Quizzes on CHE112

Course Name: General Inorganic chemistry

Course Code: CHE112
 Quiz 1 on Chapter (1)

1. Which of the following is a pure substance?

A) Air
B) Sugar (C₆H₁₂O₆)
C) Cement
D) Soft drinks

2. The number of moles of solute in one liter of solution defines:

A) Molarity
B) Molality
C) Mole fraction
D) Normality

3. Which of the following can be separated by physical methods?

A) Compounds
B) Elements
C) Mixtures
D) Atoms

4. Which of the following is NOT a state of matter?

A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Plasma
D) Light

5. Which of the following is a compound?

A) NaCl
B) Na
C) O₂
D) N₂
6. Which of the following represents a homogeneous mixture?
A) Salad
B) Air
C) Vegetable soup
D) Water and oil

7. Which of the following is an element?

A) Water (H₂O)
B) Carbon dioxide (CO₂)
C) Sugar (C₆H₁₂O₆)
D) Oxygen (O₂)

8. In a chemical reaction, which of the following cannot be

separated by physical methods?
A) Elements
B) Mixtures
C) Compounds
D) Solutions

9. Which type of solution contains more solute than can be dissolved

at a given temperature?
A) Supersaturated
B) Saturated
C) Unsaturated
D) Concentrated

10. Which of the following represents a compound?

A) Atoms of different elements chemically united
B) Atoms of the same element
C) A mixture of different atoms
D) Separated atoms
 Quiz 2 on Chapter (2)

1. What does the atomic number (Z) represent in an atom?

A) Number of neutrons
B) Number of protons
C) Number of electrons
D) Number of nucleons

2. What is the mass number (A) of an atom?

A) Number of protons
B) Number of neutrons
C) Sum of protons and neutrons
D) Number of electrons

3. Isotopes are atoms that have the same number of protons but
different:
A) Number of electrons
B) Atomic masses
C) Numbers of neutrons
D) Energy levels

4. Which of the following is an isotope of uranium?

A) Uranium-234
B) Uranium-235
C) Uranium-238
D) All of the above

5. The molecular mass is defined as:

A) Sum of the atomic masses of all atoms in a molecule
B) The number of molecules in a mole
C) The number of moles in a gram of substance
D) Sum of the masses of protons in a molecule
6. What is the molecular mass of methane (CH₄)?
A) 16 g/mol
B) 12 g/mol
C) 44 g/mol
D) 18 g/mol

7. The mole is a unit used to express:

A) Number of electrons
B) Amount of chemical substance
C) Atomic weight
D) Volume of a substance

8. How many molecules are in 1 mole of a substance?

A) 6.022 × 10²³
B) 1.602 × 10⁻¹⁹
C) 3.00 × 10⁸
D) 1.67 × 10⁻²⁷

9. How many moles of carbon dioxide (CO₂) are in 10.0 g of

CO₂?
A) 0.23 mol
B) 0.45 mol
C) 0.90 mol
D) 0.11 mol

10. What is the mass of one atom of calcium?

A) 1.66 × 10⁻²³ g
B) 40.08 g
C) 6.022 × 10²³ g
D) 2.23 × 10²³ g
11. What is the percentage composition of carbon in CHCl₃?
A. 10.04%
B. 89.12%
C. 1.195%
D. 50%

12. Which of the following represents the formula for

percentage composition?
A. (mass of the element/total mass of compound) × 100
B. (mass of the atom/total number of atoms) × 100
C. (number of atoms of the element/number of total atoms) × 100
D. (number of molecules/Avogadro's number) × 100

13. Calculate the percentage composition of oxygen in H₂O.

A. 33.3%
B. 88.9%
C. 66.7%
D. 11.1%

14. Which temperature scale is used primarily in physical

sciences?
A. Celsius
B. Fahrenheit
C. Kelvin
D. Rankine

15. How do you convert Celsius to Kelvin?

A .Add 273.15
B. Subtract 273.15
C. Multiply by 5/9
D. Multiply by 9/5
16. What is the normal body temperature of 98.6°F in Celsius?
A. 36.1°C
B.37.0°C
C. 38.3°C
D. 39.2°C

17. In the reaction 2 Mg + O₂ → 2 MgO, what is the mole ratio

of Mg to O₂?
A. 1:1
B. 2:1
C. 1:2
D. 3:1

18. What is the first step in solving a stoichiometric problem?

A. Convert moles to grams
B. Write the balanced chemical equation
C. Set up mole ratios
D. Convert moles back into final units

