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1.

A mixture contains 10% CO, 40% CO₂ and 50% H₂O, what is the mass percent of CO₂?

A. 9.5
B. 15.4
C. 39.5
D. 74.1
Answer» B. 15.4
2.

A mixture contains 80% of HCl and 20% H₂O by weight, what is the mole fraction of HCl?

A. 0.15
B. 0.29
C. 0.45
D. 0.66
Answer» E.
3.

If hydrogen is 14% by weight in CH₃(OH)x(NH₃)y, then what is the possible value of x*y?

A. 6
B. 12
C. 18
D. 24
Answer» B. 12
4.

A solution with density 1 g/cm³ has 98 grams of H₂SO₄ in 402 grams of water, what is the concentration of solution?

A. 1 molar
B. 2 molar
C. 3 molar
D. 4 molar
Answer» C. 3 molar
5.

A compound contains 40% of Sulphur and 60% of Oxygen, what is the empirical formula of the compound?

A. SO₂
B. SO₃
C. SO₄
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. SO₄
6.

The mole percent of H₂ and N₂ in a mixture is 50% each, what is the mass percentage of H₂?

A. 12.5
B. 25
C. 50
D. 87.5
Answer» B. 25
7.

What is the mole fraction of sodium with moles n in a solution with moles of solvent N?

A. N/n
B. n/N
C. n/(n + N)
D. N/(n + N)
Answer» D. N/(n + N)
8.

Which of the following is not the unit of concentration?

A. Mole/m³
B. Molar
C. N/m³
D. ppm
Answer» D. ppm
9.

What is the mass fraction of 4 moles of Sodium in 8 moles of Hydrogen chloride?

A. 0.24
B. 0.48
C. 0.56
D. 0.72
Answer» B. 0.48
10.

A mixture contains 20% CO₂, 30% SO₂ and 50% H₂O, what is the mass percent of CO₂?

A. 23
B. 45
C. 66
D. 87
Answer» B. 45
11.

If the mole fraction of 4.5 moles of solute is 0.5, what is the number of moles of solvent?

A. 9
B. 4.5
C. 1.5
D. 3
Answer» C. 1.5
12.

A mixture contains 23 g of ethanol and 36 g of water, some acetic acid is added to the mixture and its mole fraction becomes 0.5, how much acetic acid was added?

A. 25 g
B. 75 g
C. 100 g
D. 150 g
Answer» E.
13.

A mixture of gases SO₂, O₂ and 4 g of N₂ and total mass of mixture is 10 g, what is the sum of mole fraction of SO₂ and O₂?

A. 0.25
B. 0.5
C. 0.75
D. 1
Answer» D. 1
14.

If the mole fraction of SO₂ in H₂SO₄ is 0.2, what is the ratio of mass of sulfur and oxygen in the solution?

A. 0.166
B. 6
C. 1.8
D. 0.555
Answer» E.
15.

What is the value of x in C₂H₈(OH)x if the percentage by weight of hydrogen is 12%?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» E.
16.

If a compound contains 48% of Carbon, 48% of oxygen and 8% of hydrogen by weight, then what is the possible molecular formula of the compound?

A. C₂H₄O
B. CH₄O₃
C. C₄H₄O₃
D. C₄H₈O₃
Answer» E.
17.

10 moles of oxygen divides and enters two reactors flow rate 45 kg/s and leaves the reactors at the flow rates of 6 kg/s and 9 kg/s, what are number of moles of oxygen that leaves the reactor with 9 kg/s?

A. 180
B. 450
C. 60
D. 90
Answer» E.
18.

1 mole of Carbon dioxide enters in a reactor at a rate of 0.25 kg/s and leaves it at the rate of 1 kg/s, what are the number of moles of carbon dioxide leaves the reactor?

A. 0.25
B. 0.5
C. 0.75
D. 1
Answer» B. 0.5
19.

What is the unit of mole fraction?

