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CHAPTER 3: ATOMS AND MOLECULES

1. Which of the following is the correct pair of atom and its atomic symbol?

(a) Sulphur – Su

(b) Potassium – P

(c) Phosphorus -P

(d) Sodium- S

2. Atomic mass of Chlorine is ————– (u)

(a) 34

(b) 34.5

(c) 35

(d) 35.5

3. 1 u or 1 amu means

(a) 1/12th mass of C-12 atoms

(b) Mass of C-12 atom

(c) Mass of O-16 atom

(d) Mass of Hydrogen molecule

4. A sample of NH3 molecule irrespective of source contains 82.35%

Nitrogen and 17.65% of Hydrogen by mass. This data supports:
(a) Law of Conservation of Mass

(b) Las of Multiple Proportions

(c) Law of Definite Proportions

(d) Avogadro’s Law

5. Elements belonging to different groups of the periodic table are given

below. If the element X forms a chloride whose formula is ‘XCl2‘then
 identify X
(a) Al (b) Na (c) Mg (d) Si
6. Valency of silver in Ag2S is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3
7. What would be the gram molecular mass of solid sulphur?
(a) 256 g (b) 128 g (c) 64 g (d) 32 g

8. The atomic symbol of silver is —————

(a) Si (b) S (c) Au (d) Ag

9. Which of the following molecules is triatomic?

(a) H2 (b) CO (c) CCl4 (d) H2O
10. What is the ratio by atomic mass of Sulphur and Oxygen in SO2?
(a) 1:1 (b)1:2 (c)2:1 (d) 1:4