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MATTER
1. Which of the following statements is not true about matter?
A. Matter is the physical material of the universe.
B. It is anything that occupies space and has mass.
C. An example of matter is electricity.
D. An example of matter is a metal conductor.

2. This state of matter has the quality of being compressed into a very small volume and of being
expanded almost indefinitely.
A. Solid C. Gas
B. Liquid D. Plasma

3. A homogeneous mixture of two or more different substances which are of variable composition
A. compound C. molecule
B. solution D. element

4. Substances that can’t be separated into simpler substances by any chemical means are referred
to as?
A. Element
B. Homogeneous mixture
C. Compound
D. Heterogeneous mixture

5. Which is a pure substance ?

A. coal C. sea salt
B. graphite D. orange juice

6. Which is not an evidence of a chemical change?

A. Powdering of particles
B. Evolution of heat and light
C. Formation of precipitate
D. Change of color

7. Compounds are substances that contain two or more elements combined in definite proportion
by?
A. mole C. mass
B. volume D. pounds

8. An example of an extensive property is

A. Boiling Point C. Mass
B. Density D. Heat Capacity
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9. Would a fluid with 800 kg/m3 of density sink in water?

A. Yes C. Depends on mass of water
B. No D. No Answer

10. At absolute zero temperature, all molecular motion stops. At what temperature is this?
A. 0 ℃ C. 0 K
B. 0 ℉ D. 0 R

THE ATOM
11. Nitrogen is a Group VA element. The number of electrons found in the valence shell of a nitrogen
atom is?
A. 3 C. 2
B. 5 D. 4

12. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 is the electron configuration of what element?
A. Copper C. Chlorine
B. Calcium D. Carbon

13. Who discovered the electron?

A. Rutherford C. Chadwick
B. Newton D. Thomson

14. The Mass No. of Lead is 207, how many neutrons does it have if its nucleus has 82 protons?
A. 251 C. 125
B. 152 D. 289

15. Given are atoms found in the 3rd period with their atomic numbers: Na=11, Mg=12, Al =13;
which has the correct arrangement of atoms in the order of increasing electronegativity?
A. Mg < Na < Al
B. Na < Mg < Al
C. Al < Mg < Na
D. Na < Al < Mg

16. Chlorine has two isotopes: Cl-35 (34.97 u) and Cl-37 (36.97 u). The %abundances are 75.77%
and 24.23%, respectively. What is the atomic weight of Chlorine?
A. 45.35 C. 54.35
B. 35.45 D. 53.45
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17. Bromine has two existing isotopes: Br-79 and Br-81. Determine the percent abundance of Br-79
if the Atomic Weight of Bromine is 79.904 u?

Isotope Atomic Mass % Abundance

Br-79 78.9183 X

Br-81 80.9163 1-X

A. 50.67%
B. 67.50%
C. 49.33%
D. 33.49%

CHEMICAL BONDING/REACTIONS
18. What is the chemical name of NH4OH?
A. Ammonia hydrate C. Ammonium hydroxide
B. Nitrogen tetrahydroxide D. Basic ammonia

19. What is the chemical formula of Aluminum Oxide?

A. Al2(SO4)3 C. AlO3
B. Al2O D. Al2O3

20. The type of chemical bond when magnesium combines with oxygen is
A. Metallic bond C. Hydrogen bond
B. Ionic bond D. Covalent bond

21. When an atom gives up 2 electrons, the charge of its ion is?
A. -2 C. +2
B. 0 D. +4

22. If you burn CALCIUM with the presence of OXYGEN, the product is?
A. oxyacid C. binary ionic
B. binary acid D. metal oxide

23. A reaction between Ammonia and Hydrochloric acid produces

A. 2 elements C. 1 element
B. 2 compounds D. 1 compound

24. What is the type of reaction in item no. 23 ?

A. Synthesis C. Double Displacement
B. Decomposition D. Neutralization
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25. When an ACID reacts with a METAL, what gas evolves ?

