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CHEMISTRY ENTRY-2023 Practice Sheet – 1.1

1. Which one is a physical change?

(a) Burning of S in air
(b) Burning of C in air
(c) Conversion of white phosphorous to redphosphorous
(d) Corrosion of metals

2. Which of the following is an example of a heterogeneous substance?

(a) Bottled water (b) Table salt
(c) Pieces of copper (d) Candle

3. Which of the following substances cannot be separated into its constituents by

physical methods?
(a) Sugar and water solution (b) Salt and sugar
(c) Solid glucose (d) Both (a) and (b)

4. Choose the correct combination

element compound Mixture
a. ammonia sodium Air
b. Water sugar Aq. sugar solution
c. hydrogen oxygen Water
d. silver water Brass

5. A mixture contains two or more substances in ______which are called its _____.
(a) fixed ratio, compounds (b) fixed ratio, elements
(c) any ratio, components (d) any ratio, elements

6. Choose correct option based on following statements. HereT stands for true
statement and F for false statement.
(i) Homogeneous mixture has uniform composition throughout.
(ii) Components of a heterogeneous mixture are observable to naked eyes.
(iii) All solutions are homogeneous in nature.
(iv) Air is an example of heterogeneous mixture.
(a) TTTF (b) TFTF (c) FFTT (d) TFFF

7. 3rd most abundant element of atmosphere is

(a) Hydrogen (b) Oxygen
(c) Carbon dioxide (d) argon

8. Which of the following is incorrect regarding to isotones?

(a) Same number of neutrons (b) Atoms of different element
(c) Same physical properties (d) Different chemical properties

9. Which one of the following is not a compound?

(a) Marble (b) Amalgam
(c) Carborundum (d) Quicklime
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10. Which one of the following is not a mixture?

(a) Distilled water (b) wood
(c) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) (d) Kerosene

11. Which of the following is a characteristic property of bothmixtures and compounds?

(a) Their properties are same as those of their components
(b) Energy is released when they are formed
(c) Their masses me equal to the sum of the masses of theircomponents
(d) They contain the components in fixed proportions

12. Which of the following processes results in the formation of anew compound? .
(a) Dissolving common salt in water (b) Heating water
(c) Heating platinum rod (d) Heating iron rod

13. The. atoms of various isotopes of a particular element differfrom each other in
the number of:
(a) electrons in the outer shell only (b) protons in the nucleus
(c) electrons in the inner shell only (d) neutrons in the nucleus

14. The smallest matter particle that can take part inchemical reaction is
(a) atom (b) molecule
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these

15. Smallest particle of element which always exist independently is

(a) Atom (b) molecule (c) ion (d) a and b

16. Which of the following is incorrect about atom?

(a) Always exists independently
(b) Atoms of different elements are different in chemical properties
(c) Atom is divisible
(d) Mass of atom is in the order of 10-27-10-25 kg
(e) Size of atom is in the order of 2 Ao

17. Which of the following is incorrect?

i. Formation of cation from neutral atom is always exothermic
ii. Ion may exist independently at room temperature
iii. Formula of the sodium phosphate is Na3(PO4)2
iv. Formula of calcium chlorate is Ca(ClO2)2
(a) i and iii (b) iii and iv (c) ii, iii and iv (d) i and iv

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18. Which of the following is incorrect regarding to mixture?

(a) It may be homogeneous or heterogeneous
(b) Components of mixtures can be separated by physical methods and chemical
methods
(c) Ratio of constituents is not fixed
(d) There is no chemical formula for the mixture

19. Which of the following statements is correct for both elements and compounds?
(a) They are simplest form of matter
(b) They are commonly found free in nature
(c) They can be broken down into simpler substances
(d) They are homogeneous

20. Which of the following element is monoisotopic?

(a) Oxygen (b) Boron (c) Carbon (d) iodine

21. Consider the species 72Zn, 75As and 74Ge. These species have:
(a) the same number of electrons.
(b) the same number of protons.
(c) the same number of neutrons.
(d) the same number of protons and neutrons.
(e) the same mass number

22. Which of the following pair of atoms have same chemical properties but different
physical properties?
(a) 12C, 14C (b) 40Ar, 40K
(c) 14C, 16O (d) 3H, 4He

23. The form of matter which consists of two or more elements combined physically
is called
(a) element (b) compound
(c) mixture (d) solute

24. Isotopes present in nature are

(a) 270 (b) 300 (c) 280 (d) 240

25. The number of isotopes of tin is

(a) Nine (b) eleven (c) six (d) five

26. Which one of the following mixture is homogeneous?

(a) Starch and sugar
(b) Methanol and water
(c) Graphite and charcoal
(c) Calcium carbonate and calcium bicarbonate

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27. Which of the following is compound?

