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CHEMISTRY 1 END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATION MANNING HIGH SCHOOL P1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first step in the scientific method

a)

Question

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Observation

d)

Experimentation

2.

What is a dependent variable?

a)

The factor changed on purpose to test the hypothesis

b)

The factor which doesn't change during the experiment

c)

The factor which responses to the change in another factor

d)

The factor on which other factors depend

3.

Why might a scientist reject a scientific theory?

a)

New evidence shows it to be false

b)

The topic is too strange

c)

Someone disagrees with it

d)

He wants to prove it wrong

4.

This instrument is used for

a)

Measuring mass

b)

Measuring temperature

c)

Measuring volume

d)

Measuring distance

5.

Name this laboratory instrument

a)

Erlenmeyer flask

b)

Volumetric flask

c)

Round bottom flask

d)

Flat bottom flask

6.

If a fire erupts, immediately

a)

notify the teacher

b)

throw water on the fire

c)

run into the storage closet.

d)

open the window

7.

If you wash your hands with soapy water and rinse with plenty of clean water, you may feel free to eat in the chemistry laboratory.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What phase change is occurring when solid air refresher kept in your car gradually reduces in size?

a)

Melting

b)

Evaporation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Deposition

9.

Without using air conditioner or heater in your car on a cold day, you notice that the inner surfaces of your windshield and windows become cloudy as mist of water droplets form on the surface. The process occuring on the cold surfaces is.......

a)

Melting

b)

Deposition

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

10.

This phase change is exothermic

a)

Freezing

b)

Sublimation

c)

Melting

d)

Boiling

11.

Melting takes place on this portion of the phase diagram

a)

A-B

b)

B-C

c)

C-D

d)

D-E

12.

The melting point of the substance whose cooling curve is shown is............

a)

140

b)

100

c)

0

d)

-20

13.

What subatomic particle is responsible for the spectral lines seen in emission spectra diagrams?

a)

Positron

b)

Neutron

c)

Proton

d)

Electron

14.

Who is responsible for the model of the atom where electrons travel in specific paths or orbits around the nucleus?

a)

Bohr

b)

Dalton

c)

Rutherford

d)

Thompson

15.

Absorption of energy by an electron results in 

a)

it moving from the ground to an excited state

b)

the emission of a photon

c)

it moving from an excited to the ground state

d)

it moving from an excited to the ground state and the emission of a photon

16.

How many electrons does this atom have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

17.

The atomic number of an element that has 9 protons, 9 electrons, and 10 neutrons is

a)

9

b)

18

c)

19

d)

28

18.

Which of the following determines the identity of an element?

a)

Number of protons

b)

Number of neutrons

c)

Number of electrons

d)

Number of electron shells

19.

When the isotope 5024X releases an alpha particle we get another element Y that looks like

a)

5022Y

b)

4622Y

c)

4820Y

d)

5023Y

20.

In order of most to least penetrating radiation we have

a)

Alpha , Beta, Gamma

b)

Beta , Gamma , Alpha

c)

Gamma, Alpha, Beta

d)

Gamma, Beta, Alpha

21.

What is the missing isotope that will balance the following nuclear equation?

94Be  +  11H →  _____  +  42He

a)

63Li

b)

105Ne

c)

63C

d)

105B

22.

 Negatively charged particles emitted from a nucleus at a high speed are ____. 

a)

X rays

b)

alpha particle

c)

gamma rays

d)

beta particles

23.

Which characteristics describe an acid?

a)

tastes sour, litmus indicator turns red

b)

tastes sour and bitter, litmus indicator turns blue

c)

tastes bitter, litmus indicator turns blue

d)

tastes sweet and sour, litmus indicator turns red

24.

When Sally tested an unknown solution, her red litmus paper turned blue, but her blue litmus paper remained blue. What does this indicate?

a)

unknown is acidic

b)

unknown is alkaline

c)

unknown can be acidic, alkaline or neutral

d)

unknown is neutral

25.

Which pH number below reflects a weak acid?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

8

d)

12.5

26.

After a chemical reaction, the beaker feels cold to the touch. This is reaction is likely .................

a)

negative

b)

exothermic

c)

positive

d)

endothermic

27.

The table shows the pH of several solutions. Which solution is the strongest base?

a)

Vinegar

b)

Milk

c)

Water

d)

Bleach

28.

Why do atoms form chemical bonds with other atoms?

a)

to get equal number of protons and electrons

b)

to get a full octet of valence electrons

c)

to get more protons than electrons

d)

to get more neutrons than electrons

29.

The electrons in an atom that take part in chemical bonding

a)

core electrons

b)

valence electrons

c)

non-valent electrons

d)

bonding electrons

30.

The name of this compound CaO is (a)  

31.

The formula of Aluminum chloride is

(a)  

32.

What does the Law of Conservation of Mass state?

a)

Matter cannot be gained or lost in a chemical reaction.

b)

Matter can only be lost in a chemical reaction.

c)

Matter can be gained and lost in a chemical reaction. 

d)

Matter can only be gained in a chemical reaction.

33.

How many atoms of carbon (C) are in C6H12O6?

a)

6

b)

12

c)

18

d)

24

34.

How many HCl molecules do you need to balance this equation? 

Mg +  __HCl --->  MgCl2 + H2

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

35.

The law of conservation of energy states that

a)

energy is the capacity to do work or to supply heat

b)

in any chemical or physical change, energy cannot be created or destroyed, only changed in form.

c)

there are two types of energy, kinetic and potential

d)

heat changes occur during chemical and physical changes.

36.

A ______________ is a substance that increases the rate of a reaction without being used up during the reaction. 

a)

reactant

b)

product

c)

catalyst

d)

solvent

37.

Which of the following increases the reaction rate?

a)

using large particles of reactants

b)

using smail particles of reactants

c)

placing reaction mixture in ice-cold water

d)

adding water to 2M solution

38.

Why does a higher concentration increase the rate of reaction?

a)

it increases the amount of reactants

b)

it increases the energy of particle collisions

c)

it increases the frequency of particle collisions

d)

it lowers the activation energy

39.

What is the rate of reaction?

a)

How fast a reaction goes

b)

How far a reaction goes

c)

How much reactant is used

d)

How much product is formed

40.

Why does a higher concentration increase the rate of reaction?

a)

it increases space between reacting particles and increases frequency of collision

b)

it decreases space between reacting particles and decreases frequency of collision

c)

it increases space between reacting particles and decrease frequency of collision

d)

it decreases space between reacting particles and increase frequency of collision