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B. The pressure is halved.

1) Which of the following is NOT a mixture? C. The pressure remains constant.
A. air D. The pressure decreases.
B. milk
C. salt 8) Potassium has an atomic number of 19 and an
D. vinegar atomic mass of 39. How many protons does a
potassium atom have?
2) Which of the following processes does NOT involve a A. 19
physical change? B. 20
A. dissolution of sugar and coffee in water C. 39
B. purifying water through distillation D. 6.02 x 1023
C. fermenting of rice washing to vinegar
D. making vinegar by mixing water and acetic 9) Lithium, the lightest metal, belongs to group IA or
acid the Alkali metals. It has an atomic number of 3 and
an atomic mass of 7. How many valence electrons
3) Matter can be classified as mixture or pure substance. does lithium have?
Mixture can be homogeneous or heterogeneous. A A. 1
homogeneous mixture is called a B. 3
A. colloid C. 4
B. liquid D. 7
C. solution
D. suspension 10) Sodium donates an electron to iodine to form
iodine salt. The bond formed between the two
4) Which of the following is a property of hydrochloric elements is
acid? A. covalent
A. It liberates ammonia from ammonium salts. B. ionic
B. It reacts with any base to give a salt. C. metallic
C. It reacts with any metal to give hydrogen. D. H-bond
D. It turns red litmus paper blue.
11) Chemical reactions proceed faster when
5) Suppose you mistakenly mixed water with coconut
A. the concentrations of reactants are higher
oil, which of the following methods can be used to
B. the temperature of the reaction chamber
separate the components of the mixture?
is higher
A. centrifugation C. the reactants are mixed with a catalyst
B. distillation D. All of the above
C. filtration
D. sedimentation

6) Silicon has an atomic number of 14 and an atomic

mass of 28. One mole of Silicon is equal to
A. 14 g
B. 28 g
C. 42 g
D. 6.02 x 1023 g
12) Which of the following statement/s is/are true
about a solution?
I. A solution is a single-phase system.
7) A confined gas is compressed to a volume half its
II. In a solution, the solvent is always liquid.
original. If the temperature of the system remains
III. A heterogeneous solution is a solution of two
constant, what happens to the pressure?
gases.
A. The pressure doubles.

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A. I only 18) Butane, used as lighter fluid has a chemical
B. II only formula of C4H10. One carbon atom shares its
C. II and III electrons with one hydrogen atom. What bond exists
D. I, II and III between the two atoms?
A. Carbonic bond
13) At room temperature, 8g of sodium nitrate can B. Covalent bond
be dissolved in 10mL of water. What is the solubility C. Hydrogen bond
of sodium nitrate expressed in grams per 100mL of D. Metallic bond
water?
A. 8 19) Chromium has an atomic number of 24 and an
B. 80 atomic mass of 52. How many electrons does a
C. 0.8 chromium ion of charge +2 (Cr2+) have?
D. 0.08 A. 50
B. 26
14) Which of the following processes results in a C. 24
change in the chemical composition of a material? D. 22
A. Melting of frozen butter
B. Dissolution of coffee in hot water 20) Neon is an inert gas. What can be said about its
C. Boiling a cup of water valence shell?
D. Frying of an egg A. It contains no electrons.
B. It lacks 4 electrons.
15) Before reaction, calcium has a mass of 2.5 grams C. It has a complete octet.
and oxygen has 1.0 gram. After reaction, the product D. It has an extra electron.
formed has a mass of 3.5 grams. What law is
confirmed by the reaction? 21) The electron configuration of Sodium (Na) is
A. Law of Conservation of Mass 1s22s22p63s1. What is the period number of
B. Law of Definite Composition Sodium?
C. Law of Mass Action A. 1
D. Law of Multiple Proportions B. 2
C. 3
16) What type of chemical reaction is shown below? D. 4
MgCl2 + 2NaOH Mg (OH)2 +2NaCl
A. Combination 22) Compounds containing carbon in combination
B. Double Replacement with hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and other elements
C. Decomposition are called
D. Neutralization A. inorganic compounds
B. ionic compounds
C. organic compounds
D. oxides

17) Water containing dissolved salt is an example of

A. colloid 23) What products are formed by the reaction of
B. compound hydrochloric acid (HCl) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH)
C. solution solutions?
D. suspension A. Salt and water
B. sugar and vinegar
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D. alcohol and sugar C. An ion is a positively charged atom.
D. Addition of protons determines the charge of
24) What are formed through the combination of oxygen an atom.
with most metals?
A. acids 30) An element with atomic mass 14 contains 9
B. salts neutrons and has a charge of -2. How many electrons
C. alcohols are there in a calcium ion (Ca+2)?
D. oxides A. 3
B. 5
25) Elements that do not combine chemically with any C. 7
other elements are called D. 9
A. electronegative
B. Electropositive 31) The electron configuration of calcium is
C. Inert 1s22s22p63s23p64s2. How many electrons are there in
D. Reactive a calcium ion (Ca+2)?
A. 2
26) The distillation of a liquid sample produces three B. 4
distillates each having unique properties. Which is true C. 10
about the liquid? D. 18
A. It is a compound.
B. It is a mixture. 32) Which of the following atoms exhibits the
C. It is a colloid. configuration 1s22s22p63s23p4 ?
D. It is acidic. A. 13Al+2
B. 17Cl+
27) Electrolysis of a certain substance produces lead ions C. 5P3
which are attracted to the negative electrode. When the D. 6S-2
lead ions are placed in a solution of potassium iodide, 33) Fluorine, chlorine, and bromine are called
the lead ions are attracted to the iodide ions. What is the halogens. They share the same characteristics they
charge of the iodide ions? are reactive gases and are good oxidizing agents.
A. Negative Their valence electrons are one electron less than
B. Neutral that of their neighboring elements neon, argon, and
C. Positive krypton respectively. What can be said about these
D. Zero gases?
A. They belong to the same group.
38) How many moles of magnesium chloride (MgCl 2) B. They belong to the same period.
will you need to prepare 500 mL of a 0.1 M solution? C. Their atomic masses are the same.
A. 0.05 mol D. Their atomic numbers are the same.
B. 0.5 mol
C. 1.0 mol
D. 2.0 mol
34) Which of the following is the only liquid metal at
room temperature?
29) Which of the following is TRUE? A. Silver
A. The number of protons and neutrons in the B. Mercury
nucleus is always equal for all atoms of a certain C. Gold
isotope. D. Platinum
B. An ion is formed by changing the number of
protons in an atom.

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35) Which chemical bond is formed when an atom of the A. C2+ + 2e C(s)
element calcium (Ca) loses two electrons to atoms of B. C2 C(s) + 2e
Chlorine (Cl)? C. C(s) C2+ + 2e
A. Covalent D. C(s) + 2e C2
B. Hydrogen
C. Ionic
D. Metallic

36) A sample of chlorine gas occupies a volume of 3.0 L

at 9.0 atm. What will be its volume at 4.5 atm?
A. 3.0 L
B. 6.0 L
C. 9.0 L
D. 12.0 L

37) aH2SO4 + bNaOH cNa2SO4 + dH2O

When the chemical equation above is balanced, what is
the value of a + b?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6

38) Which half reaction correctly represents oxidation?

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