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1. Who postulated the theory that electrons in an atom revolve around the
nucleus along certain orbits situated at various distances from the nucleus?
A. Niels Bohr B. J.J. Thomas C. John Dalton. D. Earnest Rutherford
2. What did Millikan calculate in the oil drop experiment?
A. Charge-to-mass ratio of the electron. B. Mass of the electron. C.
Charge of the electron D. Mass of the proton
3. The maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in the shell
having the principal quantum 4 is
A. 8. B. 2. C. 10. D. 32. E. 18
4. In which of the following crystals are the particles held by van der Waals
forces only?
A. Calcium oxide. B. Ice. C. Potassium chloride. D. Quartz. E. Iodine
5. Which of the following statements is true? When the sodium atom forms it's
ion.
A. It gains one electron and becomes neutral.
B. It's atomic number decreases
C. It achieves the electronic configuration of a neon atom.
D. It loses one proton
E. It gains one neutron
6. In the nucleus of an atom are
A. Electron and proton B. Neutrons and electrons C. Protons only. D.
Protons and neutrons
7. The mean atomic Mass of an element is 35.5. Assuming that the element has
two isotopes of masses 35 and 37 respectively, the abundance of the isotope
with Mass number 35 is
A. 25. B. 90. C. 75. D. 50
8. The periodic table is an arrangement of elements in order of their
A. Mass number
B. Relative molecular masses
C. Atomic numbers
D. Isotopic masses
E. Molecular masses
9. One of the following statements is TRUE about isotopes of the same
element
A. They have the same Mass number. B. They have the same number of
neutrons. C. They have different number of electrons. D. They have
the same atomic number
10.Which of the elements E, F, G, and H with 1, 2, 3, and 7 valence electrons
respectively is possibly not a metal?
A. F. B. H. C. E. D. G
11.The k-shell of an atom is first fed with electrons before the K-shell due to
the fact that the K-shell
A. Has only one type or orbital. B. Can accommodate only two electrons.
C. Has fewer sub-shells than the L-shell D. Is lower in energy than the L-
shell
12.A potassium atom and a potassium ion have the same
A. Electron structure B. Electric charge. C. Number of neutrons. D.
Number of electrons
13.An atom X has atomic number of 55 and atomic Mass number of 133. The
nucleus of X then has:
A. 55 protons and 78 electrons. B. 78 protons and 55 electrons. C. 78
protons and 55 neutrons. D. 55 protons and 78 neutrons
14.The mass of an atom is a measure of
A. The number of protons and electrons B. The number of neutrons and
protons C. It's electrochemical potential. D. The number of neutrons and
electrons
15.What is the content of the nucleus of Tritinum?
A. Two neutron, one proton and one electron B. Two neutron and no
protons. C. One neutron and one proton D. Two neutrons and one proton
16. One of the following has no neutron.
A. Lithium. B. Beryllium ion. C. Helium atom D. Hydrogen atom
17.17. If an atom of an element has y protons, x neutrons and z electron, its
mass number is
A. x + y. B. x + z. C. x + y + z. D. y + z
18. A negative ion is formed when
A. An atom contains a lone pair of electrons. B. Two atoms share
electrons. C. An atom completes it's outermost shell. D. An atom
accepts one or more electrons
19.What determines the stability of an atomic nucleus is
A. Neutron/ electron ratio. B. Position neutron ratio. C. Electron/ proton
ratio. D. Neutron/ proton ratio
20.How many valence electrons are there in Al ?
A. 3. B. 5. C. 10. D. 13
21.Consider the gases CO,SO2,H2O,NO2 and O2.The increasing order of rates of
diffusion of equal volume of the gases through a porous plug under the same
condition is
A. H2S,CO,NO2,SO2 and O2
B. O2,SO2,H2S,CO and NO2
C. SO2,NO2,H2S,O2 and CO
D. CO,O2,H2S,NO2 and SO2
(H=1;C=12;N=14;O=16;S=32)
22.100cm3 of methane(CH4) diffuses through a porous plug in 30 seconds.How

long will it take 200cm3 of oxygen to diffuse through the same porous plug
under the same condition.
A.60 seconds B.75 seconds C.85 seconds D.90 seconds (C=12;O=16;H=1)
23.A given volume of sulphur (IV) oxide diffuses in 60 seconds.How long will
it take the same volume of methane to diffuse under the same condition?
