Chemistry, Applied Physics and Mechanics

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each item by
shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. Show your solution on
questions requiring mathematical calculations.

STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only.

1. Find formula for the minimum velocity for a given range of a projectile fired on a level plane.
A. v = √2gh B. v = √gR C. v = 𝑅/𝑡 D. v = √2gR
2. The equivalent spring stiffness, k e for two springs k1 and k2 in parallel is:
A. 1/ke = 1/k1 + 1/k2 B. ke = 1/k1 + 1/k2 C. ke = k1 + k2 D. ke = 1/(k1 + 1/k2)
3. The velocity of sound in air increases by how many m/s for every 1degree Celsius increase in temperature?
A. 0.2 B. 0.4 C. 0.6 D. 0.8
4. What is the speed of sound in neon gas at temperature of 28 ℃ considering that the molecular mass of this gas is
20.18 kg/kmol?
A. 543.7 m/s B. 447.5 m/s C. 478.6 m/s D. 455.1 m/s
5. The wavelength of a sound wave in a certain material as measured is 18 cm. The frequency of the wave is 2500 Hz.
Compute the speed of sound wave?
A. 450 m/s B. 542 m/s C. 342 m/s D. 300 m/s
6. A horizontal cord 5 m long has a mass of 3.5 grams. What must be the tension in the cord if the wavelength of a 120 Hz
wave on it is to be 50 cm?
A. 1.50 N B. 4.3 N C. 1.80 N D. 2.52 N
7. A mixture at 14.7 psia and 68oF that is 30% weight CO2 (MW = 44) and 70% weight N2 (MW = 28) has a partial
pressure of CO2 in psia that is nearest to _____.
A. 2.14 B. 3.15 C. 6.83 D. 7.86
8. Minimum energy needed for reaction is called ______.
A. Fermi Energy B. Valence band C. Activation Energy D. Conduction band
9. The brakes of a car whose initial velocity is 30 m/s are applied, and the car receives a deceleration of 2 m/s 2. How
far will it have gone when its velocity has decreased to 15 m/sec?
A. 225 m B. 196 m C. 169 m D. 252 m
10. An antiaircraft shell is fired vertically upward with an initial velocity of 500 m/s. Neglect air resistance, when will its
height be 10 km at instant the shell on its downward path?
A. 27 sec B. 75 sec C. 51 sec D. 102 sec
11. An organic compound was found on analysis to contain 47.37% carbon and 10.59% hydrogen. The balance was
presumed to be oxygen. What is the empirical formula of the compound?
A. C2H5O B. C4H6O3 C. C3H8O2 D. CH4O4
12. A compound with molecular weight at about 175 g/mol consists of 40% carbon, 6.7% hydrogen and 53.3% oxygen.
What is its molecular formula?
A. CH2O B. C6H12O6 C. CH3O D. C4H8O
13. Compute the ratio of the intensities of sounds if one is 12times louder than the other?
A. 13.47dB B. 14.54dB C. 15.85dB D. 18.76dB
14. What will happen to the wavelength if the velocity and frequency of a wave are both reduced to one-half?
A. it will double B. it will quadruple C. It remain the same D. it will reduced in half
15. What refers to a measure of the energy of sound?
A. intensity B. pitch C. loudness D. None
16. The velocity of sound in air increases by how many m/s for every 1degree Celsius increase in temperature?
A. 0.2 B. 0.6 C. 0.4 D.0.8
17. A train blowing its whistle at 750 Hz approaches a station at the rate of 35 mph. What frequency is heard by a man
standing at the station considering the velocity of sound in air 1100 ft/s?
A. 379.7 Hz B. 857.4 Hz C. 716.4 Hz D. 786.7 Hz
18. A converging lens of focal length 20 cm is placed 37 cm in front of a screen. At what distance that the object be
placed so that its image appears on the screen?
A. 27.6 cm B. 35.7 cm C. 43.5 cm D. 50.7 cm
19. Determine the focal length of the converging lens which will project the image of a lamp, magnified 3 times, upon a
screen 16 cm from the lamp.
A. 1.1811 in B. 0.5511 in C. 0.8661 in D. 0.2755 in
20. Which of the following is the strongest type of bond?
A. Van der Waals B. Metallic C. Covalent D. Ionic
21. What is a poisonous gas generated mostly by motor vehicles?
A. Nitric acid B. Hydroxide C. Carbon monoxide D. Carbon dioxide
22. A light ray is incident at an angle of 45 deg. On one side of a glass plate of index of refraction 1.75. Find the angle
at which the ray emerges from the other side of the plate.
A. 28.38º B. 26.83º C. 25.38º D. 23.83º
23. A ball is thrown with an initial velocity of 100 m/sec at an angle of 30º above the horizontal level ground. How far
from the throwing point will the baseball attain its original level?
A. 983 m B. 883 m C. 850 m D. 950 m
24. A golf ball is driven horizontally from an elevated tee with an initial velocity of 80 ft. /sec, it strikes the fairway 2.5
