QUESTION 1

1. Example of Law of Definite Composition

A. In 42g sodium fluoride, there are 23g sodium and 19g fluoride, while in 8.4g sodium flouride, there are 4.6g
sodium and 3.8g fluoride
B. No matter how much CO2 weigh, the ratio between mass of C and O is always 0.375 (giving AC = 12, AO =
16)
C. A and B are correct.

D. A and B are not correct.

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QUESTION 2
1. An atom consists of _________________________________
A. Protons

B. Nucleus and electron(s)

C. Neutrons

D. Electrons

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QUESTION 3
1. What does atom contain?
A. proton(s), electron(s), nucleus

B. proton(s), neutron(s), electron(s)

C. proton(s), electron(s), quark(s)

D. proton(s), nucleus, neutron(s)

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QUESTION 4
1. In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of ____________
A. protons and neutrons

B. protons
C. protons and electron(s)

D. neutrons

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QUESTION 5
1. The atomic number (Z) is the number of __________ in the atom's nucleus
A. protons and neutrons

B. protons and electron(s)

C. protons
 D. neutrons

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QUESTION 6

1. Giving Carbon (12C ) having Z=6, carbon has ___ electrons, ___ neutron, and ___ protons.

A. 12 – 6 – 6
B. 12 – 6 – 12

C. 6 – 6 – 12

D. 6 – 6 – 6

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QUESTION 7
1. Which statement is TRUE about isotope?
A. Isotopes of an element have different masses

B. All isotopes of an element are chemically identical

C. Isotopes are identified by their mass numbers
D. All of the above

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QUESTION 8
1. Which statement is FALSE about valence electrons?
A. The number of valence electron is always larger than 8

B. Valence electrons are in the outermost electron shell

C. Atoms are reactive unless they have a full valence shell of electrons.

D. Oxygen atom has 6 valence electrons

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QUESTION 9
1. For a hydrogen atom, how many electrons are needed in the valence electron shell to be stable?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 8
D. None of the above
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QUESTION 10
1. Which statement is FALSE about covalent compounds?
A. Electrons are shared between atoms of different elements

B. They normally consist of nonmetal atoms

C. Their bonds are stronger than those in ionic compounds

D. A & B

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QUESTION 11
1. What type of bonds are found in molecular compounds?
A. Ionic bonding

B. Covalent bonding
C. Hydrogen bonding

D. None of the above

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QUESTION 12
1. The strength of the ionic bonding depends on
A. both distance and charge

B. charge
C. size

D. the distance

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QUESTION 13
1. How to name ionic compound correctly?

A. the positive ion first and the negative ion second

B. the cation first and the anion second

C. the anion first and the cation second

D. A & B (the positive ion first and the negative ion second OR the cation first and the anion second)

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QUESTION 14
1. Chlorine forms 4 oxoanions, namely ClO4-, ClO3-, ClO2- and ClO-, which one is hypochlorite?
A. ClO2-

B. ClO4-

C. ClO3-
D. ClO-
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QUESTION 15
1. What is the molecular formula for aluminium sulfate?
A. Al3(SO4)2

B. Al2(SO4)3

C. Al2SO3
D. Al2(SO3)3

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QUESTION 16
1. Which one of the following is a compound?
A. Gold

B. Fluorine gas
C. Iron

D. Sodium chloride

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QUESTION 17
1. The charge of cations and anions are ________, respectively?
A. positive and neutral

B. negative and positive

C. neutral and positive

D. positive and negative

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QUESTION 18
1. What is the correct name of this hydrate MgSO4·7H2O
A. magnesium sulfite heptahydrate
B. magnesium sulfate heptahydrate

C. magnesium sulfite hydrate

D. magnesium sulfate

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QUESTION 19
1. What is the name of AlCl3?
A. Aluminum chloride

B. Iron chloride

C. Aluminum (III) chloride

D. Iron (II) chloride

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 QUESTION 20
1. Silicon (Si) is essential to the computer industry as a major component of semiconductor chips. It has three naturally
occurring isotopes: 28Si, 29Si, and 30Si. Determine the numbers of neutrons in each silicon isotope respectively.
Given atomic number of silicon is 14 .
A. 14, 14, and 14

B. 16, 15 and 14
C. Not listed here

D. 14, 15 and 16

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QUESTION 21
1. What is the ground state electron configuration of Si (given Si has 14 protons)
A. 1s2 2s2 2p5 3s3 3p2
B. 1s2 2s2 2p4 3s1 3p3

C. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2

D. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1 3p3

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QUESTION 22
1. Which of the following is the correct electron configuration for Zn2+ (note: atomic number of Zn is 30)
A. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s0 3d10

B. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d8

C. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d7

D. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10

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QUESTION 23
1. What is the maximum number of electrons allowed in a single atomic energy level in terms of the principal quantum
number n?
A. 2n2

B. 2n + 2

C. 2n

D. 2n2 + 24

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QUESTION 24
1. Which of the following equations describes the maximum number of electrons that can fill a subshell (s, p,d, f)?
A. 2l2
 B. 2l + 2

C. 4l + 2

D. 2l2 + 2

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QUESTION 25
1. Which of the following compounds is not a possible isotope of carbon?

A. 12C

B. 13C
C. 6C

D. 14C

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QUESTION 26
1. How many total electrons are in a 133Cs? (Note: Cs has 79 neutrons)

A. 78
B. 55
C. 133
D. 54

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QUESTION 27
1. The atomic mass of hydrogen is 1.008 amu. What is the percent composition of hydrogen by isotope, assuming that
hydrogen’s only isotopes are 1H and 2D?

A. 92% H, 8% D
B. 99.92% H, 0.08% D

C. 99.992% H, 0.008% D

D. 99.2% H, 0.8% D

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QUESTION 28
1. Distinguish between monoatomic and polyatomic ions
A. a monoatomic ion contains only one kind of atom while polyatomic ion contains less than one atom.

B. a monoatomic ion contains only one kind of atom while polyatomic ion contains more than one atom.

C. a monoatomic ion contains only two kind of atom while polyatomic ion contains more than two atom.

D. a monoatomic ion contains more than one kind of atom while polyatomic ion contains only one atom.
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QUESTION 29
1. Matching the right name for each chemical formula
Na2O A. cupric oxide
B. cuprous oxide
CO2 C. carbon dioxide
CuO D. sodium oxide
E. sodium cloride
NH4OH F. amonium hydroxide
G. diphosphorus pentaoxide
P 2O5

Cu2O

30 points
QUESTION 30
1. Organic chemistry studies molecules , Organic molecules . On the other hand,

inorganic chemistry learns about the compounds . Inorganic compounds can be classified

as .
A. acid, base, salt, and oxides
B. make up building blocks for living things
C. containing carbon-hydrogen bond
D. which do not involve in carbon-hydrogen bond