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MIDTERM EXAMINATION
SPEC 12 – INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
1ST SEMESTER / A.Y. 2019-2020

I. Multiple Choice. Shade the letter of your answer in the answer sheet provided. If your answer is not in the choices
write letter E before the number. ANY FORM OF ERASURES/ALTERATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED WRONG. (Rx2)

1. Matter is defines as anything that:

a. has a definite volume
b. can be weighed on a balance
c. has mass and takes up space
d. has a fixed volume and weight
2. Which of the following is not an example of matter?
a. smoke c. heat
b. water vapour d. air
3. What is the physical state in which matter no specific shapes but does have a specific volume?
a. gas c. liquid
b. solid d. plasma
4. In the field of chemistry, matter can be classified as:
a. elements and pure substance c. homogeneous and heterogeneous
b. compounds and mixtures d. mixtures and pure substances
5. Which of the following is a valid difference between a mixture and a compound?
a. A compound is made up of more than one phase.
b. A mixture must be uniform in composition.
c. A compound can only be separated into is components by chemical means.
d. A mixture can only be separated into its components by chemical means.
6. Which of the following cannot be classified as a pure substance?
a. table salt c. air
b. sucrose (sugar) d. gold
7. Which of the following is a true statement about compounds?
a. They have variable compositions.
b. They have properties similar to those of their constituent elements.
c. They can be physically separated into their constituent elements.
d. They are pure substances.
8. All of the following changes to a metal are physical changes except:
a. polishing c. melting
b. rusting d. cutting
9. All of the following changes to a substance are chemical changes, except;
a. fermenting c. boiling
b. tarnishing d. burning
10. A combination of sand, salt, and water is an example of ______________________.
a. homogenous mixture c. compound
b. heterogeneous mixture d. pure substance
11. An element cannot _____________________
a. be part of a heterogeneous mixture
b. be part of a homogenous mixture
c. be separated into other substance by chemical means
d. interact with other elements to form compounds
12. How do carbon atoms form many organic compounds? By……
a. attracting other elements toward themselves to form the bonds
b. forming many bonds with other carbon atoms and other elements
c. sharing their electrons with other metal and non-metal elements
d. transferring their electrons to the atoms of surrounding elements
13. Which of the following statements best describes organic compounds? Organic compounds are compounds
that….
a. are composed mainly of carbon and hydrogen
b. contain carbon and oxygen only
c. are produced by living things
d. contain carbon atoms only
14. Which of the following is true for all chemical reactions?
a. The total mass of the products decreases.
b. The total mass of the reactants increases.
c. The total mass of the reactants equals the total mass of the products.
d. The total mass of the products is greater than the total mass of the reactants.
15. Consider the chemical reaction in which carbon (C) reacts with oxygen gas (O 2) to produce carbon dioxide
(CO2). What mass of carbon dioxide would be produce if 24 grams of carbon reacted completely with 64 grams
of oxygen?
a. 64 g c. 88 g
b. 40 g d. 130 g
16. Which of the following is true regarding single replacement or substitution?
a. It involves the combination of two or more substances into a single compound.
b. It involves the separation or breakup of a compound.
c. It involves the displacement of less active atom by a more active atom.
d. It involves the exchange of anionic component of the two substances.
17. Of the reactions below, which one is not a direct union or synthesis reaction?
a. 2Mg + O2  2MgO c. CaO + H2O  Ca(OH)2
b. 2N2 + 3H2 2NH3 d. 2CH4 + 4O2  2CO2 + 4H2O
18. A type if chemical reaction in which a single compound breaks down into two or more elements or new
compounds. What type of chemical reaction is being described?
a. Direct union or synthesis c. Single replacement or substitution
b. Decomposition or analysis d. Double replacement or metathesis
19. Of the reactions below, which one is a decomposition reaction?
a. NH4Cl ¬ NH3 + HCl c. 2N2 + 3H2 ¬ 2NH3
b. 2Mg + O2 ¬ 2MgO d. 2CH4 + 4O2 ¬ 2CO2 + 4H2O
20. What is Double replacement or metathesis?
a. It involves the combination of two or more substances into a single compound.
b. It involves the separation or breakup of a compound.
c. It involves the displacement of less active atom by a more active atom.
d. It involves the exchange of anionic component of the two substances.
21. After the many attempts in organizing chemical literature, a Russian chemist finally published the Periodic
Law, who is being described?
a. Kcireg Evad Rednev c. Dmitri Mendeleev
b. John Newlands d. Julius Lothar Meyer
22. Non-metals tend to ___________electrons to become _________________ ions,
a. lose, positive b. gain, positive c. lose, neutral d. gain, negative
23. __________________ and __________________ reside in the atomic nucleus.
a. Protons, electrons c. Protons, neutrons
b. Electron, neutrons d. Valence electrons, neutrons
24. Magnesium has two electrons in its outer shell. Oxygen has six electrons in its outer shell. How does magnesium
form bonds with oxygen in magnesium oxide?
a. A Mg atom shares 2 electrons with an O atom. c. A Mg atom gives 2 electrons to an O atom.
b. An O atom shares 6 electrons with a Mg atom. d. An O atom gives 6 electrons to a Mg atom.
25. Of the following, the smallest and lightest subatomic particle is the ____________________.
a. neutron b. proton c. electron d. nucleus
26. All atoms of a given element have the same ________________________.
a. mass b. number of neutrons n
c. umber of protons d. number of electrons and neutrons
27. The atomic number indicates ________________________
a. the number of neutrons in a nucleus
b. the total number of neutrons and protons in a nucleus
c. the number of protons or electrons in a neutral atom
d. the number of different isotopes of an element
28. Which atom has the smallest number of neutrons?
a. carbon – 14 b. nitrogen – 14 c. oxygen – 16 d. fluorine – 19
29. Which atom has the largest number of neutrons?
a. phosphorous - 30 b. chlorine – 37 c. potassium – 39 d. argon – 40
30. There are ___________ electrons, ___________ protons, and ___________ neutrons in an atom of 132 Xe54 .
a. 132, 132, 54 b. 54, 54, 132 c. 78, 78, 54 d. 54, 54, 78
31. An atom of most common isotope of gold, 197 Au, has _____________ protons, ___________ neutrons, and
________ electrons.
a. 118, 79, 39 b. 79, 197, 197 c. 79, 118, 118 d. 79, 118, 79
32. Isotopes are atoms that have the same number of ________________ but differing number of ______________.
a. protons, electrons b. neutrons, protons c. protons, neutrons d. electrons, protons
33. The nucleus of an atom contains __________________
a. electrons c. protons and neutrons
b. protons, neutrons, and electrons d. protons and electrons
34. In the symbol (right side) X = _______________________. 13X6
a. N b. C c. Al d. K
35. In the periodic table, the rows are called ________________ and the columns are called _________________.
a. octaves, groups b. staffs, families c. periods, groups d. cogeners, families
36. Element in Group 1A are known as the ____________________
a. chalcogens b. alkaline earth metals c. alkali metals d. halogens
37. Element in group 7A are known as the ___________________.
a. chalcogens b. alkaline earth metals c. alkali metals d. halogens
38. Elements in Group 8A are known as the ____________________
a. halogens b. alkaline earth metals c. alkali metals d. noble gases
39. _____________________ are found uncombined, as monatomic species in nature.
a. Noble gases b. Chalcogens c. Alkali metals d. Alkaline earth metals
40. __________ typically form ions with a 2+ charge.
a. Alkaline earth metals b. Halogens c. Chalcogens d. Alkali metals

Prepared by:

GERICK DAVE M. VENDER, LPT

Course Instructor