Chemistry Question Bank [400 Questions]

9. Who discovered the neutron?

a. James Chadwick
b. Eugene Goldstein
c. Niels Bohr
d. Julius Lothar Meyer

d
b
d
b

8. Who discovered the proton?

a. Eugene Goldstein
b. Pierre Curie
c. Ernest Rutherford
d. Michael Faraday

16. The mixture of soil and water is an example of what

classification of a mixture?
a. homogeneous
b. suspension
c. colloid
d. solution

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7. Who discovered the electron?

a. Joseph John Thomson
b. John Dalton
c. Humphrey Davy
d. Ernest Rutherford

15. How are mixtures classified?

a. elements or compounds
b. metals, non-metals or metalloids
c. homogeneous or heterogeneous
d. suspension, colloids or solutions

a
c
b
a

6. Who was the first person to propose that atoms

have weights?
a. Ernest Rutherford
b. Democritus
c. John Dalton
d. Joseph John Thomson

14. What is the result from the combination, in definite

proportion of mass, of two or more elements?
a. mixture
b. compound
c. substance
d. chemical reaction

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5. The word "atom" comes from the Greek "atomos"

which means what?
a. extremely small
b. invisible
c. indivisible
d. microscopic

13. What is a substance that cannot be broken down

into simpler substances?
a. ion
b. atom
c. molecule
d. element

c
c
a
c

4. What is the particle of an atom that has no electrical

charge?
a. electrons
b. protons
c. neutrons
d. molecule

12. How are substances classified?

a. Elements or compounds
b. metals or non-metals
c. acids or bases
d. homogeneous or heterogeneous

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3. What is the positively charged particle of an atom?

a. electrons
b. protons
c. neutrons
d. molecule

11. All forms of matter are composed of the same

building blocks called _____?
a. molecules
b. atom
c. elements
d. ion

b
a
b
c

2. What is the negatively charged particle of an atom?

a. electrons
b. protons
c. neutrons
d. molecule

10. What is anything that occupies space and has

mass?
a. element
b. ion
c. matter
d. molecule

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3
4

1. What are found in the nucleus of an atom?

a. Electrons and Protons
b. Protons and Neutrons
c. Cations and Anions
d. Electrons and Neutrons

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25. What are the elements that have properties

intermediate between metals and nonmetals?
a. gases
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31. Table salt or sodium chloride may be formed by the

reaction of:
a. Hydrochloric acid and sodium bicarbonate
b. Sodium and chlorine
c. Hydrochloric acid and sodium carbonate
d. Hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide
32. What occurs when a substance is transformed into
another substance with a totally different
composition and properties?
a. Physical change
b. Chemical change
c. catalyst
d. Chemical solution

d
b
d
b

24. Which of the following is NOT a property of metals?

a. Metals are neither malleable nor ductile
b. Metals have high thermal conductivity
c. Metals have high electrical conductivity
d. Metals have more luster

30. What acid is added to carbonated drinks to produce

a tart test?
a. Citric acid
b. Phosphoric acid
c. Sulfuric acid
d. Nitric acid

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23. What is the property of metals that reflect the light

that strikes their surfaces, making them appear
shiny?
a. malleability
b. ductility
c. luster
d. plasticity

29. Vinegar is a solution of water and what acid?

a. Phosphoric acid
b. Sulfuric acid
c. Nitric acid
d. Acetic acid

d
b
d
b

22. What is the property of metals that allow them to

be rolled without breaking?
a. ductility
b. malleability
c. luster
d. elasticity

28. An acid can react with a base to produce a ______.

a. hydrogen gas
b. salt
c. oxide
d. hydroxide

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21. Compounds are mostly classified as:

a. homogeneous and heterogeneous
b. acids and bases
c. gases, liquids and solids
d. metals and nonmetals

27. Which of the following is not a property of bases?

a. Feels slippery on the skin
b. Turns litmus paper to blue
c. Taste bitter
d. Dissolve metals producing various salts and
hydrogen gas

b
b
c
a

20. What are the three states of matter?

a. solid, liquid and gas
b. metals, non-metals and metalloids
c. suspension, colloid and solution
d. quarks, photons and quasar

26. Which of the following is NOT a property of acids?

a. Taste sour
b. Feel slippery on the skin
c. Turns litmus paper to red
d. Dissolve metals producing various salts and
hydrogen gas

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19. How are elements classified?

a. metals, non-metals or metalloids
b. homogeneous or heterogeneous
c. suspension, colloid, solution
d. gases, solids or liquids

solids
liquids
metalloids

a
d
a
a

18. The particles of sugar dispersed in water are so

small that a clear homogeneous mixture results.
What is this homogeneous mixture called?
a. colloid
b. compound
c. suspension
d. solution

b.
c.
d.

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17. A very fine particle of soil when mixed to water will

form a cloudy mixture. How is this mixture
classified?
a. colloid
b. suspension
c. solution
d. compound

a
a

40. "When two or more elements form more than one

compound, the ratio of the masses of one element
that combine with a given mass of another
element in the different compounds is a ratio of
small whole numbers." This statement is known as:
a. Graham's law of diffusion
b. The uncertainty principle
c. Law of definite proportion
d. Law of multiple proportion

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39. Which of the following is NOT an extensive

property of a material?
a. Length
b. Volume
c. Density
d. Weight

46. What is the common unit used to indicate the mass

of a particle?
a. Atomic mass unit (amu)
b. Charge unit
c. Coulomb
d. Gram

b
a
c
d

38. Which of the following is NOT an intensive property

of a material?
a. Color
b. Surface area
c. Melting point
d. Taste

45. The discovery of radioactivity further confirms the

existence of subatomic particles. Who discovered
radioactivity?
a. Henri Becquerel
b. Marie Curie
c. Pierre Curie
d. Niels Bohr

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37. The properties of a material that changes when the

amount of substance changes are called _______
properties.
a. intensive
b. extensive
c. physical
d. chemical

44. How does the Joseph John Thompson call his model
of the atom?
a. Orbital model
b. Planetary model
c. Radioactive model
d. Plum-pudding model

b
b
c
d

36. A material is said to be ______ if its composition

and properties are not uniform throughout.
a. unpure
b. homogeneous
c. heterogeneous
d. malleable

43. Who revised the atomic theory by replacing the

hard, indestructible spheres imagined by Dalton
and proposed the "raisin bread model" of the
atom?
a. Pierre Curie
b. Robert Andrews Millikan
c. Joseph John Thompson
d. Humphrey Davy

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35. A material is said to be _______ if its composition

and properties are uniform throughout.
a. homogeneous
b. heterogeneous
c. pure substance
d. pure compound

42. Who formulated the atomic theory?

a. John Dalton
b. Humphrey Davy
c. Henri Becquerel
d. Ernest Rutherford

c
a
a
c

34. What is another term for "chemical change"?

a. Chemical reaction
b. Phase change
c. State change
d. Composition change

41. "The masses of elements in a pure compound are

always in the same proportion". This statement is
known as ______.
a. Law of multiple proportion
b. Law of definite proportion
c. The periodic law
d. Dalton's atomic theory

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33. What occurs when a substance changes its

appearance without changing its composition?
a. Chemical reaction
b. Chemical change
c. Physical change
d. Catalyst

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55. What is the mass of proton in amu?

a. 1.0052981
b. 1.0072765
c. 1.0086600
d. 1.0066241
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d
b
c
a

54. What is the mass of proton in gram?(all choices are

multiplied by 10 raised to -24)
a. 2.499010
b. 3.496140
c. 1.672623
d. 5.929709

62. The number of _______ in an atom defines the

isotopes of an element.
a. neutrons
b. protons
c. electrons
d. protons and neutrons

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53. What is the mass of an electron in amu? (all choices

are multiplied by 10 raised to -4)
a. 2.490210
b. 3.890140
c. 1.007276
d. 5.485799

61. The number of ______ in an atom defines what

element the atom is.
a. neutrons
b. electrons
c. protons
d. protons and electrons

b
c
b
b

52. What is the mass of an electron in gram?

a. 5.910203 x 10 raised to -19
b. 8.218290 x 10 raised to -25
c. 1.672623 x 10 raised to -24
d. 9.109387 x 10 raised to -28

