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1. |
Water may act as |
A. | acid only |
B. | base only |
C. | alkalis |
D. | acid and base |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
The nuclear charge increases in periodic table |
A. | across periods |
B. | down group |
C. | d-block |
D. | s-block |
Answer» B. down group | |
3. |
Metals and non-metals combine to give the electronic configuration of |
A. | alkalis |
B. | noble gases |
C. | metalloids |
D. | acids |
Answer» C. metalloids | |
4. |
Electrons are usually lost by |
A. | metals |
B. | non-metals |
C. | inert gases |
D. | transition metals |
Answer» B. non-metals | |
5. |
Electrons always reside in certain energy level outside |
A. | nucleus |
B. | axis |
C. | zone |
D. | lobe |
Answer» B. axis | |
6. |
After ionic salts come in contact with water, they form bonds called |
A. | ion-dipole bonds |
B. | ionic bonds |
C. | co-ordinate bonds |
D. | dative bonds |
Answer» B. ionic bonds | |
7. |
The value of ionic product of water is |
A. | 198K |
B. | 298K |
C. | 928K |
D. | 892K |
Answer» C. 928K | |
8. |
Oxide with ionic and covalent nature of bonding is |
A. | MgO |
B. | SiO₂ |
C. | Na₂O |
D. | Al₂O₃ |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
When magnesium reacts with oxygen, the nature of the bond formed is |
A. | ionic |
B. | covalent |
C. | metallic |
D. | dative |
Answer» B. covalent | |
10. |
Replaceable hydrogen atoms in H₂SO₄ are |
A. | 1 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 3 |
D. | 4 |
Answer» C. 3 | |
11. |
The force of repulsion between electron pairs causes to remove electron with less |
A. | heat |
B. | energy |
C. | light |
D. | electric path |
Answer» C. light | |
12. |
Insoluble Sulphates are |
A. | CaSO₄ |
B. | BaSO₄ |
C. | CuSO₄ |
D. | PbSO₄ |
Answer» D. PbSO₄ | |
13. |
In Calcium chloride (CaCl₂), chloride (Cl⁻) gains |
A. | one electron |
B. | two electrons |
C. | three electrons |
D. | four electrons |
Answer» C. three electrons | |
14. |
The ionic radius of cation will be smaller and more efficient in polarizing |
A. | carbonate ion |
B. | carbonate molecule |
C. | hydrogen ion |
D. | water |
Answer» B. carbonate molecule | |
15. |
The energy released by gaseous ions when dissolving in water is called enthalpy change of |
A. | solution |
B. | hydration |
C. | atomization |
D. | electron affinity |
Answer» C. atomization | |
16. |
In Calcium chloride, Calcium and chloride ions gain the electronic configuration of |
A. | hydrogen(g) |
B. | Helium(g) |
C. | Neon(g) |
D. | Argon(g) |
Answer» E. | |
17. |
The chloride ion (Cl⁻) have the same configuration as |
A. | neon |
B. | helium |
C. | argon |
D. | nitrogen |
Answer» D. nitrogen | |
18. |
The force of attraction between nucleus and electrons increases across periods because |
A. | nuclear charge increases |
B. | distance remains constant |
C. | shielding effect constant |
D. | all of above |
Answer» E. | |
19. |
In CO₂ molecule, the number of electrons in valence shell around the Carbon atom are |
A. | 2 |
B. | 4 |
C. | 6 |
D. | 8 |
Answer» E. | |
20. |
Distortion of the electron cloud of an ion results in |
A. | ion polarization |
B. | charge polarization |
C. | atomic polarization |
D. | electronegativity polarization |
Answer» B. charge polarization | |
21. |
Al₂Cl₆ is an example of |
A. | covalent bonds |
B. | electrovalent bonds |
C. | dative covalent bonds |
D. | double covalent bonds |
Answer» D. double covalent bonds | |
22. |
Group II nitrates decompose to give off |
A. | oxide |
B. | nitrogen dioxide |
C. | oxygen |
D. | all of above |
Answer» E. | |
23. |
The degree of polarization depends on |
A. | charge density of cations only |
B. | polarizability only |
C. | charge density of anions |
D. | charge density of cations and polarizability |
Answer» E. | |
24. |
The specific Redox reaction of chlorine is known as |
A. | disproportionation |
B. | oxidation |
C. | reduction |
D. | redox chlorination |
Answer» B. oxidation | |
25. |
The formation of ammonium NH₄ is an example of |
A. | covalent bonds |
B. | electrovalent bonds |
C. | dative covalent bonds |
D. | double covalent bonds |
Answer» D. double covalent bonds | |
26. |
While forming magnesium oxide (MgO), magnesium |
A. | looses one electron |
B. | looses more than one electron |
C. | gains one electron |
D. | gains more than one electrons |
Answer» C. gains one electron | |
27. |