(SO2=64;CH4=16)
A.20 seconds B.30 seconds C.40 seconds D.60 seconds
24.Two gases E and G have densities 0.16g dm-3 and 1.44g dm-3
respectively.The relative rate of diffusion of the two gases is
A. 0.33 B. 3.00 C. 3.33 D. 0.03
25.If SO2(g) and CH4(g) are released at the same time as the opposite ends of a
tube, the rates of diffusion RSO2 and RCH4 will be in the ratio
A.2:1. B.4:1. C.1:4. D.1:2. (S=32 O=16 H=1)
26.The relatively high boiling point of water is caused by
A. Hydrogen bonding. B. Electrovalent Bonding. C. Metallic bonding.
D. Dative covalent bonding. E. Covalent bonding.
27.How many principal electronic shells has an atom whose electronic
configuration is 1S² 2S² 2P6 3S²?
A. 3. B. 4. C. 12. D. 6. E. 2
28.Hydrogen diffuses
A. twice as fast as oxygen. B. thrice as fast as oxygen C. four times as
fast as oxygen. D. at the same rate as oxygen
29.Calculate the minimum volume of oxygen required for the complete
combustion of a mixture of 20cm3 of H2 a.10cm3. b. 20cm3 c. 40cm3 d.
50cm³
30.A gaseous mixture of 0.4mol nitrogen, 0.04 mol helium and 0.06mol argon
exerts a pressure of 6.3atm. The partial pressure of argon in the mixture is
A. 0.9atm. B. 1.8atm C. 2.7atm D. 3.6atm
31.The element with highest number of valence electrons is
A.20Ca B.6C C.8O D.15P
32.The electronic configuration of O is given as
A.1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2 3p4 B.1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5 C.1s2 2s2 2p4 D.1s2 2s2
2p5
33.Pauli exclusion principle deals with
A. Collision theory of reaction rates B. electronegativity values of
element C. quantum number of orbitals/electrons D.reversiblity of
equilibrium reaction
34.Which of 3d,4s,4p,4d has the lowest energy? A. 3d B.4s C.4p D.4d
35.The electronic configuration that corresponds to that of CL- given that
chlorine atom is 17 35CL is
A. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 B.1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5 C.1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 D. 1s2
2s2 2p6 3s2 3p4
36.Which of the following has the same electronic configuration as 18Ar?
(11Na;8O;9F;17CL;26Fe) A. Na+ B. CL- C. Fe2+ D. O2-
37.A potassium atom and a potassium ion have the same
A. Electronic structure B. Electric charge C. Number of neutrons D.
Number of electrons
38.Which of the following is false about an element Y whose electronic
configuration is 1s² 2s² 2p6,3s2 3p5?
A. It has five electrons in it's valence shell B. It has atomic number 17
C. It is a non-metal D. It is a halogen
39.The k-shell of an atom is first fed with electrons before the L-shell due to the
fact that the K-shell.
A. Has only one type of orbital B. Can accommodate only two
electrons C. Has fewer sub-shells than the L-shell D. Is lower in
energy than the L-shell
40. Determine the number of unpaired electron (s) in 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D.4
Section B
Answer any four questions.
Question one compulsory and any other three.
1. Balance the following chemical equation
a. Pb(NO3)2(s) heat PbO(s) + NO2(g) + O2(g)
B. Fe(s) + H2O(g) Fe3O4(s) + H2(g)
C. FeSO4 heat Fe2O3 + SO2 + SO3
D. MnO2 + HCl MnCl2 + Cl2 + H2O
2. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction between sodium carbonate and
hydrochloric acid indicating the physical state of the reactants and the products.
3. A. Represent the reaction of zinc metal with tetraoxosulphate (VI) in the form of a
chemical equation.
a. State the law of conversation of mass.
b. Write down the name of the following chemical compounds.
c. CuSO4
d. KNO3
e. CaCO3
4. The electronic configuration of elements X and Y are as follows.
X = 2,8,8,1
Y = 2, 7
a. Write the formula of the compound formed when they combine
b. Name the type of bonding involved.
c. Will the resulting compound be soluble in water ?
d. Will the compound have a high or low melting point?
5. What do you understand as s.t.p?
B. If the volume of a given mass of gas at 298k and a pressure of 205.2 x 10³ Nm-2 is
2.12dm³, what is the volume at s.t p?
( Standard pressure = 101.3 x 10³ Nm-2 and standard temperature = 273k)
a. State Graham's law of diffusion.
6. Arrange the following gases in decreasing order of diffusion rate: chlorine, oxygen,
hydrogen chloride, hydrogen sulphide and carbon IV oxide. ( H = 1, O = 16, C = 12, S =
32, Cl = 35.5).
B. Calculate the number of moles of the following at s.t.p:
a. 16g of oxygen
b. 67.2 dm³ of nitrogen gas
c. 1.14dm³ of hydrogen chloride gas. ( O = 16, H = 1, N = 14, molar volume of
gases at s.t.p = 22.4dm³).
C. Convert 33°C and -41°C to Kelvin scale .
D. Convert 270k and 315k to °C

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