60. What is an atom of specific isotope called?

a. nuclide
b. ion
c. Molecule
d. Fermion

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51. What is the charge of a proton in charge unit?

a. 0
b. 1+
c. 1d. 0-

59. Atoms of the same element which have different

masses are called _____.
a. molecules
b. ions
c. nuclides
d. isotopes

b
d
d
c

50. What is the charge of a proton in Coulombs? (all

choices are multiplied by 10 raised to -19)
a. 1.70217733
b. 1.60217733
c. 1.50217733
d. 1.40217733

58. The atomic number of an element is:

a. the sum of the number of protons and
electrons
b. the number of protons in the nucleus
c. the number of electrons
d. the sum of the number of protons and neutrons
in the nucleus

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49. What is the charge of an electron in charge unit?

a. 0
b. 1+
c. 1d. 0-

57. The protons and neutrons are not considered as

fundamental particles because they consist of
smaller particles called ________.
a. bosons
b. quarks
c. leptons
d. fermions

b
b
c
b

48. What is the charge of an electron in coulombs? (all

choices are multiplied by 10 raised to -19)
a. -1.70217733
b. -1.60217733
c. -1.50217733
d. -1.40217733

56. What is the mass of neutron in grams? (all choices

are multiplied by 10 raised to -24)
a. 1.47495
b. 1.37495
c. 1.67495
d. 1.77495

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47. What is the unit for the charge of a particle?

a. Coulomb
b. Charge unit
c. Atomic mass unit
d. Lepton

76. What group in the periodic table is the nitrogen

group?
a. Group VA
b. Group VIA
c. Group VIIA
d. Group IVA
77. The chalcogens are elements in what group in the
periodic table?
a. Group VA
b. Group VIA
c. Group VIIA
d. Group IVA

b
a
b

70. The elements with similar properties are placed in

columns of the periodic table. These columns are
called _______?
a. periods
b. groups

75. What group in the periodic table is the carbon

group?
a. Group IIIA
b. Group IVA
c. Group VA
d. Group VIA

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69. Who are the two chemists credited for the

discovery of the periodic law?
a. Julius Lothar Meyer and Demitri Ivanovich
Mendeleev
b. Humphrey Davy and Henri Becquerel
c. Henri Becquerel and Ernest Rutherford
d. Ernest Rutherford and Julius Lothar Meyer

74. The Boron Group is what group in the periodic

table?
a. Group IIIA
b. Group IVA
c. Group VA
d. Group VIA

a
c
b
a

68. "When the elements are arranged in the order of

increasing atomic number, elements with similar
properties appear at periodic intervals". This
statement is known as ______.
a. Law of multiple proportion
b. Law of definite proportion
c. The periodic law
d. Dalton's atomic theory

73. Elements in Group IIA in the periodic table are

_______.
a. Halogens
b. Alkaline earth metals
c. Alkali metals
d. Nitrogen group

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67. The ______ of an atom is the sum of the number of

protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.
a. mass number
b. atomic weight
c. atomic mass
d. atomic number

72. Elements in Group IA in the periodic table are

______.
a. Boron group
b. Alkaline earth metals
c. Alkali metals
d. carbon group

a
c
a
d

66. What is the "identity number" of an atom?

a. Atomic number
b. Mass number
c. Atomic mass
d. Atomic weight

71. What are the rows in the periodic table called?

a. periods
b. transitions
c. groups
d. families

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65. A positively charged ion which results when an

electron is removed from an atom is called
________.
a. Anion
b. Cation
c. Fermion
d. Lepton

Families
groups or families

a
d
b
a

64. A negatively charged ion which results when an

electron is added to an atom is called ________.
a. Boson
b. Fermion
c. Cation
d. Anion

c.
d.

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63. If electrons are removed from or added to a neutral

atom, a charged particle of the same element,
called _______ is formed.
a. Ion
b. cation
c. Anion
d. isotope

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78. Halogens belong to what group in the periodic

table?
a. Group IVA
b. Group VA
c. Group VIA
d. Group VIIA

87. What is the most abundant element in terms of the

number of atoms?
a. Hydrogen
b. Helium
c. Oxygen
d. Nitrogen

79. The elements, germanium and silicon, which are

commonly used for semiconductors belongs to
what group of elements?
a. Boron Group
b. Carbon Group
c. Nitrogen Group
d. Halogens

88. What is the most abundant element in the human

body?
a. carbon
b. hydrogen
c. oxygen
d. calcium

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c
b
c
d

86. Which noble gas has the smallest atomic number?

a. Argon
b. Krypton
c. Neon
d. Helium
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d
c
c
a

85. Which alkali earth metal has the smallest atomic

number?
a. Beryllium
b. Magnesium
c. Calcium
d. Barium

93. All alkali metals will tarnish in air except _____.

a. magnesium
b. barium
c. radium
d. beryllium

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84. What is the atomic number of carbon?

a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 10

92. What is used for the manufacture of explosives and

fireworks?
a. magnesium hydroxide
b. potassium chlorate
c. potassium perchlorate
d. cesium bromide

c
b
a
a

83. What is the atomic number of germanium?

a. 14
b. 32
c. 78
d. 23

91. Caustic soda is used in making soap, textiles and

paper. What is another term for caustic soda?
a. sodium benzoate
b. sodium hydroxide
c. potassium chlorate
d. cesium bromide

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82. What is the atomic number of oxygen?

a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 9

90. Which of the following is NOT a metalloid?

a. Antimony
b. Boron
c. Magnesium
d. Silicon

d
b
d
d

81. Which of the following is NOT a noble gas?

a. argon
b. xenon
c. radon
d. antimony

89. What is the second most abundant element in the

human body?
a. carbon
b. hydrogen
c. oxygen
d. nitrogen

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80. What group in the periodic table are the noble

gases?
a. Group 0
b. Group VIIIA
c. Group VIIA
d. Group 0 or VIIIA

102. What element is used in advertising signs?

a. Neon

108. The ________ of the atom describes the atom as

having a nucleus at the center around which
electrons move.
a. spin number
b. quantum mechanical model
c. quantum number
d. azimuthal number

c
b
b

101. What is the second most abundant element in the

atmosphere?
a. hydrogen
b. helium
c. oxygen
d. nitrogen

107. What describes how the electrons and distributed

among the orbitals?
a. Electronegativity of the element
b. Electron configuration of an atom
c. Energy state of the atom
d. Pauli exclusion principle

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100. What is the only gas in group VIA in the periodic

table?
a. argon
b. krypton
c. oxygen
d. helium

106. What principle states that no two electrons in the

same atom can have the same set of four quantum
numbers?
a. Aufbau Principle
b. Uncertainty Principle
c. Pauli Exclusion Principle
d. Kinetic Molecular Theory

a
b
a
a

99. What is the most abundant element in the

atmosphere?
a. oxygen
b. nitrogen
c. helium
d. inert gas

105. What principle states that the electron fills the

orbital, one at time, starting at the lowest energy
orbital then proceeding to the one with higher
energy?
a. Aufbau Principle
b. Uncertainty Principle
c. Pauli Exclusion Principle
d. Kinetic Molecular Theory

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98. What is regarded as the most unique element in

the periodic table?
a. hydrogen
b. oxygen
c. carbon
d. uranium

104. Who discovered the uncertainty principle?

a. Werner Karl Heisenberg
b. Louie de Broglie
c. Albert Einstein
d. John Newlands

c
b
c
c

97. What element is commonly used in making lasers?

a. chromium
b. neodymium
c. promethium
d. terbium

103. What principle state that that the fundamental

limitation that, for the particle as small as the
electron, one cannot know exactly where it is and
at the same time know its energy or how it is
moving?
a. Aufbau principle
b. uncertainty Principle
c. Pauli exclusion Principle
d. Kinetic molecular theory

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96. What element is used as electric power source for

pacemakers and artificial heart?
a. Promethium
b. Neodymium
c. Uranium
d. Plutonium

Helium
Sodium
Xenon

c
c
a
b

95. What element is used as coating for iron to make

galvanized iron a corrosion-resistance material?
a. Magnesium
b. Titanium
c. Zinc
d. Chromium

b.
c.
d.

