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1. What is the actual emf (EACTUAL) of the cell : approximate density of the gas relative to oxygen (ρoxygen =
Cu0/ Cu+2// Ag+/Ag0 at 250C if [Cu+2]=0.1M and [Ag+]=0.1M? 1.43 g/L) is:
The standard reduction potentials of Cu and Ag are as follows: a) 2.23 b) 1.79 c) 0.92 d) 0.60
+2
Cu + 2e  Cu , 0 +
Ag + 1e  Ag 0 13. When sodium compounds are heated in a Bunsen burner flame,
a) 0.40V b) 0.43V c) 0.46V d) 1.14V they emit light at a wavelength of 5890 Å. If 1.0 x 10-4 mole
2. What volume of wastewater sample was mixed with dilution of sodium atoms each emit a photon of this wavelength, how
water containing 11.50 ppm of dissolved oxygen if the many kJ of energy is emitted?
dissolved oxygen contents of the mixture before and after 5 a) 1.21 b) 2.03 x 10-2 c) 6.20 x 10-2 d) 8.08 x10-3
days of incubation at 200C are 10.0 ppm and 7.0 ppm 14. What type of attractive forces is being overcome when liquid
respectively? The wastewater sample had an initial dissolved oxygen boils at 90K?
oxygen content of 2 ppm. a) ionic bonds c) dispersion forces
a) 27.4 ml b) 37.4 ml c) 47.4 ml d) 57.4 ml b) dipole-dipole forces d) hydrogen bonds
3. Based from the preceding problem, What was the 5-day BOD? 15. In an electrolytic cell, the charge of the cathode and anode
a) 16 mg/L b) 19 mg/L c). 22 mg/L d). 25 mg/L are
a) + and – respectively c) both negative
b) – and + respectively d) both positive
16. Which of the following is an intensive property?
4. What is the reaction type of the reaction below? a) mass b) density c) heat capacity d) internal energy
17. A certain public water supply contained 0.10 ppb of
2NiS(s) + 3O2(g) 2NiO(s) + 2SO2(g)
chloroform, CHCl3. How many molecules of CHCl3 would be
a) redox c) decomposition
contained in a 0.050 mL drop of this water?
b) combination d) displacement
a) 2.5x1010 molecules c) 7.5x1010 molecules
5. A(An) ____ is a region of space in which there is a high 10
b) 5.5x10 molecules d) no answer
probability of finding an electron in an atom.
18. Functional group which causes vanilla odor.
a) shell b) major energy level c) core d) atomic orbital
a) Ketone b) Aldehyde c) Carboxylic acid d) Ester
6. The overlap of the 2p atomic orbitals produces ____ sigma
19. The reduction of a ketone produces a(an) ____.
molecular orbitals and ____ pi molecular orbitals.
a) primary alcohol c) secondary alcohol
a) 2, 4 b) 2, 2 c) 1,2 d) 4, 2
b) aldehyde d) tertiary alcohol
7. The Dumas method is used
20. What group is present in both alcohol and carboxylic acid?
a) in the determination of the molecular weight of a gas
a) carbonyl b) hydroxyl c) carboxyl d) acetyl
b) to correct for buoyancy in the analytical balance
21. Which of the following is used for making the explosive
c) to determine relative humidity
'TNT'?
d) in X-ray diffraction studies
a) Benzol b) Cerosote c) Pyridine d) Toluene
8. The Heisenberg principle postulates that 22. What is the product of the reaction of benzoic acid and ethyl
a) a magnetic field surrounds a current-carrying conductor alcohol in the presence of a catalytic amount of acid?
