GENERAL CHEMISTRY

REVIEW QUESTIONS
Question 1
The number 0.0999699 when rounded off to 3 significant figures is
equal to

A. 0.010 C. 0.0997
B. 0.099 D. 0.100
Question 2

How many zeroes are significant in 0.002008010 g?

A. 7 C. 3
B. 4 D. 6
Question 3

If a 3.50 g of powdered sample was weighed, the calibration of the

balance used must be

A. 0.001 g C. 0.1 g
B. 0.01 g D. 1 g
Question 4

Which of the following shapes does the molecule NH3 take?

A. linear C. trigonal bipyramidal

B. tetrahedral D. trigonal pyramidal
Question 5

Which of the following molecules is polar?

A. CCl4 C. CO2
B. SeO2 D. BH3
Question 6

Which of the following statements is true?

A. All ionic solids conduct electricity only in their aqueous states.

B. All covalent network solids do not conduct electricity.
C. All covalent molecular solids do not conduct electricity.
D. All metallic solids do not conduct electricity in their molten state.
Question 7

Graphite is a unique covalent network compound because of its

ability to conduct electricity at the solid state. Which of the following
is responsible for this unique phenomenon??

A. Delocalized electrons are present.

B. Strong covalent bond exists within the molecule.
C. Ions are firmly bound in the lattice.
D. Ions are free flowing.
Question 8

Strong IMFA is indicated by the following characteristics except for:

A. high surface tension C. low heat of vaporization

B. high boiling point D. low vapor pressure
Question 9
Which of the following statements is/are true?
I. LDF is present among all substances.
II. Dipole-dipole interaction is the strongest IMFA in noble gases.
III. H-bonding is present in all substances that have F, N and O.
IV. The stronger the IMFA present, the higher is the melting point.

A. I only C. I and III

B. I and II D. I and IV
Question 10

Which of the following is not an intensive property?

A. density C. melting point

B. color D. volume
Question 11
Which of the following statements is true?

A. Different objects with equal volumes will always have equal

densities.
B. Densities of different substances depend on the amount and not
on the kind of material.
C. A paper cut into pieces or different shapes will still have the
same densities.
D. Different volumes of water at 25°C will also have different
densities.
Question 12

At 25°C, one milliliter of Hg has a mass of 13.6 g. How many liters

of Hg are required to have a mass of 500 kg of Hg?

A. 36.8 L C. 25.2 L
B. 500 L D. 13.6 L
Question 13
A compound contains only Mg and O. A sample of the compound is
determined to contain 3.50 g of magnesium and 2.30 g of O.
According to the Law of Definite Proportions, how much Mg should
another sample of this compound contain if it contains 6.91 g of
oxygen?

A. 10.5 g C. 4.54 g
B. 1.16 g D. 55.5 g
Question 14

What volume of a 0.20 M NaCl is needed to prepare 50.00 mL of

0.08 M NaCl solution ?

A. 10.00 L C. 20.00 L
B. 12.50 L D. 32.00 L
Question 15

A chemical change always involves a change in

A. appearance C. composition
B. state D. temperature
Question 16

Which has the largest atomic size?

A. Mg C. K
B. Si D. O
Question 17

Which has the least first ionization energy?

A. Mg C. K
B. Si D. O
Question 18

Which has the greatest tendency to form a cation?

A. Mg C. K
B. Si D. O
Question 19

Which of the following is a pure substance?

A. sugar C. beer
B. vinegar D. iced tea
Question 20

What is the slope of the line?

A. 0.5 ppm B. 2 ppm C. 0.5 ppm-1 D. 2 ppm-1
Question 21

What is the absorbance of a 0.35 ppm solution?

A. 0.6 B. 0.8 C. 0.7 D. 0.9
Question 22

Which of the following sets of quantum numbers is not possible?

A. 2,1,0,-1/2 C. 3,2,-1,-1/2
B. 1,0,-2,-1/2 D. 2,0,0,1/2
Question 23
The decrease in the atomic number is not observed in case of

A. 𝛼-emission B. β-emission
C. electron capture D. positron emission
Question 24
Which of the following is the decay product of tritium
(a beta emitter)?

A. H-1 B. He-3
C. H-2 C. Li-6
Question 25

The rate constant for the decay of Tc-99 is known to be

1.16 x 10-1/h. what is the half-life of this nuclide?

A. 5.98 h C. 25.2 h
B. 1.16 h D. 13.6 h
Question 26
If 2.00 g tritium, 3H, is placed in storage, what mass of tritium will
remain after 5.00 years? The half-life is 12.3 years.

A. 0.492 g B. 1.321 g
C. 1.509 g D. 1.711 g
Question 27
A 276.58-g sample of X2(g) has a volume of 30.0 L at 3.2 atm and
27 °C. What is element X?

A. Br2 B. Cl2
C. O2 D. N2
Question 28
Which of the following set of quantum numbers (n, l, ml, ms) is
valid?

A. (3, 1, 2, -½) B. (2, 0, 1, +½)

C. (1, 0, 0, +½) D. (2, 3, -1, -½)
Question 29
Which of the following does not describe the orbital occupied by an
electron in an atom?

A. principal quantum number

B. azimuthal quantum number
C. magnetic quantum number
D. spin quantum number
Question 30
When a Ba atom loses two electrons, it becomes isoelectronic with:

A. I- B. Cs
C. Rn D. Xe
Question 31
Which rule/principle is violated by this electron configuration of a 6-
electron atom: 1s22s02p4?

