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SAMPLE OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS SET 1

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1. Determine the number of protons, electrons and neutrons in 79 Au atom.
a. 79 protons, 118 neutrons, 79 electrons
b. 79 protons, 118 neutrons, 118 electrons
c. 79 protons, 197 neutrons, 79 electrons
d. 118 protons, 79 neutrons, 79 electrons

2. How much calcium is present in Ca(NO3)2 that contains 50.10 g of nitrogen?

a. 35.07 g c. 71.57 g
b. 35.80 g d. 143.14 g

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true about 2 L of 0.1 M Ca3(PO4)2 solution?
a. This solution contains 0.2 mol Ca3(PO4)2
b. This solution contains 0.8 mol of oxygen atom
c. 1 L of this solution produces 0.3 mol of calcium atom
d. 500 mL of this solution contains 6.02 x 1022 phosphorus atoms

4. Calculate the density of a nitrogen gas N2 at 25oC and 200 kPa

[Ar: N = 14.01]
a. 2.26 x 10-3 g L-1 c. 2.26 g L-1
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b. 1.13 gL d. 26.96 g L-1

5. What is the electronic configuration for N3- and Ni2+?

a. N3- : 1s2 2s2 2p6 c. N3- : [Ne]
2+ 6
Ni : [Ar]3d Ni2+ : [Ar]3d6
b. N3- : 1s2 2s2 2p6 d. N3- : [Ne]
2+ 8
Ni : [Ar]3d Ni2+ : [Ar]3d64s2

6. A possible set of quantum numbers for an electron in the 3d orbital is

1 1
a. n = 3 , l = 1 , m = 1 , s = - c. n = 3 , l = 2 , m = 3 , s = +
2 2

1 1
b. n = 3 , l = 2 , m = 0 , s = + d. n = 3 , l = 3 , m = 2 , s = -
2 2

7. FIGURE 1 shows the position of four elements A, B, C and D in the periodic table.

A B
D C

FIGURE 1
Arrange the elements based on increasing atomic radii.
a. A < B < D < C
b. B < A < C < D
c. C < D < B < A
d. B < A < D < C
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8. Choose the CORRECT order in increasing ionic radii from the set below.
a. Al3+, Mg2+, Na+, O2-, Cl- c. Na+, Mg2+, Al3+, O2-, Cl-
b. Cl-, O2-, Na+, Mg2+, Al3+ d. O2-, Cl-, Na+, Mg2+, Al3+

9. Which of the species below has the highest ionization energy?

a. Na c. Ca2+
b. Rb d. Sr2+

10. The combination of elements which forms ionic bond is

a. boron-fluorine c. potassium-bromine
b. carbon-chlorine d. sulphur-oxygen

11. Choose the CORRECT statement about ammonia molecule.

a. The molecular geometry is trigonal planar
b. The H-N-H bond angles are greater than 109.5o
c. The nitrogen atom utilizes sp3 hybrid orbitals for σ bonding
d. The N-H bonds are polar but the molecule is non polar

12. Which of the following hybrid orbital is used by the central atom for σ bonding in CO32-?
a. sp2 c. sp3d
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b. sp d. sp3d2

13. Choose the CORRECT order in increasing boiling points for the following substances.
a. H2 < Ne < CO < HF < BaCl2 c. H2 < Ne < HF < CO < BaCl2
b. H2 < CO < Ne < HF < BaCl2 d. Ne < H2 < CO < HF < BaCl2

14. Based on Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory, the shape of ClF3
molecule is
a. T-shape c. Trigonal planar
b. Tetrahedral d. Trigonal bipyramidal

