Department of Education

Division of Quezon City

ERNESTO RONDON HIGH SCHOOL
Project 6, Quezon City
FOURTH QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT IN ADVANCED CHEMISTRY
Name: __________________ Grade and Section: _________ Score: ______
DIRECTION: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which of the following is not a redox reaction?
a. Burning of candle c. Dissolving salt in water
b. Rusting of iron d. Dissolving Zinc in dil. H2SO4
2. Consider the following reaction:
Zn + Cu2+ → Zn2+ + Cu
2+
a. Zn is reduced to Zn ions. c. Zn2+ ions are oxidized to Zn.
2+
b. Zn is oxidized to Zn ions. d. Cu2+ ions are oxidized to Cu.
3. What happens to the oxidizing agent in an oxidation-reduction reaction?
a. It is oxidized as it gains electrons.
b. It is oxidized as it loses electrons.
c. It is reduced as it gains electrons.
d. It is reduced as it loses electrons.
4. Which statement is true for an electrochemical cell?
a. Oxidation occurs at the anode only.
b. Reduction occurs at the anode only.
c. Oxidation occurs at both the anode and cathode.
d. Reduction occurs at both the anode and cathode.
5. What happens to the reducing agent in an oxidation-reduction reaction?
a. It is oxidized as it gains electrons.
b. It is oxidized as it loses electrons.
c. It is reduced as it gains electrons.
d. It is reduced as it loses electrons.
6. Which species is the oxidizing agent in the following reaction?
Cl2(aq) + 2I-(aq) → I2(aq) + 2Cl-(aq)
a. Cl2 b. I- c. I2 d. Cl -
7. What is the oxidation number of nitrogen in nitric acid, HNO3?
a. +2 b. +3 c. +4 d. +5
8. What coefficient would Fe+2 have in the following reaction?
___ Al + ___ Fe+2 → ___ Al+3 + ___ Fe
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 6
9. Cells are connected in parallel to
a. increase the voltage output c. decreases the current capacity
b. increases the internal resistance d. increases the current capacity.
10. Which of the following battery types is considered to be the best rechargeable battery due to a nominal voltage of 3.7V?
a. Li-on b. Ni-Cd c. Li-Po d. Coin Cell
11. What is the voltage of lead-acid batteries used in automobiles?
a. 2 V b. 6V c. 12 V d. 24 V
12. Consider an electrochemical cell with a copper electrode immersed in 1.0 M Cu2+ and a silver electrode immersed in 1.0 M Ag
Cu2+ + 2e– → Cu E° = 0.34 V
Ag+ + e– →Ag E° = 0.80 V
Calculate E° for this cell.
a. 1.48 V b. 1.26 V c. 1.14 V d. 0.46 V
13. Corrosion is due to the mixture of iron and __________.
a. Sulfur b. Hydrogen c. Nitrogen d. Oxygen
14. The chemical formula of rust is ______
a. Fe1O b. Fe2O3 c. Fe3O4 d. Fe(OH)2
15. Which of the following is an incorrect statement?
a. Corrosion is an irreversible process.
b. Corrosion is a non-spontaneous process.
c. Corrosion is a degradation process.
d. Corrosion is a spontaneous process.
16. Which of the following factors affect the corrosion rate of metal?
a. Relative surface area of an anode and cathode
b. Nature of the oxide layer
c. Purity of metal
d. Relative surface area of an anode and cathode, nature of oxide layer and purity of metal
17. If a metal undergoes uniform corrosion it becomes __________.
a. Thinner c. Perforated
b. Thicker d. thicker and perforated
18. In the given figure, what does point B denote?

a. Cathodic spot c. Electrolyte

b. Anodic spot d. Oxide layer
19. Which of the following is/are the common electrochemical reactions that occur during corrosion?
a. M==>M++ne
b. 2H++2e=>H2
c. O2+4H++4e==>H2O
d. M==>M++ne, 2H++2e=>H2 and O2+4H++4e==>H2O
20. What is the mechanism of dry corrosion?
a. Absorption
b. Electrochemical
c. Differential solubility
d. Both electrochemical and differential solubility
21. Which type of radiation is the least penetrating?
a. Alpha c. Gamma
b. Beta d. X-ray
22. Which characteristics pertain to fusion but not fission reactions?
a. It involves changes of mass to energy.
b. It often starts with a uranium isotope.
c. Extremely high temperatures are required to initiate it.
d. It is used to produce electricity at nuclear power plants.
23. Thorium-234 is produced in an alpha decay reaction as shown in the following reaction.
X + 23490 Th
a. Pu-236 c. U-238
b. Pa-230 d. Ta-240
24. A student investigates several different forms of nuclear radiation and makes the following list of characteristics of one type.
Characteristics of a Type of Nuclear Radiation

No mass

Has negative charge

Can be blocked by a sheet of aluminum foil

a. Alpha c. Gamma
b. Beta d. X-rays
25. When different forms for the same atom exist due to the difference in the number of neutrons, they are known as
a. Atoms c. Neutrons
b. Molecules d. Isotopes
26. Carbon-11 is a radioactive isotope of carbon. Its half-life is 20 minutes. What fraction of the initial number of C-11 atoms in a sample will have decayed
away after 80 minutes?
a. 1/16 c. ¼
b. 1/8 d. 15/16
27. Which of the following describes what occurs in the fission process?
a. A heavy nucleus is fragmented into lighter ones.
b. A neutron is split into a neutron and proton.
c. Two light nuclei are combined into a heavier one.
d. A proton is split into three quarks.
28. 224
84Po →
214
82Pb +

a. 0-1e c. 24He
b. 0
+1e d. 42He
29. The minimum mass of fissionable material necessary for an uncontrolled chain reaction is called ____________.
a. Critical mass c. Neutron mass
b. Plasma d. Isotope mass
30. Nuclear ____________ occurs naturally on the Sun.
a. Fission c. Fusion
b. Bombardment d. Half-life

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