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94. What alkali metal is used for x-ray apparatus

because of its ability to allow x-rays to pass
through with minimum absorption?
a. magnesium
b. radium
c. beryllium
d. barium

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109. What are the main energy levels where the

valence electrons belong called?
a. valence shells
b. azimuthal shells
c. spin shells
d. quantum shells

116. The ionization energy is _______ to the atomic

size of atom.
a. directly proportional
b. inversely proportional
c. equal to
d. not related

110. The elements of groups IA, IIA, IIIA, IVA, VA, VIA,
VIIA and VIIIA ARE called main group elements or
_________.
a. transitions
b. representatives
c. inner transitions
d. metals or nonmetals

117. What refers to the measure of the atom's

tendency to attract an additional electron?
a. period number
b. electron affinity
c. ionization energy
d. electronegativity

122. What is made of gas atoms that have been cooled

to near absolute zero at which temperature the
atoms slow down, combine and form a single
entity known called a super atom?
a. ionized gas
b. Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC)
c. plasma
d. quark

b
a
d
a

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b

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115. Who first predicted the Bose-Einstein condensate

(BEC) in 1924?
a. Albert Einstein
b. Satyendra Nath Bose
c. Carl Wienman
d. Wolfgang Ketterie

121. Who coined the term plasma in 1928?

a. William Crookes
b. Irving Langmuir
c. Albert Einstein
d. Eric Cornell

b
b
a
b

114. What happens to the atomic size of the electrons

in a group when you go from top to bottom of the
group?
a. it remains the same
b. it increases
c. it decreases
d. it becomes zero

120. Who first identified the plasma in 1879?

a. William Crookes
b. Irving Langmuir
c. Albert Einstein
d. Eric Cornell

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113. The size of the atom is dependent on which of the

following:
a. the size of the nucleus
b. the region of space occupied by its electrons
c. the number of protons and neutrons
d. all of the choices above

119. Aside from liquid, gas and solid, there are two
other states of matter. What are they?
a. plasma and quark
b. quartz and plasma
c. quartz and quasar
d. plasma and Bose-Einstein condensate

a
b
c
a

112. For transition elements, the number of valence

electrons is the same as _____.
a. the group number
b. the rightmost digit of the group number of the
element
c. the number of electrons less the number of
neutrons
d. the number of electrons less the number of
protons

118. The process of gaining or losing an electron results

in the formation of a charged atom or molecules
called _________.
a. ion
b. cation
c. anion
d. crystal

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111. For the representative elements, the number of

valence electrons is the same as the ________.
a. number of electrons
b. number of neutrons
c. the rightmost digit of the group number of the
element
d. number of electrons less the number of
neutrons

a
b
b

130. Steel is the widely used construction material

because of its high tensile strength. it is a
combination of what elements?
a. iron and carbon
b. iron and aluminum
c. lead and carbon
d. lead and aluminum

137. What is an angle made by the lines joining the

nuclei of the atoms in the molecule?
a. atomic angle
b. bond angle
c. molecular angle
d. ionic angle

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136
137

129. Metals can be drawn into wires. This illustrates

what property of metals?
a. malleability
b. ductility
c. rigidity
d. plasticity

136. The overall shape of a molecule is described by

which two properties?
a. bond distance and bond size
b. bond distance and bond angle
c. bond radius and bond angle
d. bond angle and bond size

d
b
d
a

128. What element has a very high melting point and

ideal for filaments of light bulbs?
a. barium
b. aluminum
c. tungsten
d. titanium

135. What is the distance between the nuclei of two

bounded atoms called?
a. bond length
b. molecular length
c. atomic distance
d. atomic radius

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132
133
134

127. The density of water is the largest at what

temperature?
a. 2 degree C
b. 1 degree C
c. 3 degree C
d. 4 degree C

134. What is formed by the sharing of electrons

between atoms?
a. covalent bond
b. ionic bond
c. metallic bond
d. electronic bond

d
c
b
a

126. What is the temperature of water in solid state at

1 atm?
a. 4 degree C
b. 25 degree C
c. 0 degree C
d. 5 degree C

133. What indicates the number of valence electrons in

the atom represented by dots scattered on four
sides of the atomic symbol?
a. electron dot structure
b. lewis structure
c. crystalline structure
d. electron dot structure or lewis structure

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130

125. Water has the biggest density when it is what

state?
a. liquid
b. gas
c. solid
d. vapor

132. What states that atoms tend to gain, lose or share

electrons until they are surrounded by eight
valence electrons?
a. figure of 8 rule
b. octet rule
c. ionic rule
d. lewis rule

d
d
a
c

124. What is a high-energy, electrically charged gas

produced by heating the gas until the electrons in
the outer orbitals of the atoms separate, leaving
the atoms with a positive charged?
a. quartz
b. quark
c. BEC
d. plasma

131. What refers to the electrostatic attraction that

holds together the oppositely charged ions, the
cations and anions, in the solid compound?
a. electronic bond
b. metallic bond
c. covalent bond
d. ionic bond

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126

123. The fifth state of matter, the BEC (Bose-Einstein

condensate) was first created in what year?
a. 1992
b. 1993
c. 1994
d. 1995

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151. The dry air is composed of how many percent

nitrogen?
a. 73.1%
b. 74.4%
c. 76.1%
d. 78.1%
152. The dry air is composed of how much percent
oxygen?
a. 20.9%
b. 21.2%
c. 22.1%
d. 23.7%

a
d
a

145. What refers to the number of atoms in exactly 12

grams of carbon-12?
a. Avogadro's number
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150. "The total pressure of a mixture of gases equals

the sum of the partial pressures of each of the
gases in the mixture." The statement is known as
_____.
a. Dalton's Law Of Partial Pressure
b. Gay-Lussac Law
c. Boyle's Law
d. Charles' Law

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151
152

144. What is the sum of the masses of the atoms in the

molecule of the substance called?
a. atomic mass
b. molecular mass
c. formula mass
d. atomic weight

149. What is the unit of molar mass?

a. amu
b. mole
c. grams
d. grams per mole

b
a
a
d

143. When can we say that a molecule is polar?

a. when the centers of positive and negative
charge do not coincide
b. when the centers of positive and negative
charge coincide
c. when there is no positive nor negative charge
d. when there is only one charge, either negative
or negative

148. What refers to the mass in grams of one mole of a

substance?
a. molar mass
b. molecular mass
c. atomic mass
d. atomic weight

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149

142. Nonpolar covalent bond occurs if the difference in

electronegativity ranges from:
a. to 0.40
b. 0.50 to 1.90
c. 1.90 to 2.00
d. 2.00 and up

147. What is define as the amount of substance that

contains 6.02 x 10^23 particles of that substance?
a. mole
b. molar mass
c. Avogadro's number
d. amu

b
a
b
a

141. What type of bond occurs when the difference in

electronegativity is greater than or equal to 2?
a. ionic
b. nonpolar covalent
c. polar covalent
d. either nonpolar covalent or polar covalent

146. Which one is the Avogadro's number?

a. 6.20 x 10^23
b. 6.02 x 10^23
c. 6.32 x 10^23
d. 6.22 x 10^23

142
143
144
145

140. What refers to the ability of an atom in a molecule

to attract shared electrons?
a. electronegativity
b. electron affinity
c. ionization energy
d. periodic number

mole
molar mass
amu

d
a
a
a

139. "A covalent bond is formed by the overlap of

atomic orbitals." This statement is the basic idea of
which theory?
a. valence bond theory
b. energy group theory
c. molecular polarity theory
d. valence-shell electron-pair repulsion (VSEPR)
theory

b.
c.
d.

