1.

As water boils, the temperature

Remains constant at 100oC until all changed
a Increases c
to vapor
Decreases slightly before proceeding to the
b d None of the above
vapor phase

2. No two elements in the same atom can have the same set of quantum numbers is a statement of
a Hund’s Rule of Multiplicity c Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
b Dalton’s Atomic Theory d Pauli’s Exclusion Principle

3. The electron of metals are free to move in a solid. This explains why
a Metals are unstable c Metals have high reflectivity
b Metals can easily be melted d Metals have high conductivity

4. In silver plating, the anode is

a Copper c Platinum
b The object to be plated d Graphite

5. Brass is an alloy of
a Aluminum and nickel c Copper and zinc
b Lead and tin d Copper and tin

6. When a certain gas expands, work is said to be

a Done by the gas on its surroundings c Done on the gas by the surrounding
b Lost by the surrounding d None of the above

7. The radiation that produces the greatest number of ions as it passes through matter is
a omega c beta
b alpha d gamma

8. A system undergoes an irreversible cycle. The entropy of the universe

a Remains the same c Increases
b Deceases d Cannot be defined

9. Which law governs the behavior of liquids in liquids.

a Henry’s Law c Raoult’s Law
b Le-Chatelier’s principle d Nernst Distribution Coefficient

10. The amount of heat absorbed when CO2 gas reacts with a solid CaO to form solid CaCO3 is
measured in a bomb calorimeter gives a direct measure of
a U c H
b VP d Cp

11. Ferric ferrocyanide

a Indigo blue c Turnbull’s blue
b Prussian blue d Cobalt blue

12. ROSO2Ona is a general formula for:

a Soap c Synthetic detergent
b wax d Fatty acid salt

13. What expressions of concentration are independent of temperature?

a Molality and mole fraction c Molarity and mole fraction
b Molarity and normality d Mole fraction only

14. Which dissolves fastest in coffee?

a Lump sugar in hot coffee c Granular sugar in cold coffee
b Granular sugar in hot coffee d Lump sugar in cold coffee

15. What is the color of nicker chloride?

a White c Green
b Yellow d Red

16. Buffer solution resists changes in acidity. If an acid is added to a buffer solution, the __ remains the
same.
a pH c Temperature
b Concentration d volume

17. It is a measure of how much of a gas deviates from Ideal Gas behavior.
a Compressibility Factor c Activity
b Fugacity d Ionic Strength

18. What is the electron-pair geometry of the central oxygen atom of ozone (O 3)?
a Linear c Tetrahedral
b Trigonal planar d Trigonal bipyramidal

19. The atom formed by the beta decay of carbon-14 is

a Oxygen – 18 c Boron – 14
b Beryllium - 10 d Nitrogen - 14

20. Plexiglass is a commercial name of

a Glyptal c Polymethyl methacrylate
b Polyacrylo nitrile d Polyethyl acrylate

21. Antibonding molecular orbitals are produced by

The overlap of the atomic orbitals of two
a Constructive interaction of atomic orbitals c
negative ions
b Destructive interaction of atomic orbitals d None of these

22. The first noble gas discovered

a Helium c Argon
b Neon d Krypton

23. In the standard notation for a voltaic cell, the double vertical line “| |” represents:
a Phase boundary c Salt bridge
b Wire (metal) connection d Standard hydrogen electrode

24. In the reaction, CO(g) + NO2(g)  CO2(g) + NO(g), which of the following changes would result in
the formation of more products at equilibrium?
a Increasing the pressure c Adding NO2 to the reaction
b Removing CO from the reaction d Adding CO2 to the reaction

25. The most abundant metal in the earth’s crust is:

a Al c Na
b Fe d Ca

26. The main buffer system of the human blood

a H2CO3 – HCO3 c CH3COOH – CH3COO-
b H2CO3 – CO32- d NH2CONH2 – NH2CONH+

27. Which is not derivative of benzene

a Phenanthrene c Anthrocene
b Ethylbromide d Methamphtamine

28. Following Markovnikoff’s Rule, when 1-butene is reacted with HOCl, the main product is:
a n – butane c 2 – butanol
b 1 – chloro – 2 – butanol d 2 – chloro – 3 - butanol

29. An unsaturated fatty acid with one double bond in the chain:
a Stearic c Linoleic
b Linolenic d Oleic

30. Nylon is a copolymer of

a urea formaldehyde c Hexamethylene and adipic acid
b phenal formaldehyde d Styrene and adipic acid

