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WS MOCK EXAMINATION
FSC 112(INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY)
1. Which of the following expresses how the concentration depends on time?
a. kinetic rate law b. differential rate law c. exponential rate law
d. integrated rate law
2. The initial concentration of reactant is not important in the determination of
which of the following?
a. rate of first order reaction b. half-life of a first order reaction
c. half-life of a second order reaction d. half-life of a zero order reaction.
3. A complete transfer of electrons from one atom to the other to form a bond
gives
a. hydrogen bonding b. polar covalent bonding c. vander waals bonding
d. ionic bonding
4. Determine the concentration of 150.0ml of H 3PO4 solution that required
72.65ml of 3.50M NaOH solution to neutralize.
a. 3.390M b. 5.086M c. 0.589M d. 1.695M
5. 5 What is the molecular formula for a compound which contain 43.64% P
and 56.36% O by mass and it has a molecular weight of
283.886(P=30.974,O=15.999)
a. P4O10 b. P2O5 c. P10O4 d. PO4
6. Combustion analysis of 0.800g of an unknown hydrocarbon yields 2.613g of
CO2,and 0.778g H2O.What is the percent composition of the
hydrocarbon?[C=12;O=16;H=1]
a. 66.6%C,33.4%H b. 82.3%C,17.7%H c. 89.1%C,10.9%H
d. 92.4%C,7.60%H
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7. In an experiment 23.41g of HCl was reacted with 20.00g of NaOH to give

26.54g of NaCl.The limiting reagent is ______________
a. NaOH b. HCl c. NaCl d. HCl and NaOH
8. The following compounds are hydrocarbons except
a. benzene b. cyclohexane c. acetylene d. benzoate
9. Which of the following is the longest bond?
a. SP3-SP b. SP-SP c. SP3 - SP3 d. SP2 - SP2
10.Which of the following is inert in an electrochemical cell
a. anode b. salt bridge c. cathode d. electrolyte
11.Which of the following does not leave taste or smell but disables the DNA
of microorganisms in the water when used in water sterilization?
a. chlorine b. intense UV radiation c. organic chemical d. iodine
12.The difference between an observed value and a true value of a
measurement is called__________
a. relative error b. standard error c. absolute error d. significant error
13.The repeatability of a set of values is known as
a. replicate analysis b. precision c. accuracy d. randomness
14.The percentage composition of chromium in BaCrO4
is?[Ba=137;Cr=52;O=16]
a. 9.47% b. 20.5% c. 4.87% d. 25.2%
15.A solution is prepared by dissolving 25.0g of NaCl (formula wt 58.5) in
enough water to make 350ml of solution. The molarity of the solution is
a. 1.22M b. 71.4M c. 0.00122M d. 0.0714M
16.Which of the following statement is correct?
a. The oxidizing agent always loses electron
b. The reducing agent is reduced in a redox reaction
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c. The oxidizing agent is always oxidized in a redox reaction

d. A reducing agent loses electron in a redox reaction
17.The most common state of matter that are found in flames and lightning is?
a. gas b. plasma c. liquid d. solid
18.Corrosion can be prevented by all of the following except
a. rusting b. galvanization c. cathodic protection d. alloying
19.To increase the yield of gasoline from petroleum, higher boiling fractions
are____________into lower boiling fractions.
a. distilled b. cracked c. oxidized d. reduced
20.The experimental order which is not the actual order is referred to as ……..
a. first order b. third order c. pseudo order d. false order
21.Which of the following is not an allotrope of carbon
a. graphite b. coke c. diamond d. fullerenes
22.Which of the following is not a property of the halogens?
a. they are electronegative b. reactivity decreases down the group
c. they are monoatomic d. they reacts with metals to form salts.
23.The formation of a pi bond in organic compound is due to
a. end to end overlap b. lateral overlap c. top overlap d. diagonal
overlap
24.An unknown compound X with a molecular weight of 90g/mol was found to
contain the following:carbon-40% and hydrogen-6.67%.If oxygen is the
only other component, find the molecular formula of X?
a. CH2O b. C2H3O c. C3H6O3 d. C40H70O53
25.An ideal sample of methane gas of mass 4.50g occupies 12.7L at 310K.What
is the workdone when the expands isothermally against a constant pressure
of 0.3atm until the volume is increased by 3.3L
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a. -166j b. -99.7j c. -100.3j d. 25.8j

