Examples of Multiple Choice Questions
Examples of Multiple Choice Questions
Examples of Multiple Choice Questions
Examples of
Multiple Choice Questions
These questions have been taken from exams given in previous years. They roughly cover the
material in the order presented in the textbook.
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1.
Which of the following is NOT true for the Group 1A elements?
(a) Most of them are soft, silvery corrosive metals.
(b) Their atomic radii increases with increasing molecular weight.
(c) They are named the alkaline earth metals.
(d) They are excellent conductors of heat and electricity.
(e) They exhibit a +1 oxidation state in compounds.
2.
Which element group is the most reactive of all the metallic elements?
(a) alkali metals
(b) alkaline earth metals
(c) coinage metals
(d) transition metals
(e) Group 2B metals
3.
In a surprisingly large number of their properties beryllium resembles aluminum, and
boron resembles silicon. Such a relationship is called:
(a) amphoterism
(b) an allotropic relationship
(c) a diagonal relationship
(d) the periodic law
(e) an isoelectronic series
4.
Which of the following properties of the alkaline earth metals decreases with increasing
atomic weight?
(a) ionic radii
(b) ionization energy
(c) atomic radii
(d) activity
(e) atomic number
5.
Of the following oxides, the most basic is:
(a) MgO.
(b) Na2O.
(c) P2O3.
(d) BeO.
(e) SO2.
6.
A 300 g sample of CaCO3 was heated until 10.0 L of CO2 was collected at 50.0oC and 742
torr. What percentage of the CaCO3 had decomposed?
(a) 6.84%
(b) 9.10%
(c) 12.3%
(d) 15.8%
(e) 20.6%
7.
What mass of lithium nitride could be formed from 104 g of lithium and excess nitrogen
gas?
(a) 35 g
(b) 60 g
(c) 105 g
(d) 140 g
(e) 174 g
8.
The most abundant metal in the earth's crust is:
(a) Cu
(b) Fe
(c) Na
(d) Al
(e) Ca
9.
Which element has the electron configuration [Ar] 3d7 4s2?
(a) Fe
(b) Co
(c) Cr
(d) Ti
(e) Zn
10.
What is the electron configuration of Mn3+ ion?
(a) [Ar] 4s2 3d10
(b) [Ar] 4s2 3d2
(c) [Ar] 3d5
(d) [Ar] 3d4
(e) [Ar] 4d1 3d3
11.
The nitrate of which of the following cations would exhibit paramagnetism to the
GREATEST extent?
(a) Co3+
(b) Cr3+
(c) Fe3+
(d) Mn3+
(e) V3+
Answers to Chapter 23
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (e) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (d) 11. (c)