REVIEW QUESTIONNAIRE IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE
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1. Which of the following processes is primarily
responsible for the formation of heavier
elements during star formation and evolution?
Answer: a) Fusion
2. During which stage of stellar evolution does
nucleosynthesis play a significant role in the
formation of heavier elements?
Answer: c) Red giant stage
3. What is the primary stellar process that
synthesizes elements heavier than iron?
Answer: c) Supernova nucleosynthesis
4. Which type of star is most likely to undergo
supernova nucleosynthesis and contribute
significantly to the formation of heavy
elements?
Answer: d) Massive star
5. What role does neutron capture play in the
formation of heavy elements within stars?
Answer: d) It creates unstable isotopes that decay
into heavier elements.
6. Which of the following stellar phenomena is
responsible for dispersing heavy elements
synthesized within stars into the interstellar
medium?
Answer: c) Stellar winds
7. What role do supernova remnants play in the
dispersion of heavy elements throughout
galaxies?
Answer: c) They create shock waves that sweep
through interstellar space.
8. Which process contributes to the enrichment
of heavy elements in the formation of planetary
systems around stars?
Answer: a) Accretion of primordial material
9. Which of the following is NOT a source of
heavy elements in the universe?
Answer: b) Cosmic ray collisions
10. What role does the s-process play in the
formation of heavy elements in stars?
Answer: d) It involves slow neutron capture
reactions.
11. Which of the following types of stars is
primarily responsible for the synthesis of
elements like carbon and oxygen?
Answer: b) Red giants
12.
synthesis of heavy elements within stars?
Answer: a) It transports heavy elements to the
stellar surface.
13. Which of the following regions within a star
typically exhibits the highest temperatures
required for nuclear fusion to occur?
Answer: d) Core
14. Which of the following factors determines
the duration of various stages of stellar
evolution during which heavy elements are
synthesized?
Answer: a) Stellar mass
15. What effect does the presence of heavy
elements have on the subsequent generations of
stars within a galaxy?
Answer: c) It enriches the interstellar medium.
16. What fundamental property of an atom is
represented by its atomic number?
Answer: c) Number of protons
17. Which scientist proposed the concept of
atomic number, laying the foundation for
modern understanding of the periodic table?
Answer: d) Henry Moseley
18. How does the atomic number of an element
relate to its position on the periodic table?
Answer: c) It determines the element's position in
a specific group or period.
19. Which of the following elements has the
lowest atomic number?
Answer: a) Hydrogen (H)
20. How did the concept of atomic number
contribute to the synthesis of new elements in
the laboratory?
Answer: a) By predicting the properties of
unknown elements
21. Which method is commonly used to
synthesize new elements in the laboratory?
Answer: c) Nuclear fusion
22. How does knowledge of atomic number aid
scientists in the identification of newly
synthesized elements?
Answer: c) By comparing their atomic spectra to
theoretical predictions
23. Which of the following is a primary challenge
in synthesizing new elements in the laboratory?
Answer: b) Balancing nuclear reactions
24. How does the periodic table assist scientists
in predicting the properties of newly synthesized
elements based on their atomic numbers?
Answer: b) By organizing elements by their
electron configurations
25. Which of the following statements about the
relationship between atomic number and
nuclear stability is true?
Answer: d) Higher atomic numbers typically
correspond to less stable nuclei.
26. How do scientists verify the successful
synthesis of a new element in the laboratory?
Answer: c) By observing its decay products
27. What role does the concept of isotopes play
in the synthesis of new elements?
Answer: c) Isotopes are used as target nuclei in
nuclear fusion experiments.
28. Which of the following techniques is
commonly used to detect and confirm the
presence of newly synthesized elements?
Answer: b) Mass spectrometry
29. How does the understanding of atomic
number contribute to the prediction of the
stability of newly synthesized elements?
Answer: b) Elements with specific atomic numbers
are known to exhibit enhanced stability.
30. What is the significance of reaching higher
atomic numbers in the synthesis of new
elements?
Answer: c) Synthesizing higher atomic numbers
expands our understanding of nuclear physics and
the limits of the periodic table.
31. What structural feature primarily determines
whether a molecule is polar or nonpolar?
Answer: b) Symmetry of the molecule
32. Which of the following molecules is likely to
be nonpolar due to its symmetric structure?
Answer: b) CO2 (carbon dioxide)
33. In which type of bond do atoms share
electrons equally, resulting in a nonpolar
molecule?
Answer: b) Covalent bond
34. What property of a molecule's geometry can
lead to its polarity?
Answer: a) Number of lone pairs
35. Which factor influences the polarity of a
molecule more: the electronegativity of its
atoms or its molecular geometry?
Answer: c) Both equally
36. Which of the following molecules contains
polar covalent bonds but is overall nonpolar due
to its symmetric geometry?
Answer: c) CH2Cl2 (dichloromethane)
37. What is the primary factor that determines
whether a molecule will exhibit a net dipole
moment?
Answer: b) Electronegativity difference between
atoms
38. Which of the following molecules is likely to
be polar due to the electronegativity difference
between its constituent atoms?
Answer: c) NH3 (ammonia)
39. What structural feature can result in a
nonpolar molecule even if individual bonds
within it are polar?
Answer: d) Symmetric distribution of polar bonds
40. Which of the following statements about
molecular polarity is true?
Answer: d) Molecular polarity depends on both
the types of bonds and the molecular geometry.
41. Which type of molecule is more likely to
have a net dipole moment: one with polar bonds
but symmetric geometry, or one with polar
bonds and asymmetric geometry?
Answer: b) Asymmetric geometry
42. What term describes a molecule with a
partial positive and partial negative charge on
opposite ends?
Answer: c) Polar
43. Which of the following molecules is likely to
exhibit hydrogen bonding due to its polar
nature?
Answer: b) H2O (water)
44. What role does the shape of a molecule play
in determining its polarity?
Answer: b) It affects the distribution of electrons,
influencing whether the molecule is polar or
nonpolar.
45. Which of the following molecules is nonpolar
despite containing polar bonds due to its
symmetrical structure?
Answer: c) CO2 (carbon dioxide)
46. How does the polarity of a molecule
influence its solubility in different solvents?
Answer: c) Polar molecules are more soluble in
polar solvents.
Answer: b) Strong hydrogen bonding
56. How does the polarity of a molecule
influence its behavior in a magnetic field?
Answer: a) Polar molecules align themselves with
the magnetic field.
57. Which property of polar molecules makes
them more likely to dissolve in water, a polar
solvent?