b) two electrons may not occupy the same orbital
a) Phenylacetone c) Benzyl methyl ether
c) every radioactive decay results in the production of a
b) Ethyl benzoate d) Ethyl benzene
lead isotope
d) momentum and position of an electron cannot be exactly 23. The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruit is
known simultaneously a) ethylene b) ethane c) CO2 d) acetylene
241 24. The Lucas test is used to determine the types of
9. 94 Pu successively emits β, , , β, , . At that point the a) alcohols b) amines c) phenols d) amino acids
nuclide has become 25. If a cell did not have ribosomes, it would be unable to
225
Pu 225 207
Ra 219
Po Po a) form proteins c) extract energy from glucose
a) 94 b) 88 c) 84 d) 84 b) synthesize glucose d) store food in the form of fat
10. If X represents an element in Group IIIA. The general 26. A 4.971-g sample containing the mineral tellurite was dissolved
formula for its oxide is and then treated with 50.00 mL of 0.03114 M K2Cr2O7:
a) X3O4 b) X3O2 c) XO d) X2O3 3 TeO2 + Cr2O72- + 8 H+ → 3 H2TeO4 + 2 Cr3+ + H2O
11. Consider the reaction: 2NH3(g)  N2(g) + 3H2(g) ∆H=92.4kJ When the reaction is complete, the excess Cr2O72- required a
Adding N2 to the reaction will 10.05-mL back-titration with 0.1135 M Fe2+. Calculate the
a) decrease the concentration of NH3(g) at equilibrium percentage of TeO2 in the sample.
b) decrease the concentration of H2(g) at equilibrium a) 9.14% b) 13.17% c) 17.78% d) 21.98%
c) increase the value of the equilibrium constant 27. Zinc in a 565.75 mg sample of a foot powder was titrated with
d) cause the reaction to shift to the right 27.27 ml of 0.01690 EDTA. Calculate the %Zn in the sample.
12. The time taken for a certain volume of gas to steam through a a) 5.33% b) 10.65% c) 12.0% d) 15.5%
small hole was 1.44 minutes. Under exactly the same condition
equal volume of oxygen took 1.80 minutes to pass. The
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28. When a solution of weak electrolyte is altered by adding one 42. A 0.10 M monoprotic acid is 6% ionized in water. The
of its ions from another source, the ionization of the weak ionization constant of the acid is:
electrolyte is suppressed. This behavior is termed the ____. a) 1.8x10-6 b) 3.6x10-6 c) 3.8x10-4 d) 3.6x10-4
a) equivalence point c) buffer effect 43. The Ka of an unknown acid HA was determined to be 1.0x10-5.
b) common ion effect d) titration curve What is the pH of a 0.20M solution of HA?
29. The concentration of yeast t-RNA in an aqueous solution is 12 a) 11.15 b) 8.30 c) 5.70 d) 2.85
μg/mL. The absorbance is found to be 0.209 when this solution 44. The act to control hazardous and nuclear wastes in the
is placed in a 1.00 cm cuvette and 258 nm radiation is passed country
through it. What will be the absorbance if the solution is a) DAO 35 b) DAO 34 c) RA 6969 d) DAO 29
diluted to 5 μg/mL? 45. The single largest use of phosphoric acid is in the production
a) 0.017 b) 0.087 c) 0.258 d) 1.045 of fertilizer. How many grams of phosphoric acid (with excess
30. Calculate the exact alkalinity (in mg/L) of water that contains NH3) are required to produce 800 g of (NH4)2HPO4, a common
0.658ppm of bicarbonate, as the ion, at a pH of 5.66? fertilizer?
a) 0.4302 b) 0.7854 c) 1.4357 d) 2.3008 a) 1186 g b) 686 g c) 593 g d) 391 g
31. Given: HCN(aq)  H+(aq) + CN-(aq). What is the pH of an HCN 46. Naturally the purest form of water is water
solution that is 0.135M initially? The Ka of HCN is 4.9 x 10-10. a) Rain b) River c) Glacier d) Sea
a) 9.31 b) 4.69 c) 5.09 d) 0.87 47. Conversion of solar energy to chemical energy occurs during
32. In the reaction: MnO4 + 8H + 5e  Mn2+ + 4H2O, the
- + -
a) respiration c) fermentation
manganese in 3.95 g of KMnO4 is reduced to Mn2+. How many b) glycolysis d) photosynthesis.
coulombs of charge must have been transferred to the 48. Japanese word meaning “ouch ouch” and is caused by the
permanganate ion? exposure to cadmium
a) 2.41 x 103 b) 1.20 x 104 c) 1.60 x 104 d) 1.90 x 106 a) SARS c) methemoglobinem
33. The solubility product of silver sulfate if the solubility of the b) mud cow disease d) itay – itay
salt is 5.7 x 10-3 g/ml? 49. Determine the 1 day BOD of a sample wastewater if its BOD5
a) 2.4 x 10-5 b) 3.3 x 10-4 c) 7.8 x 10-4 d) 4.5 x 10-5 is 135 mg/L with a rate constant of 0.23/day.
