SCIENCE REVIEW

ON THE BASIS OF RUTHERFORD’S MODEL OF AN ATOM,

WHICH SUBATOMIC PARTICLE IS PRESENT IN THE
NUCLEUS OF AN ATOM?
A. PROTON AND ELECTRON
B. PROTON AND NEUTRON
C. NEUTRON AND ELECTRON
D. PROTON ONLY
B
IF THE FIRST AND SECOND ENERGY LEVELS OF AN
ATOM ARE FULL, THEN WHAT WOULD BE THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF ELECTRONS IN AN ATOM?
A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 18
B
.WHICH ATOMIC MODEL IS PROPOSED BY SCHRODINGER?
A. NUCLEAR MODEL
B. PLANETARY MODEL
C. RAISIN BREAD MODEL
D. QUANTUM MECHANICAL MODEL
D
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SUBLEVELS IS CORRECTLY
DESIGNATED?
A. 1P6B. 3F9 C. 2P5 D. 3D11
A
WHAT ARE THE ORBITALS PRESENT IN THE FIFTH PRINCIPAL
ENERGY LEVEL?
A. S ORBITAL
B. S, P ORBITAL
C. S, P, D ORBITAL
D. S, P, D AND F ORBITAL
D
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HAS A POSITIVE CHARGE?
A. PROTON C. ELECTRON
B. NEUTRON D. MOLECULE
A
WHAT IS THE CHEMICAL SYMBOL OF MAGNESIUM?
A. MA B. MN C. MO D. MG
D
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: ‘’DIFFERENT ISOTOPES
OF THE SAME ELEMENT HAS…’’

A. … THE SAME NUMBER OF PROTONS, BUT DIFFERING

NUMBERS OF NEUTRONS AND ELECTRONS.
B. … THE SAME NUMBER OF NEUTRONS, BUT DIFFERING
NUMBERS OF PROTONS AND ELECTRONS.
C. … THE SAME NUMBER OF PROTONS AND NEUTRONS, BUT
DIFFERING NUMBER OF ELECTRONS.
D. THE SAME NUMBER OF PROTONS AND ELECTRONS, BUT
DIFFERING NUMBERS OF NEUTRONS.
D
• THE ATOMIC NUMBER OF CALCIUM IS 20. WHICH IS THE
CORRECT ELECTRON CONFIGURATION?
a. 1S2 2S22P6
b. 1S2 2S22P6 3S23P63D2
c. 1S2 2S22P6 3S23P64S2
d. 1S2 2S22P62D23S23P6
C
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE CORRECT ARRANGEMENTS OF
THE ATOMIC SUBSHELLS FROM LOWEST TO HIGHEST RELATIVE
ENERGY?
a. D, P, S
b. S, P, D
c. S, P, D
d. P, S, D
B or C
THE IDENTITY OF A CHEMICAL ELEMENT IS DETERMINED BY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
a. THE NUMBER OF PROTONS IT POSSESSES.
b. THE NUMBER OF NEUTRONS IT POSSESSES.
c. THE NUMBER OF ELECTRONS IT POSSESSES.
d. THE SUM OF THE NUMBER OF PROTONS AND ELECTRONS IT
POSSESSES.
A
WHICH ORBITAL DESIGNATION HAS THE HIGHEST ENERGY?
a. 2S B. 2P C. 3D D. 4S
C
WHICH STATEMENT IS INCORRECT?
a. ORBITAL IS A REGION IN AN ATOM WHERE AN ELECTRON CAN
BE FOUND.
b. AN ELECTRON CAN ABSORB ENERGY WHEN IT JUMPS TO A
HIGHER ENERGY LEVEL.
c. AN ELECTRON CAN EMIT ENERGY WHEN IT JUMPS TO A
HIGHER ENERGY LEVEL.
d. FILLING OF ELECTRONS IN AN ATOM STARTS FROM A LOW
ENERGY LEVEL TO THE HIGHEST ENERGY LEVEL.
A
WHICH OF THE PROPERTIES OF ATOMS IS THE MOST SUITABLE
REFERENCE FOR THE KIND OF BOND THAT WILL TAKE PLACE
BETWEEN/AMONG ATOM?
a. ATOMIC SIZE C. ELECTRONEGATIVITY
b. IONIZATION ENERGY D. ELECTRON AFFINITY
C
WHAT KIND OF PARTICLE IS PRODUCED AFTER COVALENT
BONDING?
a. ATOM B. MOLECULE C. ION D. ELECTRON
B
HOW DOES IONIC BONDING TAKE PLACE?