seconds later. What is the magnitude and direction of its resultant velocity in ft. /sec, just before it strikes below the
horizontal?
A. 113 & 35 deg. B. 115 & 35 deg. C. 113 & 45 deg. D. 115 & 45 deg.
25. What is the result from the combination, in definite proportion of mass of two or more elements?
A. Mixture B. Compound C. Substance D. Chemical reaction
26. What lens is commonly used to correct farsightedness?
A. Divergent lens B. Convergent lens C. Magnifying lens D. Microscopic lens
27. A compound with molecular weight at about 175 g/mole consists of 40% carbon, 6.7% hydrogen and 53.3%
oxygen. What is its molecular formula?
A. CH2O B. CH3O C. C6H12O6 D. C4H8
28. When salt is added to water, its boiling point
A. decreases C. may decrease/increase depending on the pressure
B. increases D. remains unaffected
29. What refers to a chemical formula that shows how atoms are bonded to one another in a molecule?
A. Molecular formula B. Structural formula C. Standard formula D. Bonding formula
30. The _______ of a moving object is the distance it covers in a time interval divided by the time interval.
A. instantaneous speed B. acceleration C. average speed D. instantaneous velocity
31. 100oC and 100 kPa has a mass of 0.725 g. What is the molecular weight of the vapor?
A. 55.94 g/mol B. 66.94 g/mol C. 77.94 g/mol D. 88.94 g/mol
32. A particle travelling at a speed of 0.18c. Find the ratio of the relativistic mass to the rest mass?
A. 4.08 B. 5.03 C. 3.04 D. 1.02
33. A beam of photon has a wavelength of 5.26 nm. Compute its energy.
A. 235 eV B. 3.41 eV C. 2.35 eV D. 341 eV
34. An explosion occurs at distance of 5km from the observer. How long after the explosion does a person hear if the
temperature is 280C.
A. 14.62 sec B. 0.2396 min C. 12.45 sec D. 0.1187 min
35. Calculate the speed at which an object must travel so that it’s mass will increase to 210% of its rest mass?
A. 0.947c B. 0.879c C. 0.567c D. 0.416c
36. It was found out that the speed of light in water is 75% of its speed in vacuum. What is the index of refraction of
water?
A. 1.33 B. 1.26 C. 1.46 D. 1.67
37. What is the frequency of photon having energy of 3.5eV?
A. 560THz B. 483THz C. 300THz D. 846THz
38. 2/3 of the atom in a molecule of water is hydrogen. What percentage weight of water molecule is the weight of 2
hydrogen atom?
A. 11.19 B. 12.19 C. 19.12 D. 19.11
39. Hydrogen peroxide solution for hair bleaching is usually prepared by mixing 5.0 g of the hydrogen peroxide (H 2O2,
molecular weight = 34 g/mole) per 100 ml solution. What is the molarity of this solution?
A. 2.0 M B. 1.0 M C. 1.5 M D. 2.5 M
40. During the course of an experiment, laboratory temperature rose 0.8 oC. What is its equivalent rise in degrees
Fahrenheit (oF)
A. 1.44 B. –17.33 C. 33.44 D. 0.44
41. Electrostatic force that exist between ions of opposite charge.
A. Covalent bond B. Metallic bond C. Calcination D. Ionic bond
42. Compute how many moles of oxygen has are in an 80 Li tank at 25oC if the pressure is 2500 psi?
A. 385.3 mol O2 B. 665.1 mol O2 C. 556.1 mol O2 D. 485.3 mol O2
43. A spring whose force constant is cut in half. Each of the new spring has a force constant of:
A. k/2 B. 2k C. k D. 0.25k
44. A US bomber is flying horizontally at 300 mph at an altitude of 610 m. Its target is an Iraqi oil tanker cruising 25 kph
in the same direction and same vertical plane. What horizontal distance behind the tanker must the pilot observe
before he releases the shell to score a direct hit?
A. 1927.41 m B. 111.52 m C. 1235.71 m D. 1417.83 m
45. Impulse is the change in
A. kinetic energy B. rotary speed C. momentum D. acceleration
46. The moment of inertia of an object does not depend on
A. its mass B. its size and shape C. its angular speed D. the location of the axis of rotation
47. An 80 kg man stand on a scale in an elevator cab. What does the scale read when the cab is ascending at an
acceleration of 2 m/sec2?
A. 945 N B. 160 N C. 785 N D. 625 N
48. What refers to the force that holds part of the rigid body together?
A. External force B. Internal force C. Concentrated force D. Natural force
49. A guitar string 30cm long resonates in its fundamental to a frequency of 250Hz. What is the tension of the string if
80cm of the string “weighs” 0.80grams?
A. 10N B. 20N C. 30N D. 40N
50. What is the wavelength of yellow light whose frequency is 5x10^14Hz?
A. 800nm B. 700nm C. 200nm D. 600nm