15. What is the hybridization of sulphur in SF4 molecule?

a. sp2 c. sp3d
b. sp3 d. sp3d2

16. In which reaction, temperature and low pressure favour the formation of product?
a. 2O3 (g) ↔ 3O2 (g) ∆H = -284kJ
b. 2HI (g) ↔ H2 (g) + I2 (g) ∆H = 10.5 kJ
c. 2NH3 (g) ↔ 2N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) ∆H = 92.4 kJ
d. 2C2O2 (g) + 5O2 (g) ↔ 4CO2 (g) + 2H2O (g) ∆H = -2596 kJ

17. The values of Ka for various pH indicators are given below. Which indicator is most
suitable for titration of an ammonium solution against hydrochloric acid?
Compound Ka Color change
a. Methyl orange 5.01 x 10-4 orange to yellow
b. Bromothymol blue 1.58 x 10-7 yellow to blue
c. Phenolphthalein 7.08 x 10-10 colorless to red
d. Alizarin yellow 8.91 x 10-12 yellow to red
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18. An amount of 12.00 mL of 0.16 M HCl solution is added to 26.00 mL of 0.11 M NaOH.
What is the pH of the solution?
a. 1.40 c. 12.39
b. 1.61 d. 12.61

19. An amount of 0.008 mol of NH4Cl is added to 1 L of 0.01 M NH3 at 25oC. Calculate the
concentration of OH-.
[Kb NH3 = 1.75 x 10-5]

a. 1.4 x 10-5 M c. 1.4 x 10-3 M

b. 2.2 x 10-5 M d. 2.2 x 10-3 M

20. A solution at 100oC is composed of 1.50 mol of hexane and 3.50 mol octane. The vapour
pressures of pure hexane and pure octane are 1836 torr and 354 torr, respectively at this
temperature. Calculate the mole fraction of hexane in vapour at equilibrium.
a. 0.310 c. 0.838
b. 0.690 d. 0.924

21. Why does the temperature remain constant as heat is added to vapourise a liquid at its
boiling point?
a. The heat energy added is to increase the kinetic energy
b. The heat energy added is to overcome the intermolecular forces
c. Energy is used to separate molecules from the closely packed solid state to liquid state
d. Energy is used to separate molecules from closely packed liquid state to gaseous state.

22. The freezing point depression of a solution containing 2.10 g of maltose in 97.90 g of water
is 0.113oC. Calculate the molecular mass, g mol-1 of maltose.
[Kf water = 1.860oC kg mol-1]
a. 0.353
b. 98
c. 353
d. 3384

For questions 21-30, use this table to select the correct combination answer
A B C D
I only I & II II & III I, II & III

23. Which of the following properties indicate the presence of weak intermolecular attractive
forces in a liquid?
I A high boiling point
II A low viscosity
III A high vapour pressure

24. Under the same conditions of temperature and pressure, equal volumes of nitrogen and
oxygen gases have the same
I number of molecules
II rate of effusion of the gaseous
III average molecular velocity

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25. Which of the following statement(s) about 4f orbital is (are) TRUE?
I A maximum of 14 electrons can be filled in the orbital
II The magnetic quantum numbers are -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2 and 3
III The principal quantum number is 4 and the azimuthally quantum number is 3

26. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) TRUE for element E with atomic number 15?
I E is halogen
II E is a p block element
III E is a representative element

27. The F- ion has 17 protons and 18 electrons. Which of the following statement(s) is (are)
NOT true?
I The element F is in group 18
II The electronic configuration of F is 1s22s22p63s23p6
III F- ion will react with the ion of element G from group 1 to form the compound FG

28. The following statement(s) is (are) TRUE for CO and CO2 molecules.
I CO2 is non polar whereas CO is polar
II CO2 has a shorter bond than CO
III The bond is CO is weaker than that in CO2

29. Which pair forms a buffer system?

I KHCO3 / H2CO3
II NH3 / NH4NO3
III KHCO3 / HCOOH

30. Which temperature-composition diagrams represent an ideal mixture of liquids M and N?

I
temperature
vapor

liquid

composition of M

II temperature
vapor

liquid

composition of M

III temperature
vapor

liquid