CHEMISTRY FORM 4 OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

Answer all questions. Each questions is followed by four options, A, B, C and D.

Choose the best option for each questions.

Which of the following statements proves that matter is made up of tiny discrete
particles?
A

Sprinkling coffee powder on water

Collecting hydrogen gas into the test tube

Cutting a bar of chalk into powder

Diffussion of copper (II) sulphate in water.

Which of the following substances is made up of molecules?

A Zinc

D Copper (II) sulphate

Which of the following statements are true about the behaviour of the particles in
a gas?
I
II
III
IV
A
C

Sulphur dioxide

Helium

They are able to move at high speeds.

They are arranged in regular patterns.
There are large spaces between the particles.
They spread throughout the vessel in which they are contained.
I and II only
I , II and IV only

B III and IV only

D I, III and IV only

Which of the following situations occur when water evaporates?

A

The force of attraction between water molecules are stronger

The water molecules increase in size

The number of water molecules decrease

The kinetic energy of water molecules increase

Which of the following processes releases heat?

A Condensation

Melting

C Boiling

D Evaporation

Substance P is a liquid at room temperature. Which of the following could be the

melting point and boiling point of P?

Melting
point/oC
-20
-4
32
405

A
B
C
D

Boiling point/oC
-5
48
80
900

The diagram below shows the graph of the cooling of acetamide from its gaseous
state to
its solid state.

What is the boiling point and the time when liquid acetamide starts to condense?
A
B
C
D

Boiling point
T1
T1
T2
T2

Time when it start to condense

m1
m3
m2
m4

An atom is indivisible, cannot be produced or destroyed.

Which of the following scientists gave the above explanation about an atom?
A John Dalton
C Ernest Rutherford

Radium contains 88 electrons and 138 neutrons. What is its nucleon number?
A 50

B Sir James Chadwick

D Sir Joseph John Thomson

B 88

C 138

D 226

Atom P has 9 protons and 10 neutrons. Which of the following is true about atom

P?
A
B
C
D

Atom P has 10 electrons

Atom P has 8 valence electrons
Atom P has 2 shells filled with electrons
Atom P has a proton number of 19

What is the difference between a chlorine atom and a chloride ion in terms of the
number of subatomic particles?
A
The number of protons
electrons
C

The number of neutrons

The number of

The number of nucleuses

The diagram below shows the symbol of the potassium atom.

39
19

Which of the following is true about the symbol?

Proton number

14

Nucleon number

Number of neutrons

19

19

39

19

39

19

19

39

20

39

20

19

Study atom X and atom Y in the diagram below.

6
12
6

Y
X

Which of the following statements is true about atom X and Y?

A
B
C
D

They are different elements

They are a pair of isotopes
They have six valence electrons
They are located in different groups of the Periodic Table

This isotope produces gamma radiation to kill cancer cells.

A Iodine-131

B Cobalt-60

C Sodium-24

D Carbon-12

How many carbon atoms have the same mass as glucose, C6H12O6?
[Relative atomic mass: H, 1; C, 12; O, 16]

A 12

C 30

D 60

The chemical formula for ammonium sulphate is (NH4)2SO4. What is its relative
formula mass? [Relative atomic mass of N = 14, H = 1, S = 32, O = 16]
A 84
D 264

B 15

B 114

C 132

An unknown element, Y, was found in a compound which has a relative formula

mass of Y2SO4. What is the relative atomic mass of Y?
[Relative atomic mass: O,16: S, 32]
A 32

B 48

C 54

D 108

A sample of zinc contains 3.6 X 1024 zinc atoms. What is the number of moles of
zinc?
[Avogadro constant = 6.0 1023 mol1]
A 2
B 3
C 5
D 6

1 mole of carbon dioxide, CO2 contains the same number of atoms as

I
1 mole of water, H2O
II
1.5 moles of oxygen gas, O2
III
2 moles of copper atoms
IV
3 moles of neon gas

A I and III only

and IV only

II and IV only

C I, II and III only D I, II

How many moles of oxygen atoms does CH3COOC2H5 contain?

A 4
B 3
C 2
D 1

What is the number of molecules in 0.2 mole of sulphur dioxide, SO2?

[Avogadro constant = 6.0 1023 mol1]
A 1.2 1023
B 2.4 1023
C 1.2 1024
D 2.4 1024

What is the mass of oxygen contained in 192 g of sulphur dioxide?

[Relative atomic mass: O, 16 ; S, 32}
A 16 g
B 64 g
C 96 g
D 160 g

What is the ratio volume of 9 g of steam and 2 g of hydrogen gas?

[Relative atomic mass: H, 1; O,16]
A 9:2
B 1:2
C 2:1

D 2:9

What is the mass of 36 dm3 of methane, CH4 gas at room temperature and
pressure?
[Relative atomic mass of H = 1, C = 14; 1 mole of gas occupies 24 dm3 at room
temperature and pressure]
A 6g
B 24 g
C 12 g
D 60 g

The relative atomic masses of carbon and magnesium are 12 and 24 respectively.
Which of the following are true?
I The mass of an atom of carbon is 12 g and the mass of an atom of magnesium
is 24 g.
II
The number of atoms in 1 g of carbon is equal to that of 2 g of magnesium.
III
The number of moles of 6 g of carbon is equal to that of 12 g of
magnesium.
IV
The mass of 1 mole of carbon is equal to that of 1 mole of magnesium.
A I and IV only
IV only

