NMAT CHEMISTRY SIMULATIONS (MOCK 2) 11.

Frequently it is convenient to focus on changes in the

combination of ________ (Q) added to the system
DIRECTIONS: Select the best answer to each of the and work done by the system (W). Assumed internal energy
following questions and blacken the appropriate space on (U) and to regard them as due to a:
your answer sheet. a. heat c. temperature
b. entropy d. heat transfer
1. Oxides of metal with H2 O form bases while oxide of non-
metal with H2 O form acids. Which of the following will be acidic 12. When 2.0 grams of methane are burned in a bomb
in H2 O ? calorimeter containing 2000 grams of water, it causes the
a. K 2 O b. CaO c. Na2 O d. NO2 temperature of the water to rise by 13.300C. What is the
molar heat of combustion of methane?
2. If I have 25 mL of a gas at a pressure of 2.1 atm and a Cp (H2O) = 4.18 Joule/g 0C.
temperature of 300 K, what will the pressure be if I increase a. 111 kJ c. 13.3 kJ
the temperature to 400 K and compress the gas to a volume b. 888 kJ d. 8.88 kJ
of 10 mL substance:
a. 14 atm c. 0.028 atm 13. If you heat a 5 L balloon from a temperature of 2500 C
b. 8.6 atm d. 7 atm to 5000 C, its new volume will be:
a. 10 L b. 2.5 L c. 7.4 L d. 4.6 L
3. Why do we assume that gas particles experience no
intermolecular forces? 14. If I dilute 5 mL of 0.15 M NaCl to a final volume of 5 L,
a. Because it’s true. what’s the final concentration of NaCl?
b. Because gas particles move too quickly to experience a. 0.00015 M c. 0.0015 M
intermolecular forces for very long. b. 15000 M d. 0.015 M
c. Because gas particles are usually a long distance from one
another. 15. Nuclear fission: process in which a heavy nucleus is split into
d. More than one of the above. lighter ones. What is the value of n?

4. What is the percentage of chromium in the compound, 1

+ 235 142 91
𝐾𝑟+? 10𝑛
potassium dichromate, K2Cr2O7? 0𝑛 92𝑈 → 56𝐵𝑎 + 36
(At. Wt. K=39, Cr=52, O=16)
a. 2 b. 1 c. 3 d. 4
a. 17% b. 35% c. 3.5% d. 52%
16. In chemical thermodynamics, which is false about
5. The molecular weight of a substance is 128 and its
an endergonic reaction?
equivalent weight in a particular reaction is 32. A
a. It is also called an unfavorable reaction or
2.0-N solution of this substance will have a molarity:
a nonspontaneous reaction.
a. 4.00 M b. 8.00 M c. 0.50 M d. 0.25 M
b. It is a chemical reaction in which the standard change
in free energy is positive, and energy is absorbed.
6. What is the [𝐻 + ] in a 0.005 M solution of NaOH?
c. In layman's terms the total amount of energy is a loss (it
a. 5 x 10−13 b. 2 𝑥 10−10 c. 2 𝑥 10−12 d. 5 𝑥 10 −12
takes more energy to start the reaction than what you get
out of it) so the total energy is a negative net result.
7. How many molecules of oxygen are required for
d. It is a spontaneous reaction.
every 12 molecule of carbon dioxide formed in the
combustion of ethyl alcohol 𝐶2 𝐻5 𝑂𝐻:
Study the table below to answer questions 17 and 18:
C2H5OH + 3 O2  3 H2O + 2 CO2
a. 18 b. 12 c. 6 d. 10
Chemical
Mixed Substances Observation/Results
System
Use the following balanced equation for nos. 8 to 10:
Some particles
2𝑁2 (𝑔) + 5𝑂2 (g) 2 𝑁2 𝑂5 (g) + HEAT A Table salt and water
remained undissolved
Particles dissolved
8. An increase in the amount of 𝑁2 𝑂5 will shift the equilibrium to Table salt and hot
B completely when
what direction? water
heated
a. to the right c. not at all
Lead nitrate and Yellow precipitate is
b. to the left d. reversible C
potassium iodide formed
Ferric chloride and Blue precipitate is
9. An increase in pressure will shift the equilibrium to what D
potassium ferrocyanide formed
direction?
a. to the right c. no effect
17. Which of the following mixed substances shows
b. to the left d. reversible
chemical change?
a. Chemical system B and D
10. A decrease in temperature will ______.
b. Chemical system C and D
a. shift the equilibrium to the right
c. Chemical system A and B
b. both reaction are affected
d. All of the chemical systems
c. shift the equilibrium backward
d. have no effect

