FINAL REVISION MCQ

1. Which equation represents the combustion

of methane with the products collected at
120 C?
A CH4(l) +2O2(g) CO2(g) + 2H2O(l)
B CH4(g) + 2O2(l) CO2(s) + 2H2O(l)
C CH4(g) + 2O2(g) CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)
D CH4(l) + 2O2(l) CO2(l) + 2H2O(s)
2. A mixture containing 1 mole of ethene and 4
moles of oxygen is ignited, in a sealed
container at 100C. The reaction occurring is
shown by the equation.
C2H4(g) + 3O2(g) 2CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)
What was the total number of moles of gas
at the end of the reaction?
A2
B3
C4
D5

6. Which hydrocarbon will burn completely in

oxygen to give equal numbers of moles of
carbon dioxide and water?
A C2H6
B C3H6
C C4H10
D C5H12
7. Two different hydrocarbons each contain the
same percentage by mass of hydrogen.
It follows that they have the same
A empirical formula.
B number of isomers.
C relative molecular mass.
D structural formula.
8. A volume of ethane, C2H6, at r.t.p. has a
mass of 20 g.
What is the mass of an equal volume of
propene,
C3H6, at r.t.p.?
A 20 g
B 21 g
C 28 g
D 42
g

3. When 1 volume of gas X reacts with exactly

5 volumes of oxygen it forms carbon dioxide
and water only.
What is gas X?
A methane, CH4
B ethane, C2H6
C propane, C3H8
D butane, C4H10

9. What is the general formula of the

homologous series of carboxylic acids?
methanoic acid HCO2H
ethanoic acid CH3CO2H
propanoic acid C2H5CO2H
butanoic acid C3H7CO2H
A CHO
B CnH2nO
C CnHnOn
D CnH2nO2

4. One mole of a hydrocarbon X reacted

completely with one mole of hydrogen gas
in the presence of a heated catalyst.
What could be the formula of X?
A C2H6
B C3H8
C C5H10
D C7H16

10.Cracking' of hydrocarbons breaks them into

smaller molecules.
Which example of 'cracking' would produce
the largest volume of products from one
mole of
hydrocarbon? Assume that all
measurements are made at the same
temperature and pressure.
A C6H14(g) 3C2H4(g) + H2(g)
B C8H18(g) 2C3H8(g) + C2H2(g)
C C10H22(g) C8H18(g) + C2H4(g)
D C12H26(g) C8H18(g) + 2C2H4(g)

5. The molar heat of combustion, i.e. the heat

given out when one mole of the alcohol is
completely burned in oxygen, of a number
of alcohols is given below.

How many carbon and hydrogen atoms

would there be in an alcohol that has a
molar heat of combustion of 3900 kJ / mol?

11.When 20 cm3 of a gaseous alkene burns in

an excess of oxygen, 60 cm3 of carbon
dioxide are
formed. Both volumes are measured at
r.t.p.
What is the formula of the alkene?
A C3H6
B C3H8
C C6H12
D C6H14
12.A 10 cm3 sample of a gaseous hydrocarbon
is completely burnt in oxygen. The total
volume of the products is 70 cm3. All gas
volumes are measured at room temperature
and pressure.
Which equation represents the combustion
of the hydrocarbon?
A CH4(g) + 2O2(g) CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)
B C2H4(g) + 3O2(g) 2CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)
C C3H8(g) + 5O2(g) 3CO2(g) + 4H2O(g)
D 2C2H6(g) + 7O2(g) 4CO2(g) + 6H2O(g)

13.In an experiment, 1 cm3 of a gaseous

hydrocarbon X required 4 cm3 of oxygen for
complete combustion to give 3 cm3 of
carbon dioxide. All gas volumes are
measured at r.t.p.
Which formula represents X?
A C2H2
B C2H4
C C3H4
D C3H8

14.Pentane, C5H12, has a higher boiling point

than propane, C3H8. Which statement
explains the difference in boiling point?
A Carbon-carbon single bonds are stronger
than
carbon-hydrogen bonds.
B Pentane has more covalent bonds to
break.
C Pentane does not burn as easily as
propane.
D The forces of attraction between pentane
molecules are stronger than those
between
propane molecules
15.When butanol, represented by C4HwOH,
burns in air, carbon dioxide and water are
formed.
C4HwOH + xO2 4CO2 + yH2O
Which values of w, x and y balance the
equation?