The electronic configuration of electrons involves their addition starting from lowest energy level to |
A. | highest energy level |
B. | adjacent high energy levels |
C. | closer to nucleus |
D. | closer to protons |
Answer» C. closer to nucleus | |
28. |
Disproportionation refers to |
A. | self oxidation only |
B. | self reduction only |
C. | cross oxidation |
D. | self oxidation and reduction |
Answer» E. | |
29. |
After Neon (Ne), the enthalpy change of vaporization is highest in |
A. | Helium (He) |
B. | Xenon (Xe) |
C. | Krypton (Kr) |
D. | Argon (Ar) |
Answer» C. Krypton (Kr) | |
30. |
The noble gas electron configuration was first suggested by |
A. | Walther Kossel |
B. | Gilbert Lewis |
C. | John Dalton |
D. | Isaac Newton |
Answer» B. Gilbert Lewis | |
31. |
On ionizing, water molecules (H₂O) the products include |
A. | H⁺ ion only |
B. | OH⁻ ion only |
C. | oxygen |
D. | H⁺ and OH⁻ ions |
Answer» E. | |
32. |
Strong acids completely ionize in |
A. | alcohol |
B. | water |
C. | gases |
D. | alkalis |
Answer» C. gases | |
33. |
Bonds formed by sharing four electrons are |
A. | covalent bonds |
B. | electrovalent bonds |
C. | dative covalent bonds |
D. | double covalent bonds |
Answer» E. | |
34. |
In Al₂Cl₆, the number of electron pairs donated by each Chloride ion are |
A. | 1 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 3 |
D. | 4 |
Answer» C. 3 | |
35. |
Lattice energy is inversely proportional to sum of radii of |
A. | anion only |
B. | cation only |
C. | ions |
D. | anion and cation |
Answer» E. | |
36. |
There is less attraction between the fifth electron of Boron and nucleus, hence that electron resides in |
A. | 1s |
B. | 2p |
C. | 3s |
D. | 4d |
Answer» C. 3s | |
37. |
Resulting a loss of electrons (e⁻) forms |
A. | positive ions |
B. | negative ions |
C. | cathodes |
D. | anodes |
Answer» B. negative ions | |
38. |
Intermolecular forces are |
A. | very weak |
B. | very strong |
C. | weak at room temperature |
D. | strong at room temperature |
Answer» B. very strong | |
39. |
The electronic configuration is evident by the successive |
A. | ionization energies |
B. | polarity |
C. | electronegativity |
D. | shielding effect |
Answer» B. polarity | |
40. |
Metal atoms usually lose electrons and form |
A. | positive ions |
B. | negative ions |
C. | new atoms |
D. | radioactive ions |
Answer» B. negative ions | |
41. |
The magnitude of ionization energy depends upon |
A. | number of positive charges |
B. | shielding effect increases |
C. | spin pair repulsion |
D. | all of above |
Answer» E. | |
42. |
Acid salt formed by H₃PO₄ and Ca₃(PO₄)₂ is |
A. | disodium hydrogen phosphate Na₂HPO₄ |
B. | sodium hydrogen phosphate NaHPO₄ |
C. | disodium hydrophosphite Na₂HPO₃ |
D. | disodium chloro phosphate Na₂ClPO₄ |
Answer» B. sodium hydrogen phosphate NaHPO₄ | |
43. |
Compound that has an expanded octet is |
A. | SF₆ |
B. | BF₃ |
C. | Al₂Cl₆ |
D. | AlBF₃ |
Answer» B. BF₃ | |
44. |
The ionization energy between last element of one period and first element of next period receives a rapid |
A. | increase |
B. | decrease |
C. | constancy |
D. | neutral |
Answer» C. constancy | |
45. |
When metals combine with non-metals, |
A. | hydrogen gas is given off |
B. | electrons of the outer shells are shared |
C. | electrons in the outer shells of metals are transferred to the non-metals atoms |
D. | electrons in the outer shells of non-metals are transferred to the metals atoms |
Answer» D. electrons in the outer shells of non-metals are transferred to the metals atoms | |
46. |
An anion will be polarized if |
A. | cations is small only |
B. | anion is large only |
C. | cation is large |
D. | cation is small and anion is large |
Answer» E. | |
47. |
Ions have noble gas electronic configuration' was suggested by |
A. | Kossel |
B. | Lewis |
C. | Newton |
D. | Russell |
Answer» B. Lewis | |
48. |
Many ionic compounds have some covalent ability due to |
A. | ion polarization |
B. | charge polarization |
C. | proton polarization |
D. | electron polarization |
Answer» B. charge polarization | |
49. |
The electrons required for bonding between NH₃ and hydrogen ion are provided by |
A. | Nitrogen |
B. | Hydrogen |
C. | Water |
D. | Oxygen |
Answer» B. Hydrogen | |
50. |
Each atom (Cl) in a Chlorine molecule (Cl₂) has three lone electrons and |
A. | one pair of shared electrons |
B. | two pairs of shared electrons |
C. | three pairs of shared electrons |
D. | none of above |
Answer» B. two pairs of shared electrons | |