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139
140
141

138. "The best arrangement of a given number of

shared and unshared electrons is the one that
minimizes the repulsion among them". This is
known as ________.
a. Valence Bond Theory
b. Electron Group Theory
c. Molecular Polarity Theory
d. Valence-Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory

b
a
c

160. What refers to the forces of attraction that exist

between molecules in a compound?
a. interaction forces
b. dispersion forces
c. intermolecular forces
d. induction forces

167. What is the process of changing from solid state to

gas state?
a. vaporization
b. deposition
c. sublimation
d. condensation

165
166
167

159. What is considered as one of the pollutants

responsible for smog and acid rain?
a. sulfur dioxide
b. nitrogen dioxide
c. carbon dioxide
d. hydroxide

166. What is the process of changing from liquid state

to gas state?
a. vaporization
b. sublimation
c. condensation
d. deposition

c
b
c
b

158. What is a poisonous gas generated mostly by

motor vehicles?
a. carbon monoxide
b. carbon dioxide
c. hydroxide
d. nitric acid

165. What is the process of changing from liquid state

to solid state?
a. melting
b. freezing
c. sublimation
d. condensation

161
162
163
164

157. What law states that the rate of effusion of a gas,

which is the amount of gas that moves through the
hole in a given amount of time, is inversely
proportional to the square root of its molar mass?
a. Henry's law
b. Graham's law of effusion
c. Hund's law
d. Lewis theory

164. What is the process of changing from gas state to

liquid state?
a. sublimation
b. condensation
c. deposition
d. vaporization

b
a
b
c

156. The rate of effusion of a gas is inversely

proportional to the square root of its molar mass.
Who discovered this?
a. Gilbert Lewis
b. John Tyndall
c. Robert Brown
d. Thomas Graham

163. What is the special kind of dipole-dipole

interaction formed when a hydrogen atom bonded
to a highly electronegative atom is attracted to the
lone pair of a nearby electronegative atom?
a. hydride bond
b. hydro bond
c. hydrogen bond
d. hydrate bond

157
158
159
160

155. What refers to the passage of molecules of a gas

from one container to another through a tiny
opening between the containers?
a. diffusion
b. effusion
c. fusion
d. fission

162. Compounds containing hydrogen and other

element are known as __________.
a. hydroxides
b. hydrides
c. hydros
d. hydrates

b
a
b
d

154. What is the mixing of gases due to molecular

motion called?
a. diffusion
b. effusion
c. fission
d. fusion

161. All are basic types of van der Waals forces except
one. Which one?
a. dipole-dipole interaction
b. London dispersion forces
c. heat bonding
d. hydrogen bonding

153
154
155
156

153. How much carbon dioxide is present in dry air?

a. 0.003%
b. 0.03%
c. 0.3%
d. 3%

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168. What is the process of changing from gas state to

solid state?
a. deposition
b. vaporization
c. condensation
d. sublimation

176. What is a homogeneous mixture made of particles

that exist as individual molecules or ions?
a. solution
b. solute
c. solvent
d. colloid

169. What is the process of changing from solid state to

liquid state?
a. Freezing
b. Melting
c. Condensation
d. Vaporization

177. What is the component of the solution that is

dissolved?
a. solvent
b. solute
c. catalyst
d. colloid

170. What refers to the amount of heat absorbed by

one mole of a substance to change from solid to
liquid?
a. molar heat of vaporization
b. molar heat of solidification
c. molar heat of fission
d. molar heat of fusion

178. What is the component of the solution in which

the solute is dissolved?
a. solvent
b. catalyst
c. reactant
d. medium

176
177
178
179

a
b
a
c

180
181
182

c
c
b

175. What refers to the temperature above which a gas

cannot be liquefied by an increase in pressure?
a. absolute temperature
b. absolute zero
c. critical temperature
d. maximum temperature
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182. What is the term generally used to describe the

combination of solute molecules or ions with
solvent molecules?
a. solubility
b. solvation
c. saturation
d. transformation

a
c
a
c

174. Liquid that vaporizes easily are called _______

liquids.
a. volatile
b. non volatile
c. surfactant
d. hydrophilic

181. What is the most common solvent in medicines?

a. paracetamol
b. acid
c. ethanol
d. starch

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173
174
175

173. What refers to the amount of heat required by

one mole of a substance to change from gas to
liquid?
a. molar heat of vaporization
b. molar heat of solidification
c. molar heat of condensation
d. molar heat of fusion

180. When the solvent of the solution is water, it is

a/an ________ solution.
a. wet
b. liquid
c. aqueous
d. fluid

a
b
d
a

172. What refers to the amount of heat required by

one mole of a substance to change from liquid to
gas?
a. molar heat of vaporization
b. molar heat of solidification
c. molar heat of fission
d. molar heat of fusion

179. Bronze is a solid solution of copper and tin. Which

of the following is true?
a. tin is the solvent
b. copper is the solute
c. copper is the solvent
d. the solution is called aqueous solution

168
169
170
171

171. What is the amount of heat released by one mole

of a substance when it changes from liquid to gas?
a. molar heat of vaporization
b. molar heat of solidification
c. molar heat of fission
d. molar heat of fusion

196. What refers to the measure of how fast a

substance dissolves?
a. Rate of solubility
b. Rate of agitation
c. Rate of dissolution
d. Rate of solution
197. How can the rate of dissolution be increased?
a. Reduce particle size
b. Agitation
c. Application of heat
d. All of the above

c
c
d

190. Water and alcohol are both liquids that can be

mixed in any proportion. They are said to be
____________.
a. miscible
b. immiscible
c. soluble

195. "The solubility of gas in a liquid is directly

proportional to the partial pressure of the gas
above the solution". This is known as
_______________.
a. Hund's law
b. Pascal's law
c. Henry's law
d. Dalton's law

195
196
197

189. Liquid that do not mix are said to be

____________.
a. miscible
b. immiscible
c. soluble
d. nonsoluble

194. How does pressure affects the solubility in liquids

or of liquids in another liquid?
a. It decreases solubility.
b. It does not affect solubility at all.
c. It slightly affects solubility
d. It increases solubility.

d
a
d
c

188. The solubility of a substance in another substance

is
affected
by
the
following
factors
except____________.
a. nature of solute and solvent
b. pressure
c. volume
d. temperature

193. How does pressure affects the solubility of gases

in liquids?
a. It decreases solubility.
b. It does not affect solubility at all.
c. It slightly affects solubility.
d. It increases solubility.

191
192
193
194

187. Solution composed of two or more metals are

called ___________.
a. saturated solutions
b. supersaturated solutions
c. unsaturated solutions
d. alloys

192. How will an increase in temperature of gases

dissolving in liquids affect solubility?
a. It will cause a decrease in solubility.
b. It will not affect solubility at all.
c. It will slightly affect solubility.
d. It will cause an increase in solubility.

d
c
b
a

186. What is the most common solution on earth?

a. Air
b. Seawater
c. Blood
d. Freshwater

191. How will an increase in temperature in solids

affect solubility?
a. It will cause a decrease in solubility
b. It will not affect solubility at all.
c. It will slightly affect solubility.
d. it will cause an increase in solubility.

187
188
189
190

185. When the maximum amount of solute is dissolved

in the given solvent at a stated temperature, the
solution formed is _______.
a. unsaturated
b. saturated
c. supersaturated
d. undersaturated

nonsoluble

b
a
b
b

184. What is the term used to described the maximum

amount of solute that a given solvent can dissolve
to give a stable solution at a given temperature?
a. solubility
b. solvation
c. saturation
d. transformation

d.

