AIC Chemistry 1st Term Exam for SS 1
  • 1. 1. In which of the following separation methods does chemical reaction occur?
A) Sublimation
B) Distillation
C) Precipitation
D) Chromatography
  • 2. 2. The purity of a solid sample can best be determined by its :
A) Conductivity
B) Solubility
C) Melting point
D) Boiling points
  • 3. 3. The constituent of lead pigment can be separated by:
A) Fractional distillation
B) Filtration
C) Chromatography
D) Fractional crystallisation
  • 4. 4. Which of the following properties is not employed in the separation of a mixture?
A) Boiling points
B) Molar masses
C) Solubility
D) Densities
  • 5. 5. Ethanol is a product of fermentation of simple sugars. Which method is used to separate ethanol from the other products?
A) Filtration
B) Fractional distillation
C) Boiling off the ethanol
D) Fractional crystallisation
  • 6. 6. When a solid substance changes directly to a gas on heating without passing through the liquid state, the substance is said to have undergone:
A) Evaporation
B) Crystallisation
C) Sublimation
D) Melting
  • 7. 7. Fractional distillation is used to separate:
A) Liquids with different boiling points
B) An insoluble substance from a soluble substance
C) Gaseous, liquid or solid impurities from a mixture
D) Substances which differ in their solubilities in a solvent
  • 8. 8. A mixture of kerosene and water can be separated by:
A) Separating funnel
B) Crystallisation
C) Sublimation
D) Distillation
  • 9. 9. What is the mass number of an element if its atom contains 10 protons, 10 electrons, and 12 neutrons?
A) 10
B) 32
C) 20
D) 22
  • 10. 10. The electronic configuration of an atom is 2,8,8,2. The atomic number of the element is, therefore ----------:
A) 20
B) 10
C) Z15
D) 18
  • 11. 11. What is the percentage by mass of sodium in sodium hydroxide? (Na = 23, O = 16, H = 1)
A) 42.5%
B) 40.4%
C) 57.5%
D) 73.0%
  • 12. 12. What is the percentage by mass of sulphur in aluminium tetraoxosulphate (VI), Al2(SO4)_3. ( Al = 27, S = 32, O = 16)
A) 42.66%
B) 14.71%
C) 28.07%
D) 21.33%
  • 13. 13. How many electrons are in the ion F, If 19 F has neutron of 8?
A) 11
B) 9
C) 8
D) 27
  • 14. 14. Calculate the formula mass of tri lead tetraoxide Pb3O4 (Pb= 207, O = 16)
A) 621
B) 685
C) 865
D) 586
  • 15. 15. Calculate the formula mass of tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid 3H2SO4 (S= 32, H = 1, O = 16)
A) 294
B) 240
C) 102
D) 64
  • 16. 16. What is the molecular mass of calcium trioxonitrate (V) 2Ca (NO3)_2 (Ca = 40, N = 14, O = 16)
A) 164
B) 160
C) 328
D) 346
  • 17. 17. One of the following is the Avogadro's constant:
A) 6.02 × 1032
B) 6.02 × 10-32
C) 6.02 × 1023
D) 6.02 × 10-23
  • 18. 18. The relative atomic mass of any element in grams contains -------- mole of atom
A) 2
B) 1
C) 3
D) 4
  • 19. 19. The sum of the relative atomic masses of all the atoms in one molecule of the substance is referred to as ----------
A) Relative molecular mass
B) Relative atomic mass
C) Relative avogadro's abundance
D) Relative abundance
  • 20. 20. The electronic configuration of an atom is: 2, 8, 8,1. What element is it?
A) Chlorine
B) Argon
C) Potassium
D) Sulphur
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