(a) Stainless steel (b) Brass
(c) Iron sulphide (d) diamond

28. Which of the following are physical changes ?

(i) melting of iron metal (ii) rusting of iron metal
(iii) bending of an iron rod (iv) drawing a wire of iron metal
(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) (b) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(c) (i), (iii) and (iv) (d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

29. In hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), the proportion of hydrogen and oxygen by mass is:
(a) 1 : 8 (b) 1 : 16 (c) 8 : 1 (d) 16 : 1

30. If the number of electrons in an ion Z3–is 10, the atomic number of element Z will
be:
(a) 7 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 8

31. Which of the following are compounds?

(i) CO (ii) No (iii) NO (iv) Co
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iv)

32. Which of the following statements are true for pure substances?
(i) pure substances contain only one kind of particles
(ii) pure substances may be compounds or mixtures
(iii) pure substances have the same composition throughout
(iv) pure substances can be exemplified by all elements other than nickel
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (iii) and (iv) (d) (ii) and (iii)

33. Which of the following are homogeneous in nature?

(i) ice (ii) wood (iii) soil (iv) air
(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (ii) and (iv)
(c) (i) and (iv) (d) (iii) and (iv)

34. Which one of the following is not a chemical change?

(a) formation of curd (b) ripening of banana
(c) sublimation of naphthalene (d) corrosion of photo frame

35. Which of the following can be called a suspension ?

(a) brine (b) milk of magnesia
(c) sugar solution (d) vinegar

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36. Which of the following are chemical changes?

(i) decaying of wood (ii) burning of wood
(iii) sawing of wood (iv) hammering of nail into wood
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (iii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (iv)

37. The atomicities of ozone, sulphur, phosphorus and argon are respectively :
(a) 8, 3, 4 and 1 (b) 1, 3, 4 and 8
(c) 4, 1, 8 and 3 (d) 3, 8, 4 and 1

38. Out of ozone, phosphorus, sulphur and krypton, the elements having the lowest
and highest atomicities arerespectively :
(a) sulphur and krypton (b) krypton and ozone
(c) phosphorus and sulphur (d) krypton and sulphur

39. Which of the following elements has the same molecular mass as its atomic mass?
(a) nitrogen (b) neon
(c) oxygen (d) chlorine

40. Which of the following represents a correct chemical formula ?

(a) CaCl (b) Na3N (c) NaSO4 (d) NaS

41. A particle X has 17 protons, 18 neutrons and 18 electrons. This particle is most
likely to be:
(a) a cation (b) an anion (c) a molecule (b) a compound

42. The formula of the sulphate of an element X is X2(SO4)3. The formula of nitride
of element X willbe :
(a) X2N (b) XN2 (c) XN (d) X2N3

43. The mass number of two atoms X and Y is the same (40 each) but their atomic
numbers are different (being20 and 18 respectively). X and Y are examples of :
(a) chemically similar atoms (b) isotopes
(c) solid and liquid metals (d) isobars

44. There are two species represented as 35Cl and 37Cl. Which of the following
statement is correct regarding these species?
(a) they have different chemical properties (b) their physical properties are the same
(c) they have the same number of protons (d) they are isobars of the same element

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45. In a sample of ethyl ethanoate (CH3COOC2H5), the two oxygen atoms have the
same number of electronsbut different number of neutrons. Which of the
following is the correct reason for it?
(a) one of the oxygen atoms has gained electrons
(b) one of the oxygen atoms has gained protons
(c) the two oxygen atoms are isotopes
(d) the two oxygen atoms are isobars

46. The isotopes of an element contain:

(a) same number of neutrons but different number of protons
(b) same number of neutrons but different number of electrons
(c) different number of protons as well as different number of neutrons
(d) different number of neutrons but same number of protons

47. A student was asked by her science teacher to prepare a true solution. She
dissolved the solute in water butforgot to record its name. What may be the
correct name of the solute ?
(a) barium sulphate (b) sulphur powder
(c) alum (d) egg albumin

48. when ice is heated sufficiently to from liquid water and sugar is dissolved in it
(a) only physical change takes place
(b) only chemical change takes place
(c) both physical and chemical change takes place
(d) no change take place

49. Isotopes have same

i. Physical properties ii. Chemical properties
iii. Atomic number iv. Mass number
(a) i, ii, iii and iv (b) i
(b) ii and iii (c) iv

50. Which of the following has more electrons than neutrons?

(a) Na+ (11Na23) (b) Mg+2(12Mg24)
(c) O-2 (8O16) (d) Al3+ (13Al27)

51. Mass of one atom of C-12 isotope is _______.

(a) 12.01 amu (b) 12.01 g
(c) 12amu (d) all of these

52. Mass of 1 x 105 atoms of Mg in amu is _______.

(a) 24 amu (b) 1.66 x 10–24 amu
(c) 2.4 x 106 amu (d) 1 x 105 amu

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53. Which is incorrect about atom?

(a) smallest particle of element which take part in chemical reaction.
(b) may or may not exists independently
(c) atoms of element may be different in terms of mass.
(d) atoms of different elements may have same number of protons.

54. Which of the following is not compound?

(a) alcohol (b) Carborundum
(c) Gasoline (d) Epsom

55. Size of atom is in the order of:

(a) 10–13 m (b) 10–10 mm
(c) 2 x 102 pm (d) 2 x 10–10 nm

KEY:

1. c 2. d 3. c 4. d 5. c 6. a 7. d
8. c 9. b 10. a 11. c 12. b 13. d 14. a
15. b 16.a 17. c 18. b 19. d 20. d 21. c
22. a 23.c 24. c 25. b 26. b 27. c 28. c
29. b 30. a 31. c 32. b 33. c 34.c 35. b
36. a 37. d 38. d 39. b 40. b 41. b 42.c
43. d 44. c 45. c 46. d 47. c 48. b 49. B
50. c 51. c 52.c 53. d 54. c 55. c

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