183
184
185
186

183. When the solution contains more solute particles

than the solvent can normally hold, the solution is
______.
a. unsaturated
b. saturated
c. supersaturated
d. undersaturated

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198. ___________means there is only a little amount

of solute dissolved in a solution.
a. Concentrated
b. Dilute
c. Saturated
d. Unsaturated

206. What is the temperature at which liquid and solid

are in equilibrium?
a. Boiling point
b. Resting point
c. Freezing point
d. Critical point

199. __________means there is a large amount of

solute dissolved in the solution.
a. concentrated
b. dilute
c. saturated
d. Unsaturated

207. What refers to the decrease in the freezing point

of a pure liquid when another substance is
dissolved in the liquid?
a. freezing point compression
b. freezing point extension
c. freezing point depression
d. freezing point dilution

c
c
c
a

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211

b
a

205. What is the temperature at which the vapor

pressure of the liquid equals the prevailing
atmosphere pressure?
a. Boiling point
b. resting point
c. freezing point
d. Critical point
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207
208
209

204. What is the process of changing liquid to gas that

is usually accompanied by the production of
bubbles of vapor in the liquid?
a. Vaporizing
b. Boiling
c. Condensing
d. Sublimation

211. The movement of solvent particles through a

semi-permeable membrane from the region of the
lower solute concentration to the region of the
higher solute concentration is called __________.
a. osmosis
b. hemolysis
c. crenation
d. dialysis

b
b
b
a

203. What is the process of making a solution less

concentrated as in the addition of more solvent?
a. Concentration
b. Dilution
c. Saturation
d. Colligation

210. If one of the two solutions has a higher

concentration of solute particles than the other,
the one with the lower concentration is described
as ________.
a. hypertonic
b. hypotonic
c. isotonic
d. photonic

202
203
204
205

202. What is the ratio of the number of moles of solute

per kilogram of solvent?
a. Molarity
b. Molality
c. Formality
d. Mole fraction

209. If one of the two solutions has a higher

concentration of solute particles than the other,
the one with the higher concentration is described
as _________.
a. hypertonic
b. hypotonic
c. isotonic
d. photonic

b
a
d
a

201. What is the ratio of the number of moles of solute

to the volume of the solution in liters?
a. Molarity
b. Molality
c. Formality
d. Mole fraction

208. If two solutions have the same concentration of

solute, they are _________.
a. hypertonic
b. hypotonic
c. isotonic
d. photonic

198
199
200
201

200. What is the ratio of the number of moles of one

component of a solution to the total number of
moles of all the components?
a. Molarity
b. Molality
c. Formality
d. Mole fraction

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225

b
c

219. Most cosmetics and ointments and creams used in

medicines are ________.
a. emulsions
b. gels
c. foams
d. sols

225. What theory states that an acid is a substance that

can accept a lone pair from another molecule, and
a base is a substance that has a lone pair of
electrons?
a. Arrhenius theory
b. Bronsted-lowry theory
c. Lewis theory
d. pH concept

c
a
c
b

218. What is a colloidal system in which the dispersed

phase consists of fibrous, interwoven particles
called fibrils which exert a marked effect on the
physical properties of the dispersing medium?
a. emulsions
b. gels
c. foams
d. sols

224. What theory states that an acid is any substance

that donates a proton to another substance, and a
base is any substance that can accept a proton
from any other substance?
a. Arrhenius theory
b. Bronsted-Lowry theory
c. Lewis theory
d. pH concept

220
221
222
223

217. What is a solid dispersed in either a solid or a

liquid?
a. emulsions
b. gels
c. foams
d. sols

223. What is the dissolution constant of water at 25C?

a. 1.8 x 10 ^ -15
b. 1.8 x 10 ^ -16
c. 1.8 x 10 ^ -17
d. 1.8 x 10 ^ -18

a
d
b
a

215. What are colloidal dispersions of gas bubbles in

liquids or solid?
a. emulsions
b. aerosols
c. foams
d. sols
216. What is a colloidal dispersion of a liquid in either a
liquid or a solid?
a. emulsions
b. gels
c. foams
d. sols

222. What is defined as a substance which, upon

reaction with water causes an increase in the
concentration of the solvent cation, H3O+?
a. Lewis acid
b. Lewis base
c. Arrhenius base
d. Arrhenius acid

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217
218
219

214. What is in some aerosol products that can cause

harm to the atmosphere?
a. smog
b. chlorofluorocarbons
c. emulsifying agent
d. hydrocarbons

221. "Upon dissociation in water, acids yield hydrogen

ions while gases yield hydroxide ions". What is the
statement commonly called?
a. Arrhenius theory
b. pH concept
c. Bronsted-Lowry theory
d. Le Chatelier's principle

c
b
b
c

213. What are suspensions of liquid or solid particles in

a gas called?
a. emulsions
b. aerosols
c. foams
d. sols

220. The substance usually used in cleaning toilet

bowls and tiles in muriatic acid. What is another
term for this?
a. nitric acid
b. sulfuric acid
c. hydrochloric acid
d. phosphoric acid

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213
214
215

212. The term "colloid" comes from the Greek "kolla"

and "oidos" which means __________.
a. cloudy appearance
b. cloudy shape
c. glue appearance
d. glue color

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226. An acid described as an electron pair acceptor is

the _______ acid.
a. Arrhenius
b. Pure
c. Lewis
d. Bronsted-Lowry theory

234. If the of the two nonmetals of ternary acid is

called ___________.
a. oxide
b. oxyacid
c. oxide acid
d. acidic acid

227. The Bronsted-Lowry acid is:

a. a proton donor
b. a proton acceptor
c. an electron pair acceptor
d. an electron pair donor

235. Which of the following is the formula of sulfuric

acid?
a. H2SO4
b. H2SO3
c. H4SO2
d. H2SO2

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239
240
241

b
a
a
b

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241. What acid is used to reduce pain and

inflammation such as aspirin and other pain
reliever?
a. carbonic acid
b. acetylsalicyclic acid
c. nitric acid
d. phosphoric acid
b
a
d
b

233. Acid consist of three elements, hydrogen and two

nonmetals are called _________.
a. triacids
b. ternary acids
c. oxyacids
d. organic acids

240. What acid is used in carbonated drinks?

a. carbonic acid
b. hydrofluoric acid
c. nitric acid
d. citric acid

234
235
236
237

232. What is the added to hydrochloride to form

hydrochloric acid?
a. oxygen
b. sulfur
c. water
d. carbon

239. What acid is usually present in some fruits?

a. citric acid
b. carbonic ac
c. organic acid
d. nitric acid

d
a
c
b

231. Acids composed of only two elements, hydrogen

and nonmetal, are called ________.
a. binary acid
b. ternary acids
c. oxyacids
d. organic acids

238. What acid is used in glass itching?

a. acetylsalicylic acid
b. hydrofluoric acid
c. phosphoric acid
d. hydrochloric acid

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231
232
233

230. What is the term used for the product of a Lewis

acid-base reaction?
a. oxyacids
b. binary acids
c. acibase
d. adduct

237. What acid is usually used in vinegar?

a. sulfuric acid
b. acetic acid
c. nitric acid
d. carbonic acid

c
a
b
b

229. What is the type of covalent bond in which the

shared electrons are donated by one, not both, of
the atoms involved?
a. synchronous covalent bond
b. coordinate covalent bond
c. asynchronous covalent bond
d. translating covalent bond

236. Which of the following is the formula of nitric

acid?
a. HNO4
b. H2NO3
c. HNO2
d. HNO3

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227
228
229

228. The Bronsted-Lowry base is:

a. a proton donor
b. a proton acceptor
c. an electron pair acceptor
d. an electron pair donor

257. What is a measure of the H30+ concentration of a

solution?
a. pH
b. pOH
c. Indicator
d. OH

b
a
b
a

249. What is most convenient way of expressing

hydronium ion concentration?
a. hydrometer reading
b. pH scale
c. alkalinity
d. basicity

256. Which is the best description of weak acids?

a. they dissociate or ionize completely in water
b. they don't dissociate or ionize completely in
water
c. they are normally found in hydrogen chloride
form
d. they are the acids that not found in vinegars

254
255
256
257

248. Magnesium hydroxide is a base used as antacid if

consumed in small amounts and laxative if
consumed in large dosage. What is common term
for magnesium hydroxide?
a. skim of magnesia
b. oil of magnesia
c. cream of magnesia
d. milk of magnesia

255. Which is the best description of strong acid?

a. they dissociate or ionize completely in water
b. they don't dissociate or ionize in water
c. they are normally found in vinegars
d. they are the acid that do not contain hydrogen

d
c
c
a

247. What base is used as an antacid with no dosage

restriction?
a. magnesium hydroxide
b. sodium hydroxide
c. aluminum hydroxide
d. lithium hydroxide

254. Which is the most acidic?

a. vinegar
b. calamansi juice
c. carbonated drink
d. orange juice

250
251
252
253

246. Which base is used to remove carbon dioxide from

air?
a. lithium hydroxide
b. sodium hydroxide
c. aluminum hydroxide
d. magnesium hydroxide