II and III only

C I, II and III only D

II, III and

Which of the following compounds contains the highest percentage by mass of

carbon?
[Relative atomic mass: H, 1;C, 12 ; O, 16]
A CH3COOH
C2H5OH

C2H6

C C2H4

4.6 g of element X reacted with 1.6 g of element Y to form a compound with the
formula X2Y. What is the relative atomic mass of element X? [Relative atomic
mass of Y = 16]

A 3
B 32
C 23
D 46
The following equation shows the reaction between nitrogen gas and hydrogen
gas to produce ammonia.
N2 + 3H2 2NH3
How many grams of hydrogen gas are needed to produce 34 g of ammonia?
[Relative atomic mass of N = 14, H = 1]
A 3g
B 4g
C 6g
D 28 g

2.3 gram of sodium is burnt in the air and the product is dissolved in water to
form sodium hydroxide solution. What is the number of mole of this sodium
hydroxide?
[Relative Atomic Mass: H,1; O,16; Na, 23]
A 0.05 mol

B 0.01 mol

D 0.20 mol

3.0 g of magnesium is burnt completely in air. What is the mass of the magnesium
oxide formed?[Relative Atomic Mass : Mg, 24; O,16]
A 4.0 g
g

C 0.15 mol

B 5.0 g

C 7.0g

D 8.0

Copper (II) carbonate decomposed when heated strongly according to the

chemical equation.[Relative Atomic Mass: Cu,64; O,16; C,12]

CuCO3 CuO + CO2

What is the mass of copper(II) oxide formed when 24.8 g of copper(II) carbonate
is burnt completely?
A 8.0 g

16.0 g

C 24.8 g

The table below shows the relative atomic mass of element R and T.

Element
R
T

Relative Atomic mass

12
64

D 160g

Which of the following is true about the atom of element R and T?

The mass of one atom of R is 12g

The number of neutron in R is 12

1 mole of R has same number of atom as 1 mole of T

The size of atom is 5 times bigger than R

The table below shows the mass of element K and O in and oxide and the relative
atomic mass of element K and O.

Element
Mass/g
Relative atomic
mass

K
2.3
23

O
0.8
16

The empirical formula for oxide K is

A

K2O

B KO2

C K2O3

D K3O2

In modern Periodic Table, the elements are arranged in the increasing order of
A

oxidation number

nucleon number

number of neutrons
D

proton number

Which scientist left some empty spaces in the Periodic Table for elements which
were not known at that time?
A

J.W.Dobereiner

John Newlands

Dimitri Mendeleev

Henry Moseley

Which of the features are true for elements belonging to the same group?
I

They have similar physical properties

II

They have similar chemical properties

III

They have the same number of protons

IV

They have the same number of electrons in the outermost shell

I and II only

II and IV only

I, II and III only

I, II ,III and IV

In the Periodic Table, P is above Q in the same group. If The proton number of Q
is 19, what is the electron configuration for atom P?

A 2.8.1
2.8.8.5

B 2.8.7

Group
1
2
13
14

Period
2
2
3
3

Which of the following gases exists as monoatom at the room temperature and
pressure?

A Hydrogen

Element R has a proton number of 13 and nucleon number of 27. The location of
element P in the Periodic Table is

A
B
C
D

C 2.8.8.1

B Argon

C Oxygen

Which of the following are true about the elements in Group 18?

They are inert gases

II

They have low melting points and boiling points

III

They conduct electricity and heat

IV

They have the stable octet or duplet electron arrangement.

A I and II only

B I and III only

D Nitrogen

C I, II and IV only

Which of the following elements in Group 18 does not have octet electron
arrangement?

A Helium
Krypton

C Argon

The melting point of iodine is higher than that of bromine. This is because the
A
B
C
D

B Neon

Which of the following atomic structures represents the electron arrangement of

an element in Group 17?

D II, III and IV only

size of the iodine molecule is smaller

nucleon number of iodine is bigger
forces of attraction between iodine molecules are stronger
electrostatic forces between iodine molecules are stronger

Element Y has 1 valence electron and has 2 shells filled with electrons. Which of
the
following chemical equations represents a reaction between element Y and

water?
A
B
C
D

Why are the elements of Group 1 of the Periodic Table of Elements have similar
chemical properties?
A
B
C
D

2Y + 2H2O 2YOH + H2
4Y + 2H2O 2Y2O + 2H2
2Y + 3H2O Y2O3 + 3H2
Y + H2O YO + H2

They are alkali metals

Their atomic masses increase down the group
Their boiling points increases down the group.
They have one electron in their outermost shells.

An atom of element W has three filled electron shells. Element W reacts with
chlorine to form white compound with formula WCl. Which of the following is
element W?
[Proton number: Li,3; Na, 11; Al, 13; K, 19]

A Lithium

B Sodium

C Aluminium

D Potassium

The table shows the physical properties of three halogens

Halogens

Relative molecular
mass
71
160
254

Chlorine
Bromine
Iodine

Melting point/oC

Boiling point/oC

-101
-7
114

-35
58
183

Element Z is the most reactive halogen. Which of the following is true about
element Z?
A Its boiling point is -188oC
C Its relative molecular mass is 120
Periodic Table

Element T dissolves quickly in water to produce an acidic solution. The solution

bleaches the litmus paper . Which element is most likely to be T?
A Chlorine
Sodium

B Its melting point is 220oC

D It is the last element in the

B Potassium chloride

Bromine reacts with sodium hydroxide to form the following product except
A sodium bromide B sodium bromated(I)
oxygen

C Iodine

C water

Which ion is responsible for the bleaching properties in the bleaching products?
A Cl-

B OClD Na

C OH-

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