KESTER COLLEGE

Preliminary Examination in General Chemistry

(ORGANIC AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY)
1st Semester AY 2010 – 2011

Professor Ramela R. Villena

INSTRUCTIONS: Write the corresponding letter of your choice on the
answer sheet. NO ERASURES allowed and NO SUPERIMPOSITION.
GOOD LUCK!!!!
MULTIPLE CHOICE:

___1. When a pure substance was analyzed, it was found to contain

CARBON AND CHLORINE. This substance must be classified as
a. element
b. a compound
c. mixture
d. both mixture and compound
___2. The law of conservation of matter states that
a. matter is saved in the form of particles.
b. matter is conserved by chemical processes.
c. matter is very unlike energy.
d. matter is neither created nor destroyed in any process.
___3. Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?
a. steam condensing on the bathroom mirror
b. cracking open an egg and removing the yolk
c. burning of a piece of toast
d. water evaporating from a puddle on a hot day
___ 4. Elements and
compounds are both considered
pure substances because they
a. cannot be broken down into simpler substances
b. appear on the periodic table.
c. contain two or more elements combined in fixed proportion.
d. have a unique set of chemical and physical properties.
___5. All of the following are evidences of a chemical change except
a. evolution of a gas
b. decrease in size
c. formation of new substance
d. color change
___6. All of the following are statements showing a physical change
except
a. Overgrown grass is cut with a lawn mower.
b. Ice is formed when water is placed in the freezer.
c. Sheep are sheared and wool is turned to yarn.
d. Silkworms feed on leaves and produce silk.
___ 7. The neutron was discovered in 1932 by
a. Dalton c. Thomson
b. Rutherford d. Chadwick
___8. Which of the following is the standard unit for temperature?
a. Kelvin
b. Fahrenheit
c. Celsius
d. None of the above
__9. Given the following measurements, which of the following
statement is correct, 1.05g, 1.10g 1.15g if the actual value is
1.16g?
a. The measurements are accurate.
b. The measurements are precise.
c. The measurements are accurate but not precise.
d. The measurements are neither accurate nor precise.
___10.The number of protons in an atom of 65
30 ZN
a. 65 c. 30
b. 35 d. 95
___11. What is the best scientific notation of
0.0000000000000001058?
a 1.058X 10 16 c. 1.06 X 10 16
b .1.058 X 10 -16 d. 1.06 X 10 –16
__12. The following are the basic units of medicine except.
a. liter c. gram
b. meter d. cubic meter
__13. All of the following are physical properties except
a. sugar dissolves in water
b. butter turns rancid when left unrefrigerated
c. moth balls sublime at room temperature
d. water evaporates from an open container
__14. Which of the following is a chemical change?
a. Tea is sweetened by adding sugar.
b.Tobacco is smoked in a pipe.
c. The surface of pond freezes during winter
d. Frozen lemonade is melted and diluted.
___15.The chemical symbol of sodium is
a. Na
b. S
c. So
d. Ne
__16 . Mixture can be prepared by physical methods. Pure compounds
are chemical combinations of elements. Which of the following groups
contain only pure compounds?
a. cholesterol, steel, sulfur dioxide
b. caffeine, sucrose, petroleum
c. butane, air, sodium chloride
d. water, ethanol, calcium carbonate
__17. Which of the following describes a chemical property of chlorine?
a. Chlorine is a gas.
b. Chlorine is yellow-green in color.
c. Chlorine is toxic to humans.
d. Chlorine as a solid melts at 808 C.
___18.. Which of the following is not true?
a. Matter particles have energy.
b..Matter particles are closet in solids.
c. Heat increases the motion of particles.
d.Matter particles in solids and liquids move at the same speed
___19.Which scientist developed the atomic theory of matter?
.a. Dalton c. Thomson
b. Rutherford d. Chadwick
__20. The state of matter that exists inside the sun and the other
stars is called
a. solid
b. liquid
c. gas
d. plasma

II Match the following elements to their corresponding

elements
symbols. Write the letter on the line.

____21. potassium a. Na
____22. sodium b. Li
____23. copper c. Zn
 ____24. lithium d. K
____25. iron e. Cu
____26. arsenic f. Sn
____27. tin g. Fe
____28. Zinc h. As

III Complete the table:

Atomic Mass No. of No. of No. of

number number protons neutrons electrons

9 (29) ? (30) ? 10 (31) ?

(32) ? (33) ? 14 15 (34) ?
(35) ? 47 (36) ? 25 (37 ) ?
(38) ? 55 25 (39) ? (40) ?

For number 41 -50 given the following symbols, identify the kinds of
elements. Write the letter only…

a. Metals c. Metalloids
b .Non -metals d. Noble gases

41. Sn 46. Mg
42. P 47. Kr
43. O 48. Po
44. Co 49. Pb
45. Br 50. Rn

III. Fill in the chart by supplying each missing temperature

conversion.

O
C K F
O

a. Boiling of Water 100 ? --------

(47) (46)-----------
b. Freezing of Water (48) 273 ------------------
(44)
c. Room Temperature (49) (50) 35
d. Normal Body (51) 0 (52)
Temperature

IV. Determine the number of significant digits.

53. 1.0070 m _____________
54. 17.10 kg _____________
55. 3.29 x 103 s _____________
56. 100,890 L _____________
57. 0.0054 cm _____________
58. 3,200,000 mL ______________
59 .0.000234 L ________________
60. 9000 _______________

V. Conversion:
61-65 Convert 89 g to pound to kilograms.
66- 70 Convert 340 miles to km to in.