SECOND WRITTEN TEST IN GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1

QUARTER 1, SY 2021-2022

Instructions: Read each question carefully and write the correct answer in a
separate sheet of paper, or in the answer sheet provided to you. Do not write anything
on this test questionnaire.

1. Which of the following descriptions best describes the different isotopes of an

element?
A. different atomic number and different mass number.
B. different atomic number and the same mass number.
C. the same atomic number and different mass number.
D. the same atomic number and the same mass number.

2. What Carbon isotope is used in determining the age of archeological materials?

A. Carbon-11
B. Carbon-12
C. Carbon-13
D. Carbon-14

3. An atom X contains 33 protons, 35 neutrons and 33 electrons. Which of the

following is the correct isotopic symbol for this atom?
A. 68
33𝑋

68
B. 35𝑋

66
C. 33𝑋

66
D. 35𝑋

4. How do the isotopes of Hydrogen, Hydrogen-1 and Hydrogen-2, differ?

A. Hydrogen-2 has two protons; hydrogen-1 has one.
B. Hydrogen-2 has one proton; hydrogen-1 has none.
C. Hydrogen-2 has one neutron, hydrogen-1 has none.
D. Hydrogen-2 has one more electron than hydrogen-1.

5. An atom of sodium has an atomic number of 11 and a mass number of 23. Which
of the following statements is correct?
A. An atom of sodium has 11 protons, 11 electrons, and 11 neutrons
B. An atom of sodium has 11 protons, 12 electrons, and 11 neutrons.
C. An atom of sodium has 11 protons, 11 electrons, and 12 neutrons.
D. An atom of sodium has 11 protons, 12 electrons, and 12 neutrons.

6. Gloria noticed that there is a lump below her neck. After a few months, her lump
became larger. What radioactive isotope will the doctor use or recommend to diagnose
the function of her thyroid gland?
A. Iron-59
B. Iodine-131
C. Indium-111
D. Phosphorus-32

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7. Each molecular representation of compounds has advantages and disadvantages,
but each contributes to scientists’ ability to understand chemistry. Which of the
following representations of compound shows the three-dimensional arrangement as
well as the size relationships between atoms?
A. Bond-line notion
B. Space fill models
C. Lewis dot structure
D. Ball and stick models

8. Which of the following formulas represent the figure below?

Figure 1. Chemical Structure of methane

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A. empirical formula.
B. molecular formula.
C. structural formula.
D. condensed formula.

9. Which of the following structures below is the correct structure for ethane (C2H6)?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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10. Illustrate the formula for the compound that forms between the element
aluminum and oxygen.
A. AlO2
B. AlO3
C. Al3O2
D. Al2O3

11. Examine what compound does the figure below represent.

Figure 2. Chemical Structure of an alcohol

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A. ethanol
B. butanol
C. propanol
D. methanol

12. Element X forms an X+ ion while element Y form a Y2- ion. Which of the following
types of compound and formulas is formed when X and Y react?

Type of
Compound Formula
A. Ionic X2Y
B. Ionic XY2
C. Covalent XY2
D. Covalent XY2

13. A grade 11 class conducted a simple science activity where they used potassium
iodide. What is the chemical formula of this compound?
A. KI
B. KI2
C. K2I
D. K2I2

14. A science student read (NH4)2SO4 in a bottle. What is the name of this compound?
A. ammonium sulfate
B. ammonium disulfate
C. diammonium sulfate
D. diammonium disulfate
15. Which of the following is the correct formula for the ionic compound containing
Fe3+ and SO42- ?
A. FeSO4
B. Fe2SO4
C. Fe2(SO4)3
D. Fe3(SO4)2

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16. Copper sulfate crystals are crystals of copper sulfate pentahydrate. How is the
molecular formula for copper sulfate pentahydrate written?
A. CuSO4
B. CuSO4 + H2O
C. CuSO4 ● 5 H2O
D. CuSO4 + 5 H2O

17. A substance of phosphorus (P) and oxygen (O) is found to have a mole ratio of
0.4 moles of P for every mole of O. Examine which of the following is the simplest
formula for this substance.
A. PO2
B. P5O2
C. P2O5
D. P0.4O

