Multiple Choice Questions

10. Sulphur has atomicity equals to:

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a. 4 b. 8
1. Which among the following is an example of c. 10 d. 1
triatomic molecule?
11. An example of polyatomic ion is:
a. Ammonium hydroxide b. Carbon-dioxide
a. Sulphate b. Iodide
c. Helium d. Hydrogen
2. If the chloride of a metal M has the formula MCl3, c. Sulphide d. Nitride
the phosphate of that metal M will have the formula: 12. Number of elements which are present in one
a. M2PO4 b. MPO4 formula unit of Al(OH)3 are:
c. M(PO ) d. M (PO ) a. 5 b. 8
4 2 2 4 3
c. 3 d. 6
3. If the atomic mass of calcium (Ca) is 40 g then the
number of moles in 80 g of calcium will be: 13. In Ag2S, valency of silver is:
a. 0.5 mol b. 2.0 mol a. 1 b. 6
c. 3.0 mol d. 0.75 mol c. 0 d. 4
4. The mass ratio of carbon and oxygen in all carbon- 14. Which among the following is correct chemical
dioxide samples is 3:8. This is in agreement with the formula of ferric oxide?
law of: a. Fe2O3 b. FeO
a. Conservation of mass b. Multiple proportions c. Fe O d. None of these
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c. Constant proportions d. Gaseous volumes
15. 1 mole of nitrogen atoms has mass equals to:
5. Number of atom/s present in K2Cr2O7 is/are:
a. 28 g b. 14.0 g
a. 4 b. 12
c. 9 d. 11 c. 24 g d. 36 g

6. The number of atoms which are present in a molecule 16. Which of the following is latin name for gold?
of a substance is known as: a. Ferrum b. Argentum
a. Molecularity b. Valency c. Natrium d. Aurum
c. Atomicity d. None of these 17. All noble gas molecules are:
23
7. 3.011×10 molecules of carbon dioxide (CO2) will a. Diatomic b. Monoatomic
have mass equal to:
c. Both (a) and (b) d. None of these
a. 2.2 g b. 4.4 g
18. In which among the following, the valency of each
c. 22.0 g d. 44.0 g of the constituent elements is equal to the total
8. 0.25 mole of H2SO4 will contain how many grams number of atoms in one molecule/formula unit of
of H2SO4? the compound is shown in:
a. 24.5 b. 2.45 a. CaO b. H2S
c. 0.20 d. 0.25 c. HCl d. AlCl3
9. The correct statement about an atom is: 19. Relation between Avogadro’s number (N0), number
a. It is the smallest particle of matter known of particles (N) and moles (n) is represented by:
b. It is the smallest particle of an element that can a. n = N0 / N
take part in a chemical change b. n = N / N0
c. It is the smallest particle of a liquid c. n = N + N0
d. It is associated with radioactive emission d. All are correct
20. The formula unit mass of ZnO is:
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a. 81 u b. 91 u
c. 84 u d. 188 u 1. An element A has valencies equal to 3 and 5. It
combines with another element B having valency
21. What does 1amu or 1u mean? equal to 2.
a. ass of C-12 atom What are the formulae of the compounds thus
b. 1/12th mass of C-12 atoms formed?
c. Mass of He-4 atom a. A2B2 and A2B3 b. A3B2 and A5B2
d. Mass of Hydrogen molecule c. A2B3 and A2B5 d. A2B3 and A3B5

22. A divalent element X will react with a tetravalent 2. Which among the following statement/s is/are
correct?
element Y to form a compound:
a. XY2 b. XY 1. The ratio of the mass of hydrogen to the mass
of oxygen is always 8:1 in a compound such as
c. X2Y d. XY4 water.
23. Law of conservation of mass was given by: 2. If 9 g of water is decomposed, 1g of hydrogen
a. Proust b. Antoine Lavoisier and 8 g of oxygen are always obtained.
c. John Dalton d. James Chadwick 3. Nitrogen and hydrogen are always present in the
ratio 3:14 by mass in ammonia.
24. What will be the number of moles in 46 g of sodium,
4. Many compounds are composed of two or more
if the atomic mass of sodium is 23?
elements and each such compound has the same
a. 4 b. 2 elements in the same proportions.
c. 2.3 d. 6.4 a. 2 and 4 b. 1, 2 and 3
25. Which of the following represents the chemical c. 1 and 3 d. 3 only
symbol for nitrogen gas? 3. Which of the following is incorrect match?
a. Ni b. Na 1. NaCl-Sodium chloride
c. N2 d. N 2. HCl-Hydrogen chloride
26. What is the value of Avogadro’s constant? 3. Ba(SO4)- Barium chloride
a. 6.022 × 1024 b. 6.013 × 1022 4. PCl5 -Phosphorus trichloride
c. 6.022 × 1023 d. 6.022 × 10–24 a. 1 and 2 b. 3 and 4
27. Which of the following is the chemical symbol used c. 1 and 3 d. 2 and 4
for cadmium? 4. The mass of a water molecule is
a. Cd b. Cu a. 3×10–26 kg b. 3×10–20 kg
c. Cs d. Ca c. 1.5×10–26 kg d. 2.5×10–26 kg
28. Nitrogen in NH3 has a valency of: 5. Which of the following would weigh the highest?
a. 3 b. 6 a. 0.2 mole of sucrose (C12H22O11)
c. 1 d. 5 b. 2 moles of CO2
29. Calculate the molecular mass of ethanol if the c. 2 moles of CaCO3
formula of ethanol is C2H5OH. d. 10 moles of H2O
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a. 34 gmol b. 46 gmol 6. Which among the given is not equal to 1 mole of
c. 48 gmol-1 d. 12 gmol-1 nitrogen gas?
a. 22.4 L of N2 at STP
30. Which of the following is the chemical formula of
quicklime? b. 28 g of nitrogen
a. CaO b. Ca CO c. 6.022 × 1023 nitrogen atoms
2 3
c. Ca(OH)2 d. CaCl2 d. 22400 cc. of N2 at STP