34. How many milligrams of BaCrO4 are dissolved in 200 ml of a) 197.5 ppm b) 51.1 ppm c) 40.6 ppm d) no answer
saturated solution? (Ksp of BaCrO4 is 8.5 x 10-11) 50. A radial flow impeller with six flat-blades mounted on a disk is
a) 4.67 x 10-4 mg c) 0.467 mg called
b) 1.84 x 10-6 mg d) 9.22 x 10-6 mg a) Rushton turbine b) propeller c) aerator d) paddle
35. Calculate the pH that results when the following solutions are 51. A 35 ml sample of wastewater is diluted to a volume of 300
mixed: 35 ml of 0.20 M formic acid, 55 ml of 0.10 M sodium ml, after which a 5 day incubation resulted to a dissolved
formate, 110 ml of water oxygen content of 4.55 mg/L. Calculate the initial DO of the
a) 4.58 b) 3.64 c) 3.39 d) 3.11 diluted sample if the 5 day BOD is 30 ppm.
36. 0.180 g of metal upon reaction with excess hydrochloric acid a) 5 mg/L b) 8 mg/L c) 12 mg/L d) 15 mg/L
produced 24.6 ml of hydrogen gas at 270C and 1 atmospheric 50. Major problem of nitrification
pressure. What is the equivalent weight of the metal? a) acclimation of bacteria c) eutrophication
a) 36 b) 45 c) 90 d) 180 b) leachate accumulation d) oxidation ponds
37. A 25 gram sample of oils is dissolved in 50 ml of ethyl alcohol. 51. Toxicity defined by EPA in terms of four criteria except
The sample was titrated with 12 ml of 0.08M KOH using a) Bioconcentration c) LD50
phenolphthalein indicator. Find the acid number. b) Phytotoxicity d) Radioactivity
a) 4.80 b) 4.30 c) 2.15 d) 1.89 52. The sanitary and industrial waste from a community consists
38. A specific brand of liquor is rated 75 proof. One shot of the of domestic wastewater from several population of 10,000
liquor having a volume of 35 ml contains persons; meat processing waste of 180 m3/day containing 1500
a) 37.5 ml isopropyl alcohol c) 13.1 ml isopropyl alcohol mg/L of 5-day BOD; plastic industry wastewater flow of
b) 37. 5 ml ethyl alcohol d) 13.1 ml ethyl alcohol 515m3/day with a 5-day BOD concentration of 950 ppm and
39. The half-life of Cs-137 is 30 years. How much of a 1.0 gram cooking oil wastewater flow of 350 m3/day with a 5-day BOD
sample is left after 15 years? concentration of 450 ppm. What is the 5-day BOD
a) 0.56 g b) 0.71 g c) 0.85 g d) 0.96 g concentration of the combined wastewater in mg/L?
40. The pH of an aqueous solution is 4.32. The [OH –] is a) 877 b) 966 c)1500 d) 2900
a) 4.8x10–5M b) 6.4x10–1M c) 1.6x10–14M d) 2.1x10–10M 53. Reingleman chart is used for the evaluation of __________
41. One hundred ml of river water sample is analyzed for its pollution.
chloride content. If the sample required 5.10 ml of 0.0100M a) Air b) Water c) Noise d) Radioactive
AgNO3 for titration, what is the ppm Cl in the sample? 54. The odor and presence of this chemical should be controlled
a) 1.18 b) 3.61 c) 18.08 d) 36.16 due to the toxicity attributed to it
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a) methane b) chlorine c) fluorine d) hydrogen sulfide Heat of fusion = 80 cal/g
55. A water treatment plant has 4 clarifiers treated 4 MGD of a) -675 g b) 675 g c) -660 g d) 660 g
water. Each clarifier is 16 ft wide, 80 ft long and 15 ft deep. 69. Two adiabatic tanks contain air at different temperatures and
Determine the detention time in hours. pressures and are connected by a valve. Tank A holds 3 ft3 of
a) 28 min b) 52 min c) 3.35 hrs d) no answer air at 5000R and 100 psia and tank B holds 2 lbm of air at
7500R and 50 psia. The valve is opened and the pressure and
56. Based from the preceding problem, overflow rate in ft/min is
temperature reach equilibrium values. What are these values?
a) 0.07 b) 0.29 c) 0.39 d) 1.55
a) 638.10R, 60.7 psia c) 323.50R, 45.6 psia
57. In any electrochemical cell, the cathode is always ____.
b) 568.50R, 56.6 psia d) 458.20R, 53.3 psia
a) the positive electrode.
