CITY OF MALABON UNIVERSITY

College of Arts and Sciences

PRELIM EXAMINATION
GENERAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Name: __________________________________ Score: _______________

Program & Section: ________________________ Faculty: Prof. Ramil A. Bautista,MATS
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TEST 1. MULTIPLE CHOICE.
Direction: Each statement is followed by choices from which you can select your answer. USE THE
ANSWER SHEETS PROVIDED IN THE LAST PAGE.

_________ 1.It is anything that takes up space and has mass.

a. volume b. mass c. matter d. density

_________2. The amount of space something takes up.

a. volume b. mass c. matter d. density

_________3. About how many elements are on the periodic table?

a. over 200 b. less than 300 c. over 100 d. greater than 1000

_________4. What is an element?

a. made up of 4 kinds
b. made up of one kind of atom
c. made up of different molecules
d. made up of different atoms

_________5. Which state of matter has a definite volume but not its own shape?
a. solid b. gas c. liquid d. plasma

_________6. Temperature when a solid becomes a liquid.

a. boiling point
b. freezing point
c. melting point
d. sublimation point

_________7. When a substance can dissolve into another substance, it has

a. solubility b. chemical reactivity c. conductivity d. melting point

_________8. Which state of matter has its own shape, and can measure volume and mass?
a. solid b. plasma c. liquid d. gas

_________9. When something freezes, what is being removed?

a. particles b. heat c. gases d. cold air

_________10. What is true about properties like density, boiling point, and melting point?
a. They do not change if you add more mass
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 b. They are equal for every substance
c. They change if you add more mass
d. They cannot be measured with regular lab equipment

________11. What is 78.5 rounded to one significant figure?

a. 79 b. 70 c. 78.5 d. 80

________12. Round 0.010229 to four significant figures.

a. 1022 b. 0.01023 c. 1023 d.0.1022

________13. What is 0.658 rounded to 1 significant figure?

a. 0 b. 0.7 c. 0.66 d. 0.658

________14. What is 7.555 rounded to two significant figures?

a. 7.6 b. 70 c. 7.5 d. 7.60

________15. Round 52689 to 3 significant figures.

a. 526 b. 527 c. 52600 d. 52700

________16. Change from standard form to scientific notation: 0.004078

a. 4.078 x 10-3 b. b. 40.78 x 10-4 c. 4.078 x 103 d. .4078 x 10-2

________17. The factor multiplied by a power of 10 in scientific notation needs to be greater than or
equal to one but less than ___________?
a. 1 b. 100 c. 1000 d. 10

________18. What does letter "B" represent in the phase change diagram?
a. melting b. boiling (vaporization) c. freezing d. condensation

________19. How does the volume of a solid change when it is heated until it becomes a gas?
a. The volume decreases as particles move closer when heated.
b. The volume increases as particles spread out and move faster when heated.
c. Energy absorption causes energy loss and slower particles. Volume increases.
d. The volume stays the same as the substance amount is constant.

________20. What is the relationship between temperature and kinetic energy?

a. As temperature increases, kinetic energy decreases
b. As temperature decreases, kinetic energy decreases
c. As temperature increases, kinetic energy increases
d. As temperature decreases, kinetic energy increases

________21. What phase change does the particle diagram represent?

a. melting
b. evaporation
c. freezing
d. condensation

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__________22. What would happen if the tops were removed from the cylinders?

a. The solid would fly out

b. The gas would fly out
c. The liquid would fly out
d. All would fly out

_________23. When a liquid changes its phase and turns into a solid it is known as
a. condensation b. vaporization c. melting d. freezing or solidification

_________24. When a gas changes its phase and turns into a solid it is known as
a. deposition b. condensation d. sublimation d. freezing or solidification

_________25. The drops of water that appear on the outside of a glass of cold juice on a warm day are an
example of?
a. Sublimation: A solid turning into a gas.
b. Evaporation: A liquid changing to a gas.
c. Condensation: A gas changing to a liquid.
d. Deposition: A gas changing to a solid.

