URDANETA CITY UNIVERSITY General Chemistry 

1​st​ semester, A.Y 2018 

College of Teacher EDUCATION Prelim Period 
SCIENCE and MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
San Vicente West, Urdaneta City

Name:_________________________________________________________

Schedule:___________________________________________________________

I. Multiple choice: Choose the best answer. Write your correct answer on the space before
the number.

1. The orderly and systematic approach to solve problems is called_________

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1​st​ semester, A.Y 2018 
College of Teacher EDUCATION Prelim Period 
SCIENCE and MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
San Vicente West, Urdaneta City

10. An object has a mass of 200 grams and a volume of 125 ml. What is its density in
g/ml?
a. 0.620 b. 0.750 c. 1.60 d. 3.25

11. The speed of light is 3x10​10 . How many significant figures are in this
measurement?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

12. Water boils at what temperature in 0​​ F?

a. 32 b. 100 c. 180 d. 212

13. The density of rock salt is 2.2 g/cm​3​, what is this value in kg/m​3​?
a. 2.2 x10​-3 b. 2.2 x10​-2 c. 2.2 x10​2 d. 2.2 x10​3

14. Which of the following processes does not involve a chemical change?
a. Formation of liquid water on the outside of a cold glass
b. Breakdown of water by electricity
c. Photosynthesis in green plants
d. Blood circulation

15. The heights of two preschoolers were determined using a meterstick. The
measurement is shown below. Find their average height.

a. 98.0 cm c. 106.0 cm
b. 102. 0 cm d. 204.0 cm

16. A graduated cylinder is filled with 55 ml of liquid. An irregular rock sample is placed
in the graduated cylinder and the liquid level rise as shown. What is the volume of
the sample?

a. 10.00 cm​3 b. 11.0 cm​3 c. 12.0 cm​3 d. 14 cm​3

17. To measure the volume of an irregular solid, which method is most practical to use?
a. Weight displacement c. Bouyancy
b. Water displacement d. Immiscibility

For questions 18-19 are related:

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1​st​ semester, A.Y 2018 
College of Teacher EDUCATION Prelim Period 
SCIENCE and MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
San Vicente West, Urdaneta City

Four groups of students determined the density of salt solution that caused quail
eggs to float. The data obtained were:

Group Density (g/m​3​)

A 1.049
B 1.053
C 1.050
D 1.043
TRUE VALUE 1.052

18. Which two values are most precise?

a. B and C c. A and B
b. A and C d. A and D

19. Which group reported the most accurate data?

a. Group A b. Group B c. Group C d. Group D

For questions 20-23​, the options will be:

a. Melting c. Evaporation
b. Freezing d. Sublimation
What is the process of phase change happening in each of the following?
20. Drying laundry under the sun.
21. Naphthalene balls use in a cabinet.
22. Water in the refrigeration turned into ice.
23. An ice cream turned into liquid under the sun.

24. A sachet of coffee granules and a tablespoon of sugar mixed with a cup of hot
water, then stirred. The resulting mixture can be classified as
a. Colloid c. Homogeneous
b. Heterogeneous d. Suspension

25. Which of the following illustrate the concept of kinetic energy?

a. A turning wheel
b. An inflated balloon
c. Frozen pint ice cream
d. Water stored in water tower.
26. Matter can exist as solid, liquid, gas, and can change from one state to another
through temperature changes. Which of the following is an example of a single
form of matter in three different states?
a. Dry ice, carbon dioxide gas, cold carbonated beverages
b. Salt crystals, salt solution, sea water
c. Ice, water, steam
d. a and c

27. When a mixture of water, sand and salt is filtered, what substance passes
through the filter paper?
a. Water only c. Water and sand
b. Water and salt d. Water, sand and salt

28. Which of the following element conducts heat and electricity?

a. Carbon c. Copper
b. Chlorine d. Fluorine

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College of Teacher EDUCATION Prelim Period 
SCIENCE and MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
San Vicente West, Urdaneta City

29. What relationship, if any, exists between the number of electrons and protons in
a neutral atom?
a. The number of electrons and protons is the same.
b. The number of electrons is less than the number of protons
c. The number of electrons is greater than the number of protons.
d. There exists no relationship between the number of protons and electrons.
30. The f sublevel contain a maximum of ___
a. 2 electrons b. 6 electrons c. 10 electrons d.14 electrons

31. An atom has an atomic mass of 45 and an atomic number of 21. Select the best
correct statement about its atomic structure.
a. The number of electrons and protons are equal.
b. The number of protons and neutrons are equal.
c. The number of electrons is 24.
d. The number of neutrons is 21.
32. If the principal quantum number of a shell is equal to 2, what types of orbitals
will be present?
a. s b. s and p c. s, p, and d d. s. p, d, and f

33. The atomic mass of an element is determined by its total number of ___
a. Atomic number and proton number
b. Electron number and proton number
c. Proton number and neutron number
d. More than 2 are correct
34. Potassium has an atomic number of 19. How many electrons are in the
outermost energy level?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

35. How many neutrons are contained in an atom represented by U

a. 92 b. 146 c. 238 d. 330

For questions 36-41. The given is O ​. The options will be

a. 2 b. 6 c. 8 d. 16
36. What is the atomic number of oxygen?
37. How many protons do oxygen atoms have?
38. How many electrons surround the nucleus of the oxygen atom?
39. How many energy levels are occupied by the electrons of oxygen atom?
40. What is the atomic mass of oxygen?
41. To what group does oxygen belong

Label each of the following descriptions is applicable to a:

a. Neutron c. Both of these
b. Proton d. None of these
42. It is found in the nucleus of an atom.
43. It has a negative electrical charge.
44. It has no electrical charge.
45. It has a positive electrical charge.
46. It moves around the nucleus.

47. The correct position of an element with atomic number of 35 in the periodic table
is.
a. Pd. 4 & Gp. VIIA b. Pd. 3 & Gp. VI c. Pd. 5 & IV d. Pd. 6 & Gp. VI

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1​st​ semester, A.Y 2018 
College of Teacher EDUCATION Prelim Period 
SCIENCE and MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
San Vicente West, Urdaneta City

48. Which of the property of the elements that has the ability of an atom to attract or
gain electrons?
a. Atomic radius
b. Electron affinity
c. Electronegativity
d. Ionization energy

49. Metallic property: Group increases _____________: group decreases

a. Atomic radius
b. Atomic size
c. Electronegativity
d. None of these is correct

50. This is the tendency of an atom to lose electron

a. Atomic radius
b. Electronegativity
c. Electron affinity
d. Metallic property

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