VISION ACADEMY

Grade 8D

Chemistry group work

Group members
 Ebenezer Girum
 Deborah Shitu
 Ruth Derje
 Ferhan Mohamed
 Deborah Meaza
 Joel Kejela

2012 Edition 1

Submitted to – Mrs Attikilt

2011 Chemistry Examination

1,what is the name of an element having a chemical symbol "Cl" ?

A. Carbon B. Calcium

C. Chlorine D. Cobalt

2. The combing power of an element is called ?

A. Subscript B. Valence
number

C. Coefficient D. Valence
electron

3, What is the name of a compound having the chemical formula "N2O" ?

A. Nitrogen dioxide B. Nitrogen trioxide

C. Di nitrogen tetroxide D. Di nitrogen monoxide

+ _
4. The chemical formula that’s made up of (NH4 and PO4 )is

A. (NH4)3PO4 B.NH4 PO4

C. NH4(PO4)3 D.(NH4)3(PO4)3

5. The chemical symbol "3Cl2" represnt

A.3 Atoms of chlorine B.3 Molecules of

chlorine

C. 2 Molecules of chlorine D. 6 Molecules of

chlorine

6, The statement "Matter is neither created nor destroyed during a chemical reaction
" is the law of :

A. Destructiblity of matter B. Constant composition

C. Conservation of mass D. Multiple proportion

7. Given the following unbalanced equation : KClO3 KCl + O2

When this equation is correctly balaced , what are the balacing coefficients
respectively?

A. 3,2 & 2 B. 1 , 1 & 2

C. 1 , 1 & 1 D. 2 , 2 & 3
8. Given the following step in balancing simple chemical equations using inspection
method :

I , Place the smallest possible set of coefficients in front of each reactants

II, Write the word equation for the reaction .

III, Write the correct symbol (S) or formula (S) for each reactants (S) and product
(S)

Which of the following steps represents the correct seqence for balancing
chemical equations using this method ?

A. III , II &I C. II , I and III

B. II , III and I D. I , II and III

9. What are valence electron ? They are the

A. Combing capacity of an element with another element

B. Electrons that are the same as the atomic number of the element

C. Outer most occupied shell of an atom

D. Electron in the outer most shell of an atom .

10. What's the correct electron configration for an element having a chemical symbol
31
of15 P ?

A. 2 , 8 , 18 , 3 B. 2 , 8 , 5

C. 2 , 10 , 3 D. 2 , 8 , 16 ,
5

11, what's the maximum number of electron in the M shell?

A. 2 B. 8 C. 18
D. 32

12. Which of the following substance is molecule of a compound?

A. CO2 B. He

C.O3 D, Br

13. If you mix equivalent amount of ammonia (NH4) and nitric acid (HNO4 ), What
would be the final product ?

A. Ammonium nitrate B. ammonium nitride

C, Diammonium nitride D, Ammonium nitrite

14, which of the following elements is derived from latin name for color.

A. Strontium

B, Cesium

C. Magnesium

D. Californium

15. What is the chemical formula of Barium Phosphate ?

A. BaPO4 B. Ba3(PO4)2

C, Ba (PO4)2 D. Ba2PO4

16. The balanced chemical equation for the reaction:

Magnesium + nitrogen = Magnesium nitride

A. Mg + N2 = MgN2 C.3Mg+N2 = Mg3N2

B. Mg + 2N2 =MgN4 D. Mg + N = MgN

17. The combining capacity of an element is its :

A. Valence C. Atomic number

B. Mass number D. Charge

18. The statement “The mass of substance before chemical reaction is exactly equal to
the mass of substances after reaction” is the law of:

A. Definite proportion C. Multiple proportion

B. Conservation of mass D. Reciprocal proportion

19. Which of the following represents 3 molecules of tetratomic phosphorus?

A. 4P3 B. 3P4 C. P12 D. 4P

20. What does “X” represents in the following reaction?

Al2O3 + 2NaOH ===== X + H2O

A. Al (OH)3 C. NaAlO2

B.AlH3 D. Al2O3.H2O

21. What is the chemical formula of sodium nitrate?

A. Na3N C. NaNO3

B. NaNO2 D. Na3N2

22. What compound is represented by ‘Y’ in the following chemical equations? Y

=H2SO4 __ H2O

A. SO2 C. S2O3

B. SO3 D. S2O5

23. Which one is binary compound?

A. NH4Cl C. KNO3

B. CaCO3 D. NaCl

24. Kalium is the latin name for:

A. Calcium C. Copper

B. Potassium D. Chlorine

25. Which one of the following is a solid diatomic element?

A. Iodine C. Phosphorus

B. Chlorine D. Fluorine

26. Which one of the following is the chemical formula for ammonium phosphate?

A. NH4(PO4)3 C. (NH3)4PO4

B. (NH3)3PO4 D. (NH4)3PO4

27. In all chemical reactions the total mass of the reactants is equal to that of the
products. This Law is:

A. Law of constant proportion

B. Law of mass action

C. Law of conservation

D. Law of multiple proportion

28. XAl + YO2 ======== ZAl2O3, the sum of comfiest x, y and z is

A. 12 B. 9 C. 14 D.11

29. How many atoms are present in (4NaNO3)?

A. 16 B. 20 C. 14 D. 10
2+
30. A metallic element “X” forms of ion X

A. XNO3 C. X2NO3

B. X (NO)3 D. X(NO3)2

31. 3H2 contains:

A. 3 molecules of hydrogen C. 2 molecules of hydrogen

B. 3 atoms of hydrogen D. 2 atoms of hydrogen

32. The symbol of fluorine is:

A. Fu B. Fr C. Fe D. F
33. Which one of the following is not polyatomic molecule?

A. Phosphorus C. Hydrogen

B. Ozone D. Sulfur

34. One atom of nitrogen combines with three atoms of hydrogen to form ammonia,
NH3. What is the valance number of nitrogen?

A. 1 B. 3 C. 2 D. 5

35. If the valence number of a metallic element X is 2, what is the formula of its oxide?

A. XO B. X2O C. X2O3 D. X3O2

36. One of the following is not polyatomic ion:

+ -1 -
A. NH 4 B. OH C. SO2 D. NO 3

37. Quantitatively the formula 2H2O represents:

A. 4 atoms of hydrogen and 4 atoms of oxygen

B. 2 atoms of hydrogen and 1 atoms of oxygen

C. 2 atoms of hydrogen and 4 atoms of oxygen

D. 4 atoms of hydrogen and 2 atoms of oxygen

38. When a compound is formed, a certain mass of a given element reacts with fixed
mass of the other element, this law is:

A. Law of definite composition C. Law of conservation of mass

B. Law of multiple proportions D. Law of mass action

39. Which one of the following statement is not true?

A. In a chemical equation, reactants are always written on the left hand side of the
arrow.

B. In a chemical reaction the number of molecules in the reactant side must be equal
to the number of molecules in the product.

C. The number of atoms in the reactants side must be equal to the number of atoms
in the product side

D. The law of conservation of mass can be verified by experiments

40. Which one of the following is a triatomic molecule?

A. Ozone C. Phosphorus

B. Hydrogen D. Sulfur

41. Hydrargyrum is the Latin name for:

A. Silver B. Gold C. Mercury D. Hydrogen

42. Which one of the following is tetratomic molecule?

A. Ozone B. Chlorine C. Sulfur D. Phosphorus

43. The symbol of Iron is

A. Fe B. Ir C. In D. Au

44. Which one of the following is the correct chemical formula for calcium
phosphate?

A. Ca2 (PO4)3 C. CaPO4

B. Ca3 (PO4)2 D. Ca3 (PO3)2

45. If the valence of a metal element A is X and the valence of a non-metal element B
is Y, the formula of a compound formed between A and B is:
 A. AB B. AYBX C. AYB D. AXBY

46. The only positively charged polyatomic ion is:

A. Sulphate ion C. Hydroxide ion

B. Nitrate ion D. Ammonium ion

47. Which one of the following represents 2 molecules of oxygen?

A. 2O2 B. O2 C. 2O D. 2O3

48. What is the maximum number of electrons in N- shell?

A. 2 B. 32 C. 18 D. 8

49. Which one of the following is monoatomic molecule?

A. Fluorine C. Neon

B. Hydrogen D. Chlorine