CONTINOUS ASSESSMEN FOR S.S.1 FIRST TERM 26/27 - Quiz
  • 1. Isoelectronic with Argon (2,8,8)
    Na+
A) O2
B) Al3+
C) Ca2+
D) cl-
E) Mg2+
  • 2. Which technique is best for separating a
    mixture of iodine and sand?
A) Filtration
B) Distillation
C) Sublimation
D) centrifugation
E) Decantation
  • 3. Two miscible liquids with boiling points 78°C
    and 100°C are best separated by:
A) Simple distillation
B) Fractional distillation
C) Chromatography
D) Filtration
E) Separating funnel
  • 4. An ion X2+ has 10 electrons and mass number
    24. Its atomic number is:
A) 8
B) 14
C) 10
D) 12
E) 16
  • 5. The difference between mass number and
    atomic number gives:
A) Number of neutrons
B) Charge of ion
C) Number of shells
D) Number of protons
E) No symbol
  • 6. The subatomic particle with zero electric
    charge is the:
A) Energy levels
B) Proton
C) Positron
D) Neutron
E) Electron
  • 7. Air is classified as a mixture because its
    constituent gases:
A) Can be separated physically
B) All of the above
C) No chemical symbol
D) Can vary in proportion
E) Retain individual properties
  • 8. The components of a compound can only be
    separated by:
A) Physical methods
B) Adding soap
C) Chemical or electrochemical reactions
D) Magnetization
E) Filtration
  • 9. An element with atomic number Z = 17
    (Chlorine) has the configuration:
A) 2, 8, 7
B) 2, 7, 8
C) 2, 8, 6
D) 2, 8,1
E) 2, 8, 8
  • 10. . How many valence electrons are present in
    Calcium (Z = 20)?
A) 4
B) 2
C) 8
D) 1
E) 3
  • 11. The maximum number of electrons in the M
    shell (n=3) is:
A) 8
B) 18
C) 10
D) 32
E) 88
  • 12. Freezing of water to ice involves:
A) Permanent mass gain
B) work of God
C) Liberation of energy (Physical)
D) Formation of new chemical bonds
E) Chemical decomposition
  • 13. Decaying of organic matter in a compost heap
    is a:
A) Non-chemical process
B) None of the answer
C) Physical change
D) Chemical change
E) Reversible physical process
  • 14. An atom with atomic number 11 and mass number 23 has how many neutrons?
A) 12
B) 19
C) 23
D) 11
E) 34
  • 15. 26.
    What is the relative molecular mass of calcium carbonate, CaCO3? [Ca = 40, C = 12, O = 16]
A) 50
B) 120
C) 100
D) 69
E) 68
  • 16. 31.
    What is the percentage by mass of oxygen in water (H2O)? [H = 1, O = 16]
A) 5.6%
B) 88.9%
C) 11.1%
D) 33.3%
E) 34.8%
  • 17. 27.
    A compound contains 40% carbon, 6.7% hydrogen, and 53.3% oxygen by mass. Its empirical formula is: [C=12, H=1, O=16]
A) C2H4O
B) CH2O
C) CHO
D) C6H6
E) CH3O
  • 18. 35.
    What is the oxidation number of chlorine in HClO3?
A) +5
B) +1
C) +7
D) =4
E) +3
  • 19. 31.
    What is the percentage by mass of hydrogen in water
A) 88.9%
B) 33.3%
C) 17.1%
D) 11.1%
E) 5.6%
  • 20. 25.
    The symbol for the element gold is:
A) Au
B) Ag
C) Go
D) Pd
E) Gd
  • 21. 10.
    The fundamental particles present in the nucleus of an atom are:
A) Protons and neutrons
B) Electrons
C) Protons and electrons
D) Neutrons
E) Electrons and Neutron
  • 22. 11.
    The atomic number of an element is equal to the number of:
A) Neutrons in the nucleus
B) Protons in the nucleus
C) Nucleons
D) Valence electrons
E) Mass Number
  • 23. The conversion of a solid directly into a gas without passing through the liquid state is called:
A) Evaporation
B) Melting
C) Sublimation
D) Boiling
E) Condensation
  • 24. Element X has two isotopes: 60% 10X and 40%
    11X. Calculate RAM:
A) 10.4
B) 11.5
C) 10.2
D) 10.5
E) 10.8
  • 25. The continuous region around a nucleus
    where electron probability is high is an
A) None
B) Orbit
C) Energy shell
D) Orbital
E) Axis
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