70. If water and ethanol are mixed in equal amounts by weight at
b) the electrode at which some species loses electrons.
600C, and the solution assumed ideal, calculate the
c) the negative electrode.
composition of the vapor above the solution if vapor pressure
d) the electrode at which some species gains electrons.
of water and ethanol at 600C are 149.4 and 352.7 mm Hg,
58. Evaluate S0 (J/K)for the reaction below at 25°C and 1 atm.
respectively.
NO2(g) + H2O( ) HNO3(aq) + NO(g)
a) 76% ethanol and 24% mol water
S0 (J/mol•K) 240 69.91 146 210.7
b) 24% ethanol and 76% mol water
a) -287.2 b) 46.79 c) -46.79 d) 1.37 x 103 c) 52% ethanol and 48% mol water
59. The freezing point of a 0.050 m solution of a non-electrolyte d) 48% ethanol and 52% mol water
in water is: 71. A 5 amp current is passing for 3 hours and 30 minutes
a) -0.930C b) 0.930C c) -1.860C d) -0.0930C through this electrolytic cell in which iron metal is deposited
60. The vapor pressures of pure liquids A and B are 325 and 142 on the cathode. If the efficiency of the process is 68%, how
mm Hg respectively. Calculate the mol fraction of A in the
many grams of iron are deposited?
vapor above a solution where the mol fraction of A is 0.300.
a) 1.66 b) 2.44 c) 8.26 d) 12.19
Assume ideal solution behavior.
a) 0.300 b) 0.700 c) 0.495 d) 0.505 72. In the reaction of 2-Nitrotoluene with Bromine in the
61. In a voltaic cell, the charge of the anode and cathode are presence of iron, which of the products shown below is the
a) + and – respectively c) both negative most abundant in the mixture?
b) – and + respectively d) both positive O CH3 CH3 O
62. What is the product when Butyne undergoes a double a) N Br c) N
hydrobromination under the presence of organic peroxide? O O
a) 1,1-Dibromobutane c) 2,2-Dibromobutane
b) 1,2-Dibromobutane d) 2,3-Dibromobutane
Br
CH3 O CH3

b) N d)
O
63. A 7.00 g sample of a non-electrolyte is dissolved in 45.0 g of
water. If pure water freezes at 00C and the solution freezes O
at -2.560C, calculate the molecular weight of the non- N Br
electrolyte. For water, kf = 1.860C/m. Br O
a) 11.3 b) 62.0 c) 113.0 d) 345.0
73. Protein responsible for the transport of iron in blood
64. What is the molecular weight of a solute, A, if the osmotic
pressure of a solution containing 10 g/L is 10 torr at 27˚C? a)collagen b)albumin c)transferrin d)hemoglobin
a) 18700 g/mol b) 1165 g/mol c) 156 g/mol d) none
65. The average person generates about 2500 kcal of heat a day.
Walking briskly dissipates energy at 500W. What fraction of
the day’s energy does walking for an hour represents.
a) 0.172 b) 0.200 c) 0.430 d) 0.117
66. A monoatomic ideal gas initially at 700C and 1 bar. It is
compressed to 1500C. If it is carried out irreversibly with an
efficiency of 80%, calculate U and W in J respectively.
a) 998 and 998 J c) 1663 and -250 J
b) 998 and -998 J d) 998 and 1248 J
67. The rate of effusion of a particular gas was measured to be
24.0 mL/min. Under the same conditions the rate of effusion
of pure methane gas is 47.8 mL/min. Calculate the molar mass
of the unknown gas.
a) 44 b) 56.1 c) 63.7 d) 72
68. What weight of ice could be melted at 00C by the heat
liberated by condensing 100g steam at 1000C to liquid?
Heat of vaporization = 540 cal/g