Part I — Multiple Choice Questions

(Q1-Q30, each 1 point; Q31-Q40 each 2 points) 50 points in total

1. How many sigma and pi bonds are there

5. Which diagram shows the structure of an
in propanoic acid?
alloy?

A. 11 sigma; 0 pi
B. 10 sigma; 2 pi
C. 9 sigma; 2 pi
D. 10 sigma; 1 pi

2. Element X has 7 protons.

Element Y has 8 more protons than X.
Which statement about element Y is
correct?
A. Y has more electrons in its outer shell
than X.
B. Y is in a di erent group of the Periodic 6. Which row identi es a chemical change
Table from X. and a physical change?
C. Y is in the same period of the Periodic
Table as X.
D. Y has more electron shells than X.

3. A covalent molecule Q contains only six

shared electrons.
What is Q? 7. Which products are formed when
A. chlorine, Cl2 magnesium hydroxide reacts with
B. ammonia, NH3 hydrochloric acid?
C. methane, CH4 A. magnesium chloride, carbon dioxide and
D. water, H2O water
B. magnesium chloride, hydrogen and water
4. Which row describes how an ionic bond C. magnesium chloride and water only
forms between a sodium atom and a D. magnesium chloride and hydrogen only
chlorine atom?
8. What happens to an atom when it
becomes an ion with a charge of +1?
A. It loses an electron.
B. It gains a proton.
C. It gains an electron.
D. It loses a proton.
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9. In which group of reactants can 14. Which diagram represents the
neutralisation occur? arrangement of the outer-shell electrons of
A. H2SO4 and Ca a noble gas?
B. C2H6 and O2
C. KOH and HNO3
D. HCl and MgCO3

10. A Lewis diagram for the molecule C2H4

is shown below. In the actual C2H4 molecule,
the H-C-H bond angles are closest to 15. The balanced equation representing the
A. 90° reaction of a hydrocarbon with water is
B. 109.5° shown.
C. 180°
D. 120°

11. Which raw identi es an alloy, a pure What are the values of x and y?
metal and a non-metal?

16. Which row correctly represents the color

change and pH when using correct type of
12. A compound whose empirical formula is
litmus paper as an indicator.
CH2 has a molecular mass of 58, which is
its molecular formula? colour change pH
A. CH2 A red to blue 7
B. C2H4
B blue to red 5
C. C4H8
D. C4H10 C blue to red 8

D doesn’t change 14
13. Which of the following statements is true
regarding sodium and chlorine?
A. Sodium has a greater electronegativity 17. What is the maximum number of
and a larger rst ionisation energy. electron can be held in d orbitals?
B. Sodium has a larger rst ionisation A. 2
energy and a larger atomic radius. B. 6
C. Chlorine has greater electronegativity C. 10
and a larger rst ionisation energy. D. 14
D. Chlorine has a larger atomic radius and
a greater electronegativity.
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 18. Which of these statements about the A. 2
periodic table is correct? B. 8
I. Non-metal are located on the left side C. 10
of the table. D. 18
II. A group is a vertical column.
III. Elements in the same group have similar 24. What is the formula of Iron (II)
chemical properties. phosphate?
E. I and II A. Fe2PO4
F. II and III B. Fe2PO3
G. I and III C. Fe2(PO4)3
H. All of them D. Fe3(PO4)2

19. Which tends to be the formula of the 25. What is the relative molecular mass of
compound formed by Aluminum and sodium carbonate?
Oxygen? A. 35
A. Al3O2 B. 83
B. AlO3 C. 106
C. Al2O3 D. 67
D. Al3O
25. Why does an ion of magnesium, Mg2+,
20. In which group the electronegativity of have a smaller radius than a neutral atom of
the rst element is larger than that of the magnesium?
second one? A. There is a smaller attraction between the
A. K, Br nucleus and the electrons in Mg2+
B. Cl, Cs because there are more electrons in
C. Ca, Mg Mg2+.
D. Na, S B. There is a greater attraction between
the nucleus and the electrons in Mg2+
21. Which atom/ion does NOT has the because Mg2+ has one less shell.
electronic con guration 1s22s22p63s23p6 C. The nuclear charge is stronger than it is
A. Ar in Mg.
B. K+ D. The core electrons in Mg2+ exert a
C. Cl- stronger shielding e ect than those of a
D. Ca neutral atom.