19. How many moles of O₂ are produced when 3.34 moles of

Al₂O₃ decompose?
A. 5.01 mol
B. 6.00 mol
C. 4.20 mol
D. 2.50 mol

20. In the reaction 2 C₄H₁₀ + 13 O₂ → 8 CO₂ + 10 H₂O, how

many moles of CO₂ are produced from 1.20 moles of C₄H₁₀?
A. 3.00 mol
B. 4.80 mol
C. 6.00 mol
D. 5.00 mol
 Quiz 3 on Chapter (3)
1. Who proposed the first model of the atom with no charges?
A) Rutherford
B) Bohr
C) Thomson
D) Dalton

2. What did Rutherford’s model of the atom propose?

A) Electrons are located in specific orbits
B) Most of the mass of the atom is concentrated in a positively
charged nucleus
C) Electrons are scattered randomly throughout the atom
D) Electrons travel in definite orbits around the nucleus

3. Bohr’s model of the atom introduced the concept of:

A) Electrons embedded in a positive sphere
B) Electrons in circular orbits around the nucleus
C) Electrons as waves
D) A nucleus composed only of neutrons

4. The modern quantum mechanical model describes the

electron’s location as:
A) Definite orbits
B) Random paths
C) Probability regions called orbitals
D) Waves on the surface of the nucleus

5. Which of the following particles is found in the nucleus of an

atom?
A) Electrons
B) Protons and neutrons
C) Neutrons only
D) Protons only
 6. According to the Aufbau Principle, electrons fill orbitals:
A) In the order of increasing principal quantum number
B) Starting with the lowest available energy level
C) Based on the number of electrons in the atom
D) Based on the number of protons in the nucleus

7. What does Hund's Rule state?

A) Electrons occupy the lowest energy orbitals first
B) No two electrons in an atom can have the same set of four
quantum numbers
C) Electrons occupy orbitals singly before pairing
D) The number of protons equals the number of electrons

8. Which principle states that no two electrons in the same atom

can have the same four quantum numbers?
A) Aufbau Principle
B) Hund’s Rule
C) Pauli Exclusion Principle
D) Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
9. What is the electron configuration of carbon (C, Z = 6)?
A) 1s² 2s² 2p²
B) 1s² 2s¹ 2p³
C) 1s² 2s² 2p⁴
D) 1s² 2s² 3p²

10. Which element has the electron configuration 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s²?
A) Carbon
B) Sodium
C) Magnesium
D) Neon
11. How many electrons are in the outermost shell of sulfur (S, Z =16)?
A) 2
B) 6
C) 4
D) 8

12. What is the electron configuration of the Na⁺ ion?

A) 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s¹
B) 1s² 2s² 2p⁶
C) 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s²
D) 1s² 2s²

13. Which of the following represents a 3d electron with the quantum

numbers n = 3, l = 2, m = 0, s = +½?
A) 3p orbital
B) 3s orbital
C) 3d orbital
D) 2d orbital
14. Which of the following has a half-filled d-orbital?
A) Chromium (Cr)
B) Iron (Fe)
C) Nickel (Ni)
D) Copper (Cu)

15. The principal quantum number (n) describes:

A) Shape of the orbital
B) Orientation of the orbital
C) Size and energy of the orbital
D) Spin of the electron
 Quiz 4 on Chapter (4)
1. What is a precipitate in a chemical reaction?
A) A soluble compound
B) An insoluble solid formed during a reaction
C) A liquid by-product
D) A gas released in a reaction

2. What are spectator ions in a chemical reaction?

A) Ions that do not participate in the reaction
B) Ions that form the precipitate
C) Ions that cause a color change
D) Ions that remain in the solid state

3. In the Bronsted-Lowry theory, a base is defined as:

A) A proton donor
B) A proton acceptor
C) A hydroxide ion donor
D) A substance that releases hydrogen gas

4. Which of the following is a strong base?

A) NH₄OH
B) KOH
C) Ca(OH)₂
D) Mg(OH)₂

5. What type of reaction occurs when HCl reacts with NaOH?

A) Precipitation
B) Neutralization
C) Oxidation-reduction
D) Decomposition
 6. In an oxidation-reduction reaction, oxidation involves:
A) Gain of electrons
B) Loss of electrons
C) Gain of protons
D) Loss of protons