16.Which organic compound requires the least

oxygen for the complete combustion of one
mole of the compound?
A C3H7OH B C3H7COOH C C3H8
D
C4H8
17.One mole of an organic compound is
completely burnt in oxygen.
Which compound produces exactly three
moles of
water?
A butane C4H10
B butanol C4H9OH
C ethanol C2H5OH
D propane C3H8
18.One mole of each of the following
compounds is burnt in excess oxygen.
Which compound will produce three moles
of carbon dioxide and three moles of steam
only?
A C3H8
B C3H7OH
C C3H7CO2H

D CH3CO2CH3

19.Propane burns completely in oxygen

according to the equation shown.
C3H8(g) + 5O2(g) 3CO2(g) + 4H2O(l)

If 0.1 mol of propane gas is burnt

completely,
which volume of gaseous product is
obtained,
measured at room temperature and
pressure?
A 0.1 dm3
B 0.3 dm3
3
C 2.4 dm
D 7.2 dm3
20.A hydrocarbon, C3Hy, burns in air to form
carbon dioxide and water.
C3Hy(g) + 5O2(g) 3CO2(g) +2yH2O(g)
What is the value of y?
A4
B6
C7
D8
21.Under certain conditions 1 mole of ethane
reacts with 2 moles of chlorine in a
substitution reaction.
What is the formula of the organic product
in this reaction?
A C2H5Cl
BC2H4Cl2
C C2H2Cl4
D CH2Cl2
22.An alcohol contains 60 % carbon by mass.
What is its formula?
A CH3OH B C2H5OH
C C3H7OH D
C4H9OH
23.Which element in the reaction below is
oxidised?
2FeSO4 +Cl2 + H2SO4 Fe2(SO4)3 + 2HCl
A chlorine
B hydrogen
C iron
D sulphur
24.In which reaction does dilute sulphuric acid
act as an oxidising agent?
A Zn + H2SO4 ZnSO4 + H2
B ZnO + H2SO4 ZnSO4 + H2O
C Zn(OH)2 + H2SO4 ZnSO4 + 2H2O
D ZnCO3 + H2SO4 ZnSO4 + H2O + CO2
25.The reaction between hydrogen sulphide
and sulphur dioxide is represented by the
equation shown.
2H2S(g) + SO2(g) 2H2O(l) + 3S(s)
reactants
products
What occurs in this reaction?
A Both reactants are reduced.
B The two reactants are neither oxidised nor
reduced.
C Hydrogen sulphide is oxidised and sulfur
dioxide
is reduced.
D Sulphur dioxide is oxidised and hydrogen
sulfide
is reduced.
26.One mole of hydrated copper(II) sulphate,
CuSO4.5H2O, is dissolved in water.
How many moles of ions does the solution
contain?
A1
B2
C6
D7

27.The relative molecular mass, Mr, of

copper(II) sulphate, CuSO4, is 160.
The relative molecular mass, Mr, of water is
18.
What is the percentage by mass of water in
copper(II) sulphate crystals, CuSO4.5H2O?

28.The diagram shows, by percentages, the

principal large-scale uses of chlorine.

33.The fertiliser ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3, Mr

=80) is manufactured from ammonia (NH3,
Mr = 17)
by a two-stage process.
Stage 1 NH3 + 2O2 HNO3 + H2O
Stage 2 HNO3 + NH3 NH4NO3
What is the maximum mass of fertiliser that
can be made if only 17 tonnes of ammonia
is
available?
A 34 tonnes
B 40 tonnes
C 80 tonnes
D 97 tonnes
34.A compound Y is the only substance formed
when two volumes of dry ammonia gas
react with one volume of dry carbon dioxide
(both volumes measured at s.t.p.).
What is the most likely formula of Y?
A (NH4)2CO3
B NH2COONH4
C (NH2)2CO
D NH4COONH4
35.The mass of one mole of a chloride formed
by a metal Y is 74.5 g.
What is the formula of the chloride?
A Y3Cl
B Y2Cl
C YCl
D YCl2