253. Which two substances have the same pH, which is

6.5?
a. saliva and milk
b. orange juice and tomato juice
c. vinegar and calamansi juice
d. urine and apple juice

a
a
d
b

245. Bases are compounds consisting of:

a. metal and oxide ion
b. nonmetal and oxide ion
c. metal and hydroxide ion
d. nonmetal and hydroxide ion

252. What is the pH of pure water?

a. 6.1
b. 6.5
c. 7
d. 7.4

246
247
248
249

244. What acid is used in the batteries of cars or

automobiles?
a. carbonic acid
b. acetylsalicylic acid
c. sulfuric acid
d. phosphoric acid

251. What does the symbol pH stands for?

a. the power of hydroxide compound
b. the power of hydroxide ion
c. the power of hydrogen ion
d. the power of hydrogen

d
c
c
c

243. What acid is used in the manufacture of

explosive?
a. carbonic acid
b. acetylsalicylic acid
c. nitric acid
d. phosphoric acid

250. Who proposed the pH scale in 1909?

a. Albert Einstein
b. J. Willard Gibbs
c. Henri Hess
d. Soren Sorensen

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243
244
245

242. What acid is usually used in the manufacture of

fertilizer?
a. carbonic acid
b. acetylsalicyclic acid
c. sulfuric acid
d. phosphoric acid

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d
c
a

265. What refers to the reaction between the ions of a

salt and the ions of water?
a. Salt titration
b. Salt buffering
c. Salt neutralization
d. Salt hydrolysis

272. What is a substance that slows down a chemical

reaction?
a. Inhibitors
b. Retardant
c. Catalyst
d. Decelerator

270
271
272

264. What refers to the point at which the added base

or acid solution in titration is enough to fully
neutralize the acid or base?
a. Neutral Point
b. Titrant Point
c. Central Point
d. Equivalence Point

271. What is a substance that, when added to a

reaction mixture increases the rate of reaction but
is itself unchanged after the reaction is done?
a. Hydroxide ions
b. Accelerators
c. Catalyst
d. Neutral Substance

c
a
b
b

263. What is the process of measuring the

concentration of an acid or base in one solution by
adding a base or acid solution of known
concentration until the acid or base in the solution
of unknown concentration is fully neutralized?
a. Neutralization
b. Titration
c. Hydrolysis
d. Buffer

270. If the energy is absorbed during the reaction, it is

a ___________ reaction.
a. instantaneous
b. spontaneous
c. exothermic
d. endothermic

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267
268
269

262. What refers to the reaction between an acid and a

base forming salt and water?
a. Neutralization
b. Titration
c. Hydrolysis
d. Buffer

269. If the energy is released as the reaction occurs, it

is a ___________ reaction.
a. instantaneous
b. exothermic
c. spontaneous
d. endothermic

a
b
d
d

261. What is a substance that changes color at a certain

pH range?
a. Litmus paper
b. Indicator
c. Balancer
d. Lichen

268. What is the minimum amount of energy need for

a chemical reaction to occur called?
a. Initial energy
b. Activation energy
c. Ignition energy
d. Catalystic energy

262
263
264
265

260. Which of the following pH is the most basic?

a. pH 8
b. pH 9
c. pH 11
d. pH care

267. What is the most common chemical reaction,

which is the reaction of materials with oxygen
accompanied by the giving off of energy in the
form of heat?
a. Combustion
b. Exothermic Reaction
c. Endothermic Reaction
d. Kinetic Reaction

a
c
c
b

259. What is the pH of a neutral solution?

a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8

266. What is a solution consisting of a weak acid and its

conjugate base or of a weak base and its conjugate
acid?
a. Seawater
b. Salt
c. Buffer
d. Aqueous solution

258
259
260
261

258. What is the measure of the OH- concentration of a

solution?
a. pH
b. pOH
c. indicator
d. H3O+

c
a
a

280. What term is used as a qualitative description of

the extent of a chemical reaction?
a. equilibrium position
b. chemical equilibrium
c. reaction equilibrium
d. equilibrium

287. A reduced substance is what type of agent?

a. oxidizing agent
b. redox agent
c. reducing agent
d. nonredox agent

285
286
287

279. What is the ratio of the equilibrium concentration

of the products to the equilibrium concentration of
the reactance with each species concentration
raised to the corresponding stoichiometric
coefficient found in the balance reaction?
a. equilibrium constant
b. equilibrium concentration
c. chemical equilibrium
d. reaction quotient

286. What represents the charge that the atom would

have if the electrons in each bond belonged
entirely to the more electronegative atom?
a. oxidation number
b. atomic number
c. atomic weight
d. electron affinity

d
d
b
a

278. What is the study of heat formed or required by

the chemical reaction?
a. Stoichemistry
b. Thermochemistry
c. Thermodynamics
d. Enthalpy

285. The gain of electrons by a substance is known as:

a. oxidation
b. covalent process
c. reduction
d. ionic process

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282
283
284

277. What refers to the state at which the rates of the

forward and backward reactions are equal?
a. Chemical equilibrium
b. Reversible equilibrium
c. Reaction equilibrium
d. Haber equilibrium

284. The loss of electron by a substance is known as

____________.
a. oxidation
b. covalent process
c. reduction
d. ionic process

a
b
a
a

276. Which one is a factor that affects the rate of

chemical reaction?
a. Temperature
b. Concentration and surface area of reactants
c. Presence of a catalyst
d. all of the above

283. What refers to the reaction of oxygen with an

element or compound?
a. Reduction
b. Oxidation
c. Oxygenation
d. Oxygenization

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279
280

275. Most heterogeneous catalyst are ________.

a. liquids
b. gases
c. solids
d. plasma

282. What states that if a change in conditions is

imposed on a system at equilibrium, the
equilibrium position will shift in the direction that
tends to reduce the effects of that change?
a. Hess' principle
b. Catalysts effects
c. Haber process principle
d. Le Chatelier's principle

a
a
c
d

274. What type of catalyst exists in the same phase as

the reactants in a reaction mixture?
a. Homogenous catalyst
b. heterogeneous catalyst
c. Pure catalyst
d. composite catalyst

281. What quantity is used to determine how far from

equilibrium the chemical reaction is?
a. reaction index
b. chemical quotient
c. equilibrium quotient
d. reaction quotient

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274
275
276

273. How are catalyst classified?

a. Homogenous and Heterogeneous
b. Slow and fast
c. Pure and composite
d. acidic and basic

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288. What reaction does not involve any change in

oxidation number?
a. redox reaction
b. nonredox reaction
c. oxidizing reaction
d. reducing reaction

296. What type of carbon is produced when coal is

strongly heated in the absence of air?
a. carbon black
b. charcoal
c. coke
d. diamond

289. The oxidized substance is what type of agent?

a. oxidizing agent
b. redox agent
c. reducing agent
d. nonredox agent

297. What type of carbon is used to remove

undesirable odors from air?
a. carbon black
b. charcoal
c. coke
d. diamond

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301
302

d
d
c

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c
b
a
d

295. What type of carbon is produced when wood is

heated intensely in the absence of air?
a. carbon black
b. coke
c. charcoal
d. diamond

302. The organic compounds are related to each other

by a common feature involving a certain
arrangement of atoms called:
a. hydrocarbons
b. chain
c. functional groups
d. alkanes

296
297
298
299

294. What is formed when hydrocarbons such as

methane are heated in the presence of very little
oxygen?
a. carbon black
b. charcoal
c. diamond
d. coke

301. Inorganic compounds:

a. are rarely soluble in non-polar solvents
b. are generally non flammable
c. Have presence of ionic bond
d. all of the above

a
b
a
c

293. What crystalline carbon is soft, black, slippery

solid that possess metallic luster and conduct
electricity?
a. charcoal
b. graphite
c. diamond
d. coke

300. Organic compounds

a. are generally soluble in non-polar solvents
b. are usually flammable and combustible
c. Have a presence of covalent bond
d. all of the above

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293
294
295

292. Which of the following is a crystalline form of

carbon?
a. diamond
b. graphite
c. fullerenes
d. all of the above

299. Which of the following is NOT a property of

inorganic compounds?
a. High melting and boiling points
b. mostly soluble in Water
c. Conduct Electric current
d. usually flammable and combustible

b
c
a
a

291. What is a branch of chemistry which is the study

of carbon-containing molecules known as organic
compounds?
a. Organic Chemistry
b. Inorganic Chemistry
c. Stoichemistry
d. Biochemistry