31. When 27 grams of Al are added to one liter of 3N CuSO4, the number of grams of Cu that will be
displaced is?
a 32 c 192
b 64 d 128

32. What is the pOH of a 0.200 M NaOH (aq) at 25oC?

a 13.30 c 0.70
b 6.99 d 5.40

33. A certain gas weighs 2.478 grams and occupies a volume of 712.5 mL at 25oC and 1.2 atm. What
is the molecular formula of the gas?
a H2 c F2
b Cl2 d N2

34. Balance the chemical equation given K4Fe(CN)6 + H2SO4 + H2O  K2SO4 + FeSO4 + (NH4)2SO4 +
CO
a 1, 6, 6, 2, 1, 3, 6 c 6, 3, 1, 2, 6, 6, 1
b 2, 6, 6, 2, 1, 3, 6 d 1, 6, 6, 2, 1, 2, 6

35. What is the major product of the reaction?

a Aniline c Benzene
b Benzonitrile d Iodobenzene

36. A certain quantity of nitrogen gas collected over water at 20oC and a total pressure of 745 mm Hg
has a volume of 200 mL. What will be the volume of the nitrogen in a completely dry state at 780
mm Hg pressure and at 48oC. The vapor pressure of water at 20oC is 17.54 mm Hg.
a 211.45 mL c 206.75 mL
b 209.27 d 204.34 mL

37. The Philippine cornstarch Corporation prepares pharmaceutical glucose from cornstarch by
enzyme hydrolysis. It was observed that when the starch concentration of the slurry was 5%, the
rate of conversion of starch to glucose was 0.04 kg/s. When the starch concentration was made
 10%, the turnover rate was 0.07 kg/s. The maximum production level of glucose that can
reasonably be attained per shift of 8 hours is
a 6084 kg c 6804 kg
b 8064 kg d 4806 kg

38. One ml of a bacterial culture was pipetted into a 9 ml dilution blank. One-tenth ml of this dilution
was pipetted into a 9.9 ml dilution blank. From this dilution, one-tenth ml was plated with 25 ml of
culture medium. 220 colonies arose after incubation. How many colony-forming units were present
per ml of the original culture?
a 2.2 x 106 c 2.2 x 104
b 2.2 x 10 5 d 2.2 x 107

39. What is the solubility of CaF2 in water in mols of CaF2 per L of solution? Ksp for CaF2 is 1.7 x 1010.
a 9.2 x 10-6 M c 3.5 x 10-4 M
b 1.3 x 10 M-5 d 8.5 x 10-6 M

40. A 0.01 molal solution of K3FE(CN)6 freezes at -0.062oC. What is its apparent degree of dissociation?
a 25.9% c 67.2%
b 47.2% d 78%

41. A 0.7121 g sample of wheat flour was analyzed by the Kjeldahl method. The ammonia formed by
addition of concentrated base after digestion with H2SO4 was distilled into 25.00 mL of 0.04977 M
HCl. The excess HCl was then back titrated with 3.97 mL of 0.04012 M NaOH. Calculate the percent
protein in the flour (f = 5.70).
a 12.16% c 12.79%
b 24.31% d 6.40%

42. A 0.8040-g sample of an iron ore is dissolved in acid. The iron is then reduced to Fe +2 and titrated
with 47.22 mL of 0.02242 M KMnO4 (158.04g/mol) solution. Calculate the results of this analysis in
terms of %Fe (55.847g/mol).
a 22.06% c 14.71%
b 36.77% d 44.12%

43. What is the pH of the resulting solution made by mixing 25 mL of 0.1 M HCl and 15 mL of 0.1 M
NaOH.
a 1.40 c 1.00
b 1.60 d 0.40

44. A curie corresponds to _____ disintegration of radioactive nuclei per second

a 3.70 x 107 c 3.70 x 109
b 3.70 x 10 8 d 3.70 x 1010

45. Balance the chemical equation K4Fe(CN)6 + KMnO4 + H2SO4 = KHSO4 + Fe2(SO4)3 + MnSO4 +
HNO3 + CO2 + H2O
a 60,60,188,10,122,299,162,5,122 c 188,60,60,122,5,162,299,122,10
b 122,299,162,5,122,60,60,188,10 d 10,122,299,162,5,122,60,60,188

