23

64. The mass of carbon present in 0.5 mole of Tetracyanoethylene is

(a) 1.8 g (b) 18 g (c) 3.6 g (d) 36 g

65. Mass of electrons in 22.4 L of H2 gas at S.T.P. will be

(a) 0.20 mg (b) 0.02 mg (c) 0.55 mg (d) 1.09 mg

66. Which of the following series of compounds have same mass percentage of carbon:
(a) CO2, CO (b) CH4,C6H6,C2H2
(c) C2H2, C6H6, C10H8 (d) HCHO, CH3COOH, C6H12O6
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67. The number of molecules of one litre of pure water is approximately

(a) 18 x 6.02 x 1023 (b) 18 x 6.02 x 1023
22.4
23
(c) 55.5 x 6.02 x 10 (d) 18 x 3.01 x 1023

68. If the log of 3 is 0.477 then log of 9 will be :

(a) 0.954 (b) 1.431 (c) 0.602 (d) N.O.T

69. The empirical formula of acid is CH2O2. The probable molecular formula of acid
may be :
(a) CH2O (b) CH2O2 (c) C2H4O2 (d) C3H6O4

70. No. of sulphur atoms present in 0.2 mol of S8 molecules is :

(a) 4.82 x 1023 (b) 9.63 x 1022 (c) 9.63 x 1023 (d) 1.20 x 1023

71. What is the formula of a compound formed by combining 50 grams of element X

(atomic weight = 100) and 32 grams of oxygen gas?
(a) XO2 b. XO4 c. X4O d. X2O e. XO

72. The number of moles of BaCO3 which contains 1.5 mol of Oxygen atoms
(a) 0.5 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 6.02 x 1023

73. The compound made of two elements A and B are found to contain 25 % A (atomic
mass 12.5) 75 % B (atomic mass 37.5). The simplest formula of the compound is :
(a) AB (b) AB2 (c) AB3 (d) A3B

74. Rounding off 2006upto three significant digits give

(a) 201 (b) 2000 (c) 2.00 x 103 (d) N.O.T

75. The correctly reported answer of the addition of 142.138, 3.214 and 17 Will be
(a) 162.352 (b) 162.35 (c) 162.4 (d) 162

76. The correctly reported difference of 96.5253 and 8.04 will have significant figures
equal to:
(a) Three (b) Four (6) Five (d) Six

77. After rounding off 4. 235 and 4. 225, we Will have their answers respectively as
(a) 4.23, 4.22 (b) 4.24, 4.123 (c) 4.23, 4.23 (d) 4.24, 4.22

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78. Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) All elements are heterogeneous.
(b) Compounds made up of a number of elements are heterogeneous.
(c) A mixture is always heterogeneous.
(d) Air is a homogeneous mixture.

79. The number of moles of NaCl in 3 L of 3 M NaCl solution is:

(a) 1 (b) 3 (C) 9 (d) 6

80. Which of the following substance contains only one element?

(a) Marble (b) Sand (c) Diamond (d) Glass

81. The weight of a molecule of the compound C60H122 is:

(a) 1.4 x 10-21 g (b) 1.09 x 10-21 g
(c) 5.025 x 1023 g (d) 16.023 x 1023g

82. The number of water molecules present in a drop of water (volume 0.0018 mL) at
room temperature is:
(a) 6.023 x 1019 (b)1. 084 x 1018 (c) 4.84 x 1017 (d) 6.023 x 1023

83. If the density of water is 1 g cm-3 then the volume occupied by one mole of water is
approximately.
(a) 18 cm3 (b) 22400 cm3
(c) 6.02 x 10-23 cm3 (d) 3.0 x 10-23 cm3

84. Which of the following samples will have same volume under similar conditions as
possessed by 9.1 x 1023 He atoms?
(a) 9.1 x1 1023 molecules of CO2 (b) 9.1 x 1023 oxygen atoms
(c) 9.1 x 1023 nitrogen atoms (d) 9.1 x 1023 sodium chloride units

85. Rearrange the following (I to IV) in the order of increasing masses and choose the
correct answer from (a), (b), (c) and (d) (Atomic mass : N = 14, O = 16, Cu = 63).
I. I molecule of oxygen
II. I atom of nitrogen
III. 1 x 10–10 g molecular weight of oxygen
IV. 1 x 10–10 g atomic weight of oxygen
(a) II < I < III <IV (b) IV < III < II < I
(c) II < III < I < IV (d) III < IV < I < II

86. If NA is Avogadro’s number, the number of valence electrons in 0.93 g of phosphide ion is.
(a) 4.2 NA (b) 2.4 NA (c) 1.5 NA (d) 3.6 NA
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87. Which of the following possesses mass of 10 g?