What is the total percentage of chlorine

used in making organic compounds?
A 34%
B 54%
C 61%
D
73%
29.A compound P is the only substance formed
when two volumes of ammonia gas react
with one volume of carbon dioxide (both
volumes being measured at r.t.p.).
What is the most likely formula of P?
A (NH4)2CO3
B NH2CO2NH4
C (NH2)2CO
D NH4CO2NH4
30.Which fertiliser provides the most nitrogen
per mole?
A NH4NO3 B NaNO3 C (NH4)3PO4 D
(NH4)2SO4
31.All ammonium salts on heating with sodium
hydroxide produce ammonia gas.
From which ammonium salt can the
greatest mass of ammonia be obtained?
A 0.5 mol (NH4)3PO4
B 0.5 mol (NH4)2SO4
C 1.0 mol NH4Cl
D 1.0 mol NH4NO3
32.Which contains the greatest mass of
nitrogen?
A 0.5 moles (NH4)2SO4
B 1 mole NH4NO3
C 1.5 moles (NH4)3PO4
D 2 moles CO(NH2)2

36.One mole of a sample of hydrated sodium

sulphide contains 162 g of water of
crystallisation.
What is the correct formula of this
compound?
A Na2S.3H2O
B Na2S.5H2O
C Na2S.7H2O

D Na2S.9H2O

37.The element X forms a gaseous molecule X2.

One volume of X2 combines with one volume
of hydrogen to form two volumes of a
gaseous hydride.
What is the formula for the hydride of X?
A HX
B HX2
C H2X
D H2 X 2
38.124 g of phosphorus vapour has the same
volume as 71 g of chlorine gas at the same
temperature and pressure.
What is the formula of a molecule of
phosphorus?
A P8
B P4
C P2
DP
39.In an experiment 264g of strontium reacts
with 213g of chlorine.
What is the formula of strontium chloride?
A SrCl
B SrCl2
C SrCl3
D Sr2Cl
40.When 2.20g of sample of an oxide of
nitrogen was analysed, it was found to
contain 0.57g of nitrogen and the rest was
oxygen. What is the empirical formula of the
sample of oxide of nitrogen?
A NO
B N 2O 5

C N 2O

D N 2O 4

41.A 25 cm3 sample of dilute sulphuric acid

contains 0.025 moles of the acid.
What is the hydrogen ion concentration in
the solution?
A 0.25 mol /dm3
B 0.50 mol /dm3
3
C 1.00 mol /dm
D 2.00 mol /dm3
42.What is the concentration of iodine, I2,
molecules in a solution containing 2.54 g of
iodine in 250 cm3 of solution?
A 0.01 mol / dm3
B 0.02 mol / dm3
3
C 0.04 mol / dm
D 0.08 mol / dm3
43.How many moles per dm3 of gaseous carbon
dioxide are there if 4.4 g occupies 500 cm3?
A 0.1 mol / dm3 B 0.2 mol / dm3
C 2.2 mol / dm3 D 8.8 mol / dm3
44.2 dm3 of aqueous sodium hydroxide of
concentration 5 mol / dm3 were required for
an experiment.
How many moles of sodium hydroxide were
needed to make up this solution?
A 2.5
B5
C7
D 10
45.A solution of hydrochloric acid has a
concentration of 2 mol / dm3.
Different volumes of the acid are added to
different volumes of aqueous sodium
hydroxide.
NaOH + HCl NaCl + H2O
The maximum temperature of each mixture
is measured. The graph shows the results.

What is the concentration of the aqueous

sodium hydroxide?
A 0.67 mol / dm3
B 1.3 mol / dm3
C 1.5 mol / dm3 D 3.0 mol / dm3
46.What is the concentration of hydrogen ions
in
0.05mol/dm3 sulfuric acid?
A 0.025 g/dm3
B 0.05 g/dm3
C 0.10 g/dm3
D 2.0 g/dm3
47.15.0 cm3 of 1.0 mol / dm3 potassium
hydroxide just neutralise 20.0 cm3 of a
solution of nitric acid.
What is the concentration of the acid?

