AKLAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Banga, Aklan
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
First Semester AY 2015-2016

GENERAL CHEMISTRY

Name: ________________________________________Course/Yr.: ________________Score: __________

TEST I. Multiple Choice

1) The system of advancing knowledge by formulating a question, collecting data about it through observation and experiment, and
testing a hypothetical answer.
A. Hypothesis
B. Theory
C. Scientific Method
D. Law
2) A French chemist who is considered as the founder of modern chemistry.
A. Ernest Rutherford
B. Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
C. John Dalton
D. Robert Millikan
3) It is a scalar physical quantity that is a property of objects and systems which is conserved by nature.
A. Matter
B. Chemistry
C. Science
D. Energy
4) A substance that cannot be decomposed, synthesized or transformed into another element by simple chemical change.
A. Element
B. Metal
C. Compound
D. Mixtures
5) A suspension of tiny particles of one substance, called the dispersed or continous phase or dispersion medium.
A. Homogenous mixture
B. Heterogenous mixture
C. Colloid
D. Suspension
6) The energy that a body or system has stored because of its position in an electric, magnetic, or gravitational field, or because of its
configuration.
A. Potential Energy
B. Kinetic Energy
C. Radiant Energy
D. Electrical Energy
7) It is a method used to express accuracy and precision necessary in a decimal number.
A. Scientific Notation
B. Measurement
C. Quantity
D. Significant Figures
8) Zeros placed between nonzero digits are significant; also called as
A. Trailing zeros
B. Leading zeros
C. Captive zeros
D. Terminal zero
9) A mixture of sand and water can be separated by
A. Filtration
B. Evaporation
C. Distillation
D. Crystallization
10) The state of matter that is neither a solid nor a liquid at ordinary temperatures and that has the ability to expand indefinitely.
A. Plasma
B. Solid
C. Liquid
D. Gas

II. Label each process as a physical or chemical change:

1. perfume evaporating on your skin –

2. butter melting –
3. wood rotting -
4. burning sugar -
5. autumn leaves changing color -
6. a hot glass cracking when placed in cold water -
7. breaking a bone -
8. fogging a mirror with your breath
9. mixing sugar in water -
10. digesting food -

III. TRUE or FALSE

______1. Bose-Einstein condensates are the reverse of plasmas.
______2. The three states of matter most important to chemistry are solid, liquid and plasma.
______3. Matter is defined as that which has mass and occupies space. This definition seems simple enough, yet there are
profound issues which surround it.
______4. An element is a pure substance which cannot be broken down by further chemical techniques.
______5. Water is a typical example of a compound. One molecule of water is composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen
atom, chemically bonded together. It is identified with its formula: H 2O.
______6. A physical property of a pure substance is anything that cannot be observed without changing the identity (that is, the
chemical nature) of the substance.
______7.A chemical change is any change NOT involving a change in the substance's chemical identity
______8. A "physical change" means that the reacting compound(s) are changed into new compounds.
______9. Filtration is the most common technique to remove the solid material.
______10. Mercury is a liquid AND a metal. That means it conducts electricity very easily.

IV. GIVE THE ANSWER WITH ITS SIGNIFICANT FIGURE

1) 3.461728 + 14.91 + 0.980001 + 5.2631

2) 23.1 + 4.77 + 125.39 + 3.581
3) 22.101 - 0.9307
4) 0.04216 - 0.000413
5) 2.33 x 6.085 x 2.1.

V. CONVERT TO SCIENTIFIC NOTATION:

1) 28,000,000
2) 305,000
3) 0.000000463
4) 0.000201
5) 3,010,000

VI. Convert the following:

1) 25 mg = _____ g
2) 160 km = _____ mi.
3) 160 °F = ______ °C
4) 45 °C = ______ °F
5) 8900 mm = ______ m

Joshua 1:9 - "…Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord
your God is with you wherever you go."

Prepared by:

CHARLINE A. RADISLAO
Instructor

Noted by:

CECILE O. LEGASPI, PhD.

Dean, SAS