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BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY

The National Engineering University
Alangilan Campus
Golden Country Homes, Alangilan, Batangas City, Batangas, Philippines 4200
Tel Nos.: (+63 43) 425-0139 loc. 2121 / 2221
E-mail Address: ceafa@g.batstate-u.edu.ph | Website Address: http://www.batstate-u.edu.ph

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

QUIZ PART 1 (General Inorganic Chemistry)
ChE 426:ChE Applications with Comprehensive Examination

Name: Section: Date: Score:

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Strictly no ERASURES in the answer sheet. Shade the letter of your
choice in the answer sheet provided. Choose E if your answer is not in the given set of choices. You may
use the questionnaire as scratch. Good luck!

1. Rubidium-85 (84.9117 amu) and Rubidium-87 (86.9085 amu) comprises the majority of all the
naturally-occurring isotopes. What is the relative abundance of Rb-87?
A. 28% B. 45% C. 56% D. 72%

2. Metal X has a work function of 3.06 × 10-19 J. What is the speed of an ejected electron (× 105 m/s)
if the metal is irradiated by a 450 nm light?
A. 1.4 B. 3.0 C. 5.5 D. 7.1

3. Which of the following is an allowed set of quantum numbers (n, l, ml, ms)?
A. 2, 2, 2, +1/2
B. 3, 1, -2, +1/2
C. 4, -1, 1, -1/2
D. 1, 0, 0, -1/2

4. What is the valence electron configuration of silver?

A. 4d9 B. 5s24d9 C. 4d10 D. 5s14d10

5. Which of the following is the correct arrangement of increasing affinity of electrons?

A. Rb<Sr<Se<Kr C. Kr<Rb<Sr<Se
B. Kr<Se<Sr<Rb D. Se<Sr<Rb<Kr

6. What is the half-life (hours) of a radioactive isotope if a third of a substance decayed after 1.25
days?
A. 0.8 B. 2.1 C. 19 D. 51

7. Which of the following compounds has no chlorine atom?

A. sylvite C. phosgene
B. eriochalcite D. rhodocrosite
 Republic of the Philippines
BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY
The National Engineering University
Alangilan Campus
Golden Country Homes, Alangilan, Batangas City, Batangas, Philippines 4200
Tel Nos.: (+63 43) 425-0139 loc. 2121 / 2221
E-mail Address: ceafa@g.batstate-u.edu.ph | Website Address: http://www.batstate-u.edu.ph

8. What is the name of the compound SF4?

A. Sulfur fluoride
B. Sulfur trifluoride
C. Sulfur tetrafluoride
D. Tetrafluorosulfide

9. What is the chemical formula of potassium hypobromite?

A. KBrO B. KBrO2 C. KBrO3 D. KBrO4

10. What is the name of the acid with a chemical formula of H2C2O4?
A. Carbonic acid C. Acetic acid
B. Dicarbonic acid D. Oxalic acid

11. Which functional group has the longest C-C bond length?
A. Ethene
B. Ethane
C. Ethyne
D. None of these

12. Which of the following molecular geometry is always polar given that the substituents are all the
same?
A. Trigonal bipyramidal C. Trigonal planar
B. See-saw D. Square planar

13. Which of the following molecules has the same molecular and electron pair geometry?
A. Water C. Methane
B. Ammonia D. All of these

14. Arrange the following compounds in decreasing boiling point.

I. CH3(CH2)3CH3 III. C(CH3)4
II. CH3CH2CH2OCH3 IV. CH3(CH2)3OH
A. IV>II>III>I C. III>I>II>IV
B. IV>II>I>III D. I>III>II>IV