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 7. Number of atoms present in 52 g of He: 13. Irrespective of the source, A sample of pure water
a. 4 × 6.022 × 10 23 contains 11.1% hydrogen and 88.9% oxygen. The
data is in agreement with:
b. 13 atoms
a. Law of conservation of mass
c. 13 × 6.022 × 1023 atoms
b. Law of constant proportions
d. 8 atoms
c. Law of gaseous volumes
8. A person wanted to calculate the no. of moles of
oxygen atoms comprising of 9.033×1023 no. of its d. Law of multiple proportions
atoms. The person further thought to calculate its 14. Number of electrons present in 16 g of methane gas
mass and to find the number of moles of hydrogen are:
atoms needed to combine completely with this
a. 96.352 × 1023
amount of oxygen to produce water. The number of
moles of oxygen atoms, their mass (in g) and the no. b. 48.176 × 1023
of moles of hydrogen atoms are c. 60.22 × 1023
a. 1.5, 3 and 24 respectively d. 24.84 × 1023
b. 15, 18 and 3 respectively 15. If the aluminium salt of anion ‘X’ is Al2X3 the
c. 2.5, 14, 3 respectively formula of magnesium salt of ‘X’ will be:
d. 1.5, 24 and 3 respectively a. Mg2X b. MgX2
9. Select the incorrect match from the following: c. MgX d. Mg2X3
(a) Bromide ion - Monovalent, Negative 16. 360 g of H2O is equivalent to:
(b) Magnesium ion - Trivalent, positive (i) 1.2044 × 1025 molecules of water
(ii) 20 moles of water
(c) Oxide ion - Divalent, negative (iii) 6.022 × 1023 molecules of water
(d) Aluminium ion - Trivalent, positive (iv) 6 moles of water
10. Which of the following pairs of substances illustrate a. (i) b. (i) and (iv)
the law of multiple proportions? c. (i) and (ii) d. (ii) and (iv)
1. CO, CO2 2. H2O, D2O
17. Molecular formula P2O5 means that:
3. N O, NO 4. NaBr, Br
2 2 a. 2 : 5 is the ratio of the mass of P to the mass of
Select the correct answer using the codes given O in the molecule.
below:
b. 1 molecule of P2O5 contains 2 atoms of P and
a. (1) and (2) b. (2) and (4) 5 atoms of O
c. (3) and (4) d. (1) and (3) c. 5 : 2 is the ratio of the mass of P to the mass of
11. Consider the following statements: O in the molecule.
(i) Those particles which have more or less d. None of these.
electrons than the normal atoms are called ions.
18. Consider the following statements:
(ii) A group of atoms that act as an ion is known as
polyatomic ion. 1. Formula unit mass of Na2O is 48 u.
Select the correct statement/s: 2. Molar mass of ethyne (C2H2) is 26 g /mol.
a. (ii) only b. (i) only Which of these statement(s) is/are correct?
c. Both (i) and (ii) d. Neither (i) nor (ii) a. (1) only b. (2) only
12. Which among the following statements is incorrect? c. Both (1) and (2) d. Neither (1) nor (2)
a. Atoms are the building blocks of all matter.
b. Atoms cannot be seen by naked eyes because of Assertion & Reason Type Questions
their small size. Direction (Q1 to Q5): In the following questions, a
c. Size of an atom is expressed in meters. statement of assertion is followed by a statement of reason.
d. All of these. Mark the correct choice.

