Answer all questions. Each questions is followed by four options, A, B, C and D.

Choose the
best option for each questions.
1. Which of the following statements proves that matter is made up of tiny discrete
particles?
A
Sprinkling coffee powder on water
B
Collecting hydrogen gas into the test tube
C
Cutting a bar of chalk into powder
D
Diffussion of copper (II) sulphate in water.
2. Which of the following substances is made up of molecules?
A Zinc
B Helium
C Sulphur dioxide
D Copper (II) sulphate
3. Which of the following statements are true about the behaviour of the particles in a gas?
I
II
III
IV
A
C

They are able to move at high speeds.

They are arranged in regular patterns.
There are large spaces between the particles.
They spread throughout the vessel in which they are contained.
I and II only
I , II and IV only

B
D

III and IV only

I, III and IV only

4. Which of the following situations occur when water evaporates?

A
The force of attraction between water molecules are stronger
B
The water molecules increase in size
C
The number of water molecules decrease
D
The kinetic energy of water molecules increase
5. Which of the following processes releases heat?
A Condensation
6.

Melting

C Boiling

D Evaporation

Substance P is a liquid at room temperature. Which of the following could be the melting
point and boiling point of P?

A
B
C
D

Melting
point/oC
-20
-4
32
405

Boiling point/oC
-5
48
80
900

7. The diagram below shows the graph of the cooling of acetamide from its gaseous state to
its solid state.

What is the boiling point and the time when liquid acetamide starts to condense?
A
B
C
D

Boiling point
T1
T1
T2
T2

Time when it start to condense

m1
m3
m2
m4

An atom is indivisible, cannot be produced

or destroyed.

8. Which of the following scientists gave the above explanation about an atom?
A John Dalton
C Ernest Rutherford

B Sir James Chadwick

D Sir Joseph John Thomson

9. Radium contains 88 electrons and 138 neutrons. What is its nucleon number?
A 50
B 88
C 138
D 226
10. Atom P has 9 protons and 10 neutrons. Which of the following is true about atom P?
A
B
C
D

Atom P has 10 electrons

Atom P has 8 valence electrons
Atom P has 2 shells filled with electrons
Atom P has a proton number of 19

11. What is the difference between a chlorine atom and a chloride ion in terms of the number
of subatomic particles?
A
The number of protons
B
The number of electrons
C
The number of neutrons
D
The number of nucleuses
3

12. The diagram below shows the symbol of the potassium atom.
39
19

Which of the following is true about the symbol?

Proton number
Nucleon number
A
19
19
B
19
39
C
19
39
D
39
20

Number of neutrons
39
19
20
19

13. Study atom X and atom Y in the diagram below.

12

14

Which of the following statements is true about atom X and Y?

A
B
C
D

They are different elements

They are a pair of isotopes
They have six valence electrons
They are located in different groups of the Periodic Table

14. This isotope produces gamma radiation to kill cancer cells.

A Iodine-131
B Cobalt-60
C Sodium-24

D Carbon-12

15. How many carbon atoms have the same mass as glucose, C6H12O6?
[Relative atomic mass: H, 1; C, 12; O, 16]
A 12

B 15

C 30

D 60

16. The chemical formula for ammonium sulphate is (NH4)2SO4. What is its relative formula
mass? [Relative atomic mass of N = 14, H = 1, S = 32, O = 16]
A 84

B 114

C 132

D 264

17. An unknown element, Y, was found in a compound which has a relative formula mass of
Y2SO4. What is the relative atomic mass of Y?
[Relative atomic mass: O,16: S, 32]
A 32

B 48

C 54

D 108

18. A sample of zinc contains 3.6 X 1024 zinc atoms. What is the number of moles of zinc?
4

[Avogadro constant = 6.0 1023 mol1]

A 2
B 3

C 5

D 6

19. 1 mole of carbon dioxide, CO2 contains the same number of atoms as
I
1 mole of water, H2O
II
1.5 moles of oxygen gas, O2
III
2 moles of copper atoms
IV
3 moles of neon gas
A I and III only
only

II and IV only

C I, II and III only

20. How many moles of oxygen atoms does CH3COOC2H5 contain?

A 4
B 3
C 2

D I, II and IV

D 1

21. What is the number of molecules in 0.2 mole of sulphur dioxide, SO2?
[Avogadro constant = 6.0 1023 mol1]
A 1.2 1023
B 2.4 1023
C 1.2 1024
D 2.4 1024
22. What is the mass of oxygen contained in 192 g of sulphur dioxide?
[Relative atomic mass: O, 16 ; S, 32}
A 16 g
B 64 g
C 96 g
D 160 g
23. What is the ratio volume of 9 g of steam and 2 g of hydrogen gas?
[Relative atomic mass: H, 1; O,16]
A 9:2
B 1:2
C 2:1

D 2:9

24. What is the mass of 36 dm3 of methane, CH4 gas at room temperature and pressure?
[Relative atomic mass of H = 1, C = 14; 1 mole of gas occupies 24 dm3 at room
temperature and pressure]
A 6g
B 24 g
C 12 g
D 60 g

25. The relative atomic masses of carbon and magnesium are 12 and 24 respectively. Which
of the following are true?
I The mass of an atom of carbon is 12 g and the mass of an atom of magnesium is 24 g.
II
The number of atoms in 1 g of carbon is equal to that of 2 g of magnesium.
III
The number of moles of 6 g of carbon is equal to that of 12 g of magnesium.
IV
The mass of 1 mole of carbon is equal to that of 1 mole of magnesium.
A

I and IV only

II and III only

5

I, II and III only D

II, III and IV only

26. Which of the following compounds contains the highest percentage by mass of carbon?
[Relative atomic mass: H, 1;C, 12 ; O, 16]
A CH3COOH