a. TWO NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS OF DIFFERENT KINDS FORM STRONG

FORCES OF ATTRACTION.
b. TWO NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS OF THE SAME KIND FORM STRONG FORCES
OF ATTRACTION.
c. A NON-METALLIC ELEMENT LIKE FLUORINE IS ATTRACTED TO A METALLIC
LIKE SODIUM.
d. A METALLIC ELEMENT LIKE SODIUM TRANSFERS AN ELECTRON TO A NON-
METALLIC ELEMENT LIKE FLUORINE.
D
WHAT KIND OF CHEMICAL BOND WILL FORM BETWEEN TWO
OXYGEN ATOMS?
a. IONIC BOND C. POLAR COVALENT BOND
b. NONPOLAR COVALENT BOND D. METALLIC BOND
B
WHY ARE METALS BE HAMMERED WITHOUT BREAKING?
a. THEY ARE DUCTILE.
b. THEY ARE NOT BRITTLE.
c. THEY ARE MALLEABLE.
d. THEIR PARTICLES ARE STRONG.
C
WHEN DOES COVALENT BONDING TAKE PLACE?
a. IT TAKES PLACE WHEN ATOMS SHARE ELECTRONS WITH ONE ANOTHER.
b. IT TAKES PLACE WHEN THE ATTRACTION BETWEEN ATOMS IS STRONG.
c. IT TAKES PLACE WHEN ATOMS COLLIDE WITH ONE ANOTHER.
d. IT TAKES PLACE WHEN ATOMS ATTAIN STABILITY.
A
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOWS THAT AN ATOM IS STABLE?
a. HAVING 2 VALENCE ELECTRONS
b. HAVING 4 VALENCE ELECTRONS
c. HAVING 6 VALENCE ELECTRONS
d. HAVING 8 VALENCE ELECTRONS
D
ELEMENT X BELONGS TO GROUP 1. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
BEST DESCRIBES ELEMENT X?
a. HIGH ELECTRONEGATIVITY
b. HIGH IONIZATION ENERGY
c. LOW ELECTRONEGATIVITY
d. A NON-METALLIC ELEMENT
C
WHAT WILL MOST LIKELY HAPPEN TO A NON-METALLIC ATOM AFTER IONIC
BONDING?

I. IT FORMS A CATION
II. IT FORMS AN ANION
III. IT BECOMES STABLE
IV. IT BECOMES UNSTABLE
a. I AND II C. III AND IV
b. II AND III D. I AND IV
B
CHOOSE TWO ELEMENTS THAT WILL LIKELY FORM AN IONIC
BOND AMONG THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS: LI, SI, F AND NE
a. LI AND SI C. SI AND F
b. NE AND SI D. LI AND F
D
HOW IS THE BOND IN BR2 IS DIFFERENT FROM THE BOND IN MGF2?

a. THE BOND IN BR2 IS METALLIC WHILE THE BOND IN MGF2 IS

COVALENT.
b. THE BOND IN BR2 IS IONIC WHILE THE BOND IN MGF2 IS COVALENT.
c. THE BOND IN BR2 IS COVALENT WHILE THE BOND IN MGF2 IS IONIC.
d. THERE IS NO BOND DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO.
C
WHY DO ATOMS REACT WITH ONE ANOTHER TO FORM CHEMICAL BONDS?
a. TO ATTAIN STABILITY.
b. TO FORM COMPOUNDS.
c. TO FORM MOLECULES.
d. TO PRODUCE IONS.
A
WHICH ORGANIC COMPOUND IS USED AS A CLEANING AGENT?
a. GASOLINE C. KEROSENE
b. LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS D. ETHYL ALCOHOL
D
A GASOLINE BOY WAS BEING SCOLDED BY HIS STORE MANAGER
FOR SMOKING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GASOLINE STATION. WHY
DO YOU THINK THE MANAGER SCOLDED HIS EMPLOYEE?
a. BECAUSE GASOLINE IS VOLATILE.
b. BECAUSE GASOLINE IS FLAMMABLE.
c. BECAUSE GASOLINE IS VISCOUS.
d. ALL OF THE ABOVE.
B
WHAT KIND OF BOND WILL RESULT WHEN TWO IDENTICAL NON-
METALLIC ATOMS COMBINE?
a. IONIC BOND C. POLAR COVALENT BOND
b. METALLIC BOND D. NONPOLAR COVALENT BOND
D