WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY

EXTERNAL STUDIES UNIT- PAGADIAN CITY

Midterm Examination in General Chemistry

Name: _____________________________________________ Score: ________

Course & Year: ___________________ Room #: _____ Date: _________

Instructions:
1. This examination is only for one (1) hour.
2. Cheating is highly discouraged. Focus on your own test paper. Refrain from sending answers to your
classmates online.
3. No erasures. Keep your test paper neat and clean.

Multiple Choice. Write the letters of your chosen answer on the space provided before each number. (2 points
each).
__________1. Which of the following best describes an atom?
a. It is the smallest unit of matter that maintain its chemical identity.
b. It is the smallest unit of a compound.
c. It is always made up of Carbon.
d. It is smaller than proton, electron, and neutron.

__________2. Which of the following statement is TRUE about mass?

a. Mass is always measured in spring scale.
b. Mass is expressed in pounds.
c. It is the force of Earth's gravity on an object increases, the object's mass increases.
d. Mass is determined by comparing the mass of an object with a set of standard masses that
are part of a balance.

__________3. Which of the following is NOT a physical change?

a. Grinding b. Cutting c. Boiling d. Burning

__________4. Which of the following is NOT a chemical change?

a. Rusting b. Igniting c. Melting d. Burning

__________5. Nitrogen monoxide and oxygen, both colorless gases, form a red-brown gas when mixed.
Nitrogen monoxide and oxygen are called _________.
a. products b. heterogenous c. reactants d. Synthetics

__________6. What state of matter in which a material has no definite shape but has a definite volume?
a. solid b. liquid c. gas d. water

__________7. Under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure, the particles in a gas are
a. closely packed.
b. very far from one another
c. held in fixed positions.
d. unevenly distributed.

__________8. Which of the following best describes a solid substance?

a. frozen regardless of its container.
b. the same shape regardless of its container.
c. a crystal regardless of its container.
d. losing particles regardless of its container.

__________9. Which of the following is an example of a heterogeneous mixture?

a. a gold ring b. seawater c. granite d. sucrose

__________10. It refers to the spontaneous breakdown of cells as they self-digest cause of death the immediate
reason for a person’s death.
a. Algor Mortis c. Rigor Mortis
b. Livor Mortis d. Autopsy
__________11. All of the following are steps in the Scientific Method EXCEPT
a. identifying the problem.
b. formulating Hypothesis
c. recording and analysing the data
d. stating a solution.

__________12. A sample of gold has a mass of 96.5 g and a volume of 5.00 cm3. The density of gold is
a. 0.0518 g/cm3 b. 19.3 g/cm3. c. 101.5 g/cm3. d. 483 g/cm3.

__________13.
The density of pure diamond is 3.5 g/cm3. What is the volume of a diamond with a mass of 0.25 g?
a. 0.071 cm3 b. 0.875 cm3 c. 3.75 cm3 d. 14 cm3

__________ 14. What is the name of the structure shown?

a. 4,5-dimethylheptane
b. 3-4, dimethylheptane
c. 3,4-dimethylheptane 2
d. 4-5,dimethylheptane

__________ 15. What is the name of the structure shown?

a. 3-chloro-2-methylbutane
b. 2-methyl-3-chlorobutane
c. 2-chloro-3-methylbutane
d. 2-chloropentane

__________ 16. What is the name of the structure shown?

a. 1-butyne
b. 3-butene
c. 1-butene
d. 3-butyne

__________17. What is the name of the structure shown?

a. 3,4-diethanepentane
b. 3,3-diethylpentane
c. 3,3-dimethylpentane
d. 3-ethyl-3-methylpentane

__________18. The graphs of two variables that are inversely proportional to one another is
a. a straight line b. An ellipse c. A parabola d. a hyperbola

__________19. What do you call to the process of change from gas to solid?
a. Solidification b. Freezing c. Depositiond. Precipitation

__________20. What do you call to the process of change from solid to gas?
a. Sublimation b. Solidification c. Condensation d. Evaporation

__________21. It is a small glass-tube shaped container that is closed and round at the bottom with open end
used to mix, heat and store small amount of liquids and substances.
a. Reagent bottles b. Test tubes c. Erlenmeyer flask d. Watch glass

__________22. It is technically defined as the measure of the average kinetic energy of a body.
a. Temperature b. Mass c. Weight d. Law of Motion

