HARAR SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL FIRST SEMESTER MID –EXAM CHEMISTYRY FOR GRADE 11, 2015 E.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS CARFULLY SELECT THE BEST

ANSWER AND BLACKEN ONLY THE LETTER OF YOUR CHOICE

ON THE SEPARATE ANSWER SHEET PROVIDED.

TIME ALLOWED: 60 Min

Notice: you may refer the information given below when you work

on some of the questions.

Plank’s constant , h=6.626x10-34 J s Speed of light, C = 3.0x108 m /s

___1. A branch of chemistry which deals with the properties transformation and interrelation between
energy and matter is

A. Inorganic chemistry C. Physical chemistry

B. Bio chemistry D. Analytical chemistry

___2. Which measurement is precise but not accurate if the accepted value is 0.90?

A. 0.99, 1.00, 0.90, 0.80, 0.81 C. 0.91, 0.92, 0.90, 0.88, 0.89
B. 0.99, 0.91, 0.89, 0.88, 0.90 D. 1.00, 0.99, 0.90, 0.91, 0.98

___3. The agreement or closeness among several measurements of the same quantity is

A. Accuracy B. Precision C. Systematic error D. Random error

____4. A volumetric flask has a volume of 250ml and weighs 100gm if it weighs 270gm when filled with
pure organic liquid, the density of the liquid is

A. 0.7g/ml B. 1.43g/ml C. 4.3g/ml 6.5g/ml

____5. How many significant figures are there in 0.0500?

A. One B. two C. three D. four

____6. Which one of the following is a cause for uncertainty?

A. The person doing the experiment

B. The measuring equipment
C. The environment where the measurement is being made
D. All of the above

_____7. Which one of the following is measuring equipment?

A. Spirit burner B. Test tube C. Thermometer D. Boiling tube

____8. Which of the following is not allowed in the chemistry laboratory ?

A. Wearing any type of cloth and shoe

B. Knowing the hazards of the materials being used
C. Reading the labels on the reagent bottles carefully
D. Using glycerin when inserting glass tubing into rubber stoppers

____9. . The density of carbon in the form of diamond is 3.51g/cm 3. If you have a small diamond with a
volume of 0.027cm3, what is its mass in gram?

A. 0.0078 B. 0.095 C. 2.5 D. 1.33

____10.A fraction 1012 represents a prefix

A. Giga B. mega C. tera D. pico

___11. What is the first step of the scientific method ?

A. Forming a hypothesis C. Performing an experiment

B. Making observation D. Predicting the result of an experiment

____12. How many atoms are present in 22 grams of carbon dioxide, Co 2 ?

A. 3.01×1023 B. 6.02×1023 C. 2×602×1023 D. 1.5×6.02×1023

____13. Which one is used as a unit of time for long time interval?

A. Second B. Hour C. Millisecond D. Micro second

____14. Which of the following is an extensive physical property?

A. Color B. Density C. melting point D. Mass

____15. Which of the following statement is not correct ?

A. The kelvin degree is larger than the Celsius degree

B. Physical quantities are properties that can be measured
C. Every measurement has a unit tied to it
D. Density has no unit

____16. Which of the following was determined by the Millikan’s oil drop experiment?

A. Charge on the electron C. Mass of an electron

B. Velocity of an electron D. e/m ratio for an electron

____17. Which of the following types of rays combine to form atoms of helium?

A. Alpha rays B. beta rays C. X- rays D. gamma rays

____18. A mono atomic ion has 20 protons and +2 charge:

A. Has 16 electrons C. is isoelectronic with Ar

B. Has the symbol Ar2+ D. Has 18 electrons

____19. Which of the following are not electromagnetic waves?

A. Sound wave B. Gamma waves C. Radio waves D. Infrared waves

____20. The idea of an atom being the smallest part of a substance dates back to

A. The Birth of Christ B. John Dalton C. Thomson D. R. million

____21. Which of the following produces atomic or line spectra?

A. Excited atoms B. Heated solid C. Sun light D. Red-hot iron bar

_____22. Which of the following is not chemical change?

A. Souring of milk B. Tearing of paper C. Rusting of iron D. Decaying of food

_____23. What is the mass of 30.0ml of a liquid that has a density of 1.60g/ml?

A. 48.0 B. 18.8g C. 31.6g D. 53.3g

___24. What is the wave length in nm of green light having a frequency of 5.47× 10 14HZ.

A. 3.98nm B. 548nm C. 0.003nm D. 4.3nm

___25. Which of the following is an extensive physical property?

A. Mass B. color C. density D. melting point

7) An electromagnetic wave with low frequency would have relatively ______________.
A) high energy and a short wavelength C)low energy and a long wavelength
B) high energy and a long wavelength D) low energy and a short wavelength

Part two: Write short answer

1. Describe the limitations of Dalton’s Atomic theory?

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2. What is E.M.R?_________________________________________________________

Part three: Solved problems

 3. Express 0.0000000013 in scientific notation?___________
4. Express the following with the number of significant figures indicated
A. 5,000. 083 ( to three significant figures)? _________________________
5. How many atoms are present in 22 grams of carbon dioxide?
6. Calculate the energy of a photon of wave length 5 ×104nm( infrared region) ?

CHEMISTRY ANSWER SHEET

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MULTIPLE CHOICE PART

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