C2H6

C C2H4

D C2H5OH

27. 4.6 g of element X reacted with 1.6 g of element Y to form a compound with the formula
X2Y. What is the relative atomic mass of element X? [Relative atomic mass of Y = 16]
A 3

B 32

23

46

28. The following equation shows the reaction between nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas to
produce ammonia.
N2 + 3H2 2NH3
How many grams of hydrogen gas are needed to produce 34 g of ammonia?
[Relative atomic mass of N = 14, H = 1]
A 3g
B 4g
C 6g
D 28 g
29. 2.3 gram of sodium is burnt in the air and the product is dissolved in water to form
sodium hydroxide solution. What is the number of mole of this sodium hydroxide?
[Relative Atomic Mass: H,1; O,16; Na, 23]
A 0.05 mol
B 0.01 mol
C 0.15 mol
D 0.20 mol
30. 3.0 g of magnesium is burnt completely in air. What is the mass of the magnesium oxide
formed?[Relative Atomic Mass : Mg, 24; O,16]
A 4.0 g
B 5.0 g
C 7.0g
D 8.0 g
31. Copper (II) carbonate decomposed when heated strongly according to the chemical
equation.[Relative Atomic Mass: Cu,64; O,16; C,12]
CuCO3 CuO + CO2
What is the mass of copper(II) oxide formed when 24.8 g of copper(II) carbonate is burnt
completely?
A 8.0 g
B 16.0 g
C 24.8 g
D 160g
32. The table below shows the relative atomic mass of element R and T.
Element
R
T

Relative Atomic mass

12
64

Which of the following is true about the atom of element R and T?

A
The mass of one atom of R is 12g
B
The number of neutron in R is 12
6

C
D

1 mole of R has same number of atom as 1 mole of T

The size of atom is 5 times bigger than R

33. The table below shows the mass of element K and O in and oxide and the relative atomic
mass of element K and O.
Element
Mass/g
Relative atomic
mass

K
2.3
23

O
0.8
16

The empirical formula for oxide K is

A K2O
B KO2

C K2O3

D K3O2

34. In modern Periodic Table, the elements are arranged in the increasing order of
A oxidation number
B number of neutrons
C
nucleon number
D proton number
35. Which scientist left some empty spaces in the Periodic Table for elements which were
not known at that time?
A J.W.Dobereiner
B
John Newlands
C Dimitri Mendeleev
D
Henry Moseley
36. Which of the features are true for elements belonging to the same group?
I
They have similar physical properties
II
They have similar chemical properties
III
They have the same number of protons
IV
They have the same number of electrons in the outermost shell
A I and II only
B II and IV only
C I, II and III only
D I, II ,III and IV
37. In the Periodic Table, P is above Q in the same group. If The proton number of Q is 19,
what is the electron configuration for atom P?
A 2.8.1

B 2.8.7

C 2.8.8.1

D 2.8.8.5

38. Element R has a proton number of 13 and nucleon number of 27. The location of
element P in the Periodic Table is

A
B
C
D

Group
1
2
13
14

Period
2
2
3
3
7

39. Which of the following gases exists as monoatom at the room temperature and pressure?
A Hydrogen

B Argon

C Oxygen

D Nitrogen

40. Which of the following are true about the elements in Group 18?
I
II
III
IV

They are inert gases

They have low melting points and boiling points
They conduct electricity and heat
They have the stable octet or duplet electron arrangement.

A I and II only

B I and III only

C I, II and IV only

D II, III and IV only

41. Which of the following elements in Group 18 does not have octet electron arrangement?
A Helium

B Neon

C Argon

D Krypton

42. Which of the following atomic structures represents the electron arrangement of an
element in Group 17?

43. The melting point of iodine is higher than that of bromine. This is because the
A
B
C
D

size of the iodine molecule is smaller

nucleon number of iodine is bigger
forces of attraction between iodine molecules are stronger
electrostatic forces between iodine molecules are stronger

44. Element Y has 1 valence electron and has 2 shells filled with electrons. Which of the
following chemical equations represents a reaction between element Y and water?
A
B
C
D

2Y + 2H2O 2YOH + H2
4Y + 2H2O 2Y2O + 2H2
2Y + 3H2O Y2O3 + 3H2
Y + H2O YO + H2

45. Why are the elements of Group 1 of the Periodic Table of Elements have similar chemical
properties?
A
B
C
D

They are alkali metals

Their atomic masses increase down the group
Their boiling points increases down the group.
They have one electron in their outermost shells.

46. An atom of element W has three filled electron shells. Element W reacts with chlorine to
form white compound with formula WCl. Which of the following is element W?
[Proton number: Li,3; Na, 11; Al, 13; K, 19]
A Lithium

B Sodium

C Aluminium

D Potassium

47. The table shows the physical properties of three halogens

Halogens
Chlorine
Bromine
Iodine

Relative molecular
mass
71
160
254

Melting point/oC

Boiling point/oC

-101
-7
114

-35
58
183

Element Z is the most reactive halogen. Which of the following is true about element Z?
A Its boiling point is -188oC
C Its relative molecular mass is 120

B Its melting point is 220oC

D It is the last element in the Periodic Table

48. Element T dissolves quickly in water to produce an acidic solution. The solution
bleaches the litmus paper . Which element is most likely to be T?
A Chlorine

B Potassium chloride

C Iodine

D Sodium

49. Bromine reacts with sodium hydroxide to form the following product except

A sodium bromide

B sodium bromated(I)

C water

D oxygen

50. Which ion is responsible for the bleaching properties in the bleaching products?
A Cl-

B OCl-

C OH-

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