A 0.75 mol / dm3

C 1.5 mol / dm3

B 1.0 mol / dm3

D 7.5 mol / dm3

48.Which ion is present in the highest

concentration in a 2 mol /dm3 aqueous
solution of sodium sulphate?
A the hydrogen ion, H+(aq)
B the hydroxide ion, OH(aq)
C the sodium ion, Na+(aq)
D the sulphate ion, SO42(aq)
49.When added to 20 cm3 of 0.5 M sulphuric
acid, which substance would give a neutral
solution?
A 20 cm3 of 0.5 M sodium hydroxide
B 10 cm3 of 0.5 M sodium hydroxide
C 40 cm3 of 1.0 M sodium hydroxide
D 20 cm3 of 1.0 M sodium hydroxide
50.0.5mol /dm3 hydrochloric acid is added
gradually to a flask containing 20cm3 of 2
mol /dm3 sodium hydroxide solution.
What is the total volume, in cm3, of the
mixture in the flask when the solution is just
neutral?
A 30
B 40
C 60
D 100
51.What is the concentration of a solution
containing 1.0 g of sodium hydroxide in 250
cm3 of solution?
A 0.025 mol /dm3
B 0.10 mol /dm3
3
C 0.25 mol /dm
D 1.0 mol /dm3
52.The reaction between hydrochloric acid and
calcium carbonate is shown.
2HCl + CaCO3 CaCl2 + H2O + CO2
Which volume of 1.0mol / dm3 hydrochloric
acid is needed to react completely with 1.0
g of
calcium
carbonate
(Mr =
100)?
A 10
3
cm
B 20 cm3
C 100 cm3
D 200 cm3
53.The energy diagram for the reaction
between sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric
acid is shown

Which quantity of heat is liberated when

100 cm3 of 1 mol / dm3 hydrochloric acid
reacts with
100 cm3 of 1 mol / dm3 sodium hydroxide?

A 0.54 kJ
10.8 kJ

B 2.70 kJ

C 5.40 kJ

54.The formula of china clay (aluminium

silicate) was shown in an old book as
Al2O3.2SiO2.2H2O.
This formula is shown in a modern book as
Al2(OH)x Si2Oy.
What are the values of x and y in the
modern formula?

55.The equation for the burning of hydrogen in

oxygen is shown below.
2H2(g) + O2(g) 2H2O(g)
Which information does this equation give
about the reaction?
A 36 g of steam can be obtained from 16 g
of oxygen.
B 2 g of hydrogen combine with 1 g of
oxygen.
C 2 mol of steam can be obtained from 1
mol of oxygen.
D 2 atoms of hydrogen combine with 2
atoms of oxygen.
56.Aluminium sulfate can be obtained as shown
in the equation.
2Al(OH)3 + 3H2SO4 Al2(SO4)3 + 6H2O
How many moles of sulfuric acid are
needed to produce 0.5 mol of aluminium
sulphate?
A 0.5
B 1.0
C 1.5
D 3.0
57.Which gas contains the same number of
molecules as 9 g of water?
A 2 g of hydrogen
B 14 g of
nitrogen
C 32 g of oxygen
D 44 g of carbon
dioxide
58.A sample of copper contains a metal
impurity which is below copper in the
reactivity series.
The diagram shows the apparatus used for
refining the sample.

The loss
in mass of the anode (positive electrode) is

50 g and the gain in mass of the cathode

(negative electrode) is 45 g.
What is the percentage purity of this
sample of copper?
A 10.0 %
B 11.1 %
C 90.0 %
D 95.0
%
59.What is the mass of one mole of carbon-12?
A 0.012 g
B 0.024 g
C1g
D 12 g
60.What is the mass of oxygen contained in 72
g of pure water?
[Relative atomic masses: H = 1; O = 16]
A 16 g
B 32 g
C 64 g
D 70 g
61.Calcium reacts with water as shown.
Ca(s) + 2H2O(l) Ca(OH)2(aq) + H2(g)
What is the total mass of the solution that
remains when 40 g of calcium reacts with
100 g of water?
A 58 g
B 74 g
C 138 g
D 140 g
62.What is the ratio of the volume of 2 g of
hydrogen to the volume of 16 g of methane,
both volumes at r.t.p.?
A 1 to 1
B 1 to 2
C 1 to 8
D 2 to
1
63.The equation for the reaction between
calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid is
shown.
CaCO3(s) + 2HCl (aq) CaCl2(aq) + H2O(l) +
CO2(g)
How many moles of calcium carbonate will
give
24cm3 of carbon dioxide when reacted with
an
excess of the acid?
(Assume one mole of carbon dioxide
occupies
24dm3.)
A 1 mol
B 0.1 mol C 0.01 mol D 0.001
mol
64.What has the same mass as 0.25 mol of
copper atoms?
A 0.5 mol of oxygen molecules
B 1 mol of sulfur dioxide molecules
C 1.5 mol of water molecules
D 2 mol of oxygen atoms
65.The relative atomic mass of chlorine is 35.5.
What is the mass of 2 moles of chlorine
gas?
A 17.75 g
B 35.5 g
C 71 g
D 142 g
66.What is the mass of magnesium which
completely reacts with 250 cm3 of 1.0 mol
/dm3 sulfuric acid?
A 6g
B 12 g
C 48 g
D 96 g

