DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

DIVISION OF CEBU PROVINCE

DALAGUETE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1

Name:________________________________________________ Year and Section__________________________ Date:________________

Directions: Read and analyze each item carefully and write the letter of the best answer on the space provided
before each number.
______1. Three different people weigh a standard mass of 2.00 g on the same balance. Each person obtains a reading
of exactly 7.32 g for the mass of the standard. These results imply that the balance that was used is:
a. precise but not accurate c. accurate but not precise
b. both accurate and precise d. neither accurate nor precise

_____2. The variation arising when all efforts are made to keep conditions constant by using the same instrument and
operator, and repeating the measurements during a short time period is known as?
a. repeatability b. reproducibility c. accuracy d. precision

_____3. A measurement which on repetition gives same or nearly same result is called?
a. accurate measurement c. average measurement
b. precise measurement d. estimated measurement

_____4. If the player shoots with_____, his aim will always take the ball close to or into the basket. If the player shoots
with_____, his aim will always take the ball to the same location which may or may not be close to the basket.
a. precision, accuracy c. average, reproducibility
b. accuracy, precision d. estimated, average

_____5. Which experiment is precise?

a. Experiment 1
b. Experiment 2
c. Experiment 3
d. Experiment 4

_____6. You are transferring a small volume from one tube to another and you don’t quite get the full amount into the
second tube because you spilled it. What type of error did you commit?
a. Technical Error b. Human Error c. Random Error d. Both a and b

_____7. When a metal and a nonmetal react, the __________ tends to lose electrons and the __________ tends to gain
electrons.
a. metal, metal b. nonmetal, nonmetal c. metal, nonmetal d. nonmetal, metal
e. None of the above, these elements share electrons.

_____8. A molecular formula always indicates __________.

a. how many of each atom are in a molecule
b. the simplest whole-number ratio of different atoms in a compound
c. which atoms are attached to which in a molecule
d. the isotope of each element in a compound
e. the geometry of a molecule

_____9. Which one of the following is most likely to lose electrons when forming an ion?
a. F b. P c. Rh d. S e. N

_____10. Which pair of elements is most apt to form an ionic compound with each other?
a. barium, bromine b. calcium, sodium c. oxygen, fluorine d. sulfur, fluorine

_____11. Which of the following is a binary compound

a. Sodium nitrate b. sodium oxide c. sodium carbonate d. sodium nitrite
_____12. The correct name for Al2O3 is __________.
a. aluminum o xide b. dialuminum trioxide c. aluminum hydroxide d. aluminum trioxide

_____13. The correct name for SrO is __________.

a. strontium oxide b. strontium hydroxide c. strontium peroxide d. strontium monoxide

_____14. Aluminum reacts with a certain nonmetallic element to form a compound with the general formula AlX.
Element X is a diatomic gas at room temperature. Element X must be __________.
a. oxygen b. fluorine c. chlorine d. nitrogen

_____15. In balancing an equation, we change the __________ to make the number of atoms on each side of the
equation balance.
a. formulas of compounds in the reactants c. coefficients of reactants and products
b. formulas of compounds in the products d. subscripts of compounds

_____16. The catalytic conversion of ammonia to nitric oxide is the first step in a three-step process, which ultimately
results in nitric acid. Balance the equation for the reaction.
a NH3(g) + b O2(g) c NO(g) + d H2O(g)

a. a = 2, b = 1, c = 2, d = 1 c. a = 3, b = 2, c = 3, d = 3
b. a = 4, b = 3, c = 2, d = 6 d. a = 4, b = 5, c = 4, d = 6

_____17. Balanced chemical equations imply which of the following?

a. Numbers of molecules are conserved in chemical change.
b. Numbers of atoms are conserved in chemical change.
c. Volume is conserved in chemical change.
d. A and B

_____18. Which of the following is a chemical reaction?

a. Freezing liquid Mercury
b. Adding yellow to blue to make green
c. Cutting a piece of paper into two pieces
d. Dropping a sliced orange into a vat of sodium dydroxide

_____19. Which of the following is not a chemical reaction?

a. Shattering Glass with a baseball c. Corroding Metal
b. Fireworks Exploding d. Lighting a match

_____20. Classify the following reaction:

NaCl(aq) + AgF(aq) → NaF(aq) + AgCl(s)

a. Synthesis b. Decomposition c. Combustion d. Single Displacement

_____21. For a fixed mass of gas at constant temperature, the volume of the gas, V is inversely proportional to its
pressure, P. Which of the following mathematical equation expresses this relationship?
a. PV = constant c. P/V = constant
b. P = V d. V/P = constant

_____22. A gas measure 10 mL at 270C at constant pressure. What will be its volume at 15 0C?
a. 4.8 mL b. 9.6 mL c. 10.7 mL d. 9.4 mL

_____23. 10 L of gas exerts a pressure of 2.0 atmospheres. If the pressure is doubled, what happens to the volume of
temperature is hold constant?
a. volume is doubled c. volume is reduced by 1/2
b. volume is reduced by 1/4 d. volume is tripled

_____24. Some hydrogen gas is placed in a sealed vessel at 20 0C. The temperature of the gas is raised to 60 0C. The
pressure inside the vessel was observed to rise. What will explain this observation? This is due to the
molecules of the gas -
a. expanding as the temperature rises.
b. breaking down into separate atoms.
c. striking the walls of the vessels with increased average speed.
d. being forced farther apart by the addition of heat energy.

_____25. A certain gas was trapped in a 20 mL syringe at atmospheric pressure. How much pressure is necessary to
compress the gas to 5 mL if temperature is held constant?
a. ½ atmospheric pressure c. ¼ atmospheric pressure
b. 2x atmospheric pressure d. 4x atmospheric pressure