A. Hund’s Rule B. Pauli’s Exclusion Principle

C. Aufbau Principle D. Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
Question 32
Which of the following electron configurations is invalid?

A. 1s22s22p63s2 B. 1s22s22p22p22p1
C. [Ar]4s23d5 D. 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d105p3
Question 33
What property of water is responsible for the formation of small
spherical droplets of water on the surface of leaves after a rain?

A. high density B. high surface tension

C. high specific heat D. high viscosity
Question 34
Which of the following will lead to a higher solubility of a gaseous
solute in water?

A. adding more solvent

B. increasing the temperature
C. adding more gaseous solute
D. decreasing the volume of the container
Question 35
Consider the table below.
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BOILING POINT, C
SUBSTANCE APPEARANCE
after 5 mins after 10 mins after 15 mins
JAM colorless liquid 90 95 100
MAJ colorless liquid 90 90 90

Which of the following statements is true about JAM and MAJ?

A. MAJ and JAM are both mixtures.
B. MAJ and JAM are both pure substances.
C. MAJ is a pure substance while JAM is a mixture.
D. JAM is a pure substance while MAJ is a mixture.
Question 36
Metallic substances are capable of conducting electricity due to

A. movement of cations.
B. formation of ions in solution.
C. presence of “sea” of delocalized electrons.
D. presence of positive ions that fit in a crystal lattice.
Question 37
For a system at equilibrium, which of the following is not true?

A. The rate of the reaction is zero.

B. The concentrations of reactants and products are no longer
changing.
C. The rate of the forward reaction is equal to the rate of the
reverse reaction.
D. The value for the equilibrium constant, Keq, will change when
temperature is changed.
Question 38
Which change will shift the reaction forward?

I2(g) ⇋ 2I(g) ∆H= +150kJ

A. increase in concentration of I
B. decrease in concentration of I2
C. increase in temperature
D. increase in pressure
Question 39
For the reaction below, the equilibrium constant is 1.0x10–5. If the
equilibrium concentration of H2 and Cl2 is 1.2×10–3 M and 1.2×10–4 M,
respectively, then the concentration of HCl is:

2HCl(g) ⇋ H2(g) + Cl2(g)

A. 12×10–4 M
B. 12×10–3 M
C. 12×10–2 M
D. 12×10–1 M
Question 40
How much of 1.50 M stock HCl solution is needed to prepare 100 mL
of 0.0800 M HCl solution?

A. 55.3 mL B. 5.33 mL
C. 18.8 mL D. 1.88 mL
Question 41
What is the pH of a 0.081 M perchloric acid solution?

A. 0.83 B. 1.09
C. 13.17 D. 12.91
Question 42
Which of the following substances is not an electrolyte?

A. NaNO3 B. H2SO4
C. KCl D. C6H6
Question 43
Which of the following is NOT a buffer system?

A. 0.5M HNO2-0.5M NaNO2

B. 0.15M H2SO3-0.15M Na2SO3
C. 0.15M HIO3-0.15M KIO3
D. 0.15M HCN-0.15M KCN
Question 44
Consider the phosphate buffer with the net equilibrium reaction
shown below:

In the equilibrium reaction, ________ acts as the conjugate base and

_______ as the acid.

A. HPO42-(aq), H2PO4-(aq) B. HPO42-(aq), H3O+(aq)

C. H2O(l), H3O+(aq) D. H2PO4-(aq), H2O(l)
Question 45
Which of the following statements is not a property of a galvanic cell?

A. Electrons flow from cathode to anode.

B. Reaction on the cell occurs spontaneously.
C. Chemical energy is converted to electrical energy.
D. Oxidation occurs at the anode while reduction occurs at the
cathode.
Question 46
Which of the following is not an example of a redox reaction?

A. CuO + H2 → Cu + H2O
B. Fe2O3 + 3CO → 2Fe + 3CO2
C. 2K + F2 → 2KF
D. BaCl2 + H2SO4 → BaSO4 + 2HCl
Question 47

All compounds exhibit hydrogen bonding except

A. HF C. CH3NH2
B. NH3 D. CH3CH2OCH3
Question 48

How much KOH (MM = 56.11 g/mol) is needed to prepare half a

liter of 0.200 M KOH solution?

A. 56.1 g C. 0.561 g
B. 5.61 g D. 561 g
Question 49

What happens to the solubility of carbon dioxide in carbonated

drinks upon increasing the temperature?

A. It is not affected. C. It increases.

B. It decreases. D. It cannot be determined.
Question 50

For a particular substance, the heat of deposition is equal to but

opposite in sign to the

A. heat of vaporization C. heat of sublimation

B. heat of evaporation D. heat of freezing
Question 51

What type of reaction will always produce an ionic substance as a

product?

A. combination C. neutralization
B. decomposition D. combustion
Question 52

A reaction is predicted to be always spontaneous as written if

A. (-) ΔHsys C. (+) ΔSsys

B. (-) ΔGsys D. (+) ΔHsys
Question 53

The following changes result in an increase in the entropy except

A. evaporation of alcohol C. air released from balloon

B. condensation of N2 gas D. heating a cup of coffee
Question 54

Consider the solubility of NaCl at 25°C is 35g/100 mL water. What is

the mass of solute dissolved in 14mL of water to prepare a
saturated solution at 25°C?

A. 2.5 g
B. 4.9 g
C. 40 g
D. 250 g
Question 55

Consider the solubility of NaCl at 25°C is 35g/100 mL water. If 23 g

of solute is completely dissolved in 50 mL of water at 25°C, what
type of solution is prepared?

A. unsaturated
B. diluted
C. saturated
D. supersaturated