18. In your chemistry class, you are instructed to take note of the following steps
on how to name binary covalent compounds. Compose the rules for naming binary
covalent compounds by taking only the correct statements from the following:
I. Name the metal by its stem name.
II. Name the other non-metal by its elemental name and an -ide ending.
III. Use the prefixes mono-, di-, tri to indicate the number of that element in
the molecule.
IV. In naming binary covalent compounds, consider the Greek prefixes.
However, mono is not used in the first element.
A. I,II,IV
B. I, II, III
C. II,III,IV
D. I, III, IV

19. Which of the following statements is TRUE for molecular formula and
empirical formula?
I. Both are chemical formulas
II. Molecular formula shows the actual ratio of atoms in the compound
III. Empirical formula shows the simplest whole number ratio of a compound
IV. CH4 is the empirical formula of C2H6
A. II and III
B. III and IV
C. I, II and III
D. I, II, III and IV

20. Examine which pair of molecular formula and empirical formula is correct.
Molecular Formula Empirical Formula
A. As2O5 AsO3
B. SO2 S2O4
C. C3H6 CH3
D. C6H12O6 CH2O

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21. A 0.500 g sample of a compound containing only antimony and oxygen was
found to contain 0.418 g of antimony and 0.082 g of oxygen. What is the simplest
formula for the compound?
A. SbO
B. SbO2
C. Sb3O4
D. Sb2O3

22. Calculate the empirical formula of a substance that consists of 85.60% carbon
and 14.40% hydrogen. (C = 12.01 g/mol; H = 1.01 g/mol)
A. CH
B. CH2
C. CH3
D. CH4

23. Lead oxide can occur as a transition form in oxidation/reduction process of the
PbO2 or Pb(II). Oxides of lead contains 90.65% Pb, by weight. Calculate its empirical
formula.
A. Pb
B. PbO
C. Pb3O4
D. Pb2O3

24. To formulate the steps in finding the empirical formula of a compound, arrange
the following steps.
I. Determine the number of moles of each type of atom present.
II. Convert numbers to whole numbers by multiplying each of them by the
smallest number that will end up with only whole numbers as a result.
These whole numbers are the subscripts used in the empirical formula.
III. Obtain the mass of each element present in grams.
IV. Divide the number of moles of each element by the smallest number of
moles that you found in the previous step
A. I,II,III,IV
B. III,I,IV,II
C. I,III,IV,II
D. II,I,III,IV

25. Solve for the molecular formula of a compound with the empirical formula CH
and molar mass of 26.04g.
A. CH
B. CH2
C. C2H
D. C2H2

26. A compound contains, by mass, 40.0% carbon, 6.71% hydrogen, and 53.3%
oxygen. A 0.320 mole sample of this compound weighs 28.8 g. Calculate the
molecular formula of this compound.
A. CH2O
B. C2H4O
C. C2H4O2
D. C3H6O3

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27. Epinephrine (adrenaline) is a hormone secreted into the bloodstream in times
of stress. It contains 59.0% C, 7.15% H, 26.20% O, and 7.65% N and has a molar
mass of 183 g/mol. Calculate the molecular formula using the given components
mentioned above.
A. CH2NO
B. C2H4NO
C. C8H6NO2
D. C9H13NO3
28. A major textile dye manufacturer developed a new yellow dye. The dye has a
percent composition of 75.95% C, 17.72% N, and 6.33% H by mass with a molar
mass of about 240 g/mol. Calculate the molecular formula of the dye.
A. C10H12N2
B. C10H12N3
C. C15H15N3
D. C15H15N6
29. A hydrocarbon is a compound comprised of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
An unknown hydrocarbon is found to contain 85.7% carbon and an atomic mass of
84.0 g/mol. What is its molecular formula?
A. CH2
B. C2H6
C. C2H4
D. C6H12
30. An unknown compound is found to contain 40.0% carbon, 6.7% hydrogen, and
53.3% oxygen with a molecular mass of 60.0 g/mol. Solve for the molecular
formula of the unknown compound.
A. CH
B. CH2
C. C3H6
D. C2H4O2

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