A. Kg/m³
B. N/m³
C. m¯²
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» E.
20.

A Composition of carbon dioxide, oxygen and nitrogen with mole ratio 1:2:5 with 4 moles of oxygen, enters a reactor with a flow rate of 100 kg/s, the ratio of rates of leaving the reactor of the three is 5:2:1, and 5 moles of nitrogen leaves the reactor, what is the total number of moles leaving the reactor?

A. 6.1
B. 6.2
C. 6.3
D. 6.4
Answer» C. 6.3
21.

The Velocity of water in a pipe of area 5 m² is 10 m/s, what will be the flow rate of water?

A. 25 m³/s
B. 50 m³/s
C. 75 m³/s
D. 100 m³/s
Answer» C. 75 m³/s
22.

A mixture contains 80% of NaOH and 20% H₂O by weight, what is the mole fraction of NaOH?

A. 0.24
B. 0.42
C. 0.64
D. 0.78
Answer» D. 0.78
23.

What is the molarity of the mixture of two solution, first solution 4 M and 10 liter and second solution 2 M and 40 liter?

A. 1.2 M
B. 2.4 M
C. 4.8 M
D. 9.2 M
Answer» C. 4.8 M
24.

Which of the following is not a unit of density?

A. Kg/m³
B. N/m³
C. N.s2/m4
D. g/cm³
Answer» C. N.s2/m4
25.

A mixture contains 9 gram each of H₂O and NaCl, what is the mole fraction of NaCl?

A. 0.15
B. 0.23
C. 0.45
D. 0.64
Answer» C. 0.45
26.

What is the molar concentration of a solution with 44 grams of CO₂ in 0.5 liter solution?

A. 1 mole/liter
B. 2 mole/liter
C. 3 mole/liter
D. 4 mole/liter
Answer» C. 3 mole/liter
27.

What is the molar concentration of a solution with 32 grams of SO₂ in 0.5 liter solution?

A. 1 mole/liter
B. 2 mole/liter
C. 3 mole/liter
D. 4 mole/liter
Answer» B. 2 mole/liter
28.

What is the molecular weight of a mixture that contains 25% CO₂, 40% O₂ and 35% N₂?

A. 11.2 g
B. 22.4 g
C. 33.6 g
D. 44.8 g
Answer» D. 44.8 g
29.

What is the molar concentration of a solution with 40 gram of NaOH in 1 liter solution?

A. 1 mole/liter
B. 2 mole/liter
C. 3 mole/liter
D. 4 mole/liter
Answer» B. 2 mole/liter
30.

A compound contain 12% of carbon, 16% of oxygen, 28% of nitrogen, 4% of hydrogen and 40% calcium by weight, then what can be the possible formula of the compound?

A. C₂H₃N₂Ca(OH)
B. CH₄N₄Ca₂(OH)
C. CH₃N₂Ca₂(OH)
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
31.

What is the weight of 10 moles of a mixture with composition 15% O₂, 25% SO₂, 30% COCl₂ , 25% SO₃ and 5% N₂?

A. 124
B. 345
C. 507
D. 719
Answer» E.
32.

A gaseous mixture is composed of 20% CO₂, 40% O₂ and 40% N₂. What is the mass fraction of N₂?

A. 0.307
B. 0.416
C. 0.529
D. 0.784
Answer» B. 0.416
33.

A liquid mixture of O₂, CH₄ and CO has the composition 32% O₂, 16% CH₄ and 52% CO, then what is the mole fraction of CH₄?

A. 0.1
B. 0.2
C. 0.25
D. 0.5
Answer» C. 0.25
34.

What is the density of a liquid of mass 20 kg, enclosed in a cuboid of surface areas of three sides as 1 m², 2 m², 5 m², and one of its sides is 2 m?

A. 1 kg/m³
B. 2 kg/m³
C. 3 kg/m³
D. 4 kg/m³
Answer» C. 3 kg/m³
35.

A 5 molar solution is 27.75% CaCl₂ by mass, what is the density of the solution?