__________23. A deep wide mouthed, thin-walled, cylindrical vessel with a pouring lip used to measure large
quantities of liquid; can also be used to store or contain liquid mixtures.
a. Watch glass b. Beaker c. Erlenmeyer flask d. Evaporating dish
__________24. Which laboratory apparatus is used to contain chemicals that are mixed or added with other
substances to bring about chemical reactions to form new substances or compounds?
a. Reagent bottles b. Test tubes c. Erlenmeyer flask d. Watch glass

__________25. What laboratory apparatus you should use to measure the acidity and alkalinity of a solution?
a. Measuring tape b. Ruler c. pH meter d. ammeters

__________26. What laboratory apparatus you should use to measure current?

a. Measuring tape b. Ruler c. pH meter d. ammeters

__________27. A logical approach to solving problems or answering questions.

a. Scientific Notation b. Scientific Method c. Variables d. Hypothesis

__________28. A proposed explanation or educated guess.

a. Scientific Notation b. Scientific Method c. Variables d. Hypothesis

__________29. It is the amount of substance of a system which contains as many elementary entities.
a. Mole b. Luminous intensity c. Weight d. Time

__________30. What will happen to the red litmus paper when soaked to acidic substance?
a. red litmus paper will change its color from red to blue.
b. red litmus paper will not change.
c. red litmus paper will taste bitter.
d. red litmus paper will change its color from blue to red.

__________31. What will happen to the blue litmus paper when soaked to acidic substance?
a. blue litmus paper will change its color from blue to red.
b. blue litmus paper will not change.
c. blue litmus paper will taste sour.
d. blue litmus paper will change its color to black.

__________32. What will happen to the red litmus paper when soaked to basic substance?
a. red litmus paper will change its color from red to blue.
b. blue litmus paper will not change.
c. red litmus paper will turn to dark green.
d. red litmus paper will change its color to pink.

__________33. A liquid substance has a temperature of 60C. What is its equivalent in F?
a. 120F b. 130F c. 140F d. 150F

__________34. How many liters is equivalent to 12 gallons of mineral?

a. 48.45L b. 45.48L c. 40.45L d. 45.84L

__________35. Which refers to the amount of pull of gravity on an object.

a. Mass b. Luminous intensity c. Weight d. Gravity

__________36. It refers to the push or force against each unit area of an object’s surface.
a. Density b. Pressure c. Speed d. Gravity

__________37. It refers to the amount of space occupied by matter.

a. Volume b. Density c. Gravity d. Height

__________38. A substance has a pH of 6. It is said to be

a. acidic b. basic c. light d. poisonous

__________39. Which two gases of decomposition blowflies are attracted to that have only recently been
discovered by scientists?
a. Lividity and autolysis
b. Initial decay and dry decay
c. Oxygen and nitrogen
d. Putrescine and cadaverene
__________40. What is the pooling of the blood in tissues after death resulting in a reddish color to the skin
manner of death?
c. Algor Mortis c. Rigor Mortis
d. Livor Mortis d. Autopsy

__________41. Which of the following describes temperature loss in a corpse?

a. Algor Mortis c. Rigor Mortis
b. Livor Mortis d. Autopsy

__________42. A method in which a mixture of a soluble and insoluble solid substances can be separated by
using appropriate solvent.
a. Filtration b. Crystallization c. Dissolution d. Distillation

For numbers 43-45, given are the following symbols.

a. b. c. d.

__________43. Substances that can be acquired through skin absorption, inhalation or ingestion.

__________44. Substances that can react with and destroy tissue and other materials.

__________45. Combustible materials may ignite if exposed to an open flame or spark.

__________46. What is the equivalent of 2.3 kg of flour to pounds? (1kg=2.2 lbs)

a. 6.05 lbs b. 5.60 lbs c. 5. 06 lbs d. 5.05 lbs

__________47. If 1 cup is equal to 250mL, how many cups are there in 750mL?
a. 2 cups b. 3 cups c. 4 cups d. 5 cups

__________48. What laboratory apparatus you should use to suck up liquid and release it to one drop at a time.
a. Medicine dropper b. Dipper c. Watch glass d. Test tube holder

__________49. It refers to the degree of agreement between a measured value and the true value.
a. Precision b. Exactness c. Accuracy d. Estimation

__________50. What will be added to baking soda to produce bubble reaction?

a. vinegar b. soy sauce c. ketchup d. water

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