A. hydrogen gas C. carbon dioxide
B. water vapor D. oxygen

26. If you react to a BASE with an ACID, what is/are the product/s?
A. water vapor C. salt and water
B. salt D. metal oxide

STOICHIOMETRY
26. The quantitative study of reactants and products in a chemical reaction is known as?
A. stoichiometry
B. empirical formula
C. dimensional analysis
D. molecular formula

27. How many grams of sulfuric acid must be taken in order to get 0.50 mol H2SO4?
A. 65 g C. 94 g
B. 56 g D. 49 g

28. A silicon chip used in an integrated circuit of a microcomputer has a mass of 5.68 mg. How
many silicon (Si) atoms are present in the chip? Atomic Mass of Si is 28.09 u
A. 2.11x1024 C. 2.22x1026
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B. 1.22x10 D. 1.11x1025

29. How many moles are there in 1000 g of water?

A. 65.55 C. 55.56
B. 56.55 D. 66.55

30. In the combustion process of propane (C3H8) gas, how many moles of Carbon Dioxide are
produced with 20 mol available propane?
A. 30 C. 50
B. 40 D. 60

31. Which of the following is a true formula that gives the actual number of atoms that compose a
given compound?
A. empirical formula
B. molecular formula
C. molecular mass
D. formula mass
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32. Determine the molecular formula for a compound that gives the following percentages upon
analysis (in mass percent): 71.65% Cl, 24.27% C, and 4.07% H. The molar mass is known to be
98.96 g/mol.
A. ClCH C. Cl2CH2
B. Cl2C2H4 D. Cl2C4H

SOLUTIONS
33. A brine solution contains 3 g of NaCl (58.45 g/mol) dissolved in 250mL of water. What is the
mole fraction of the solute in the solution?
A. 0.0067 C. 0.0037
B. 0.0076 D. 0.0073

34. What is the Molar concentration of 500 mL Acidic solution containing 25g of H2SO4 (98.1 g/mol)?
A. 0.25 M C. 0.5 M
B. 0.1 M D. 1 M

35. In terms of Normality, what is the concentration of a 1L Basic solution containing 25 moles of
Calcium Hydroxide [ Ca(OH)2 ] ?
A. 30 N C. 50 N
B. 40 N D. 60 N

36. Express
The Molality of a 20%ofwt/wt
the amount HCl
solute assolution
Molalityisfor13amolal.
20% w/w aqueous solution of NaCl whose molar mass
How many
is 58.45 moles of solute are present in this solution?
A. 4.28
10 mol C. 8.84
15 mol
B. 5.13
13 mol D. 8.56
21 mol

37. How many milliliters of water are required to dilute a 500mL 12M HCl solution to 5M?
A. 1500 mL C. 1200 mL
B. 600 mL D. 700 mL

38. What is the pOH value of a solution with [H+] concentration of 2.3X10-4?
A. 6.21 C. 10.40
B. 3.62 D. 11.38

39. What is the [OH-] concentration of a solution with a pH of 2.77?

A. 6.367x10-12 C. 5.889x10-12
B. 6.022x10-23 D. 0.534x10-13

40. What is the ionic concentration of [Cl-] in 0.45M MAgnesium Chloride (MgCl2) solution?
A. 1 M C. 0.8 M
B. 0.9 M D. 0.75 M
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GAS LAWS
41. The density of a gas can be calculated using the Ideal Gas equation. What is the density of air in
g/L at STP? The molar mass of air is approximately 29 g/mol.
A. 1.3 C. 1.98
B. 0.76 D. 0.87

42. If the pressure and the amount of gas is held constant, what happens to the volume if the
temperature is increased by a factor of 2?
A. It will decrease by half
B. It will double
C. It will remain the same
D. None of the above

43. It states that the volume of a gas varies inversely with the applied pressure when the amount of
substance and the temperature are constant.
A. Charles's Law
B. Boyle’s Law
C. Avogadro's Law
D. Ideal Gas Law

44. How much pressure is needed to compress 2500L N2 gas at 780 mmHg in a 1 cubic meter
space?
A. 2000 mmHg C. 1500 mmHg
B. 3000 mmHg D. 1000 mmHg

45. The pressure inside a rigid tank containing gas was measured to be 1.2 atm at standard
temperature. What is the needed temperature to attain a pressure of 5 atm?
A. 1000 K C. 500 K
B. 865 ℃ D. 430 ℃

46. How many moles of Air are required to expand a balloon from 0.02 m3 to 0.11 m3 if there are
initially 56 g of Air?
A. 20 mol C. 30 mol
B. 10 mol D. 40 mol

47. In an expandable container, the volume of Chlorine gas at STP was increased from 1 L to 2.5L
by lowering the temperature to -5 ℃. The pressure was measured to be?
A. 400 mmHg C. 0.4 atm
B. 200 mmHg D. 0.1 atm
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CHEMISTRY IN MATERIAL SCIENCE

48. Which of the following is the best insulator?
A. Metal C. Styrofoam
B. Paper D. Glass

49. Which of the following statements is true?

A. A gas is a better insulator than a solid because it is tighter packed.
B. A vacuum is the best insulator because there is nothing in a vacuum to conduct heat.
C. A liquid is a better insulator than a solid because it fits tighter around stuff.
D. A gas is a better insulator than a vacuum because it cannot conduct heat.

