Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III – Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
BENIGNO S. AQUINO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Concepcion , Tarlac

GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
Second Quarter (First Semester)
Name:___________________________________ Score: _____________________
Section: __________________________________ Date: ______________________

Multiple Choice: Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer and write it in your answer sheet.

1. All of the following are hydrocarbon compounds EXCEPT

A. Alkanes B. Alkenes C. Alkynes D. Alcohol

2. All the following contains carbonyl groups EXCEPT

A. alcohol B. aldehyde C. carboxylic acid D. Ketone

3. Which quantum number indicates the size of an atoms?

A. Azimuthal quantum number
B. Magnetic quantum number
C. Principal quantum number
D. Spin quantum number

4. In terms of magnetic properties due to electron neon (A=10) may be described as

A. diamagnetic B. electromagnetic C. ferromagnetic D. paramagnetic

5. Which of the following states that no two electrons in an atom can have the same set of quantum numbers?
A. Aufbau Principle C. Pauli’s Exclusion Principle
B. Hund’s Rule D. Octet Rule

6. It refers to the electrostatic force holding the two opposites charged ions.
A. Covalent bond B. Ionic bond C. Metallic bond D. Single bond

7. Which of the following is not a possible set of quantum numbers?

A. 1, 0, 0, +1/2 C. 2, 2, -1, -1/2
B. 2, 0, 0, -1/2 D. 3, 1, -1, -1/2

8. How many valence electrons are found in an atom with an electron configuration of 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5
A. 3 B. 5 C. 7 D.8

9. Which element has electrons in its “d” orbital?

A. Fe B. K C. Na D. S

10. What noble gas can be used as the core symbol for the electron configuration of selenium?
A. Ar B. Kr C. Ne D. Xe

11. Which of the following elements has the highest electronegativity?

A. Fr B. Na C. Cl D. F

12. Where can you find metals in the periodic table of elements?
A. Metals are located before the metalloids, on the left side of the periodic table.
B. Metals are found after the metalloids, on right side of periodic table.
C. Metals are located at the rightmost column of the periodic table.
D. Metals are found in group 17 on the periodic table.

13. All noble gas have eight valence electrons EXCEPT

A. Xe B. Ar C. He D. Kr

14. Which of the following sublevels is correctly designated?

A. 1p5 B. 3f9 C. 2p6 D. 3d11

15. How ionic bonding does takes place?

 A. Two non-metallic elements of different kinds form strong forces of attraction.
B. Two non-metallic element of the same kind form strong forces of attraction.
C. A non-metallic element like fluorine is attracted to a metallic element like sodium.
D. A metallic element like sodium transfers an electron to a non-metallic element like fluorine.

16. When does covalent bonding takes place?

A. It takes place when atoms share electrons with one another.
B. It takes place when the attraction between atoms is strong.
C. It takes place when atoms collide with one another.
D. It takes place when atoms attain stability.

17. Which of the following shows that an atom is stable?

A. having 2 valence electrons C. having 6 valence electrons
B. having 4 valence electrons D. having 8 valence electrons

18. Which of the following elements are in increasing order of electronegativity?

A. C<O<Na<Al C. F<He<P<Ga
B. Sn<Sr<As<S D. Tl<Pb<Te<Br

19. Which element will have 5 electrons in its Lewis dot symbol?
A. Argon B. Boron C. Carbon D. Phosphorus

20. How will you described the Lewis structure of O2 gas molecule?
A. There is a double bond and four lone pairs.
B. There is a double bond and six lone pairs.
C. There is a single bond and four lone pairs.
D. There is a single bond and six lone pairs.

21. Considering the position of the elements in the periodic table and their relative electronegativities and bond polarities, which
bond is longest?
A. carbon - Oxygen triple bond
B. carbon - Oxygen single bond
C. carbon - Carbon single bond
D. carbon - Carbon double bond

22. Write the singly bonded Lewis dot structure for BF3. Which of the following statements best describes this structure?
A. It obeys the octet rule on all atoms. C. It has less than an octet on at least one atom.
B. It has a lone pair of electrons on the boron atom. D. It has less than an octet of electrons on all atoms.

