1.
Which of the following does NOT prove that the molecules of a material
are always moving?
A. Aroma of boiling coffee B. Evaporation of water
B. Soil particles carried by the water D. Sweetness of sugar
2. Which of the following is a mixture?
A. Distilled water B. Fruit sugar C. Soy sauce D. Table salt
3. Why could you hardly break a stone even if much force is applied to it?
A. Are negligible B. compactly arranged with one another
B. Loosely bound together D. very far from one another
4. When a drop of ink was put into a glass of water, its tendency is to
spread out. This is because the atoms of ink __________________.
A. Are not moving B. are compact and rigid
B. Are in random motion D. have distinct characteristics
5. What is formed if you mix water and soy sauce?
A. A 1-phase system B. a 2-phase system
B. A heterogeneous system D. a compound
6. Which of the following is a substance?
A. Copper B. Padlock C. Pin D. Solder
7. How does a mixture different from a substance?
A. In mixture it keeps its characteristics B. Mixtures are found in
nature
B. Mixtures have 2 or more components D. Solids, liquids and gases
can form mixture
[Link] only mixture that looks like only one chemical composition in physical
appearance.
A. Colloid B. Compound C. Solution D. Suspension
9. Which of the following has one kind of atom?
[Link] dioxide B. Gold C. Iron oxide D. Water
[Link] of the following is a substance?
ACopper B. Key C. Padlock D. Solder
[Link] you were able to observe the sweet smell of ripe fruit from the
dining table, you are aware that a process had occurred. What do you call
this natural process?
A. Absorption B. Assimilation C. Diffusion D. Digestion
12. Molecules constantly move from one place to place. In which of
the following is the movement of the molecules fastest? The molecules
of_______________________.
a. A gas in another gas B. a liquid in another liquid
b. A solid in a liquid D. a solid in another solid
13. A mixture that has the same appearance and composition
throughout?
a. Colloidal B. Heterogeneous C. Homogenous D. Tonic
14. When liquid turns into solid, which of the following physical
change occurs?
A. Condensation B. Deposition C. Freezing D. Sublimation
15. Who was the first to propose that matter is composed of tiny indivisible
particles?
A. Democritus B. Ernest Rutherford C. James Chadwick D. John Dalton
[Link] of the following statements is NOT part of Dalton’s atomic model?
a. Atoms combine to form compounds.
b. Atoms of different elements are different
c. All atoms of the same elements are identical.
d. Atoms are composed of positively and negatively charged
particles.
[Link] statement of Dalton’s atomic theory is now known to be
INCORRECT?
e. All matter is made up of tiny particles called atoms.
f. Atoms of the same element are identical.
g. Atoms can be joined together to form compounds.
h. Each element has its own type of atom.
[Link] does the law of conservation of mass state? It states that _________.
i. All atoms of the same elements in a fixed ratio, by mass
j. A compound always contains the same elements in a fixed ratio,
by mass
k. The total mass of the products of a chemical reaction is equal to
the total mass of the reactants
l. All of the above
15. Which of the following is the CORRECT definition of the law of
multiple proportions?
a. The same set of atoms cannot combine on multiple proportions.
b. In any given reaction, the ratio of the masses of two reacting
substances can always be expressed as a small whole number.
c. The same compound can be formed by a combination of the
same atoms in multiple different proportions, which can be
expressed as a ratio between two whole numbers.
d. When two elements can be mixed to form multiple compounds,
the proportions of the two elements in those compounds, can be
expressed as a ratio of two whole numbers.
16. Which among the three subatomic particles will be attracted to a
positively charged metallic plate?
a. Electron B. neutron C. nucleus D. proton
17. How to obtain the mass number of an atom? It is done
by____________.
a. Adding the protons and electrons C. adding the number of
protons and neutrons
b. Adding the electrons and neutrons D. determining the number of
protons only
18. What is equal to the atomic number of an element? It is
________________.
a. The number of protons in the atom
b. The number of neutrons in the atom
c. The number of protons plus the number of electrons in the atom
d. the number of protons plus the number of neutrons in the atom
8. How to determine the identity of an element? It is determined by
_________.
A. Its atomic mass C. the number of its neutrons
B. The number of its protons D. the number of its electrons
[Link] is the entire mass of an atom concentrated?
A. Electrons B. neutrons C. nucleus D. protons
[Link] is the smallest unit of an element that can exist either alone or in
combination with other such particles of the same or different elements?
A. Atom B. electron C. nucleus D. proton
[Link] statement about subatomic particles is TRUE?
A. Neutrons have no charge and no mass.
B. Unlike protons or neutrons, electrons have no mass.
C. Protons, neutrons, and electrons have the same mass.
D. An electron has less mass than either a proton or neutron.
[Link] of the three subatomic particles does NOT have any significant
contribution to the overall mass of an atom?
