NMAT CHEMISTRY SIMULATIONS (MOCK 1) 11.

Fruit is canned while it is steaming hot because

DIRECTIONS: Select the best answer to each of the
following questions and blacken the appropriate space on
your answer sheet.
1. Which gas contains molecules with the highest average
kinetic energy?
a. Gas A: 2 moles at 273 K
b. Gas B: 1 mole at 293 K
c. Gas C: 1 mole at 500 K
d. Gas D: 2 moles at 546 K
2. Which is most effective in changing a gas into a liquid?
a. Reduce the temperature and pressure.
b. Increase the temperature and pressure.
c. Reduce the temperature and increase the pressure.
d. Increase the temperature and reduce pressure.
a. the added pressure inside helps to seal the jars.
b. the fruit stays hot longer in sealed jars.
c. the atmospheric pressure will be greater than the inside
pressure when the jars cool.
d. the lids loosen as the fruit cools.
12. When 2.0 grams of methane are burned in a bomb
calorimeter containing 2000 grams of water, it causes the
temperature of the water to rise by 13.300C. What is the
molar heat of combustion of methane?
Cp (H2O) = 4.18 Joule/g 0C.
a. 111 kJ c. 13.3 kJ
b. 888 kJ d. 8.88 kJ
13. Which of the curves show the relationship between the
volume of an ideal gas (at constant pressure) and its
temperature in degrees Kelvin?

3. Doubling the initial pressure under which 100 ml of a gas

was confined causes the volume of the gas to
a. double
b. remain the same
c. decrease very slightly
d. first increases then decreases

4. What is the percentage of chromium in the compound,

potassium dichromate, K2Cr2O7?
(At. Wt. K=39, Cr=52, O=16) a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5
a. 17% b. 35% c. 3.5% d. 52%
14. If I dilute 5 mL of 0.15 M NaCl to a final volume of 5 L,
5. The molecular weight of a substance is 128 and its whats the final concentration of NaCl?
equivalent weight in a particular reaction is 32. A a. 0.00015 M c. 0.0015 M
2.0-N solution of this substance will have a molarity: b. 15000 M d. 0.015 M
a. 4.00 M b. 8.00 M c. 0.50 M d. 0.25 M
15. Nuclear fission: process in which a heavy nucleus splits into
6. What is the [+ ] in a 0.005 M solution of NaOH? lighter ones. What is the value of n?
a. 5 x 1013 b. 2 1010 c. 2 1012 d. 5 10 12
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7. Mercury is better suited than water for use in a 0 + 235
92
142
56
91
+ 36 +? 10
barometer chiefly because mercury
a. 2 b. 1 c. 3 d. 4
a. boils at a lower temperature
b. has high density and evaporates very little
c. is cheap
16. At constant pressure, which curve best shows the
d. is non-poisonous
relationship between the volume of an ideal gas and its
absolute temperature?
Use the following balanced equation for nos. 8 to 10:
22 () + 52 (g) 2 2 5 (g) + HEAT

8. An increase in the amount of 2 5 will shift the equilibrium to

what direction?
a. to the right c. not at all
b. to the left d. reversible

9. An increase in pressure will shift the equilibrium to what

direction?
a. to the right c. no effect
b. to the left d. reversible
a. A b. B c. C d. D
10. A decrease in temperature will ______.
a. shift the equilibrium to the right
b. both reaction are affected
c. shift the equilibrium backward
d. have no effect

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17. The vapor pressure curves 3 liquids, A, B, and C are 23. Crystals which lose water on exposure to air are
shown in the graph. What is the correct interpretation of the a. hygroscopic c. efflorescent
graph at 55C and 760 mm of Hg? b. anhydrous d. deliquescent

