Seat No.

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Republic of the Philippines
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISION
Manila

BOARD OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

R.E. E. Licensure Examination

Tuesday, Sep 2011 08:00 a.m - 04:00 p.m.
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ESAS - CHEMISTRY SET A

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one
answer for each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of your choice to the answer
sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil No. 1 only

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A compound contains 63.1% carbon, 11.92% hydrogen, and 24.97% fluorine. Derive its
empirical formula. (MW: C = 12, H = 1, F = 19)
A. C4H9F C. C4H8F2
B. C6H5F2 D. C3H4F

2. Determine the molecular formula of hydrocarbon which has a molecular weight of 84

gm/mol and which contains 85.7% carbon.
A. CH2 C. C4H8
B. C6H12 D. C3H6

3. Caustic soda, NaOH, can be prepared commercially by reaction of Na 2CO3 with slaked
lime, Ca(OH)2. How many gm of NaOH can be obtained by treating 1.00 kg of Na 2CO3
with Ca(OH)2?
A. 755 C. 655
B. 575 D. 675

4. In a rocket motor fueled with butane C4H10, how many kg of liquid oxygen should be
provided with each kg of butane to provide complete combustion? The equation is:
2C4H10 + 13O2 → 8CO2 + 10H2O
A. 3.95 C. 3.59
B. 2.59 D. 2.95

5. The “roasting” of 100.0 g of a copper ore yielded 75.4 gm of 89.5% pure copper. If the
ore is composed of Cu2S and CuS with 11.0% inert impurity, calculate the percent of
Cu2S in the ore. The equations are: (MW: Cu = 63.54, S = 32, O = 16)
Cu2S + O2 → 2Cu + SO2 and CuS + O2 → Cu + SO2
A. 62% C. 52%
 B. 38% D. 48%

6. What is the molarity of ethanol which is 90% proof whisky? Density of alcohol = 798
g/mL. (BP Sept.’06)
A. 7.83 M C. 8.37 M
B. 3.78 M D. 8.73 M

7. What concentration of NaCl finally results from the mixing of 2.00 L of 4.00 M NaCl with
3.00 L of 1.50 M NaCl plus sufficient water to dilute the solution to 10.0 L?
A. 3.00 M C. 2.50 M
B. 1.50 M D. 1.25 M

8. What is the molality of sulfuric acid solution of density 1.198 g/cm 3, containing 27.0%
H2SO4 by weight.
A. 3.78 mol/kg C. 2.75 mol/kg
B. 10.19 mol/kg D. 1.25 mol/kg

9. What is the normality of 7.88 g of HNO3 per liter of solution?

A. 0.1125 N C. 0.1251 N
B. 0.2511 N D. 0.5211 N

10. If a 20 mL of 0.5N salt solution is diluted to 1 Liter. What is the new concentration?
A. 0.02 N C. 0.01 N (BP Sept.’02)
B. 0.05 N D. 0.03 N