FIRST WRITTEN TEST IN GENERAL CHEMISTRY I

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. What do you call the property of matter which measures the rate at which a
substance transfers heat?
A. Malleability
B. Flammability
C. Thermal conductivity
D. Electrical conductivity

2. Which of the following properties can be classified as an intensive property of

matter?
A. Color
B. Mass
C. Volume
D. Weight

3. In which of the following pairs of properties are both physical properties?

A. Freezes at 10˚C, red in color
B. Low density, nonflammable
C. Good conductor of electricity, flammable
D. Decomposes at 75 ˚C, reacts with oxygen

4. What happens to the density of an object if the size of an object decreases?

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Divides in half
D. Stays the same

5. How could you separate a mixture of sand and iron fillings?

A. Decantation
B. Distillation
C. Evaporation
D. Magnetism

6. What are the two chemical properties of matter can be observed in an exploding
firework?
A. Flammable and Reactive
B. Flammable and Malleable
C. Change of color and Ductile
D. Change of color and Explosive

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7. Which of the following properties of matter could NOT be used to distinguish
table salt and table sugar?
A. Color
B. Conductivity
C. Flammability
D. Reactivity

8. Suppose you are tasked to create a plan for getting the salt from the mixture of
sand and salt. Which of the following is the correct order for the separation?
A. Dissolving in water  filtration  evaporation
B. Evaporation  filtration  dissolving in water
C. Filtration  dissolving in water  evaporation
D. Filtration  evaporation  dissolving in water

9. Table salt is a compound with the chemical name, Sodium Chloride. What is its
chemical formula?
A. CaCO3
B. Mg(OH)2
C. NaBr
D. NaCl

10.Which of the following is the correct formula of ethyl alcohol?

A. Ca (OH)2
B. CH3OH
C. C2H5OH
D. (CH3)2CHOH

11.Illustrate the formula for the compound that forms between the element sodium
and bromine.
A. NaBr
B. NaBr2
C. Na2Br
D. SBr2

12.Ascorbic acid, commonly known as Vitamin C, is used to prevent and treat

scurvy (an illness that leads to fatigue, gum swelling, and poor wound healing
from a lack of vitamin C in the body). Examine what type of atoms and its
corresponding number of each atom, does the ascorbic acid has.
A. 2 Carbon atoms, 4 hydrogen atoms and 6 oxygen atoms
B. 6 Carbon atoms, 8 hydrogen atoms and 2 oxygen atoms
C. 6 Carbon atoms, 8 hydrogen atoms and 6 oxygen atoms
D. 4 Carbon atoms, 8 hydrogen atoms and 4 oxygen atoms

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13. How many carbon atoms does this compound has?

Figure 1. Chemical Structure of Ethane

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A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

14.About 80% of the ammonia produced by industry is used in agriculture as

fertilizer. The chemical formula of Ammonia is NH3. How many hydrogen
molecules does ammonia has?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

15.Select from the following pure substances that correctly matched to its chemical
symbol or chemical formula?
A. Carbon monoxide, CO2
B. Iron, I
C. Manganese, Mg
D. Water, H2O

16.You are tasked to draw the structure of the table sugar. The first thing to do is
to organize and identify the number of atoms of each element. Which of the
following is the correct set of number?
A. C – 11; H – 22; O – 12
B. C – 12; H – 11; O – 22
C. C – 22; H – 11; O – 12
D. C – 12; H – 22; O – 11

17. What is the chemical name of the Mothballs?

A. Chitin
B. Formaldehyde
C. Formalin
D. Naphthalene

18.Which of the following best explains why Glycerine (C3H8O3) is used in the
production of bath soap?
A. To Cure skin infection
B. To improve personal Hygiene
C. To remove oils from the body
D. To remove the moistures in the body
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19.You are buying two different products with the same components and quality.
As a wise consumer, what will be your next basis in choosing the product?
A. Brand
B. Cost
C. Ingredients
D. Use

20.Which of the following household cleaning materials should not be mixed with
an acid to avoid the release of toxic chlorine gas?
A. Commercial soap
B. Sodium hydroxide
C. Hydrogen peroxide
D. Sodium hypochlorite

21. Why is it important to read product labels?

A. This allows the consumer to know how healthy, or unhealthy, the
product is.
B. To refrain from allergy attack for those who may be allergic to certain
ingredients.
C. The label on a product allows the customer to know what is in the food
they are eating or the product they are using.
D. All of the above

22.Preservatives help extend a product’s shelf life, as well as prevent contamination

and the growth of harmful bacteria which can spoil the product and possibly
harm the user. Which of the following is NOT an example of most widely used
preservatives in make up?
A. Ethylparaben
B. Isobutylparaben
C. Methylparaben
D. Polysorbates

23.In your chemistry class, your teacher asked you to prepare a business plan on
Personal care products, specifically cosmetic products. Which of the following
set of ingredients will most likely you will consider in your plan?
A. water, emulsifier, fragrance
B. emulsifier, bleach, thickener
C. bleach, abrasives, preservative
D. thickener, emollient, abrasives

24.Which of the following methods is best for separating the mixture of ethyl
alcohol and water?
A. Decantation
B. Distillation
C. Evaporation
D. Sublimation

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25.If you are to separate the colors in black dyes, what separation technique will
you use?
A. Chromatography
B. Distillation
C. Threshing
D. Winnowing

26.During your laboratory activity, you are asked to separate the mixture of water
and acetone. Which of the following separation techniques will you use?
A. Steam distillation
B. Simple distillation
C. Vacuum distillation
D. Fractional distillation

27. Which of the following can be separated using this method as shown in figure 2?

Figure 2. Thin Liquid Chromatography Sample

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mixtures exam_questions.pdf)

A. Colors in black dyes

B. Mixture of salt and water
C. Mixture of Sand and iron fillings
D. Mixture of ethyl alcohol and water

28.Evaluate the changes in temperature if the amount of the steam used is

increased, when doing steam distillation.
A. It increases
B. It decreases
C. It remains unchanged
D. Depends on relative volatility

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29.In your laboratory activity, you will be performing a simple distillation process
for the mixture of acetone and water. Formulate the steps on how to set up the
simple distillation apparatus with the following:
I. Put the thermometer into the distillation flask
II. Take a mixture of acetone and water in a distillation flask
III. Keep a beaker at the outlet of the condenser
IV. Connect the flask to a water condenser
A. I, II, III, IV
B. IV, III, II, I
C. II, I, IV, III
D. III, IV, I, II

30.Given the following materials: pencil, thin layer chromatography plate, beaker,
and black dye, design an experiment on how to prepare a Thin Layer
Chromatography (TLC) plate before developing the plate.
A. Prepare the plate by carefully spotting a small amount of dye at the
bottom of the plate.
B. Add 0.5 cm eluent to the beaker and transfer the plate to the beaker
using the tweezers.
C. Put the TLC plate in the development chamber, then add an amount of
eluent to the beaker.
D. Draw a line in pencil about 1cm from the bottom of the plate and add
hash marks perpendicular to the line. Carefully spot a small amount of
dye on the hash marks.

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