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18. Based on the observation or result between chemical A 26. Which of the following solutions has molarity different
and B, which of the following statements is true? from the rest?
a. Increase in temperature increases the solubility of table a. 12 N H3PO4 c. 4 N HC2H3O2
salt in water. b. 2 N NH4OH d. 8 N Ca(OH)2
b. Increase in temperature decreases the solubility.
c. Table salt is unaffected by the increase in temperature. NH4NO3  N2O +2H2O
d. Table salt tends to be less soluble in hot water. 27. In the equation above, how many grams of ammonium
nitrate is needed to produce 100g nitrogen (I) oxide?
19. The ejection of a beta particle from a nucleus results in (N=14, H=1, O=16)
a. An increase in the atomic number by one. a. 442 g b. 285 g c. 183 g d. 164 g
b. An increase in the atomic mass by four.
c. A decrease in the atomic number by two. 28. A student wants to prepare 500 ml of 8 N H2SO4 from a
d. None of the above is correct. solution which is 8 molar. What volume of the concentrated
acid is needed?
20. A crime lab analyzes two samples of a drug, sample A a. 500 ml b. 250 ml c. 50 ml d. 25 ml
and sample B. Sample A is crystalline. Several microscopic
samples taken from different points in Sample A are 29. The activation energy, Ea of a certain endergonic
indistinguishable; all properties of the material seem reaction is 25 kcal. The Ea for the reverse reaction is:
uniform. Sample B has a slightly different color than sample a. equal to 25 kcal c. less than 25 kcal
A. Chromatographic techniques resolve sample B into b. greater than 25 kcal d. none of these
separate components. Which of the following conclusions
are valid? 30. The process involved in the reaction between an alkali
1. Sample A is a pure substance. and fatty acid is called:
2. Sample B is a mixture. a. alkylation c. esterification
3. Sample A is not a heterogeneous mixture. b. calcination d. saponification
a. 2 and 3 c. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 3 d. all are valid 31. When 1 x 10-4 mole of a hypothetical substance A2B is
dissolved in 1 L of solution, a saturated solution with almost
21. What is the conjugate acid of C6H6? no precipitate is formed. The Ksp will be:
a. C6H5+ b. C6H5− c. C6H7+ d. C6H7− a. 2 x 10-4 b. 4 x 10-12 c. 2 x 10 -8 d. 4 x 10-8

See the diagram below for numbers 22-23: 32. Using Markovnikov’s rule in the hydration of alkenes,
what is the product of:
CH3CH2CH2CH=CH2 + HBr
a. CH3CH2CH2CHBrCH3 c. CH2BrCH2CH2CHICH3
b. CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2Br d. CH3CHBrCH2CH2CH3

33. Oxygen gas (Molecular weight = 32) diffuses at the rate

of 10 mL/min. Under the same conditions of temperature
and pressure, how fast will hydrogen (molecular weight = 2)
diffuse?
a. 20 mL/min c. 160 mL/min
22. Salt is added to water and the mixture is stirred until no b. 40 mL/min d. 10 mL/min
more salt dissolves. The salt that does not dissolve is
allowed to settle out. What happens to the concentration of 34. Compound X rapidly decolorizes in a solution of
salt in solution if water evaporates until the volume of the bromine in CCl4. When X is subjected to ozonolysis, two
solution is half the original volume? (Assume temperature products are formed, namely butanone and propanal. What
remains constant.) The concentration of the solution: is the structure of X?
a. increases. c. decreases. a. 𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝐻2 𝐶𝐻2 𝐶𝐻 = 𝐶𝐻𝐶𝐻2 𝐶𝐻3
b. stays the same. d. none of these is correct b. 𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝐻𝐶 = 𝐶𝐻𝐶𝐻2 𝐶𝐻3

23. What is the reason for your answer to question # 22? 𝐶𝐻3
a. There is the same amount of salt in less water. c. 𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝐻2 𝐶𝐻2 𝐶𝐻2 𝐶𝐻2 𝑂𝐻
b. More solid salt forms. d. 𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝐻2 𝐶 = 𝐶𝐻𝐶𝐻2 𝐶𝐻3
c. Salt does not evaporate and is left in solution.
d. There is less water. 𝐶𝐻3