50. A cubic lattice which has 4 atoms per cell; each face has ½ of an atom and each corner has an
atom equal to 1/8 of an atom.
A. Simple C. Face centered
B. Body centered D. none of these

51. A cubic lattice with one atom located at the center is

A. Simple C. Face centered
B. Body centered D. none of these

52. Which is not a characteristic of crystal solid?

A. melting point is not sharp C. true solid
B. definite geometric shape D. regular heat of fusion

53. What is the name for the basic building blocks of polymers?
A. Esters C. Tetras
B. Monomers D. Dimers

54. Which of the following elements is added to steel to form stainless steel?
A. Chromium C. Boron
B. Copper D. Titanium

55. An element of symmetry which states that a crystal can be divided by an imaginary plane
passed through its center into two equal portions each of which is a mirror image of the other.
A. Face symmetry C. Center symmetry
B. Line symmetry D. Plane symmetry

56. What is polymerization?

A. The formation of a long chain molecule of repeating units
B. The catalytic breakdown of a polymer molecule
C. The synthesis of a monomer that is part of a polymer
D. All of the answers are correct
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57. Which of the following is not true about polymers?

A. high strength
B. wide choice of color and transparencies.
C. lack conductivity to heat
D. corrosive

58. What is an alloy?

A. A metal made by combining two or more metallic elements especially to give resistance
to corrosion.
B. Combination of metals and of a metal or another element.
C. Combination of one metal
D. Combination of 10 or more metals

59. Which of the following is an alloy of iron and carbon?

A. Steel C. Bronze
B. Brass D. Solder

60. Which of the following cannot be used as an alloying element in steel?

A. Lead C. Nickel
B. Chromium D. Tungsten

61. Traces of which of the following elements are considered undesirable in steel?
A. Chromium C. Boron
B. Copper D. Titanium

62. Allotropes differ in which of the following properties:

A. Atomic Number C. Crystal Structure
B. Atomic Mass D. Electronegativity

CHEMISTRY IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

63. The use of microorganism to breakdown the contamination of soil is
A. mycoremediation C. percolation
B. phytoremediation D. bioremediation

64. Which of these processes can cause soil pollution?

A. Demolition of old building
B. Usage of lead-based paint during construction activity
C. Spillage of diesel fuel during transportation
D. All of these

65. Which is not a characteristic for suitability of soil in agriculture ?

A. good texture C. pH value
B. dark color D. temperature

66. Which three layers form the soil profile?

A. Air, water and soil
B. Minerals, organic matter and living organisms
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C. Clay, silt and sand

D. The topsoil, subsoil and parent rock

67. Which is a chemical process of water purification?

A. Flocculation C. Distillation
B. Filtration D. all of these

68. Which of the following is a physical process of water purification which separates suspended
solid from liquid?
A. Filtration C. distillation
B. Sedimentation D. all of these

69. Water purification is essentially not

A. filtration of solids C. bioremediation
B. removal of chemical D. chlorination to potable standards

70. A purification method that uses a membrane which has fine pores that trap germs and dissolved
chemicals present in water and allows only purified water to pass through it.
A. UF C. RO
B. UV D. TDS

71. A chemical added to the reverse osmosis to lower the pH is

A. Salts C. bases
B. acids D. any covalent substance

72. ____ is a control method that removes microorganisms rather than inhibiting or killing them.
A. Flocculation C. Radiation
B. Sterilization D. Filtration

73. Which is not a greenhouse gas?

A. CO2 C. methane
B. Argon D. nitrous oxide

74. What gas makes up around 21% of our atmosphere?

A. Methane C. Nitrogen
B. Oxygen D. Carbon dioxide

75. Greenhouse gasses cause the earth surface to be

A. Cooler C. more dense
B. Hotter D. no effect

76. What layer has the ozone layer in it?

A. Mesosphere C. Thermosphere
B. Troposphere D. Stratosphere

77. What does the ozone layer do?

A. It protects us from meteors.
B. It protects us from violent solar flares.
C. It protects us from ultraviolet radiation.
D. It helps us breathe.