47. Which property of a polar molecule makes it
likely to interact with other polar molecules
through hydrogen bonding?
Answer: b) Unequal distribution of charge
48. How does the polarity of a molecule affect
its boiling point and melting point?
Answer: b) Polar molecules typically have higher
boiling and melting points.
Answer: c) Ability to form hydrogen bonds
58. How does the polarity of a molecule affect
its reactivity in chemical reactions?
Answer: b) Polar molecules are more reactive
than nonpolar molecules.
59. Which property of a polar molecule allows it
to exhibit dipole-dipole interactions with other
polar molecules?

49. Which of the following statements best Answer: d) Unequal distribution of charge
describes the relationship between the polarity
60. How does the polarity of a molecule affect
of a molecule and its ability to form
its ability to absorb and emit light?
intermolecular forces?
Answer: a) Polar molecules absorb and emit light
Answer: c) Polarity determines the strength and
at specific wavelengths.
type of intermolecular forces a molecule can
form.

50. How does the polarity of a molecule

influence its behavior in an electric field?

Answer: b) Polar molecules align themselves with

the electric field.

51. Which property of polar molecules

contributes to their ability to dissolve ionic
compounds in solution?

Answer: d) Ability to interact with both positive

and negative ions

52. How does the polarity of a molecule affect

its ability to conduct electricity?

Answer: a) Polar molecules are good conductors

of electricity.

53. Which property of a molecule is primarily

responsible for its polarity?

Answer: d) Electronegativity difference between

atoms

54. How does the polarity of a molecule

influence its interactions with biological
systems?

Answer: b) Polar molecules can readily cross cell

membranes.

55. Which property of polar molecules

contributes to their ability to lower the surface
tension of water?