________26. The number 6.02 x 1023 is called...

a. Avogadro's scientific notation
b. Avogadro's mole
c. Avogadro's number
d. Avogadro's numerical

________27. What is the molar mass of NaCl?

a. 58.45 g/mol
b. 6.02 x 1023 atoms
c. 1.204 x 1024 atoms
d. 3.00 x 1024 atoms

________28. Which has more molecules?

a. 1 mole H2O
b. 1 mole CH4
c. 1 mole CO2
d. All have the same number of molecules

________29. The molar mass of an element is the mass of one ____ of the element.
a. atom b. mole c. molecule d. gram

________30. What are the units for molar mass?

a. Liters b. grams/mole c. amu d. Kilograms

________31. What charge is present on Electrons?

a. negative b. positive c. Neutral d. all of them

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_________32. Sodium hydroxide is used in many industries: in the manufacture of pulp and paper,
textiles, drinking water, soaps and detergents, and as a drain cleaner. What is the molar mass of NaOH?
a. 40 g/mol b. 23.998 g/mol c. 38.989 g/mol d. 57.004 g/mol

_________33. Potassium sulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula K2S. Potassium sulfides are
formed when black powder is burned and are important intermediates in many pyrotechnic effects, such
as senko hanabi and some glitter formulations. What is the molar mass of K 2S?
a. 110.3 g/mol
b. 78.2 g/mol
c. 110 g/mol
d. 110.2 g/mol

_________34. What is the formula mass of Cs2SO4?

a. 361.9g b. 313.9g c. 361.8g d. 180g

_________35. How many elements and atoms are there in this formula? CaClO 3
a. 1, 5 b. 3,5 c. 2,4 d. 4,4

_________36. A compound consists of 72.2% magnesium(Mg) and 27.8% nitrogen(N) by mass. What is
the empirical formula?
a. Mg4N3 b. Mg3N2 c. MgN2 d. MgN

_________37. What is the empirical formula if you have 81.82% carbon and 18.18% hydrogen?
a. C3H8 b. C2H2 c. CH4 d. C4H10

_________38. A formula with the lowest whole # ratio of elements in a compound is called
a. Molecular Formula
b. Empirical Formula
c. Chemical Formula
d. Distance Formula

_________40. Calculate the mass of 3.00 moles of CF2Cl2.

a. 3.00 g b. 174 g c. 363 g d. 1.81 x 1024 g

_________41. 1. Which separation technique is used in a mixture of immiscible liquids?

a. Decantation c. Evaporation
b. Distillation d. Filtration

_________42. Bloodstains are important in investigating a crime. Chemists used this as a

specimen to allow the components to be separated. What separation technique then is utilized?
a. Chromatography c. Evaporation
b. Distillation d. Filtration

_________43. Which of the following represent a mole?

a. 5 grams of NaCl
b. 6.02 x 1023 F atoms
c. 3.01 x 10 23 CH4molecules
d. 24 grams graphite C–atom

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_______44. All of the following refer to one mole of carbon dioxide (molar masses: C-12, O- 16) EXCEPT _
a. 44 g of carbon dioxide d. 1 mole of C and 2 mole of O
b. 6.02 x 1023 molecules d. 1 g of C and 2 g of O

_______45. Zinc is used as a corrosion resistant coating on iron and steel. It is also an essential element
in your diet. Calculate the number of moles that contain 3.50 x 10 25 atoms of zinc. (Zn).
A. 58.1moles of Zn C. 6.02 x 1023 moles of Zn
B. 50.0 moles of Zn D. 3.50 x 1025 moles of Zn

______46. What is the molar mass of of Ca(OH)2?

a. 72.0 g Ca(OH)2 c. 58.0 g Ca(OH)2
b. 114.0 g ca(OH) d. 74.0 g Ca(OH)2

______47. Helium is an unreactive noble gas that is used to inflate balloons. A sample party balloon
contains 3.33 x 10 22 atoms of helium (He) gas. What is the mass in grams of helium?
a. 0.05532 g of He c. 0.221 g of He
b. 3.33 g of He d. 4.00 g of He

______48. It refers to the SI unit for measurement of number of particles in a substance.

a. ampere b. candela c. kilogram d. mole

______49. The formula mass of the compound, Al2 (SO4 )3.18H2O is:
a. 394.4 g b. 666.36 g c. 110,900g d. 466.8 g

______50. What is the mass in grams of 5.90 mol C8H18?

a. 673 g c. 19.4 g
b. 0.0512 g d. 389 g

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