298. What type of carbon is used in the manufacture of

car tires?
a. carbon black
b. charcoal
c. coke
d. pepsi

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289
290
291

290. What is an apparatus that uses a spontaneous

redox reaction to generate electricity?
a. voltaic cell
b. fuel cell
c. lead cell
d. nickel cadmium cell

303. What is the simplest and most commonly

encountered class of organic compound?
a. carbides
b. oxides
c. Carbon Oxides
d. Hydrocarbons

311. What are hydrocarbons that contain one or more

double bonds?
a. alkyne
b. Benzene
c. Alkene
d. alkane

304. Based on the type of bond existing between two

carbon atoms, how are hydrocarbons classified?
a. Saturated and Unsaturated
b. pure and unpure
c. organic and inorganic
d. natural and artificial

312. What is another term for "alkenes"?

a. olefins
b. ethene
c. paraffins
d. methyls

305. What hydrocarbons contain only single bonds?

a. Alkanes
b. Alkyne
c. alkene
d. Benzene

313. What is the simplest alkene, which is a plant

hormone that plays important role in seed
germination and ripening of fruits?
a. anthracene
b. propyl
c. ethyne
d. ethene

306. When hydrocarbons consist of carbon links that

form a long, straight or branched chain, it is
classified as what type?
a. cyclic
b. chain
c. pole
d. linear

314. What are hydrocarbons that contain one or more

triple bonds?
a. alkyne
b. benzene
c. alkene
d. alkane

307. The aromatic hydorcarbon contain the structural

unit called:
a. alkyne
b. benzene
c. alkene
d. alkane

315. What is the simplest alkyne which is a highly

reactive molecule?
a. ethene
b. acetylene or ethyne
c. propyl
d. alkyl

308. What is a six-carbon ring with three alternating

double bonds, or closely related rings or rings of
similar nature where nitrogen replaces carbon in
one or more ring positions?
a. Alkyne
b. Benzene
c. Alkene
d. Alkane

316. The compounds, benzene, naphthalene and

anthracene are examples of what hydrocarbon?
a. aliphatic hydrocarbons
b. aromatic hydrocarbons
c. alkenes
d. alkynes

d
a
a
b

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b
b
c
a

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c
a
d
a

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b
b
b

310. What is the simplest alkane which is a major

component of nature gas?
a. Methane
b. Octane
c. Olefin
d. Acetylene

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304
305
306

309. What is another term for alkanes?

a. Olefins
b. Acetylene
c. Paraffin
d. Methyl

317. What aromatic hydrocarbon is used as a

component of mothballs?
a. benzene
b. naphthalene
c. anthracene
d. methyl

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d
c

325. Which of the following gases is usually used as a

refrigerant?
a. Ketone
b. Muscone
c. Propyl ether
d. Dimethyl ether
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331. Which of the following is the strongest type of

bond?
a. Van der Waals
b. metallic
c. covalent
d. ionic

330
331

324. What organic compounds in which two

hydrocarbon groups that can be aliphatic or
aromatic are attached to one oxygen atom?
a. Amines
b. Alcohols
c. Ethers
d. Halides

330. What refers to the attraction between like

molecules?
a. Adsorption
b. Diffusion
c. adhesion
d. Cohesion

c
c
b
d

323. What organic compound contains nitrogen?

a. Halides
b. Amines and amides
c. Alcohols
d. Ethers

329. Which of the following element is known as the

lightest metal?
a. Aluminum
b. Manganese
c. Magnesium
d. Lithium

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327
328
329

322. What organic compounds contain the hydroxyl as

the functional group and are considered
derivatives of water?
a. Alcohols
b. Ethers
c. Aldehydes
d. Ketones

a
b
c
d

321. The organic compounds that contains oxygen but

not in the carbonyl group are called ________.
a. alcohols and ethers
b. amines and amides
c. halides
d. aldehydes

328. Which of the following is most likely to prove that

a substance is inorganic?
a. The substance evaporates in room temperature
and pressure
b. The substance is heated together with copper
oxide and the resulting gases are found to have
no effect on limestone
c. Analysis shows that the substance contains
hydrogen
d. The substance floats in water

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324
325

320. Compounds that contain that contain halogens

are called _________.
a. amines
b. halides
c. ethers
d. aldehydes

327. A substance that dissociates in solutions to

produce positive and negative ions is called
_______________.
a. Base
b. Acid
c. Electrolyte
d. Solvent

a
a
b
a

319. In naming of hydrocarbons, what refers to a side

chain that is formed by removing a hydrogen atom
from alkene?
a. Alkyl group
b. Alkene group
c. Methyl group
d. Alkyne group

326. Which of the following statements regarding

organic substances is FALSE?
a. Organic substances generally dissolve in high
concentration acids
b. Organic matter contains carbon
c. Organic matter is generally stable at very high
temperatures
d. Organic substance generally do not dissolve in
water

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319
320
321

318. In 1956, the International Union of Pure and

Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) devised a systematic
way of naming organic compounds. What is called?
a. system of nomenclature
b. system of identification
c. system of verification
d. system of unification

332. When all of the atoms of a molecule are the same,

the substance is called a/an______________.
a. compound
b. chemical
c. element
d. ion
333. Reactions generally proceed faster at high
temperatures because of which of the following?
a. the molecules are less energetic
b. the molecules collide more frequently
c. the activation energy is less
d. the molecules collide more frequently and the
activation energy is less
334. The condition of a liquid electrolyte is measured in
terms of its:
a. specific gravity
b. acid content
c. voltage output
d. current value
335. An element maybe defined as a substance with all
atoms of which have the same _____________.
a. number of neutrons
b. radioactivity
c. atomic weight
d. atomic number

d.

the net rate at which a reaction proceeds from

left to right is equal to the forward rate minus
the reverse rate

340. What is the opposite of alkali?

a. acid
b. fluid
c. carbon
d. oxide
341. The amount of electricity a battery can produce is
controlled by the _____.
a. thickness of the plate
b. plate surface area
c. strength of the acid
d. discharge load
342. What represents the number of protons in the
nucleus of an atom?
a. molecular number
b. proton number
c. mass number
d. atomic number
343. The electrolyte is a solution of water and ______.
a. sulfuric acid
b. uric acid
c. nitric acid
d. formic acid

336. The device which measures the acid content of

the cell is called ___________.
a. acid meter
b. hydrometer
c. hygrometer
d. pyrometer

344. What is a deuteron?

a. a neutron plus two protons
b. a nucleus containing a neutron and a proton
c. an electron with a positive charge
d. a helium nucleus

337. In copper atom, the valence ring contains how

many electrons?
a. No electron
b. One electron
c. Two electrons
d. Four electrons

345. Which of the

radioactive?
a. plutonium
b. californium
c. uranium
d. cobalt

338. A _____________ is cell designed to produce

electric current and can be recharged.
a. secondary cell
b. electrolytic cell
c. chemical cell
d. battery

346. The formula for Dinitrogen Pentoxide is:

a. N2O5
b. NO5
c. NO
d. N5O4

element

is

NOT

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333
334
335

c
d
a
d

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337
338
339

b
b
a
c

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341
342
343

a
c
d
a

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346

b
d
a

339. Which of the following statement is false?

a. in general, as reaction products are formed,
they react with each other and reform
reactants.
b. at equilibrium, the net reaction is zero
c. the differential rate is the mathematical
expression that shows how the rate of a
reaction depends on volume

following

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360. What refers to salts of weak bases dissolving in

water to form acidic solution?
a. hydrolysis
b. neutralization
c. bufferization
d. titration
361. Which of the following elements has the highest
atomic number?
a. titanium
b. plutonium
c. uranium
d. radium

347

351

355

359

a
b
b

354. What refers to a crystal imperfection

characterized by regions of severe atomic misfit
where atoms are not properly surrounded by
neighbor atoms?
a. discrystallization
b. dislocation
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359. What is equal to the fraction of the isotope in a

naturally occurring sample of the element?
a. the chemical atomic weight of the isotope
b. the relative abundance of the isotope
c. the electromagnetivity of the isotope
d. the quantum number of the isotope