7. What is the oxidizing agent in the reaction: Zn(s) + Cu²⁺(aq) →

Zn²⁺(aq) + Cu(s)?
A) Zn
B) Cu²⁺
C) Zn²⁺
D) Cu

8. What is the oxidation number of Cr in Cr₂O₇²⁻?

A) +2
B) +3
C) +6
D) +4

9. What is the oxidation number of Fe in Fe₂O₃?

A) +2
B) +3
C) +6
D) +4

10. What is the oxidation number of nitrogen in NO₃⁻?

A) +1
B) +3
C) +5
D) -1
 11. Which of the following atoms has the largest atomic radius?
A) Lithium (Li)
B) Sodium (Na)
C) Potassium (K)
D) Rubidium (Rb)

12. Which of the following elements has the highest ionization

energy?
A) Sodium (Na)
B) Magnesium (Mg)
C) Phosphorus (P)
D) Fluorine (F)

13. Which of the following elements is the most electronegative?

A) Oxygen (O)
B) Fluorine (F)
C) Nitrogen (N)
D) Carbon (C)

14. What happens to the metallic character of elements as you

move down a group?
A) Increases
B) Decreases
C) Remains the same
D) First decreases, then increases

15. Which of the following elements is a non-metal?

A) Magnesium (Mg)
B) Aluminum (Al)
C) Bromine (Br)
D) Potassium (K)
 16. In which type of bond are electrons shared between atoms?
A) Ionic bond
B) Covalent bond
C) Metallic bond
D) Hydrogen bond

17. Which of the following elements is most likely to form an ionic

bond?
A) Hydrogen (H) and Fluorine (F)
B) Sodium (Na) and Chlorine (Cl)
C) Carbon (C) and Oxygen (O)
D) Nitrogen (N) and Oxygen (O)

18. Which of the following pairs are isoelectronic species?

A) Na⁺ and F⁻
B) Mg²⁺ and Al³⁺
C) K⁺ and Cl⁻
D) O²⁻ and S²⁻

19. Which element is most likely to form a triple bond?

A) Nitrogen (N)
B) Carbon (C)
C) Oxygen (O)
D) Hydrogen (H)

20. Which group of elements is known as the noble gases?

A) Group 1
B) Group 2
C) Group 17
D) Group 18
 Quiz 5 on Chapter (5)

1. What is the octet rule?

A. Atoms tend to have 8 protons.
B. Atoms tend to have 8 neutrons.
C. Atoms tend to have 8 electrons in their outer shell.
D. Atoms tend to bond with 8 other atoms.

2. How many valence electrons does Carbon have?

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
3. Which of the following has a non-polar covalent bond?
A. H2O
B. HCl
C. N2
D. NaCl
E.
4. What is the molecular geometry of CH4 according to VSEPR
theory?
A. Linear
B. Trigonal planar
C. Tetrahedral
D. Bent

5. The bond angle in a linear molecule is:

A. 180°
B. 120°
C. 109.5°
D. 90°
 6. What is the bond angle in a molecule of water (H2O)?
A. 180°
B. 120°
C. 109.5°
D. 104.5°

7. The hybridization in BF3 is:

A. sp
B. sp2
C. sp3
D. sp3d

8. Which of the following molecules contains a polar covalent bond?

A. H2
B. Cl2
C. HCl
D. N2

9. Predict the shape of HCN using VSEPR theory?

A. Linear
B. Trigonal planar
C. Bent
D. Tetrahedral

10. Which type of bond is the longest?

A. Single bond
B. Double bond
C. Triple bond
D. Ionic bond
11. Which type of bond is the weakest?
A. Ionic bond
B. Covalent bond
C. Hydrogen bond
D. Metallic bond

12. The geometry of NH3 is best described as:

A. Trigonal planar
B. Trigonal pyramidal
C. Linear
D. Bent

13. Which molecule has a bond order of 1?

A. N2
B. O2
C. H2
D. He2

14. Which molecule contains a bond angle closest to 180°?

A. CO2
B. H2O

C. CH4
D. NH3

15. Which of the following has sp3d2 hybridization?

A. SF6
B. BF3
C. PCl5
D. CH4

With best wishes, Dr Marwa Elghalban