46 – 50. Consider a continuous steady-state process in which the following reactions take
place:

C6H12 + 6 H2O → 6 CO + 12 H2

C6H12 + H2 → C6H14
In process 250 moles of C6H12 and 800 moles of H2O are fed into the
reactor each hour. The yield of H2 is 40.0% and the selectivity of H2 relative to C6H14 is 12.0.
46. What is the limiting reactant?
a Hexane c Hydrogen
b Water d Hexene

47. Calculate the molar flow rate (mol/h) of water in the output stream.
a 138.39 c 346.68
b 453.32 d 640

48. The extent of the first reaction, is

a 53.33 c 346.68
b 57.78 d 138.89

49. Calculate the extent of the second reaction

a 53.33 c 346.68
b 57.78 d 138.89

50. Calculate the mole fraction of carbon monoxide in the output stream
a 0.09 c 0.21
b 0.28 d 0.39

51. What is the IUPAC name of this compound?

a 4-ethyl-2-fluoroaniline c 4-ethyl-6-fluoroaniline
b 4-ethyl-2-fluoroanisole d 4-ethyl-6-fluoroanisole

52. A liquid is observed to boil at 120C under a pressure of 725 mm Hg. Its molar heat of vaporization
is 8200 cal/mol. Calculate the normal boiling point of the liquid.
a 121.76oC c 118.16oC
b 120.80oC d 112.54oC

53. Using the equilibrium constants given for reactions (1) and (2), what is the equilibrium constant for
reaction (3)?
(1) 2NO(g) + O2(g) → N2O4(g) Kp = 1.49 × 10^13
(2) 2NO(g) + O2(g) → 2NO2(g) Kp = 1.66 × 10^12
(3) N2O4(g) → 2NO2(g)
a 0.0123 c 8.98
b 0.111 d 80.3

54. Calculate the pH of a 0.010 M solution of NaCN. (Ka = 7.2 x 10-10)

a 11.57 c 12.57
b 10.57 d 9.57
55. The Zn in a 0.7556-gram sample of foot powder was titrated with 21.27 mL of 0.01645 M EDTA.
Calculate the percent Zn (65.37g/mol) in this sample.
a 2.87% c 3.03%
b 2.95% d 3.18%

56. Calculate the pH of a buffer prepared by adding 10 mL of a 0.10 M acetic acid to 20 mL of 0.10 M
sodium acetate. (Ka = 1.75^-5)
a 5.06 c 9.54
b 4.46 d 6.02

57. What theory states that equal volume of different gases contain the same number of molecules
when compared under the same conditions.
a Quantum Theory c Molecular Law
b Kinetic Theory d Avogadro’s Law

58. Calculate the difference in calories between G and A at 25C for the reaction:

H2 (g, 1atm) + 1/2 O2 (g, 1 atm)  H2O(l)

a -256 cal c -904 cal
b -888 cal d -1058 cal

59. How many grams of urea must be added to 4000 grams of water to make the solution boil at
100.32C?
a 75.3 grams c 185.4 grams
b 150.5 grams d 205.6 grams

60. What is the solubility in mol/L of BaF2 in 0.10M MgF2? Ksp for BaF2 = 1.7 × 10-6.
a 1.7 x 10-4 M c 4.3 x 10-5 M
-5
b 1.7 x 10 M d 8.5 x 10-6 M

61 – 63. Presented below are relevant data for methane production from sludge:

Chemical oxygen demand (COD) removed/day = 3300 lb/day

Methane generation = 0.162 lb COD destroyed/ft3 CH4 produced
Methane recovery efficiency = 80%
Heating value, methane = 960 BTU/ft3
Energy Value = $0.08 kWh

61. What is the volumetric flowrate of methane produced?

a 18,900 ft3 CH4/day c 16, 400 ft3 CH4/day
b 21, 700 ft3 CH4/day d 15, 200 ft3 CH4/day

62. What is the total heating value of methane?

a 15.7 x 106 BTU/day c 21.8 x 108 BTU/day
b 8.72 x 106 BTU/day d 0.72 x 107 BTU/day

63. What is the total energy value?

a $672/ day c $1502/ day
b $368/ day d $222/ day

64 - 65. An upstream flow of 25 cfs, with a background level of chlorides (nonreactive), of 30 mg/L is
supplemented with

1. An industrial discharge (I) of 6.5 MGD with 1500 mg/L chloride

2. A municipal discharage (M) of 2 MGD with 500 mg/L chloride
 3. A runoff (R) of 0.5 MGD with 100 mg/L chlorides
4. A downstream tributary (T) of 5 cfs with the same background chlorides concentration of 30
mg/L

The maximum chloride location at the water intake is 250 mg/L.