A. Electron B. neutron C. nucleus D. proton
5. Who is the proponent of the “Plum Pudding Model” of an atom?
A. Niels Bohr
B. John Dalton
C. Ernest Rutherford
D. Joseph John Thomson
6. Which experiment proved that nucleus is dense and is positively charged?
A. Oil drop experiment
B. Gold foil experiment
C. Nuclear fission experiment
D. Cathode ray tube experiment
7. What happened to most of the alpha particles in Rutherford’s
experiments?
A. They combined with the foil.
B. They passed through the foil.
C. They were absorbed by the foil.
D. Most alpha particles were undeflected.
[Link] element has atomic number equal to 84 and a mass number of 210.
Which of the following will correctly describe the element in terms of the
number and type of particles present?
A. 84 protons and 84 neutrons
B. 84 protons and 210 neutrons
C. 84 protons and 126 neutrons
D. 84 protons and 126 electrons
[Link] happens to the charge of an atom when it loses an electron?
A. It remains neutral.
B. It becomes positive.
C. It becomes negative.
D. It remains the same.
12. The element aluminum possesses 14 neutrons and 13 protons. What will
be its mass number in the form of aluminum ion, Al3+?
A. 16
B. 17
C. 27
D. 30
14. In terms of subatomic particle composition, which of the following pairs
are said to be isotopes?
A. (24p, 24e, 24n) and (25p, 25e, 25n)
B. (24p, 24e, 24n) and (24p, 24e, 28n)
C. (24p, 24e, 28n) and (25p, 25e, 28n)
D. (24p, 25e, 28n) and (25p, 25e, 26n)
[Link] are atoms considered as electrically neutral?
A. It is because all atoms contain neutrons.
B. It is because there is an equal number of protons and electrons.
C. It is because all subatomic particles lose their charges once they enter
an atom
D. It is because the number of subatomic particles in the nucleus is
always an even number.
9. Which statement about the reactivity of these metals is correct?
A. Zinc is less reactive than Iron.
B. Sodium is less reactive than Calcium.
C. Copper is more reactive than Potassium.
D. Calcium is more reactive than Magnesium.
[Link] on the reactivity series, which metal is the most reactive?
A. Copper
B. Lithium
C. Sodium
D. Zinc
[Link] of the following sets of metals is arranged according to increasing
reactivity?
A. K, Mg, Na, Li
B. Mg, Li, Na, K
C. Mg, Na, Li, K
D. Na, Li, Mg, K
[Link] one of the following metals reacts most vigorously with cold water?
A. Copper
B. Iron
C. Magnesium
D. Sodium
[Link] set of substances would allow rusting to take place the fastest?
A. Iron, salt and water
B. Steel, salt and water
C. Steel, salt and weak acid
D. Iron, salt and weak acid
[Link] one of the following transition metals reacts the least with water?
A. Copper
B. Gold
C. Platinum
D. Silver
[Link] one of the following metals reacts most violently with cold water?
A. Aluminum
B. Copper
C. Lithium
D. Zinc
[Link] of the following is arranged according to increasing reactivity?
A. Fe, Cu, K, Ca
B. Cu, Fe, Ca, K
C. Cu, Ca, Fe, K
D. Ca, Fe, Cu, K
[Link] which arrangement of elements will reactivity generally become
greater?
A. Left to right
B. Bottom to top
C. Top to bottom
D. Both A and C
[Link] sets of metals follows the trend of reactivity in a group?
A. K, Li, Na, Rb
B. Li, K, Na, Rb
C. Li, Na, K, Rb
D. Na, Li, K, Rb
[Link], Magnesium, and Aluminum belong to period 2. Which of the
following statements is correctly stated?
A. Aluminum repels Magnesium from its compound.
B. Sodium bonds with Aluminum from its compound.
C. Aluminum displaces Sodium from its compound.
D. Sodium pushes out Aluminum from its compound.
[Link] of the elements does NOT belong to the same period?
A. Ag
B. Co
C. I
D. Xe
1. Which of the following belongs to the same family of element
Phosphorus?
A. Carbon
B. Magnesium
C. Nitrogen
D. Oxygen
2. In what period is Manganese located?
A. Four
B. Nine
C. seven
D. two
4. The following elements belong to the same group EXCEPT?
A. Argon
B. Calcium
C. Helium
D. Krypton
5. Which of the following BEST describes metals?
A. Metals are dull and brittle.
B. Metals are insulators and poor conductors of heat.
C. Metals are lustrous, malleable, ductile, and good conductors of heat
and electricity.
[Link] are dull, brittle, malleable, ductile, and good conductors of heat and
electricity.