24. Which of the following compounds will give a pH < 7?

a. CaI2 b. MgSO4 c. KClO d. NH4NO3

25. Which of the following compounds will give an alkaline

solution?
a. CaI2 b. MgSO4 c. KClO d. NH4NO3

26. Two liquids which are immiscible are water and

a. H2SO4 c. CCl4
b. ethyl alcohol d. methyl alcohol
a. All three species are liquid.
b. A and B are gaseous and C is a liquid. 27. Alcohol is very soluble in water because both
c. A is gaseous, B and C are liquid. compounds
d. All three species are gaseous. a. are liquids
b. are ionic
18. A 5 liter bulb and a 3 liter bulb are attached by a closed c. possess molecules that can link hydrogen bonds
stopcock. The larger bulb contains helium gas at 540 torr, d. are non-polar
while the smaller bulb contains neon gas at 320 torr. What
is the pressure in the larger bulb after the stopcock is 28. This graph illustrates the observed phenomena of X and
opened and equilibrium is achieved? Y during dissolution. Which is a correct interpretation of the
graph?

a. 540 torr. b. 338 torr. c. 320 torr. d. 340 torr.

19. At 25C, 100 ml of saturated solution of NaCl is in

equilibrium with 1.0 gram of solid NaCl. The concentration
of the solution will be changed most when:
a. The dissolving of Y is an endothermic process.
a. 80 ml of water are added to the solution
b. The dissolving of X is an exothermic process.
b. additional solid NaCl is added to the solution
c. At a given temperature, Y is more soluble than X.
c. the pressure of the solution is increased
d. Increasing the temperature decreases the solubility of Y.
d. the temperature of the solution is decreased 5C.
29. The activation energy, Ea of a certain endergonic
20. A crime lab analyzes two samples of a drug, sample A
reaction is 25 kcal. The Ea for the reverse reaction is:
and sample B. Sample A is crystalline. Several microscopic
a. equal to 25 kcal c. less than 25 kcal
samples taken from different points in Sample A are
b. greater than 25 kcal d. none of these
indistinguishable; all properties of the material seem
uniform. Sample B has a slightly different color than sample
30. Which curve represents the relationship between
A. Chromatographic techniques resolve sample B into
separate components. Which of the following conclusions solubility and temperature of most solids, such as KNO3, in
are valid? water?
1. Sample A is a pure substance.
2. Sample B is a mixture. a. b.
3. Sample A is not a heterogeneous mixture.
a. 2 and 3 c. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 3 d. all are valid

21. Raising the temperature of a solution of a gas in a liquid

a. lowers the equilibrium concentration of the solute c. d.
b. lowers the speed of the solute molecules
c. lowers the speed of the solvent molecules
d. increases the miscibility of the solute and solvent.

22. In general, the solubility of gases in water

a. decreases as the pressure increases
b. is constant for all types of gases
c. is not affected by temperature change
d. decreases as the temperature increases

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31. Carbon tetrachloride is a covalent compound with four 37. NaNO3 conducts the electric current when melted, but
non-polar bonds symmetrically distributed. Consequently, it not in solid state because
is a. it is covalent when solid, but ionic when melted.
a. a weak electrolyte b. ionization of the salt depends upon the temperature.
b. a strong electrolyte c. the mobility of the ions is increased by heating.
c. a conductor of electricity without being dissolved in water d. it contains more ions in the melted state than in the solid
d. a non-polar molecule state.