360
361

353. When a solid has a crystalline structure, the atoms

arranged in repeating structures called ______.
a. lattice
b. unit cell
c. crystal
d. domain

358. Reduction in an electrochemical cell always takes

place where?
a. at the anode
b. at the cathode
c. at the electrode
d. at both cathode and anode

c
a
b

352. What do you call the distinct pattern in space in

which the atoms of metal arranged themselves
when they combine to produce a substance of
recognizable size?
a. space-lattice
b. crystal
c. grain
d. unit cell

357. Oxidation is an electrochemical cell always takes

place where?
a. at the anode
b. at the cathode
c. at the electrode
d. at both the cathode and anode

356
357
358

351. What carboxylic acid is found in coconut oil?

a. lactic acid
b. citric acid
c. tartaric acid
d. lauric acid

356. What is the process of putting back the lost

electrons to convert the ion back to a metal?
a. oxidation
b. corrosion
c. reduction
d. ionization

a
b
b

350. What carboxylic acid is found in grapes?

a. lactic acid
b. citric acid
c. tartaric acid
d. lauric acid

355. In electrochemistry, oxidation is a loss of ______.

a. ion
b. electron
c. proton
d. anode

352
353
354

349. What common carboxylic acid is found in yogurt?

a. lactic acid
b. citric acid
c. tartaric acid
d. lauric acid

slip step
dispersion

c
a
c

348. What are compounds with the same molecular

formula but with different structural formula?
a. aldehydes
b. amines
c. isomers
d. esters

c.
d.

348
349
350

347. One of the following statements is wrong. Which

one is it?
a. electron is an elementary quantity of negative
electricity
b. proton is an elementary quantity of positive
electricity
c. an atom is composed of a central nucleus and
orbital electrons
d. the mass of an electron is heavier than that of a
proton

370. What refers to how closely a measured value

agrees with the correct value?
a. accuracy

376. What is the general term that refers to an allowed

energy state for an electron in the atom?
a. quantum orbital level
b. quantum energy level
c. orbital
d. quantum theory
377. Who performed an experiment in 1887 that
yielded the charge-to-mass ratio of the electrons?
a. Niels Bohr
b. Ernest Rutherford
c. J.J. Thomson
d. Max Planck

b
c
b
c

369. What percent of the human body is carbon?

a. 22%
b. 20%
c. 18%
d. 16%

375. Who proposed the quantum theory in 1900?

a. J. J. Thomson
b. Neils Bohr
c. Max Planck
d. Ernest Rutherford

374
375
376
377

368. Oxygen comprises what percent in mass in the

earth's crust?
a. 50.5
b. 49.5
c. 48.5
d. 47.5

374. What is the physical appearance of sodium

chloride?
a. silver metal
b. white crystal
c. yellowish gas
d. white metal

b
b
a
c

367. What refers to the minimum amount of energy

required to initiate a chemical reaction?
a. atomic energy
b. activation energy
c. initial energy
d. reaction energy

373. What is the physical appearance of chlorine?

a. silver metal
b. white crystal
c. yellowish gas
d. white metal

370
371
372
373

366. What is a reaction in which one molecule adds to

another?
a. partial reaction
b. monomolecular reaction
c. molecular reaction
d. additional reaction

individual

372. What is the physical appearance of sodium?

a. silver metal
b. yellowish gas
c. white crystal
d. reddish gas

d
b
b
c

365. What is an organic compound that contains the

hydroxyl group?
a. base
b. acid
c. alcohol
d. wine

371. What refers to how closely

measurements agree with each other?
a. accuracy
b. precision
c. relative precision
d. relative accuracy

366
367
368
369

364. What type of hydrocarbons that do not contain

the benzene group or the benzene ring?
a. aromatic hydrocarbon
b. aliphatic hydrocarbon
c. simple hydrocarbon
d. carbon hydrocarbon

precision
relative precision
relative accuracy

d
d
b
c

363. All are properties of liquid state except one.

Which one?
a. Do not expand nor compress to any degree
b. Usually flow readily
c. Indefinite shape but fixed volume
d. Do not mix by fusion

b.
c.
d.

362
363
364
365

362. All are properties of gaseous state except one.

Which one?
a. May be expanded or may be compressed
b. Have low densities
c. Indefinite shape
d. Mixed uniformly when soluble in one another

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391. What is the result from the combination, in

definite proportion of mass, of two or more
elements?
a. mixture
b. compound
c. substance
d. chemical reaction
392. All forms of matter are composed of the same
building blocks called _____?
a. molecules
b. atom
c. elements
d. ion

a
b
b

385. What refers to a substance that when dissolved in

water, gives a solution that is not electrically
conducting?
a. nonpolar
b. electrolyte
c. nonelectrolyte
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390. How are pure substances classified?

a. Elements or compounds
b. metals or non-metals
c. acids or bases
d. homogeneous or heterogeneous

390
391
392

384. A molecular that does not possess a dipole

moment is called ______.
a. polar molecule
b. nonpolar molecule
c. nonelectrolyte molecule
d. electrolytic molecule

389. An ion containing a central metal cation bonded

to one or more molecules or ions is called
________.
a. compound ion
b. complex ion
c. simplex ion
d. buffer ion

b
c
b
b

383. Compound containing CN ion are called _____.

a. cyanides
b. cycloalkanes
c. carbides
d. carboxylic acids

388. A compound distinguished by a high molar mass,

ranging into thousands and millions of grams, and
made up of many repeating cells is called _____.
a. electrolyte
b. polymer
c. nucleotide
d. oxoacid

386
387
388
389

382. An ion containing a central metal cation bonded

to one or more molecules or ions is called
________.
a. compound ion
b. complex ion
c. simplex ion
d. buffer ion

387. What refers to ions that are not involved in the

overall reaction?
a. guest ions
b. special ions
c. spectator ions
d. extra ions

b
a
b
c

381. A molecular orbit that is of lower energy and

greater stability than the atomic orbitals from
which it was formed is called ______.
a. main molecular orbital
b. partial molecular orbital
c. bonding molecular orbital
d. antibonding molecular orbital

386. What refers to a chemical formula that shows how

atoms are bounded to one another in a molecule?
a. molecular formula
b. structural formula
c. standard formula
d. bonding formula

382
383
384
385

380. A molecular orbit that is of higher energy and

lower stability than the atomic orbitals from which
it was formed is called _______.
a. main molecular orbital
b. partial molecular orbital
c. bonding molecular orbital
d. antibonding molecular orbital

polar

a
b
d
c

379. A compound that contains at least one amino

group and at least one carboxyl group is called
_______.
a. allotrope
b. amino acid
c. alkenes
d. alkynes

d.

378
379
380
381

378. What is an alloy of mercury with another metal or

metals?
a. amalgam
b. amine
c. allotrope
d. alkynes

393. An ion containing a central metal cation bonded

to one or more molecules or ions is called
________.
a. compound ion
b. complex ion
c. simplex ion
d. buffer ion
394. A molecular orbit that is of lower energy and
greater stability than the atomic orbitals from
which it was formed is called ______.
a. main molecular orbital
b. partial molecular orbital
c. bonding molecular orbital
d. antibonding molecular orbital
395. What is anything that occupies space and has
mass?
a. element
b. ion
c. matter
d. molecule
396. The word "atom" comes from the Greek "atomos"
which means what?
a. extremely small
b. invisible
c. indivisible
d. microscopic
397. Who discovered the neutron?
a. James Chadwick
b. Eugene Goldstein
c. Niels Bohr
d. Julius Lothar Meyer
398. An ion containing a central metal cation bonded
to one or more molecules or ions is called
________.
a. compound ion
b. complex ion
c. simplex ion
d. buffer ion
399. What is the area of chemistry that concerns with
the rate at which chemical reactions occur?
a. chemical collision theory
b. chemical dynamics
c. chemical kinematics
d. chemical kinetics

393
394
395
396

b
c
c
c

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399
400

a
b
d
a

400. What type of bond occurs when the difference in

electronegativity is greater than or equal to 2?
a. ionic
b. nonpolar
c. covalent
d. polar covalent

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