67.Both magnesium oxide, MgO, and

aluminium oxide, Al2O3, are solids at room
temperature, 25C. MgO has a melting point
of 2852 C and a boiling point of 3600 C.
Al2O3 has a melting point of 2072 C and a
boiling point of 2880 C.
Over which temperature range will both
pure compounds conduct electricity?
A 25 to 2852 C
B 2072 to
2852 C
C 2852 to 2880 C

D 2880 to

3600 C

68.20 cm3 of oxygen are reacted with 20 cm3 of

carbon monoxide.
What are the volumes of the gases
remaining, at the original temperature and
pressure?

What is the total number of electrons in

the covalent bonds surrounding the sulphur
atom?

A4

B6

C8

D 12

32 How many covalent bonds does each silicon

atom
form in a silicone?
A2
B3
C4
D5
73.The diagram shows the molecule ethyl
propanoate.

How many bonding pairs of electrons are

there in the molecule?
A 13
B 16
C 17
D 20
69.The table shows the melting and boiling
points of four pure substances.
At room temperature, which substance is a
liquid and rapidly evaporates if left exposed

74.The graph gives the melting points of

mixtures of lead and tin.

to air?

70.An 8 g sample of oxygen contains the same

number of atoms as 16 g of element X.
What is the relative atomic mass, Ar, of X?
A4
B8
C 16
D 32
71.Which molecule has the largest number of
electrons involved in covalent bonds?
A C2H4
B CO2
C CH3OH
D N2
72.The bonding in sulphuric acid can be
represented by the structure shown.

The graph shows that any mixture of lead

and tin must have a melting point
A above that of tin.
B below that of lead.
C below that of both tin and lead.
D between that of tin and lead.

75.At which temperature does a concentrated

aqueous solution of sodium chloride begin to
boil?
A 96oC
B 99oC
C 100oC
D
o
104 C
76.The table shows the boiling points of the
elements found in a sample of liquid air.

81.What is the mass of aluminium in 204 g of

aluminium oxide, Al2O3?
A 26g
B 27g
C 54g
D 108g
Which elements would be gaseous at 190C?
A argon, helium and nitrogen
B argon, nitrogen and oxygen
C helium, neon and nitrogen
D helium, neon and oxygen
77.Carbon dioxide can be obtained as shown in
the equation.
3Na2CO3 + 2H3PO4 2Na3PO4 + 3CO2 +
3H2O
How many moles of phosphoric acid, H3PO4,
are needed to produce 1.5 mol of carbon
dioxide?
A 0.5
B 1.0
C 1.5
D 2.0
78.The equation shows the reaction between
magnesium and sulfuric acid.
Mg + H2SO4 MgSO4 + H2
(Mg = 24, H = 1, S = 32, O = 16)
In this reaction, what mass of magnesium
sulfate will be formed when 6 g of
magnesium reacts with excess sulfuric
acid?
A8
B 24
C 30
D 60

79.Hydrogen reacts with oxygen as shown in

the equation below.
2H2(g) + O2(g) 2H2O(l)
How much gas will remain if 2 dm3 of
hydrogen are reacted with 1 dm3 of oxygen
at room temperature?
A 0 dm3
B 1 dm3
C 2 dm3
D3
3
dm
80.What is the ratio of the number of molecules
in
71 g of gaseous chlorine to the number of
molecules in 2 g of gaseous hydrogen?
[Relative atomic masses Ar (atomic
weights): H, 1: Cl, 35.5]
A1:1
B1:2
C2:1
D 71 :
2

82.Two of the reactions used in the

manufacture of nitric acid, HNO3, are shown.
2NO + O2 2NO2
4NO2 + 2H2O + O2 4HNO3
What is the maximum number of moles of
nitric acid which could be formed from one
mole of
nitrogen monoxide, NO?
A 0.5
B 1.0
C 2.0
D 4.0
83.A sample of soil has a nitrogenous fertiliser
in the form of an ammonium salt added to
it. The ammonium salt dissolves in the water
in the soil.
When tested a week later, the water in the
soil contained 15.3 % of dissolved nitrogen
and had a pH of 4.6.
Calcium hydroxide was added to the soil
and then the water in the soil was tested
the next day, both for nitrogen content and
pH.
What would be the most likely result of the
final test?