24. Which of the following compounds will give a pH < 7?

a. CaI2 b. MgSO4 c. KClO d. NH4NO3

25. Which of the following compounds will give an alkaline

solution?
a. CaI2 b. MgSO4 c. KClO d. NH4NO3

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35. If each of the following is resonance stabilized, what
will be the correct arrangement of the compounds according
to their relative degree of aromatic character?
41. Vanillin contains 63.15% C, 5.30% H, and 31.55% O
whether it is extracted from vanilla beans, synthesized
chemically from clove oils, or extracted from wood pulp
wastes. Vanillin is most likely to be:
a. a solution of C in H and O
b. a compound of C, H, and O
c. a homogenous mixture of C in H and O
d. a heterogenous mixture of C, H , and O

Furan thiopene pyrrole 42. Ethanol is present in drinks and has a concentration of
as high as 45%. This undergoes chemical change in the
a. thiopene > pyrrole > furan body when taken excessively. What effect does it have in a
b. furan > pyrrole > thiopene person?
c. furan > thiopene > pyrrole a. It destroys brain cells and inhibits the synthesis of
d. thiopene > furan > pyrrole proteins in heart muscles.
b. It disturbs liver function and damages the liver tissues.
36. Rank the following alcohols from most acidic to least c. It causes nausea, sweating, redness of face, rapid
acidic in ascending order (least acidic to most acidic): heartbeats and decreases blood pressure.
d. all of these

43. Antoine Lavoisier, the "father of chemistry", listed lime

as a chemical element in his table of 33 known elements.
Which of the following observations shows that lime cannot
be an element?
a. Lime melts at a temperature of 2572°C.
b. Lime reacts with water, generating a large amount of
heat.
a. A, B, C b. C, B, A c. B, C, A d. A, C, B c. Lime and carbon dioxide are produced when limestone is
roasted.
37. How many liters of propane gas are needed to produce d. When a certain soft metal is burned in oxygen, lime is
16 L of water vapor? produced (with no other products).
C3H8(g) +5O2(g) ->3CO2(g) +4H2O(g)
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 16 44. Which of the following statements are correct?
I. Carboxylic acids have lower boiling points than alcohols of
38. The meteorite ALH84001 contains tiny bubbles of gas comparable molecular weight because both the carbonyl
trapped in the rock. The chemical composition of the gas in oxygen and the hydroxyl group can engage in hydrogen-
these bubbles matches the composition of the Martian bond formation.
atmosphere as determined by Viking spacecraft in the II. Carboxylic acids have greater acidity compared with
1970's. The meteorite is an example of a(n) alcohols because electron delocalization can take place in
a. binary compound c. element the carboxylate ion.
b. homogenous mixture d. heterogenous mixture III. Trifluoroacetic acid (CF3COOH) is less acidic than acetic
acid (CH3COOH)
39. A blue crystalline material is heated strongly in a test IV. Grignard reagent is nucleophilic and when added to CO2
tube. A clear liquid condenses around the mouth of the tube carboxylic acid is formed after acidification.
and the crystals gradually lose their blue color and become a. I and III c. I and IV
white powder. Every gram of blue crystal produces 0.36 g of b. II and IV d. II and III
clear liquid and 0.64 g of colorless powder. The same
weight relationships are observed for samples of the crystals 45. What type of reaction is involved when:
taken from many different sources. These observations are ethene + hydrogen → ethane
consistent with the hypothesis that the blue crystals are: a. hydrogenation c. fermentation
a. a compound c. an element b. esterification d. substitution
b. solution d. homogenous mixture
46. In order to synthesise butylpropanoate you would use:
40. A solid melts gradually between 85°C and 95°C to give a. C3H7OH and CH3COOH
a milky, oily liquid. When a laser beam shines through the b. C4H9OH and CH3COOH
liquid, the path of the beam is clearly visible. The milky c. C3H7OH and C3H7COOH
liquid is likely to be: d. C4H9OH and C2H5COOH
a. compound c. an element
b. a solution d. heterogenous mixture

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The half-life of a radioactive substance is the time required
for half of the amount of the substance to change to other
substances. The half-life of radium-226 is 1,600 years:

47. How long will it take for 2.0 g. sample of radium-226 to

become 0.5 gram of the same sample substance?
a. 1,600 years c. 3,200 years
b. 2,400 years d. 4,000 years

48. After 7,800 years, how many grams of the element

would be left?
a. 1.0 g b. 0.0625 g c. 0.25 g d. 0.125 g

49. What amine is most basic?

a. aromatic c. secondary
b. primary d. tertiary

50. What is the basis for the Lewis basicity of amines?

a. availability of amines
b. release of OH groups
c. acceptance of lone pairs
d. capacity to abstract acidic hydrogen