1 MGD = 1.547 cfs

64. Given all the other data constant, determine the required industrial (I) reduction in mass flowrate.
a 50, 000 lb/day c 30,000 lb/day
b 40, 000 lb/day d 60, 000 lb/day

65. Given all the other data constant, determine the required increase in the secondary tributary (T)
industrial (I) volumetric flowrate.
A 275 ft3/s c 162 ft3/s
b 380 ft3/s d 482 ft3/s

66. The turbine in a hydroelectric plant is fed by water falling down from a height of 30 m.. Assuming 95
% efficiency of converting potential energy to electrical energy and 10 5 loss of resulting power in
transmission, how many MT of water per hour are needed to keep a 100W light bulb burning?

a 1.43 c 1.29
b 1.75 d 1.63

67. Eight grams of oxygen gas at 27oC and 10 atm expands adiabatically and reversible to a final P of
1.0 atm. The work done in the process is
a 842 J c 798 J
b 445 J d 752 J

68. 3.0 gmole of an ideal gas at 1.0 atm and 20oC are heated at constant pressure until the temperature
is 80oC. (CV = 7.50 + 3.2 x 10-2T, cal/ mol-K). The change in internal energy of the process is
a 5429.16 cal c 3210.50 cal
b 3425.27 cal d 4590.42 cal

69. The minimum work required for the manufacture of 5 lbs of ice cubes from water initially at 32 oF is
a 87.6 BTU c 90.2 BTU
b 73.0 BTU d 70.0 BTU

70. Calculate the change in entropy when 100 grams of ice at 0oC is converted to steam at 100oC and
1 atm.
a 645.23 eu c 205.28 eu
b 302.32 eu d 342.25 eu

71. The main concern in the study of thermodynamics is

a Change in enthalpy c The initial and final state of the system
b The time element in transformation d The change in entropy

72. Liquid water at 0oC and atmospheric pressure has a density of 1.0 g/cc. At the same conditions, ice
has a density of 0.917 g/cc. How much work is done in kJ at these conditions by 1.0 kg of ice as it
melts to liquid water?
a 0.00917 c -0.00917
b 0.0912 d -0.0912

73. A 70% NaOH liquor at 160oF with a heat content of 325 Btu/lb is diluted with 20% NaOH liquor at
80oF with a heat content of 40 BTU/lb to give a final solution containing 40% NaOH (heat content is
94 Btu/lb). For every 100 lb of product, how much heat must be removed to maintain a final product
temperature of 100oF?
a 6000 BTU c -11700 BTU
b 20100 BTU d -7500 BTU

74. A carnot cycle heat engine operating between 1540oF and 440oF has an efficiency of approximately
a 35% c 55%
b 82% d 25%

75. If G<0, then

a The reaction is at equilibrium c No reaction is possible
b A spontaneous reaction is possible d None of the above

76. The more stable system with regard to S are systems that have
a Minimum S c Maximum S
b Zero S d None of these

77. The amount of heat absorbed when CO2 gas reacts with a solid CaO to form solid CaCO 3 is
measured in a bomb calorimeter (at constant volume) the data obtained give a direct measure of
a U c H
b VP d C

78. The phosphorus in a sample of phosphate rock weighing 0.5428 g is precipitated as

MgNH4PO4.6H2O and ignited to Mg2P2O7. If the ignited precipitate weighs 0.2234 g calculate the
percentage of P2O3 in the sample
a 25.95% c 27.11%
b 26.91% d 26.25%

79. A chemical engineer wants to make chlorine from molten sodium chloride. If he uses a current of
one ampere for 5 min, how many grams could be produced?
a 0.11 g c 0.09 g
b 0.15 g d 0.14 g

80. At what temperature will the velocity of CO2 molecules equal the velocity of oxygen molecules at
0oC.
a 102oC c 132oC
b 632 Co d 125oC

81. When the potential of 110 volts dc is applied to the terminals of an electric lamp, a current of 2
amperes is found to flow. What is the resistance of the lamp?
a 62 ohms c 32 ohms
b 55 ohms d 58 ohms