A. 1 g/cm³
B. 2 g/cm³
C. 3 g/cm³
D. 4 g/cm³
Answer» C. 3 g/cm³
36.

What is the concentration of a solution with 10 grams of calcium in 1000 m³ of water?

A. 150 ppm
B. 250 ppm
C. 800 ppm
D. 1000 ppm
Answer» C. 800 ppm
37.

A solution with density 2 g/cm³, concentration 1 molar and weight 500 grams, then what is the mass of HNO₃ in the solution?

A. 63 grams
B. 126 grams
C. 189 grams
D. 252 grams
Answer» E.
38.

What is the molarity of a solution with mass of solute 10 kg mass and 100 liter volume?

A. 0.1 molar
B. 1 molar
C. 10 molar
D. 100 molar
Answer» B. 1 molar
39.

A liquid of mass 10 kg is enclosed in a cylinder of radius 1 m and length 5 m, what is the density of liquid?

A. 0.54 kg/m³
B. 0.44 kg/m³
C. 0.63 kg/m³
D. 0.83 kg/m³
Answer» D. 0.83 kg/m³
40.

What is the concentration of a 22 grams of carbon dioxide occupying 0.5 m³ volume?

A. 1 mole/m³
B. 2 mole/m³
C. 11 mole/m³
D. 22 mole/m³
Answer» B. 2 mole/m³
41.

The mole percent of CO₂ and H₂O in a mixture is 40% and 60% respectively, what is the mass percent of CO₂?

A. 24.1
B. 47.2
C. 61.9
D. 78.5
Answer» D. 78.5
42.

What is the molar concentration of a solution with 32 grams of CH₄ in 1 liter solution?

A. 1 mole/liter
B. 2 mole/liter
C. 3 mole/liter
D. 4 mole/liter
Answer» C. 3 mole/liter
43.

What is the density of a substance of mass 10 grams and volume 5 liters?

A. 2 kg/m³
B. 20 kg/m³
C. 200 kg/m³
D. 2000 kg/m³
Answer» B. 20 kg/m³
44.

A solution has 25% w/w solution of Sodium Chloride in 10 grams of water what is the mole fraction of Sodium Chloride?

A. 0.05
B. 0.06
C. 0.07
D. 0.08
Answer» D. 0.08
45.

What is the mass of a liquid having density 20 kg/m³, enclosed in a sphere of radius 1 m?

A. 80.7 kg
B. 83.7 kg
C. 85.7 kg
D. 88.7 kg
Answer» C. 85.7 kg
46.

What is the mass of a cube having surface area 24 m², and density 1 kg/m³?

A. 1 kg
B. 2 kg
C. 4 kg
D. 8 kg
Answer» E.
47.

What is the density of a liquid of mass 10 kg and contained in a cylinder of radius 5 m and surface area (excluding top and bottom) of 10π m²?

A. 0.2π kg/m³
B. 0.4π kg/m³
C. 0.5π kg/m³
D. 0.6π kg/m³
Answer» C. 0.5π kg/m³
48.

An empty vessel has with mass 5 kg with volume 0.1 m³, is now completely filled with a liquid of density 100 kg/m³, what is the final density of the cylinder?

A. 50 kg/m³
B. 100 kg/m³
C. 150 kg/m³
D. 200 kg/m³
Answer» D. 200 kg/m³
49.

What are the number of atoms of chlorine in 250.5 grams of Cl₂O₆?

A. 1.806 X 10²⁴
B. 2.408 X 10²³
C. 9.033 X 10²³
D. 6.022 X 10²³
Answer» B. 2.408 X 10²³
50.

What are the number of moles of nitrogen in 274 grams of (NH₄)₂Ce(NO₃)₆?

A. 16
B. 8
C. 6
D. 4
Answer» E.