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JULIO LEDESMA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Senior High Department

First Summative Test

in
General Chemistry 2
(Quarter 3)

Name: _____________________________ Grade and Section: ____________________

Date: ______________________________ Score: ______________________________

Note 1. If possible, you are discouraged or NOT allowed to change your answers.

Directions: Read and analyze each item carefully. Choose the BEST answer to each of the
following questions. Then, encircle the letter that corresponds to your answer.

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE about solids?

A. Solids are rigid and have a fixed shape but not a fixed volume.
B. Solids are not rigid and have a fixed shape and no fixed volume.
C. Solids are rigid and have a fixed shape and a fixed volume.
D. Solids are not rigid and have no fixed shape and no fixed volume.

2. What statement BELOW falsifies the characteristics of liquids?

A. Liquids have no definite flow and take the shapes of their containers.
B. Liquids vibrate faster when heated and are virtually incompressible.
C. Liquids are very difficult to compress and are slightly expanding when heated.
D. Liquids vibrate and move more than those solids.
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3. In the broadest sense, what is the Kinetic Molecular Theory (KMT) Model designed to
explain?
A. The behavior of matter
B. What temperature measures
C. The types of intermolecular forces
D. Crystalline structures of solids

4. According to the Kinetic Molecular Theory (KMT), particles in liquids exhibit which type of
motion?
A. Translational and vibrational

B. Vibrational and rotational

C. Rotational, vibrational, and translational

D. Rotational only

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Question: What state of matter has a fixed volume BUT changes its shape to fit the
container?

A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gas
D. Plasma
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6. Which of the following statements BEST explains the intermolecular forces of attraction?
A. Intermolecular forces are the attractive and repulsive forces that arise between or
among the molecules of substances.
B. Intermolecular forces meditate the interactions within or inside individual
molecules of a substance.
C. Intermolecular forces are responsible for most of the chemical properties of matter
only.
D. Intermolecular forces are the forces that hold atoms together within a molecule.

7. What is the difference between a dipole-dipole force and the hydrogen bonding force?
A. A dipole-dipole force results when an ion and the partial charge found at the end
of a polar molecule attract each other while the hydrogen bonding force has neutral polar
molecules.
B. A dipole-dipole force contains nonpolar substances that can be condensed to liquid
and even solid if cooled enough to low temperatures while the hydrogen bonding force has
positive and negative ends.
C. A dipole-dipole force increases with increased molecular mass while hydrogen
bonding force depends on the molecular shape.
D. A dipole-dipole force exhibits polar molecules that attract each other when the
positive end of one molecule is near the negative end of another while the hydrogen bonding
force shows an attractive interaction between a hydrogen atom bonded to an electronegative
F, O, or N atom and an unshared electron pair of another nearby electronegative atom.

8. Below are the pictures of neon (Ne) and argon (Ar). They are both noble gases. They belong
to Group 18 or Group 8A of the Periodic Table of Elements. Both atoms are nonpolar but Ar
has a high molar mass (39.95) than Ne (20.18). Bigger atoms or molecules have greater
dispersion forces. The boiling point of Ar is 87.5K while that of Ne is 27.3K. Which of the two
elements has a dominant intermolecular force?
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Neon Argon

A. Ne
B. Ar
C. Either Ne or Ar
D. Neither Ne nor Ar

9. Which of the following substances has the strongest London dispersion force?
A. H2O (Water)
B. CH3F (Fluoromethane)
C. Cl2 (Chloride)
D. Xe (Xenon)

10. Do IBr (Iodine bromide, linear), BF3 (Boron trifluoride, trigonal planar), and CH2Cl2
(Methylene chloride, tetrahedral) have dipole moments?
A. No. They are all polar with bromine, fluorine, and chlorine at the negative ends.
B. Yes. They are all nonpolar with bromine, fluorine, and chlorine at the positive ends.
C. No. They are polarized due to their symmetrical and asymmetrical geometries.
D. Yes. They can be determined by the differences in electronegativities of the
elements and their geometries.
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10. Which of the following species can form hydrogen bonds with water?

CH3OCH3 CH4 F- HCOOH Na+

A. CH3OCH3
B. CH4
C. HCOOH
D. Na+

11. Below is a capillary action. It means the

A. property of water that allows ice to float on the surface of liquid water.
B. property of water that allows it to dissolve polar substances.
C. property of water that sticks water molecules to other surfaces.
D. property of water that allows water to move up a thin tube (or the stem of a
plant) by itself.

12. Which characteristic of water will allow a paperclip to remain floating on water when
the paperclip is gently placed on top of the water?
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A. Adhesion
B. Surface tension
C. Capillary action
D. Viscosity

13. Liquids with a strong intermolecular force of attraction has a ___________________

vapor pressure.

A. low
B. high
C. zero
D. relatively high

14.
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Question: What is viscosity?

A. It is a liquid's resistance to flow.

B. It refers to the liquid’s flow.

C. It is an interaction of the liquid molecule with a solid surface.

D. It is an attraction of liquid molecules with another liquid molecule.

15. What property of liquids defines the picture below?

A. Molar heat of vaporization

B. Capillarity
C. Surface tension
D. Melting point

16. Why is water considered a polar molecule?

A. Because the oxygen end is slightly negative, and the hydrogen end is slightly
positive
B. Because the hydrogen end is slightly negative, and the oxygen end is slightly
positive
C. Because the hydrogen and oxygen are covalently bonded
D. Because it is hydrophobic
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17. Attractions between water molecules are called what?

A. Covalent bonds
B. Ionic bonds
C. Polar bonds
D. Hydrogen bonds

18. What property of water helps moderate the Earth's temperature?

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A. Water is a common solvent.

B. Water is an unusual density.
C. Water has a specific heat capacity.
D. Water has a latent heat of vaporization.

19. Why does ice float?

A. As water freezes, it expands and its density decreases.

B. As water freezes, it takes up more hydrogen from the atmosphere, causing it to
have greater buoyancy.
C. As water freezes, the air becomes trapped between the hydrogen bonds of water
molecules.
D. As water freezes, it takes up more oxygen from the atmosphere, causing it to have
greater buoyancy.
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20. Ice freezes at the top of a pond and protects the water life underneath. What property
of water is KEY in this situation?

A. There is capillary action to the effect.

B. Ice is less dense than water.
C. Water exhibits a surface tension.
D. Water is a polar molecule.

Prepared by:
Teacher ARNALDO L. REGIDOR
Chemistry Specialist
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