22. Which molecule/ion has exactly three 26. A compound is entirely made up of
lone pairs? hydrogen, chlorine and oxygen atoms, if
A. CO2 there are 1.18 g of hydrogen and 42.01 g of
B. H2O chlorine and 56.80 g of oxygen present,
C. NH4+ what is the empirical formula of the
D. OH- compound?
A. HClO
23. . Which is the maximum number of B. HClO2
electrons that a second principal quantum C. HClO3
shell can hold? D. H2ClO2
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 27. Which of these substance would you 32. Which of the following molecule has the
expect to be non-polar? smallest bond angle?
I. CO2 A. SF6
II. CHCl3 B. NH3
III. H2O C. CO2
IV. BCl3 D. CCl4
A. I, III
B. I, IV 33. In general, do metals or nonmetals from
C. II, IV the same period have higher ionization
D. III, IV energies? Why?
A. Metals have higher ionization energies
28. An atom of sodium in its ground state is because they usually have more protons
subjected to a frequency of light that is high than nonmetals.
enough to cause electron ejection. An B. Nonmetals have higher ionization
electron from which sub-shell of silicon energies because they are larger than
would have the highest kinetic energy after metals and harder to ionize.
ejection? C. Metals have higher ionization energies
A. 1s because there is less electron shielding
B. 2s than there is in nonmetals.
C. 2p D. Nonmetals have higher ionization
D. 3s energies because they are closer to
having lled a complete energy level.
29. Which of the following compounds
would have the highest melting point? 34. 4.0 mol of gaseous SO2 and 6.0 mol of
A. C2H4 O2 gas are allowed to react in a sealed
B. NaCl container.
C. KCl 2SO2(g) + O2(g) —> 2SO3(g)
D. MgBr2 Which particulate drawing best represents
the contents of the ask after the reaction
30. Identify the type of reaction for the goes to completion?
following reaction:

A. Double Replacement
B. Combination
C. Decomposition
D. Combustion

31. Which of the following pairs of elements

is most likely to create an interstitial alloy?
A. Titanium and copper
B. Aluminium and lead
C. Silver and tin
D. Magnesium and calcium
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35. Two elements, P and Q, are in the same 38. Element R forms a covalent compound
period of the Periodic Table. R2Si with silicon.
P and Q react together to form an ionic Which row describe R?
compound. Part of the lattice of this
compound is shown.

39. Which of the following reaction can NOT

occur?
A. Mg + CuCl2 —> MgCl2 + Cu
Which statement is correct? B. Zn + 2HNO3 —> Zn(NO3)2 + H2
A. An ion of P has more electrons than an C. Br2+ 2KCl —> 2KBr + Cl2
ion of Q. D. 2Al + 3ZnCl2 —> 2AlCl3 + 3Zn
B. Element P is non-metal.
C. P is to the left of Q in the Periodic 40. The nucleus of a particular atom
Table. consists of nineteen particles.
D. The formula of the compound is P4Q4 Nine of them are positively charged and ten
of them are uncharged.
36. 2.56 g of a metal oxide XO2, is reduced Which statement about this nucleus is
(被还原，即发⽣⼀种化学变化成为）to 1.92 g correct?
of the metal X in a chemical reaction. A. The nucleus has a nucleon number of
What is the relative atomic mass of X? nine.
A. 48 B. The nucleus has a nucleon number of
B. 96 ten.
C. 128 C. The nucleus has a proton number of
D. 192 nine.
D. The nucleus has a proton number of ten.
37. What is the net ionic equation for the
reaction that occurs between copper(II)
sulfate and barium chloride.
A. Cu2+ + 2Cl- —> CuCl2
B. Cu2+ + SO42- —> CuSO4
C. SO42-+ Ba2+ —> BaSO4
D. 2Cl- + Ba2+ —> BaCl2