SESSION 1 POST-TEST

1. Which of following comparison of electronegativities is correct?

a) O is less than S c) Br is less than Se
b) N is less than Be d) K is less than Mg
2. An object weighs 15.34 g. You decided to determine its volume using the water displacement method
and filled a graduated cylinder with 50.0 mL of water. After dropping the object into the cylinder, you
calculated the density to be 1.72 g/mL. What is the final volume of the water in the graduated cylinder?
a) 58.9 mL c) 55.3 mL
b) 58.92 mL d) 55.34 mL
3. The average atomic mass of an element is 24.3 amu. The element is known to have three naturally
occurring isotopes with abundances of 76.6%, 10.1 %, and 11.3%. If the least abundant isotopes have
atomic masses of 24.9 amu and 25.9 amu, respectively. What is the atomic mass of the most abundant
isotope?
a) 24.6 amu c) 25.4 amu
b) 25.1 amu d) 26.4 amu
4. Which of the following properties of a metal is a physical property?
a) it tends to give up an electron to form ionic compounds.
b) it has a high electrical conductivity.
c) when dropped into water, it causes the evolution of H 2 gas.
d) It reacts violently with oxygen.
5. The determination that atoms have small, dense nuclei is attributed to:
a) Rutherford c) Einstein
b) Becquerel d) Dalton
6. Which branch of chemistry is concerned with, among other things, the energy changes associated with
chemical reactions?
a) organic chemistry c) physical chemistry
b) analytical chemistry d) inorganic chemistry
7. Which of the following properties do liquids and solids have in common?
a) they expand contract slightly upon heating c) they are difficult to compress
b) they are rigid d) they expand to fill all available volume
8. Compounds are made up of
a) atoms of the same element c) molecules of the same element
b) atoms of at least two different elements d) molecules of at least two different elements
9. Identify the INCORRECT statement below:
a) The total number of electrons that can have in a many-electron atom is 1.
 b) The total number of electrons that can fit in the 4 f sublevel is 14.
c) The total number of electrons that can fit in the 2 px atomic orbital is 2.
d) The total number of electrons required to fill the level is 8.
10. Which one of the following ground state electron configurations is INCORRECT?

a) c)
b) d)

11. Give the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in the ion.
a) 21 p, 20 n, 21 e c) 21 p, 20 n, 24 e
b) 21 p, 20 n, 18 e d) 21 p, 41 n, 18 e
12. Which two subatomic particles have approximately the same mass?
a) electrons and nuclei c) protons and electrons
b) neutrons and electrons d) protons and neutrons
13. Identify the INCORRECT statement below:
a) In the most fundamental sense, the properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic
weight.
b) The periodic law of the elements was first noted by Mendeleev and Meyer in the mid-1800's.
c) The vertical columns of the periodic chart are called groups, sharing similar properties.
d) Elements with atomic numbers of 9, 17, 35, and 53 are members of the halogen family, meaning
"salt formers."
14. During what phase change does the arrangement of water molecules become more orderly?
a) Melting c) Boiling
b) Freezing d) Condensing
15. Which of the following materials has NOT been properly classified?
a) small sample of filtered air = heterogeneous mixture
b) pure table salt = compound
c) diamond = element
d) wood = heterogeneous mixture
16. Which of these describes how gallium forms a 3+ ion?
a) The gallium loses 3 electrons. c) The gallium gains 3 electrons.
b) The gallium loses 3 protons. d) The gallium gains 3 protons.
17. The correct symbol for the element Tin is:
a) Sn c) Tn
b) Ti d) Sb
18. In which item below is an INCORRECT expression in terms of number of significant figures?
 a) c)
b) d)
19. Which of the following are sets of equivalent temperatures?
i. 77°F; 25°C; 278 K
ii. 86°F; 30°C; 303 K
iii. 194°F; 90°C; 363 K
iv. 68°F; 22°C; 251 K
a) I and II c) I and III
b) II and III d) II and IV
20. All orbitals of a given degenerate set must be singly occupied before pairing begins in that set is a
statement of _________.
a) Hund's Rule c) the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
b) the Aufbau Principle d) the Bohr Theory
21. Which outer shell electron configuration is typical of an alkaline earth metal?

a) c)
b) d)
22. Which one of the following sets of quantum numbers is NOT possible?
n l ml ms
A 4 3 -2 +1/2
B 3 2 -3 -1/2
C 3 0 0 +1/2
D 4 1 1 -1/2
23. Choose the correct statement that describes centrifugation.
a) It is used to separate homogeneous mixtures
b) I can be used to separate oil-water mixtures
c) It is not an efficient separation
d) It is used to speed up the settling of a solid
24. The process of passing a mobile phase through a chromatography column is called which one of the
following?
a) Flushing c) Elution
b) Washing d) Partitioning
25. Elements Z and X are compared. Element Z is larger than Element X. Based on this you could say:
a) Element Z is further to the left side of the periodic table
b) Element X is closer to the top of the periodic table
c) All of the above
d) None of the above
26. Which isoelectronic series is correctly arranged in order of increasing radius?
 a) K+ < Ca2+ < Ar < Cl- c) Ca2+ < Ar < K + < Cl-
b) Cl- < Ar < K+ < Ca2+ d) Ca2+ < K+ < Ar < Cl-
27. Of the choices below, which gives the order for first ionization energies?
a) Cl > S > Al > Ar > Si c) Al > Si > S > Cl > Ar
b) Ar > Cl > S > Si > Al d) Cl > S > Al > Si > Ar
28. In measurement, what do you call the degree of exactness compared to the expected value of the
variable being measured?
a) precision c) sharpness
b) accuracy d) correctness
29. Precision is also known as
a) correctness c) sharpness
b) accuracy d) reproducibility
30. What is the sum of the following two numbers reported to the correct number of significant figures?

a) 1×101 c) 13.7
b) 14 d) 13.726