2019/2020 session|Summer

(CHM 101): General Chemistry I

Bolded questions are compulsory and other questions are optional

MCQ

Number of questions to answer: 35

Total Score: 70
Questions
1. 2, 8, 9, 2 gives the electronic configuration of [2 mark(s)]
A. Scandium
B. Iron
C. Titanium
D. Copper
2. [2 mark(s)]
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
3. [2 mark(s)]
A. Neutron
B. Electron
C. Proton
D. Nucleus
4. How many protons are in Fluoride ion? [2 mark(s)]
A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 11
5. Chemistry is ____________ [2 mark(s)]
A. one of the bed rock for all applications of science and technology
B. life
C. applicable to mental and physical wellness of man
D. all of the above
6. F block elements are [2 mark(s)]
A. Lanthanides & Actinides
B. Inner transition elements
C. Rare earth elements
D. all of the above
7. Graphite is a good conductor of heat and electricity because [2 mark(s)]
A. it is a metal
B. it possesses delocalizable electrons with which it does so
C. False statement
D. its crystal structure usually interchanges
8. Diamond is the hardest substance known in nature because [2 mark(s)]
A. It exhibits SP3 hybridization with each carbon covalently bonded to four other carbons in a tetrahedron forming a
strong crystal structure
B. It exhibits SP2 hybridization with each carbon atom covalently bonded to three other carbon atoms in a trigonal planar
shape forming a strong crystal structure
C. none of the above Bowen University Copyr
 D. The statement is false
9. Carbon and graphite are both naturally occurring allotropes of [2 mark(s)]
A. Sulphur
B. Carbon
C. Oxygen
D. all of the above
10. State the trend of the electronegativity values across the periods: [2 mark(s)]
A. it can form a sinusoidal wave
B. it is irregular between some of the elements
C. it increases as the atomic number increases
D. it forms a regular pattern
11. The type of bond that will exist between two different atoms of O is called [2 mark(s)]
A. Hydrogen bond
B. Covalent bond
C. Ionic bond
D. Dative bond
12. All the following except one is a defect of the Mendeleef’s periodic table [2 mark(s)]
A. He arrange all elements according to their atomic numbers
B. The anomalous position of Hydrogen
C. He placed coinage metals (Cu, Ag, Au) alongside with alkali metals
D. The position of Lanthanides
13. All the following except one contributed to the development of the modern periodic table: [2 mark(s)]
A. Hund
B. Bohr
C. Mendeleef
D. Mosley
14. The type of hybridization, bond angle and shape molecule in BeF2 are [2 mark(s)]
A. SP2, 180 degrees & linear
B. SP hybridization, 120 degrees & planar
C. none of the above
D. SP4, 100 degrees & triangular
15. The S orbital orbital [2 mark(s)]
A. contains 2 electrons maximally
B. is on every energy level
C. is spherical in shape
D. all of the above
16. Halogens are: [2 mark(s)]
A. Salt formers
B. Group 7 elements
C. Have high electronegativity values
D. All the above
17. The ionic size of Chloride ion [2 mark(s)]
A. is smaller than the atomic size of Cl
B. indescribable
C. bigger than that of bromide ion
D. all of the above
18. On the periodic table, these elements Al, Si, P, Cl belong to which period? [2 mark(s)]
A. 5
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
19. Which of these elements Al, Si, P, Cl would have the highest electro-negativity value? [2 mark(s)]
A. Al
B. Si
C. P
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20. Which of these elements Al, Si, P, Cl would have the smallest atomic size? [2 mark(s)]
A. Al
B. Si
C. P
D. Cl
21. The electronic configuration of berrylium (Be) is [2 mark(s)]
A. 2,8.2
B. 1S2, 2S2
C. 2,4
D. none of the above
22. All the following elements exhibit SP2 hybridization except [2 mark(s)]
A. NH3
B. SO2
C. BF3
D. GeF2
23. The heteropolar diatomic molecule, which consists of both coordinate [2 mark(s)]
A. O2
B. CO2
C. CO
D. None of the above
24. The symbol for the most electronegative element on the periodic table is [2 mark(s)]
A. Na
B. Cl
C. F
D. Mg
25. The hybridization in the H2O molecule is…..and the bond angle is: [2 mark(s)]
A. SP3; 104.5
B. SP2; 120
C. It is a linear molecule
D. It has a bent shape
26. Atomic radius reduces across the period from left to right and increases down the group [2 mark(s)]
A. The statement above is true only for the main group metals
B. The statement above is true
C. The statement above is false
D. The statement is false for noble gases
27. The modern periodic law states that…....... [2 mark(s)]
A. All elements are made up of electrons, protons and neutrons
B. All elements are a periodic function of their atomic numbers
C. All elements are a periodic function of their atomic weights
D. None of the above
28. Determine the oxidation number of C in CH3OH (Methanol) [2 mark(s)]
A. -1
B. -2
C. 1
D. 2
29. Find the pH of 0.05mol/dm3 phosphoric acid [2 mark(s)]
A. 0.82
B. 1.82
C. 2.82
D. 1
30. Find the pH of 0.3mol/dm3 sodium hydroxide [2 mark(s)]
A. 13.48
B. 14
C. 12.48
D. 11.48
31. Find the pH of 0.1mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid [2 mark(s)] Bowen University Copyr
 A. 4
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
32. [2 mark(s)]
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
33. [2 mark(s)]
A. +3
B. -3
C. +4
D. +5
34. [2 mark(s)]
A. 14
B. 15
C. 20
D. 7
35.
A. 11
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16
36. [2 mark(s)]
A. 4
B. 5.2
C. 2
D. 3.5
37. [2 mark(s)]
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
38. [2 mark(s)]
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
39. [2 mark(s)]
A. 16
B. 5
C. 8
D. 12
40. [2 mark(s)]
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D

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