82. How long would it take a current of 1 ampere to reduce completely 80 cc of .1 molal of Fe 2(SO4)3 to
FeSO4?
a 25.73 min c 31.26 min
b 22.65 min d 19.69 min

83. The “Hanging Drop Test” is used to identify

a MnO4 c NO2
b CO3-2 d C2O4-2

84. A 620 mg ideal gas occupies 175 cc at STP. What is the molecular weight of the ideal gas?
a 79 c 60
b 80 d 85

85. The percentage abundance of Xe in the atmosphere (% volume) is

a 1.4 x 10-4 c 1.32
b 8.0 x 10-6 d 0.93

86. A uniform current deposits 0.6332 grams of Ag in 90 minutes. The 45.2 mL volume of H 2 at 25oC
and 740 mm measured over water it would liberate in 60 minutes is
a 50.8 mL c 30.5 mL
b 60.2 mL d 45.2 mL

87. A compound has the following percent composition: Na-19.3%, S-26.9%, O-53.8%. Its molecular
mass is 238. Derive its molecular formula.
a NaSO4 c Na2S2O8
b Na2SO4 d Na2SO3

88. Which of the following statements is correct?

a Galvanic cells can be used in rechargeable
batteries only when the overall reaction is
reversible.
b Na+ is above Mg2+ in the standard reduction
potential. This means that Na+ will reduce
Mg2+ to Mg
c Cell diagrams generally give the cathode first.
d In the electrolysis of CuSO4, one Faraday of
electricity is required to produce 1 mole
copper

89. What volume of 12.0 M HCl is required to make 75.0 mL of 3.50 M HCl?
a 21.9 mL c 257 mL
b 0.560 mL d 75.0 mL

90. The Latin word formica means ant. The name formic acid is derived from this Latin word because
a this acid, in ancient times, was used to c this acid was first obtained by the distillation of
eliminate ant-hills ants
b this corrosive acid is secreted by ants to drive d ants are attracted by the odour of this acid
away their enemies

91. The number of water molecules present in a drop of water (volume = 0.0018 mL) at room temperature
is
a 1.568 x 103 c 4.84 x 1017
b 6.023 x 10 19 d 6.023 x 1023

92. One mole of methane undergoes complete combustion in a stoichiometric amount of air. The reaction
proceeds as CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O. Both the reactants and products are in gas phase. ΔH°298
= - 730 kJ/mole of methane. Mole fraction of water vapour in the product gases is about
a 0.19 c 0.40
b 0.33 d 0.67

93. A rigid vessel containing three moles of nitrogen gas at 30°C is heated to 250°C. Assume the
average capacities of nitrogen to be Cp = 29.1 J/mole.°C and, Cv = 20.8 J/mole.°C. The heat
required, neglecting the heat capacity of the vessel, is
a 13728 J c 4576 J
b 19206 J d 12712 J

94. Vapor pressure of water at 100oC is about ____ bar.

a 0.1013 c 1.013
b 10.13 d 101.3

95. The half life period of an isotope is 2 hours. After 6 hours what fraction of the initial quantity of the
isotope will be left behind?
a 1/6 c 1/3
b 1/8 d 1/4

96. At room temperature, the product of [H+][OH-] in a solution is 10-14 mol/L. If [OH-] = 10-6 mol/L, then
the pH of the solution will be
a 6 c 8
b 10 d 12

97. On addition of 1 c.c. of dilute hydrochloric acid (1% concentration) to 80 .c. of a buffer solution of
pH = 4. The pH of the solution becomes
a 1 c 4
b 8 d 2

98. The accentric factor of a materical, 'ω', is defined as ω = -log10(Pr,sat)Tr-1 = 0.7, where, Pr, sat =
reduced vapor pressure, Tr = reduced temperature. The value of accentric factor is always
a >1 c >1
b <1 d <3

99. An atom is
a Electrically positive spherical species with a
neutral center and negatively charged
electron.
b An electrically positive spherical species with
a positive center and negatively charged
electron
c An electrically neutral spherical species with a
neutral center and negatively charged
electron.
d An electrically negative spherical species with
a positively charged center and negatively
charged elections.

100. The percent of MnO2 (MW=86.94) in a 0.5 gram sample, which after addition of 50.0 mL of 0.1
N ferrous sulfate solution required 16.0 mL 0.08 N potassium dichromate for back titration.
a 16.17 c 48.51
b 32.34 d 64.68