23. How many valence electrons in group 1A element have?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

24. Which has the lowest electron affinity?

A. Chlorine B. Iodine C. Rubidium D. Sodium

25. Table salt is an example of ionic compound found in our kitchen. This compound is formed between ___________.
A. Two metals B. two non-metals C. a metal and non-metal D. a noble gas and metal

26. The Lewis structure shows the number of ________electrons in an atom. Only _________ electrons are placed on each side
of the chemical symbol.
A. Bonding, eight C. valence, one
B. Nonbonding, eight D. valence, two

27. Which is not a characteristic of ionic compounds?

A. Hard and brittle C. Liquid at room temperature
B. High melting point and boiling point D. Conduct electricity when in aqueous solution

28. Ana’s experiment shows that an aqueous solution of sodium chloride lights up a bulb. Which of the following statement will
best explains her observation?
A. The ions in the solution can move freely.
B. The strong ionic bond is broken in solution.
C. The ionic bonds enable the salt to conduct electricity.
D. The sodium and chloride ions are arranged in a lattice.

29. What is the formula for the ionic compound formed between aluminum and bromine?
 A. AlBr B. Al2Br C. AlBr3 D. Al3Br3

30. How many atoms of calcium is required to form an ionic compound with chlorine?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

31. What type of bond is formed when electrons are not equally shared between two atoms?
A. Ionic B. Metallic C. Nonpolar covalent D. Polar covalent

32. How many pairs of electron does a double covalent bond represent?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

33. Fred’s molecular compound is prepared by diluting ethyl alcohol with water. This aqueous solution is nonconducting, which
of the following statement best explain the property of the solution?
A. Molecular compound can have triple bonds.
B. The atoms in a molecule share valence electrons.
C. Molecular compounds do not assume a crystal lattice.
D. The constituent atoms do not dissociate as ions in water to provide mobile particles.

34. A molecule can be nonpolar though it contains polar bonds if_________.

A. the atoms are C or H only. C. the atoms have big electronegativity difference.
B. the atoms are from either Group 1 or Group 3 D. the molecules have symmetrical geometry.

35. What is the molecular shape of sulfur dioxide, SO2?

A. Linear B. Bent or V-shape C. Seesaw D. Trigonal planar

36. Which of the following is a polar covalent bond?

A. AlF3 B. CH4 C. NaBr D. NH3

37. Which of the following is a nonpolar covalent compound?

A. CO B. NF3 C. SiF4 D. Al2O3

38. Which of the following elements has the highest electronegativity?

A. O B. Cl C. P D. F

39. The stratosphere is the layer of atmosphere that has a highest concentration of ozone (O3). In the Lewis structure of this gas,
how many pairs are associated to the central atom?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 4

40. Unsaturated hydrocarbons contain ___.

A. at least one double or triple bond between carbon atoms C. only single bonds between carbon atoms
B. only double bonds D. only triple bonds

41. Electron affinity is the change in energy that accompanies the addition of an electron to a gaseous atom.
Which of the following elements has the highest electron affinity?
A. K B. Rb C. Al D. C

42. Fruits have pleasant odour because of the presence of _______________.

A. aldehyde B. esters C. ethers D. ethyl

43. Which of the following hydrocarbons is saturated?

A. butane B. cyclopentene C. ethanol D. pentyne

44. Which of the following groups can be classified as carbonyls?

A. aldehyde B. ethers C. ketone D. aldehyde and ketone

45. How is a Carboxyl Group commonly written?

A. –OH B. –COH C. –COOH D. –CHOH

46. How many lone pair/s is/are present in the Lewis structure of SF6?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D.3
 47. Vinegar, lemons and Vitamin C contain what functional group in common?
A. alcohol B. aldehyde C. carboxyl D. ester

48. What functional group is present in the chemicals that is widely used antiseptics and sanitizers to combat COVID-19
pandemic?
A. alcohol B. aldehyde C. ether D. isopropyl

49-50. Refer on the structure of vanillin, which is an aromatic flavoring in vanilla ice cream.

49. What functional group is present in “A” ?

A. Alcohol
B. Aldehyde
C. Ester
D. Ketone

50. What are the functional groups indicated in B and C?

A. Aldehyde, Ketone
B. Aldehyde, Ester
C. Ether, Alcohol
D. Ester, Ether

Prepared by: Reviewed/Checked by: Noted:

RUFTHEL S. GUTIERREZ RELLY A. LAXAMANA AURORA S. FRANCIA

MT II, STEM MT-II, SGH SHS AP II, SHS

Approved:

NELIA Y. ANDRES, EdD

Principal IV