EASTER SAMAR NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL

Borongan City

Mid Term
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
INSTRUCTIONS:
 Read the items/questions carefully. Beware of the OPTIONS. Choose the BEST.
 No ERASURES (Think carefully before you shade, not all mistakes are acceptable).
 DO NOT CHEAT. Be LOYAL to your chosen answer.
 Finish the exam in 55 minutes. Know when to STOP. Time’s up is TIME’s UP!
May the FORCE be with YOU
1. It refers to the formation of the light elements.
a. Big Bang nuclear reaction b. Big Bang Nucleosynthesis c. Supernova d. None of these
2. How was deuterium formed?
a. Fusion of proton and neutron
b. Fusion of tritium and neutron
c. Fusion of positron and neutron
d. Fusion of hydrogen and neutron
3. What is the symbol for tritium?
2 1 3 2
a. H b. H c. H d. He
1 1 1 1
4. Which of the following will complete the nuclear reaction
3 2 1
He + H  _______ + p
2 1 1
2 4 2 1
a. He b. He c. H d. H
1 2 1 1
5. Referring to item number 4, what cosmic phase did it occur?
a. Nucleosynthesis b. Stellar Formation c. Stella Explosion d. None of these
6. What are formed during big bang nucleosynthesis?
a. H, He, B b. H, He, L c. H, He, Li d. H, He, Fe
7. Complete the nuclear reaction below:
12 12 4
C + H  He + ________
6 6 2
20 21 2 2
a. Ne b. Ne c. He d. H
10 10 1 1
8. What cosmic phase did the formation of Be occurred?
a. Nucleosynthesis b. Stellar Formation c. Stellar Explosion d. None of these
9. Which among the given particle will complete the nuclear reaction below?
226 222
Ra  He + ________
88 86
1 4 0 0
a. n b. a c. d. e
0 2 −1 +1
10. What element is found in the core of a star?
a. Neon b. Oxygen c. Silicon d. Iron
11. What elements stops the star to produce more elements?
a. Neon b. Oxygen c. Silicon d. Iron
12. What is produced when Ne20 and He4 fused together?
a. Mg23 b. Mg24 c. Mg25 d. Mg26
13. What element is produced first during a stellar explosion?
a. Fe b. Co c. Cu d. Ni
14. A philosopher who believed that everything are composed of the four elements.
a. Aristotle b. Empedocles c. Galilei d. Proust
15. The amount of a compound before and after a reaction stays the same. This is due to what law?
a. Conservation of Mass b. Definite proportion c. Multiple Proportion d. None of these
16. Proton is the positively charged subatomic particle, who discovered proton?
a. JJ Thomson b. Chadwick c. Rutherford d. Curie
17. He came up with the so – called Atomic Theory
a. Democritus c. Aristotle c. Dmitry Mendeleev d. John Dalton
18. CO2 in Manila and Baguio has the same ratio of carbon to oxygen, which is 1:2. What law is demonstrated here?
a. Conservation of Mass b. Definite proportion c. Multiple Proportion d. None of these

19. He was the person who used x – ray spectra to study atomic structure.
a. Bohr b. Rutherford c. Rontgen d. Moseley
20. The following are the cosmic phase where elements formed, EXCEPT ONE:
a. Nucleosynthesis b. Supernova c. Stellar formation d. Black hole
21. The following are the summary of the atomic theory EXCEPT:
a. Elements are made up of atoms
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Physical Science Teacher
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b. The mass and other properties of an element are the same

c. The constituent atoms in a given compound present in a consistent whole number ratio
d. Elements are made up of indivisible particles called molecules
22. What postulate (s) is/are supported by the Law of Definite proportion and multiple proportion?
a. Elements are made up of atoms
b. The mass and other properties of an element are the same
c. The constituent atoms in a given compound present in a consistent whole number ratio
d. Elements are made up of indivisible particles called molecules
23. Which of the following is polar?
a. H2 b. SF4 c. ICl d. O2
24. When electrons are equally shared by the bonded atom, this type of bond occurs.
a. Ionic bond b. Covalent bond c. Polar d. Nonpolar
25. It refers to the bond that shares electrons.
a. Ionic bond b. Covalent bond c. Polar d. Nonpolar
26. What is the measure of the tendency of an atom to attract electrons toward itself?
a. Radioactivity b. Nuclear reaction c. Chemical Bondd. Electronegativity
27. It is an electrical attraction between nuclei and valence electrons of an atom which binds them together.
a. Radioactivity b. Nuclear reaction c. Chemical Bondd. Electronegativity
28. What compounds can be good conductors of electricity when dissolved in water?
a. Ionic compounds b. Covalent compounds c. Polar d. Nonpolar
29. What makes metal a good conductor of electricity?
a. Moving protons b. moving neutrons c. Moving electrons d. None of these
30. Which of the following is an ionic compound?
a. CS2 b. OF2 c. KCl d. SO2
31. A non – polar covalent bond would form in which of the following pairs of atoms?
a. Br – Br b. Li – Br c. Na – Cl d. Se – Br
32. What is the molecular geometry of water (H2O)?
a. Linear b. Bent c. Trigonal d. Tetrahedral
33. Nitrogen gas (N2) is a triple bond, what is its geometrical shape?
a. Linear b. Bent c. Trigonal d. Tetrahedral
34. What is the geometrical shape of Borontetraflouride (BF3)?
a. Linear b. Bent c. Trigonal d. Tetrahedral
35. What is the polarity of H2?
a. Ionic b. Covalent c. Polar d. Nonpolar
36. What is the Lewis Dot structure of HCN?
a. H – C  N b. H = C  N c. H – C = N d. None of these
37. Potassium and Magnesium undergo a chemical reaction. What type of chemical bond occurs between the two elements?
a. Ionic b. Covalent c. Metallic d. Nonmetallic
38. What is the polarity of methane (CH4)?
a. Ionic b. Covalent c. Polar d. Nonpolar
39. The following are the different properties of metal EXCEPT:
a. High melting point temperature
b. High boiling point temperature
c. Good conductors of heat
d. Good conductors of electricity in liquid state
40. Ascorbic acid in an aqueous solution can conduct electricity. What type of chemical bond is this?
a. Ionic b. Covalent c. Polar d. Nonpolar

TEST II.
Write the n , l, ml and ms of the following elements. (10 points each)
1. Titanium
2. Silicon
3. Sodium

God bless you.

Ma’am Jess

MARVELYN JESSICA T. JABEGUERO

Physical Science Teacher