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 a. Both A and R are individually true and R is the substance is atomic or molecular, 1 mole of a substance
correct explanation of A. contains 6.022 × 1023 atoms or molecules. This number is
b. Both A and R are individually true but R is not the known as ‘Avogadro’s number’.
correct explanation of A. 1. If mass of 1022 atoms of an element ‘Z’ is found to
c. A is true but R is false. be 930 mg, then find the atomic mass of the element.
d. A is false but R is true. a. 32 amu b. 56 amu
1. Assertion: Amu (Atomic mass unit) is defined as c. 26 amu d. 48 amu
the mass of an atom that is one-twelfth that of a 2. Which among the given mass of SO2 gas contain the
carbon-12 atom. same no. of molecules as present in 4.4g of CO2?
Reason: The carbon-12 isotope was chosen as the a. 2.4g b. 4.8g
standard.
c. 6.4g d. 4.4g
2. Assertion: The law of conservation of mass holds
good for nuclear reactions. 3. Calculate the total number of atoms present in 10g
of CaCO3.
Reason: One mole of SO2 contains the same number
of molecules as in one mole of O2. a. 6 × 6.02 × 1022 b. 3×6.02×1022
3. Assertion: Oxygen has atomicity equals to 2. c. 4 × 6.02 × 1022 d. 5×6.02×1022
Reason: There are 6.023 × 1023 atoms present in Cased-Based-II: Dalton’s Atomic Theory states that, all
1 mole of an element. matter whether an element, a compound or a mixture is
4. Assertion: Percentage of oxygen in Na2CO3 is made up of small particles known as atoms and, during
45.30% a chemical reaction, atoms can neither be created nor be
Reason: % of oxygen destroyed. For the laws of chemical combination, Dalton’s
theory gives a simple explanation. Dalton used his theory for
Mass of oxygen element
= 100 explaining law of constant proportions, law of conservation
Molecular mass of Na2CO3 of mass and law of multiple proportions. Also, Dalton was
the first scientist who used symbols for the elements in
5. Assertion: The formula unit mass and molecular such a precise way. By using symbol for an element, he
mass of a substance is defined as the sum of atomic also referred certain quantity of that element i.e., 1 atom
masses of all the atoms present in the formula unit of that element.
or molecular formula of a compound.
1. Law of definite proportions is explained by which
Reason: There is only one difference between postulate of Dalton’s atomic theory?
molecular mass and formula unit mass which is the a. Atoms of an element do not change during a
molecular mass is used for molecular compounds chemical reaction.
i.e., covalent compounds and formula unit mass is b. An elements consists of atoms having fixed mass
used for ionic compounds. However, they have same and the number and kind of atoms in a given
numerical values. compound is fixed.
c. Different elements have different kind of atoms.
Case-Based Type Questions
d. All matter is made up of atoms.
Cased-Based-I: Actual masses of atoms and molecules
cannot be determined because they are very small particles. 2. Law of conservation of mass is explained by which
Therefore, the masses of atoms and molecules are expressed postulate of Dalton’s atomic theory?
on an atomic scale, which is obtained on comparing with a. Atoms can neither be created nor destroyed.
1
th of the mass of an atom of Carbon-12 isotope which b. Atoms combine in the ratio of small whole numbers
12 to form compounds.
is considered as 1 on the atomic scale. A larger unit known
c. All the atoms of a given element are identical.
as ‘mole’ was selected in terms of which masses, no. of
atoms or no. of molecules or volumes in case of gases d. During chemical combination, atoms of different
might be expressed. For e.g., depending upon whether the elements combine in simple ratios.
 3. 7g of calcium oxide is formed when 5g calcium is 3. Which among the following molecules has/
burnt in 2g oxygen. When 5g of Ca is burnt in 20g have molecular mass equivalent to that of carbon
of oxygen, then also 7g of calcium oxide is formed. monoxide?
The law of chemical combination which is being a. Methane b. Nitrogen gas
followed is
c. Diborane d. Ethene
a. Law of conservation of mass
4. On heating 500 kg of CaCO3, it produces:
b. Law of multiple proportions
a. 480 kg carbon dioxide
c. Law of constant proportions
b. 80 kg of calcium oxide
d. Gay-Lussac’s Law
c. 280 kg of calcium oxide
Cased-Based-III: In a compound, the % composition of d. 220 kg of carbon dioxide
elements is calculated with the help of molecular formula
of the compound. And, the molecular mass of a compound 5. Example/s of charged species is/are:
is found with the help of the atomic masses of the different a. Cation b. Anion
elements present in the compound. And, with the help of given c. Positive radical d. Neutron
relation, the % of mass of each element can be calculated.
% mass of element in the compound

Mass of the element 100

=
Mass of the compound
1. In Al2(SO4)3, the % of S is
a. 28 b. 45
c. 65 d. 75

2. In CaCO3, the % of Ca is
a. 16.18% b. 40%
c. 88.9% d. 18%

3. The mass of C present in 2g of CO2 is

a. 12 g b. 4 g
c. 0.545 g d. 5.45 g