32. Using Markovnikovs rule in the hydration of alkenes, 38. Because of a hydrogen bond, the hydrogen atom of one
what is the product of: water molecule may be
CH3CH2CH2CH=CH2 + HBr a. weakly attracted to the oxygen of a second water
a. CH3CH2CH2CHBrCH3 c. CH2BrCH2CH2CHICH3 molecule
b. CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2Br d. CH3CHBrCH2CH2CH3 b. weakly attracted to the hydrogen of a second water
molecule
33. Oxygen gas (Molecular weight = 32) diffuses at the rate c. strongly attracted to the oxygen of a second water
of 10 mL/min. Under the same conditions of temperature molecule
and pressure, how fast will hydrogen (molecular weight = 2) d. strongly attracted to the hydrogen of a second water
diffuse? molecule
a. 20 mL/min c. 160 mL/min
b. 40 mL/min d. 10 mL/min 39. According to the modern theory, when sodium chloride
is dissolved in water, the process that occurs
34. Compound X rapidly decolorizes in a solution of a. causes the water to break down into ions
bromine in CCl4. When X is subjected to ozonolysis, two b. results in free, unattached Na+ and Cl- ions in water
products are formed, namely butanone and propanal. What c. produces sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid
is the structure of X? d. produces hydrated sodium and chloride ions
a. 3 2 2 = 2 3
b. 3 = 2 3 40. The water molecule is frequently referred to as the
water dipole because
3 a. ionic bonding holds the molecule together.
c. 3 2 2 2 2 b. the polar covalent bods are unsymmetrically distributed.
d. 3 2 = 2 3 c. the non-polar bonds are ionic.
d. the covalent bonds are symmetrically distributed.
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41. The boiling of a pure substance is defined as the
35. If each of the following is resonance stabilized, what temperature at which
will be the correct arrangement of the compounds according a. the kinetic energy of the molecules begins to increase.
to their relative degree of aromatic character? b. the vapor pressure equals the external pressure.
c. the liquid phase can be completely evaporated.
d. the molecules of the substance break apart.

42. Which of the following salt solutions would have the

lowest freezing point?
a. 0.1 M Na3PO4 c. 0.1 M NaOH
Furan thiopene pyrrole
b. 0.1 M Na2SO4 d. 0.1 M KNO3
a. thiopene > pyrrole > furan
43. A solution is saturated at 30C, filtered, and cooled to
b. furan > pyrrole > thiopene
c. furan > thiopene > pyrrole 20C. No precipitation occurs. The solution is
a. supersaturated c. unsaturated
d. thiopene > furan > pyrrole
b. miscible d. electrolytic
36. Rank the following alcohols from least acidic to most
44. Which of the following statements are correct?
acidic in ascending order (least acidic to most acidic):
I. Carboxylic acids have lower boiling points than alcohols of
comparable molecular weight because both the carbonyl
oxygen and the hydroxyl group can engage in hydrogen-
bond formation.
II. Carboxylic acids have greater acidity compared with
alcohols because electron delocalization can take place in
the carboxylate ion.
III. Trifluoroacetic acid (CF3COOH) is less acidic than acetic
acid (CH3COOH)
a. A, B, C b. C, B, A c. B, C, A d. A, C, B IV. Grignard reagent is nucleophilic and when added to CO2
carboxylic acid is formed after acidification.
a. I and III c. I and IV
b. II and IV d. II and III

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45. What type of reaction is involved when:
ethene + hydrogen ethane
a. hydrogenation c. fermentation
b. esterification d. substitution

46. In order to synthesise butylpropanoate you would use:

a. C3H7OH and CH3COOH
b. C4H9OH and CH3COOH
c. C3H7OH and C3H7COOH
d. C4H9OH and C2H5COOH

The half-life of a radioactive substance is the time required

for half of the amount of the substance to change to other
substances. The half-life of radium-226 is 1,600 years:

47. How long will it take for 2.0 g. sample of radium-226 to

become 0.5 gram of the same sample substance?
a. 1,600 years c. 3,200 years
b. 2,400 years d. 4,000 years

48. After 7,800 years, how many grams of the element

would be left?
a. 1.0 g b. 0.0625 g c. 0.25 g d. 0.125 g

49. What is the basis for the Lewis basicity of amines?

a. availability of amines
b. release of OH groups
c. acceptance of lone pairs
d. capacity to abstract acidic hydrogen

50. You want to remove as much CO2 gas as possible from

a water solution. Which of the following treatments would
be most effective?
a. cool the solution c. compress the solution
b. filter the solution d. boil the solution