26.A saturated solution ______________
a. contains dissolved solute in equilibrium with undissolved solute
b. contains no double bond c. contains as much solvents as it can hold
d. cannot be attained
27.One of this principle indicates that an atomic orbital can hold no more than
two electrons
a. Heisenberg uncertainty principle
b. Aufbau`s principle
c. Hund`s rule(principle of maximum multiplicity)
d. Pauli`s exclusion principle
28.The bond between C and H is non-polar because their _____________
a. electropositivity values are close to each other
b. electronegativity values are close to each other
c. electropositivity values are far from each other
d. electronegativity values are far from each other
29.Given the standard enthalpy of the formation for the following in KJ/mol
∆𝐻𝑓 (CaCO3) = -1207, ∆𝐻𝑓 (CaO) = - 636 and ∆𝐻𝑓 (CO2) = -394. Calculate
the enthalpy change for the reaction CaCO3 ==> CaO + CO2
a. 177KJ/mol b. 2237KJ/mol c. -2237KJ/mol d. -177KJ/mol
30.What is the workdone on the surroundings if 1.00mol of neon (assumed
ideal) is heated from 0.0oC to 250.0oC at a constant pressure of 1.00atm
a. 4.2KJ b. 8.7KJ c. 2.1KJ d. 0.08KJ
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31.What is the IUPAC nomenclature of the compound below

CH3
H3C

H3C
a. 1,3,5 – trimethylcyclopentane
b. 1,2,4 – trimethylcyclohexane
c. 1,3,4 - trimethylcyclopentane
d. 1,2,4 – trimethylcyclopentane
32.The values of the bond angles X and Y in the compound below are;
X

Y
a. 120o and 109o b. 180o and 120o c. 109o and 109o d. 180o and 109o
33.The compound Y below is

H3C H
C=C
H CH3

a. E – isomer b. Z – isomer c. B – isomer d. Y – isomer

34.
H

Cl

a. (E) – 3 – chlorohex-2-ene b. (Z) – 2 – chlorohex-1-ene

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c. (E) – 3 – chlorohept-2-ene d. (Z) – 1 – chlorohex-2-ene

35.The hydrogenation of the carbon atoms I, II and III as indicated are
respectively
i
a. sp, sp2 and sp3 b. sp2, sp and sp3
iii ii
c. sp2, sp3 and sp d. sp3, sp2 and sp
CH

H
36.What is the IUPAC nomenclatures of the following compound
H3C – CH = CH2 – CH = CH – CH3
H3C
a. 3-methyl hex-2-ene b. 3-methyl hex-2,4-diene
c. 4-methyl 2,4, hex-diene d. 2-ethenyl pent-3-ene
37. NH2
H3C – CH2 – C – CH – CH2 – CH3
HC – CH3
a. 3 – amino – 4 – ethenyl hexane b. 3 – amine – 4 ethyl – 3 – hexane
c. 3 – propylamine pent-2-ene d. 4-amino – 3 – ethyl 2-hexene
38.The name of this compound is?
CH2CH3

a. 2-ethyl pentane b. 1- ethyl hexane c. n- octane d. ethyl benzene

39.Which of the following structures represents a carboxylic acid
a. O b. O c. O d. O

C C C C
H N Cl OH H Cl H OH
H2
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40.Name the compound NO2

NO2

NO2

a. 1,4,6 – trinitrobenzene b. 1,4,6 - trinitrohexane

c. 1,2,4-trinitrobenzene d. 1,3,4 – cyclohexane
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ANSWERS
1. D 26.A
2. B 27.C
3. D 28.B
4. D 29.A
5. A 30.C
6. C 31.D
7. A 32.A
8. D 33.A
9. C 34.A
10.B 35.C
11.B 36.B
12.A 37.D
13.B 38.D
14.B 39.D
15.A 40.C
16.D
17.B
18.A
19.B
20.C
21.B
22.C
23.B
24.C
25.C