SCORE PROGRAMME, SEMESTER 1, 2021/2022

CHEMISTRY SK015 (WEEK 17)

1. Formalin is a solution of 40.0% formaldehyde (H2CO), 10.0% methyl alcohol (CH3OH),

and 50.0% water (H2O) by mass. Calculate the mole fraction of methyl alcohol in
formalin.
A. 0.623
B. 0.071
C. 0.301
D. 0.005

2. Vanillin, a flavoring agent, is made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms. When a
sample of vanillin weighing 2.50 g burns in excess oxygen, 5.79 g of carbon dioxide and
1.18 g of water are obtained. What is the empirical formula of vanillin?
A. C8H2O3
B. C8H4O3
C. C8H8O3
D. C6H12O6

3. The density of 2.0 M C6H12O6 solution is 1.24 g mL– 1 at 20.0oC. Calculate the molality
of this solution.
A. 5.552 molal
B. 1.613 molal
C. 2.273 molal
D. 0.002 molal

4. The element gallium has two isotopes, gallium-69 and gallium-71 with relative
abundances of m % and n % respectively. Given that the relative atomic mass of
gallium is 69.8, what are the values of m and n.
m n
A. 25.4 74.6
B. 74.6 25.4
C. 60.1 39.9
D. 69.0 71.0

5. Silicon carbide, an abrasive, is made by the reaction of silicon dioxide with graphite.
SiO2 +3C  SiC + 2CO
If 100 g of SiO2 and 100 g of C are reacted until the reaction is complete, which of the
following statements is correct?
[Ar : C = 12.0, O = 16.0, Si = 28.1]
A. 40 g of C will be left over.
B. 82 g of C will be left over.
C. 111 g of SiO2 will be left over.
D. None of the reactants will be left over.
6. Calculate the wavelength of the photon transmitted to form the second line in Pfund
series of the emission spectrum of hydrogen atom.
A. 4.65 × 103 nm
B. 4.56 × 103 nm
C. 8.63 × 103 nm
D. 2.68 × 103 nm

7. Electron configuration of gallium (Ga) is [Ar]3d104s24p1. The following set of

quantum numbers (n, l, m, s) are possible for an electron in Ga atom EXCEPT
A. (4, 0, 0, -½)
B. (3, 1, 0, -½)
C. (4, 2 , +1, +½)
D. (2, 1, -1, +½)

8. Which of the following statements is/are NOT true?

I Electron revolves around the nucleus of hydrogen atom in circular orbitals.
II The line with the maximum wavelength in the line spectrum of hydrogen can
be used to calculate the ionisation energy of hydrogen.
III The energy of electron is quantised.
A. I only
B. I and II
C. II and III
D. I, II and III

9. Both the ionic bond and covalent bond can be found in the following compounds
EXCEPT
A. Na2O
B. CaCO3
C. KNO3
D. NH4Cl

10. Which one of the following species is square planar in shape?

A. CH4
B. SF4
C. SiF4
D. XeF4

11. All of these molecular shape can be explained by sp3d hybridisation on central atom
EXCEPT.
A. Linear
B. T-shaped
C. See-saw
D. Square pyramidal
12. Consider a molecule of 1-bromo-2-butyne, represented below:
H H

H C C C C Br

H H
Which gives the correct specification of sigma and pi bonds in this molecule?
A. 6 sigma, 5 pi
B. 8 sigma, 3 pi
C. 9 sigma, 2 pi
D. 10 sigma, 1 pi

13. Choose the correct sequence for the compounds arranged in order of increasing
boiling point.
A. CH3CH2CH3, CH3CHO, CH3COOH, CH3CH2OH
B. CH3CHO, CH3CH2CH3, CH3COOH, CH3CH2OH
C. CH3CH2CH3, CH3CHO, CH3CH2OH, CH3COOH
D. CH3CH2CH3, CH3CH2OH, CH3CHO, CH3COOH

14. At a given temperature and volume, an ideal gas X exerts a pressure P whereas
helium gas exerts a pressure of 0.99P. Which of the following explains the difference?
A Helium molecules moves randomly.
B Attractive forces between helium molecules exist.
C Collisions between helium molecules and the walls are not elastic.
D The total volume of all helium molecules cannot be neglected when
comparing with the volume of the container.

15. When x mole of hydrogen is added at constant temperature and volume to a

flask containing 2.00 mole of carbon dioxide, the pressure in flask increase from 1.0
atm to 1.6 atm. What is the value of x?
(Given gas constant, R = 0.08206 L atm mol-1 K-1)
A. 0.80
B. 1.00
C. 1.20
D. 1.65

16. The result of removing some of the carbon, C from the following system at
equilibrium is
3C(s) + 3H2(g) CH4 (g) + C2H2(g)
A. Kc increases
B. no further change occurs
C. the pressures of CH4(g) and C2H2(g) decreases
D. the equilibrium position shifts to the left.
17. Ammonia gas in a 1 L vessel dissociates at temperature T according to the equation
2NH3 (g) N2 (g) + 3H2(g)
If the total pressure at equilibrium is P and 40% of the ammonia gas dissociates,
which of the following statements is or are CORRECT?
P
I the equilibrium constant for the system is
3
P
II the partial pressure of N2 at equilibrium is
7
III the formation of ammonia increases when pressure increases.
A. I only
B. I and II
C. II and III
D. I, II and III

18. What is the percent ionisation of 1.0 M hydrofluoric acid, HF solution if the value of
its dissociation constant is 6.7x10–4 ?
A. 2.4%
B. 2.6%
C. 2.8%
D. 3.0%

19. The value of Ka for benzoic acid, C6H5COOH is 6.3x10–5. What is the molarity of the
acid solution with a pH of 2.50.
A. 0.0016 M
B. 0.063 M
C. 0.02 M
D. 0.16 M

20. The ion product of water, Kw = 1 x 10–14 mol2 dm–6 at 25 oC, increases with the
increase in temperature. This means that
I The pH of pure water is less than 7 at 100oC.
II The electrical conductivity of water increases with the increase in temperature.
III Ionisation of water is an endothermic process.
A. I only
B. I and II
C. II and III
D. I, II and III