(a) 0.1 g equivalent of CaCO3 (b) 1.51 x 1023 Ca2+ ions
(c) 0.016 mol of CO32- ions (d) 1.5 x1023 Br- ion.

88. CH4, NH3, HF and Na+, all of these have

(a) same mass (b) same no of proton
(c) same no of electrons (d) same no of neutrons.

89. The mass of 5 moles of an element is 60 grams. The element may be,
(a) Oxygen (b) Carbon (c) Magnesium (d) Iron

90. The number of moles of carbon dioxide which contain 8 g of oxygen is

(a) 0.5 mol (b) 0.20 mol (c) 0.40 mol (d) 0.25 mol

91. Which of the following samples contains the largest number of atoms?
(a) 6.02x1023 H2molecules (b) 28.0 g of CO
(c) 24.0 g of C (d) 0.50 mol NH3 (e) They all contain the same number of atoms.

92. How many moles of CO2 are present in 220 mg?

(a) 5 moles (b) 0.005 mole (c) 5000 moles (d) 10 moles

93. How many grams of carbon dioxide will be formed when 100 grams of CH4 is burned
in sufficient supply of oxygen?
(a) 122 grams (b) 244 grams (c) 488 grams (d) none of these

94. Balance the following equation: ___NH3 + ___O2 → ___NO + ___H2O

The balanced equation shows that 1.00 mole of NH3 requires ___ mole(s) of O2
(a) 0.57 (b) 1.25 (c) 1.33 (d) 1.75 (e) 3.5

95. Which of the following statements is true?

i. The molar mass of CaCO3 is 100.1 g mol−1.
ii. 50 g of CaCO3 contains 9 ×1023 oxygen atoms.
iii. A 200 g sample of CaCO3 contains 2 moles of CaCO3
(a) I only (b) II only (c) III only (d) I and III only (e) I, II, and III

96. How many grams of H2O will be formed when 32.0 g H2 is allowed to react with 16.0
g O2 according to 2 H2 + O2 → 2 H2O
(a) 9.00 g (b) 16.0 g (c) 18.0 g (d) 32.0 g (e) 36.0 g

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97. Consider the reaction CH4 + 2O2→ CO2+ 2H2O. If you have 4.0 moles of methane
and 9.0 moles of oxygen available to react which is the limiting reactant?
(a) O2 (b) CH4 (c) neither (d) both a and b

98. What is the mass of 0.5 moles of O3 molecules?

(a) 16 g (b) 20 g (c) 40 g (d) 24 g

99. A mole of any substance is related to

(a) Number of particles (b) volume of gaseous substance
(c) Mass of substances (d) all of these

100. Empirical formula of sodium tetrathionate is

(a) Na2S4O6 (b) NaS2O3 (c) NaS3O2 (d) N.O.T

KEY:
1. b 2. c 3. c 4. b 5. c 6. c 7. c 8. b 9. c 10. d
11. b 12. c 13. b 14. c 15. c 16. d 17. c 18. d 19. c 20. d
21. b 22. c 23. b 24. d 25. c 26. c 27. a 28. a 29. b 30. a
31.d 32. c 33. c 34. b 35. d 36. c 37. b 38. c 39. a 40. e
41. a 42. b 43. a 44. a 45. c 46. b 47. b 48. d 49. b 50. b
51. a 52. d 53. b 54. d 55. b 56. c 57. c 58. b 59. a 60. c
61. b 62. e 63. a 64.d 65. d 66. d 67. c 68. a 69. b 70. c
71. a 72. a 73. a 74. d 75. d 76. b 77. d 78. d 79. b 80. c
81. a 82. a 83. a 84. a 85. a 86. b 87. b 88. c 89. b 90. d
91. b 92. b 93. d 94. d 95. e 96. c 97. b 98. d 99. d 100. a

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