The formation of a bond between hydrogen and a highly electronegative atom results in
Answer
(A)
polarity
7
Which of the elements in the table below would react more readily with chlorine?
Element
Ionization energy (KJ \(mol^{-1} \times 10^{-3}\))
W
12.0
X
21.0
Y
106.0
Z
200.0
Answer
(C)
W and X only
8
Which of the following properties does not give evidence of the kinetic theory of matter?
Answer
(C)
Polymerization
9
Dilute trioxonitrate (V) acid does not produce hydrogen when it reacts with metals because
Answer
(D)
it is a strong oxidizing agent.
10
Which of the following statements is correct?
Answer
(D)
An alkane with 49 carbon atoms contains 100 hydrogen atoms
11
A mixture containing two salts of different solubility can be separated by
Answer
(B)
crystallization.
12
Species that occur in a reaction pathway but not in the overall reaction are known as
Answer
(D)
Intermediates
13
How many moles are there in 3.0 g of \(O_2\)? [O = 16.0]
Answer
(B)
0.0930 moles.
14
Which of the following equimolar solutions has the highest conductivity?
Answer
(A)
\(H_2SO{_4(aq)}\)
15
The pair of compounds that belongs to the same homologous series is
Answer
(A)
\(C_2H_6\) and \(C_4H_{10}\)
16
Which of the following equations does not illustrate correctly one of the reactions of chlorine?
Answer
(B)
\(Cl_2 + 2NaF → 2NaCl + F_2\)
17
The salt solution formed firm a reaction between ethanoic acid and sodium hydroxide solution would be
Answer
(C)
basic
18
The separation technique that is suitable for separating iodine from tetrachloromethane is
Answer
(A)
solvent extraction
19
Consider the following reaction equation:
\(2SO_3(g) → 2SO_2(g) + O_2\)(g)
∆H = +198 kJ/mol
Which of the following statements about the reaction is correct?
Answer
(D)
198 kJ of energy is absorbed
20
Arrange the following compounds in decreasing order of their boiling points: \(NH_3\), HF, \(SiH_4\), \(CH_4\)
Answer
(A)
HF,\(NH_3\), \(SiH_4\), \(CH_4\)
21
Copper (II) ions are able to participate in co-ordinate covalent bonding because they
Answer
(C)
have vacant d-orbital
22
What takes place at the cathode during electrolysis?
Answer
(D)
Cations are discharged.
23
Carbon is deposited in the exhaust pipes of cars because of
Answer
(B)
incomplete combustion of petrol
24
Which of the following laws or theory cannot be explained by the application of the kinetic theory of gases?
Answer
(A)
Dalton's atomic theory
25
How many unpaired electrons are present in \(_{26}Fe^{3+}\)?
Answer
(D)
5
26
A consequence of global warming is
Answer
(C)
flooding
27
Going down group II in the periodic table normally
Answer
(B)
melting point increases
28
The primary component of natural gas
Answer
(B)
methane
29
The gas that is less dense than air is
Answer
(A)
nitrogen
30
The periodic property that is used to determine whether a covalent molecule is polar or not is
Answer
(D)
electronegativity
31
If \(100^3\) of a saturated solution of sodium tetraoxosulphate (VI) at 30° C contains 10.5 g of the salt, what would be its solubility at this temperature? [(\(Na_2SO_4\) = 142]
Answer
(B)
0.74 mol dm-3
32
A compound that could be dried by using conc. tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid and not by calcium oxide is likely to be
Answer
(D)
an acid anhydride
33
Which of the statements about gases is not correct?
Answer
(D)
Gases are highly soluble in water at high temperatures
34
Determine the volume of 0.100 mol of HCl in \(0.250 mol dm^3\) of solution.
Answer
(D)
\(400cm^3\)
35
Positive ions in a sea of electrons are found in
Answer
(B)
metallic bonds
36
An element X has two isotopes, \(^{65}X_{30}\) and \(^{66}X_{30}\) with relative abundance of 60 % and 40% respectively. The relative atomic mass of X is
Answer
(D)
65.40
37
Which of the following statements about the collision theory is correct?
Answer
(C)
The rate of reaction is proportional to the number of effective collisions
38
Which of the following elements has its valence electrons in the s-orbital?
Answer
(C)
Sodium
39
Petrochemistry is an example of
Answer
(A)
applied chemistry
40
The molecule that has a non-polar covalent bond is
Answer
(C)
\(Cl_2\)
41
The reduction half equation of the following reaction is:
\(Zn_{(s)} + CuSO_{4(aq)} → ZnSO_{4(aq)} + Cu_{(s)}\)
Answer
(C)
\(Cu^{2+}_{(aq)} + 2e^- → Cu_{(s)}\)
42
Why are \(H_2SO_4\) and \(CaCl_2\), not suitable for drying ammonia gas? They
Answer
(D)
react with the gas
43
Isoelectronic species have the same number of
Answer
(B)
electrons
44
Which of the following gases has the lowest rate of diffusion?
[H=1.0, C=12.0, N = 14.0, O= 16.0]
Answer
(D)
Oxygen
45
An example of a crystalline substance that does not possess water of crystallization is
