Grade 9 2nd PERIODICAL EXAMINATION

(CHEMISTRY)

NAME:__________________________________YEAR & SEC.:____________ DATE:____________SCORE:_________

I. Name the following hydrocarbons.
_________________1. C10H22 _______________________________________9. CH4
_________________2. C5H10 _______________________________________10. C4H6
_________________3. C8H14 _______________________________________11. C8H16
_________________4. C6H10 _________________________12. C7H16
_________________5. C8H18 _______________________________________13. C6H10
_________________6. C4H8 _______________________________________14. C3H8
_________________7. C7H14 _________________________15. C9H20
_________________8. C5H8
II. Encircle the letter of your HONEST & BEST answer.
1.What element do all organic compounds contain?
a. C b. H c. O d. Fe
2.To what Organic Family does the following molecule belong? H C C H
a. alkane b. alkyne c. alkene d. hydrocarbon
3.To what Organic Family does the following molecule belong? CH2=CH-CH3
a. alkane b. alkyne c. alkene d. hydrocarbon
4.Which of the following are all forms of carbon?
a. diamond, graphite b. diamond, sapphire c. asbestos, diamond d. diamond, granite
5.To what organic family does the following belong? H C C H
a. alkyne b. alkane c. alkene d. hydrocarbon
6.What do saturated hydrocarbons contain?
a. only C - C single bonds c. at least one multiple C - C bond
b. only C - C multiple bonds d. all the water they can hold
7.Simplest alkane with a chemical formula CH4, a constituent of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG), the fuel we use for cooking.
a. methane b. ethane c. propane
8.Simplest alkene with a chemical formula C2H4, which aids in the ripening of fruits.
a. methene b. ethene c. propene
9.Simplest alkyne with a chemical formula C2H2.
a. methyne b. ethyne c. propyne
10. Considered as the hardest mineral. It is used as jewelry and as a tool for cutting other metals.
a. graphite b. coke c. diamond
11. It is a soft allotrope of carbon, a lead found in pencils.
a. graphite b. coke c. diamond
12. Calcium has an atomic number of 20. A stable calcium atom has an electronic configuration of
a. 1s22s22p63s23p64s2 b. 1s21p61d101f2 c. 1s22s22p63s23p63d2 d. 1s22s22p63s23p6
13. Phosphorus has an atomic number of 15. A stable phosphorus atom has an electronic configuration of
a. 1s21p62s22p5 b. 1s22s22p63s23p3 c. 1s22s22p63s23p14s2 d. 1s21p61d7
14. A beryllium atom has 4 protons, 5 neutrons, and 4 electrons. What is the mass number of this atom?
a. 4 b. 5 c. 9 d. 8
15. Which sublevel can by occupied by a maximum of 10 electrons?
a. s b. p c. d c. f
16. Mass number is equal to the_________.
a. number of protons + number of electrons c. number of neutrons + number of electrons
b. number of protons + number of neutrons d. number of electrons
17. The mass of the atom is determined by
a. neutron b. neutron and proton c. electron d. electron and neutron
18. An atom has a mass number of 23 and atomic number 11. The number of protons are_________.
a. 11 b. 12 c. 23 d. 44
19.Almost the entire mass of an atom is concentrated in the__________.
a. proton b. electron c. nucleus d. neutron
20.The letters s, p. d, or f are used to designate a particular______ within an energy level.
a. sublevel b. space c. spin d. color
21.How many sublevels are possible in the 4th energy level:

a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 6
22.The maximum number of electrons that can be in the third energy level is
a.2 b. 6 c. 8 d. 18
23.Which subatomic particle contributes the least to the mass of an atom?
a. nucleon b. electron c. proton d. neutron
24.Electrons enter the 4s sub-level before the 3d sub-level because...
a. there is only one 4s orbital and there are 5 3d orbitals
b. the 4s orbital is spherical
c. the 4s orbital has a lower energy
d. the 3d orbitals have a lower energy
25.The order of filling orbitals is...
a. 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 3d, 4s, 4p c. 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 4s, 3d, 4p
b. 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 3d, 4p, 3d d. 4p, 4s, 3d, 3p, 3s, 2p, 2s, 1s
26. Which one of the following is not the electronic configuration of atom of a noble gas?
a. 1s2 b. 1s22s2 c. 1s22s22p6 d. 1s22s22p63s23p6
27. The electronic configuration of an atom an element with atomic number 8 is...
a. 1s22s6 b. 1s22s22p6 c. 2s22p6 d. 1s22s22p4
28. The Aufbau Principle states that...?
a. only two electrons can occupy an orbital
b. electrons enter the lowest available energy level
c. electrons remain unpaired if possible
d. orbitals are regions in space where one is likely to find an electron
29. Which sublevel can by occupied by a maximum of 14 electrons?
a. s b. p c. d c. f
30. The idea that no two electrons can have exactly the same set of quantum numbers is set forth in the:
a. Heisenberg’s probability position b. Pauli exclusion principle c. Plank’s constant d. the diagonal rule
31. How many electrons are shared in a single covalent bond?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 8 d. 1 e. 4
32. How many electrons are shared in a double covalent bond?
a. 3 b. 6 c. 8 d. 2 e. 4
33. How do atoms achieve noble-gas electron configurations in single covalent bonds?
a. Two atoms share two electrons. c. Two atoms share one electron.
b. Two atoms share two pairs of electrons. d.One atom completely loses two electrons to the other atom in the bond.
34. Why do atoms share electrons in covalent bonds?
a. to attain a noble-gas electron configuration c. to become more polar
b. to become ions and attract each other d. to increase their atomic numbers
35. A molecule with a single covalent bond is _____.
a. CO2 b. CO c. Cl2 d. N2
36. A diatomic molecule with a triple covalent bond is _____.
a. O2 b. F2 c. N2 d. H2
37. Which of the following pairs of elements can be joined by a covalent bond?
a. N and C b. Na and C c. Mg and C d. Li and Cl
38. How many valence electrons do noble gases like Ne, Ar, and Kr have?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
39. Cesium is located at period 6, family IA in the periodic table of elements. It is the element with the highest ionization
energy. How many valence electrons does Cs have?
a.1 b. 2 c. 6 d. 7
40. Which does not describe an ionic bonding?
a. It involves the transfer of electrons. c. Atoms either gain or lose electrons.
b. It involves sharing of electrons. d. It is a bond between a metal and a non-metal.
41. Which of the following is a metal?
a. O b. S c. K d. C
42. Potassium reacts with bromine. What is the correct formula for the compound formed by this reaction?
a. K2Br b. KBr2 c. KBr d. KBr2
43. What will most likely happen to a non-metallic atom after ionic bonding?
I. It forms a cation III. It becomes stable
II. It forms an anion IV. It becomes unstable
a. I & II b. II & III c. III & IV d. I & IV
44. Why do atoms react with one another to form chemical bonds?
a. to attain stability c. to form molecules
b. to form compounds d. to produce ions
45. It states that atoms must attain 8 electrons in its outermost energy level.
a. valence electron b. Octet Rule c. noble gas d. electronic configuration
46. Ionic bond involves transfer of electron between
a. both metal b. both nonmetal c. metal and non-metal d. both a & b
47. During ionic bond metals tend to
a. give up electron b. gain electron c. neither gain or give up d. both a & b
48. A bond where atoms share two pair (4) of electrons.
a. covalent bond b. single bond c. double bond d. triple bond
49. A bond where atoms share three pair (6) of electrons.
a. covalent bond b. single bond c. double bond d. triple bond
50. A sharing of two valence electrons.
a. covalent bond b. single bond c. double bond d. triple bond
51. A covalent bond is formed through combination of
a. both metal b. both nonmetal c. metal and nonmetal d. ions
52. In covalent bonding, there is a _________________of electrons.
a. sharing b. transfer c. neither a or b d. both a or b
53. There should be _____________electrons in the outermost energy level for an atom to attain stability.
a. seven b. six c. five d. eight
54. Which of the following pairs of atoms is most likely to form a covalent compound.
a. C,O b. Na, O c. Mg, Br d. Ba, Cl
55. Which among the following shows that an atom is stable?
a. having 2 valence electron c. having 6 valence electrons
b. having 4 valence electron d. having 8 valence electrons
56. Why do atoms react with one another to form chemical bonds?
a. to attain stability c. to form molecules
b. to form compounds d. to produce ions

III. Classify the type of bond that exist in each compound as ionic or covalent.
_____ __________1. MgCl2 ____ _________6. MgO
_____ __________2. NaOH ____ _______7. PCl3
____ ________3. CO ____ _______8. HF
____ ________4. Cl2 ____ _______9. HBr
____ ________5. NH4 ___ _________10. KI
IV. Compute for the percentage composition of each component in the compound.
1. barium carbonate, BaCO3
2. ammonium carbonate, (NH4)2CO3
3. glucose, C6H12O6

V. Complete the table.

ELEMENT ELECTRONIC PERIOD GROUP NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER

SYMBOL CONFIGURATION NUMBER NUMBER OF OF OF
PROTON NEUTRON ELECTRON

37Rb

34Se

21Sc